Heaven * by Jai (CD, Nov-1997, RCA)

Album Features
UPC:	078636751429
Artist:	Jai
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1997
Record Label:	RCA
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. I Believe
2. I Need Love
3. Let Me In
4. Cry Me a River
5. Wishing the Rain Away
6. Don't Give Me Away
7. Heaven
8. You Split Me
9. Magnolia
10. Something on Your Mind
11. Open
12. I Believe - (acoustic reprise)

Details
Producer:	Chris Porter, Joel Bogen
Distributor:	BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Jai (vocals); Joel Bogen (guitar, programming, keyboards); Jason Silver (piano, Fender Rhodes, background vocals); Paul Hirsh, Pete Gordino (Hammond organ); Phil Spalding (bass); Chuck Sabo, John Miller (drums); Andy Duncan (percussion, drum programming); Preston Heyman (percussion); Christopher Bemand (programming, keyboards); Rob Watson (programming); Tony Ford, Claudia Fontaine, Larry Fifield (background vocals); The Electra Strings.Personnel: Jai (vocals, background vocals); Joel Bogen (guitar, keyboards, programming); Jason Silver (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals); Chris Bemand (keyboards, programming); Chuck Sabo, John Miller (drums); Andy Duncan (percussion, drum programming); Preston Heyman (percussion); Rob Watson (programming); Claudia Fontaine, Tony Ford, Larry Fifield, Olivia B., Honey (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Chris Porter; Steve Fitzmaurice.Recording information: Honey B Studios.Photographers: Douglas Biro; Jaspal Kaur Rai; Norman Watson; Rebecca May.Jai's debut album, Heaven, is a stylish amalgam of jazzy sophisti-pop, Motown, swinging '60s rock, trip-hop and contemporary soul. While the songwriting in Heaven is uneven, Jai's voice is consistently thrilling, soaring to new soulful heights. That voice -- along with songs that show how powerful his updated blue-eyed soul can be, like "I Believe" and "Don't Give Me Away" -- is what makes Heaven such a promising and successful debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Editorial Reviews
...showcase[s] his strikingly androgynous voice. But at times, the tinny electronic accompaniment clashes with the 23-year-old British newcomer's silky-smooth retro-soul sound...
Entertainment Weekly (19971114)