Heart to Yours by Michelle Williams (CD, Apr-2002, Columbia (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	696998643222
Artist:	Michelle Williams
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2002
Record Label:	Columbia (USA)
Genre:	Contemp. Gospel, Gospel

Track Listing
1. Heart to Yours
2. Heard a Word
3. So Glad - (featuring Mary Mary)
4. Sun Will Shine Again
5. Better Place (9.11)
6. Change the World
7. Everything
8. You Care for Me - (featuring Men of Standard)
9. Steal Away to Jesus
10. Rock With Me
11. Gospel Medley - (featuring Destiny's Child)
12. Heaven - (bonus track, featuring Carl Thomas)

Details
Contributing Artists:	Shirley Caesar, Destiny's Child, Mary Mary, Carl Thomas, Men Of Standard
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Michelle Williams, Destiny's Child, Shirley Caesar, Mary Mary, Men Of Standard, Carl Thomas.Producers include: Erron Williams, Beyonce Knowles, Mario Winans, HR Crump, Bubba Smith.Engineers include: Peter Thyssen, Cedric Courtois, Rich Balmer.Personnel: Michelle Williams (background vocals); Criss Johnson, Eric Walls (guitar); Sam Levine (tenor saxophone); Steve Patrick (trumpet); Barry Green (trombone); Maurice Rodgers (organ, keyboards); Israel Embry, Sean Dancy (keyboards); Shavoni, John Hammond (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Gene Conyers, Damon Elliott, Kayla Parker, Lowell Pye, Lisa Butts, Donald Gore, Isaac Carree, H.R. Crump (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Thor Laewe; Kevin Parker ; Buster; Larry Sturm; Shavoni.Recording information: Chicago Trax Recording, Chicago, IL; Daddy's House, New York, NY; Enterprise Studio, Burbank, CA; Hartman Way Sounds, West Hills, CA; Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, TX; Sunrise Sound Studios, Houston, TX; The Embassy, Norht Hollywood, CA.Directors: Jeral Gray Sr.; Percy Gray, Jr.Photographer: Christopher Kolk.Arranger: Beyoncé.Despite Beyonce Knowles's Diana Ross-like stature in Destiny's Child, newer member Michelle Williams beat Ms. Knowles to the punch when it came time to spin out a solo project following the announcement of the group's self-imposed break. Drawing from her musical roots growing up in the church, Williams's solo bow HEART TO YOURS is a gospel record with the kind of contemporary R&B/crossover trimmings normally associated with the likes of Yolanda Adams (whose name is mentioned by Williams in her lengthy list of thanks.)Blessed with a light and sprightly vocal presence, the Rockford, Illinois native easily shifts gears whether she's going from a lush, piano-driven intro to a funkier, new-jack edge within "Rock With Me" or soaring throughout the bubbly, Janet Jackson-flavored "Sun Will Shine Again." Williams does equally well holding her own against a slew of special guests including Mary Mary (a thumping "So Glad") and Men Of Standard's Isaac Carree and Lowell Pye (the inspirational "You Care For Me"). Other highlights include the roof-raising Shirley Caesar duet "Steal Away To Jesus," the a cappella Destiny's Child reunion "Gospel Medley" and a simmering Carl Thomas team-up on BeBe and CeCe Winan's "Heaven."

Editorial Reviews
...an out and out gospel recording...[there is] much to marvel at.
Mojo