This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: Anastacia (vocals); Eric Kupper (guitar, keyboards); Chris Goercke, Vernon Black, Rob Bailey, Careth Prosser (guitar); Louis Biancaniello (keyboards, drums, programming); Gary Haase (bass); Sam Watters (drums, background vocals); Richie Jones, Steve Wolfe (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); BeBe Winans, Audrey Wheeler, Craig Derry, Nicky Richards (background vocals).
Producers include: Ric Wake, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken.
Engineers include: "Young" Dave Scheuer, Ethan Mates, Thomas R. Yezzi.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Anastacia's throaty vocals lurk somewhere between Chaka Khan and Terence Trent D'Arby, which will give you some idea of this R&B diva's power as she rips through a widely varied set that spans contemporary country, pop-R&B, and big-time ballads. She eschews run-of-the-mill contemporary fashions in search of something that tends more towards the timeless, and it's a smart choice.
Her debut is an immensely enjoyable romp through turn-of-the-21st century R&B with a backward glance at vintage Stevie Wonder stylings on "Don'tcha Wanna" and uptempo Al Green on "Yo Trippin'," which also recalls early-'70s party-hearty outfits such as KC & The Sunshine Band. There's a classic feel to much of NOT THAT KIND that signals both Anastacia's good taste, and good judgement in her choice of producers and material.
What the critics say...
Q (11/00, p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A robust, sinuous voice...with some catchy Stevie WOnder-ish touches....tucked at the end are 4 tracks of sophisticated, layered soul..."
