1998 Tamia – Tamia
Tamia is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It was released on April 14, 1998 on Quincy Jones’s Qwest Records, while distribution was handled through Warner Bros. Recorded after the release of her Grammy Award-nominated collaborations with Jones and the single “Missing You”, her contribution to the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off, Tamia worked with a plethora of producers on her debut, including Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, Mario Winans, J-Dub, Keith Crouch, and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, many of which would become frequent producers on subsequent projects.
Tracks
1 Imagination (Berry Gordy; Deke Richards; Fonce Mizell; Freddie Perren; Manuel Seal ) 03:34
2 So Into You (Bob Robinson; Lionel Richie; Ronald LaPread; Tamia; Tim Kelley ) 03:56
3 Never Gonna Let You Go (Artie Hoyle; Kenneth Hickson; Mario Winans ) 04:01
4 Falling For You (Al McKay; Gordon Chambers; Maurice White; Steven Jordan; Tamia; Teddy Turpin; Terrell Carter ) 05:11
5 Show Me Love (J-Dub; Paige Lackey ) 04:06
6 Rain On Me (Kenneth Hickson; Mario Winans; Tamia ) 04:22
7 Is That You (Jermaine Dupri; Manuel Seal ) 03:22
8 Who Do You Tell (Fred Zarr; Marc Nelson; Mark Coleman; Sherree Ford ) 04:20
9 Gonna Move On (John Jubu Smith; Keith Crouch; Tamia ) 05:08
10 This Time It’s Love (Christopher Stewart; Sean Hall; Tamia ) 05:52
11 Loving You Still (Daryl Simmons ) 05:09
12 Careless Whisper (Andrew Ridgeley; George Michael ) 05:12
13 You Put A Move On My Heart (Rod Temperton ) 06:12
Musicians
1 Imagination
| Rap | Jermaine Dupri |
| Background Vocals | Manuel Seal |
| Vocals | Tamia |
2 So Into You
| Background Vocals | Mario Winans |
| Vocals | Tamia |
3 Never Gonna Let You Go
| Background Vocals | Mario Winans |
| Vocals | Tamia |
4 Falling For You
| Background Vocals | Gordon Chambers |
| Background Vocals | Terrell Carter |
| Vocals | Tamia |
5 Show Me Love
| Vocals | Tamia |
6 Rain On Me
| All Instruments | Mario Winans |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | Bob Robinson |
| Background Vocals | Mario Winans |
| Vocals | Tamia |
7 Is That You
| Background Vocals | Jermaine Dupri |
| Vocals | Tamia |
8 Who Do You Tell
| Bass | Ralph Stacey |
| Drums | Steven Meeder |
| Drums (programming) | Daryl Simmons |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Daryl Simmons |
| Piano | Daryl Simmons |
| Percussion | Daryl Simmons |
| Background Vocals | Marc Nelson |
| Vocals | Tamia |
9 Gonna Move On
| All Instruments | Keith Crouch |
| Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
| Vocals | Tamia |
10 This Time It’s Love
| Bass | Alex Al |
| Keyboards | Christopher Stewart |
| Programming | Christopher Stewart |
| Vocals | Tamia |
11 Loving You Still
| Bass | Ronnie Garrett |
| Drums | Steven Meeder |
| Drums (programming) | Daryl Simmons |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Daryl Simmons |
| Background Vocals | Chelle Davis |
| Background Vocals | Liza Broome |
| Background Vocals | Pamela Cork |
| Background Vocals | Tanya Smith |
| Vocals | Tamia |
12 Careless Whisper
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Vocals | Tamia |
13 You Put A Move On My Heart
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums (programming) | Erik Hanson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Rod Temperton |
| Programming | Erik Hanson |
| Sax | Fred Jackson |
| Sasx | Jack Nimitz |
| Sax | Jeff Clayton |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Reginald Young |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Snooky Young |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Bridgette Bryant |
| Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
| Vocals | Tamia |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jermaine Dupri (Tracks 1, 7)
Producer – Bob Robinson, Tim Kelley (Track 2)
Producer – Mario Winans (Tracks 3, 6)
Producer – Stevie J (Track 4)
Producer – J-Dub (Track 5)
Producer – Keith Crouch (Track 9)
Producer – Chris Stewart (Track 10)
Producer – Daryl Simmons (Track 11)
Producer – Samuel Sapp (Track 12)
Producer – Quincy Jones (Track 13)
Co-producer – Manuel Seal (Tracks 1, 7)
Co-producer – Tim Shider (Track 12)
Producer (Executive) – Brenda Richie, Quincy Jones, Tamia
Producer (Executive Associate) – Jay Brown, Mark D Persaud
Producer (Executive Co Associate) – Ian Alexander
Creative Director – Elaine Henri, Kidada Jones
Arranged By – Keith Crouch (Track 9)
Arranged By – John Clayton, Rod Temperton (Track 13)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Gordon Chambers (Track 4)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Stevie J (Track 4)
Conductor – John Clayton (Track 13)
Coordinator – Constance Armstrong (Track 6)
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff (Tracks 8, 11)
Engineer – Phil Tan (Track 1)
Engineer – Bob Brown (Track 4)
Engineer – Tom Brown (Track 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Kevin Lively (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Nick Marshal (Track 4)
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr
Mixed By – Phil Tan (Tracks 1, 7)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Track 2)
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 3, 10)
Mixed By – Bob Brown, Stevie J (Track 4)
Mixed By – Paul D Allen (Tracks 5, 6)
Mixed By – Jermaine Dupri (Track 7)
Mixed By – Jon Gass (Tracks 8, 11)
Mixed By – Booker T Jones III (Track 9)
Mixed By – Rob Chiarelli (Track 12)
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien (Track 13)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Chris Brooks (Track 3)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Joe Brown (Track 9)
Recorded By – Stephanie Gylden (Track 2)
Recorded By – Paul D Allen (Tracks 3, 5, 6)
Recorded By – Phil Tan (Track 7)
Recorded By – Thom Kidd (Tracks 8, 11)
Recorded By – Keith Crouch (Track 9)
Recorded By – Chris Stewart, Mauricio Iragorri (Track 10)
Recorded By – Francis Buckley (Track 13)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Stephanie Gylden (Tracks 6, 13)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Kevin Lively (Tracks 8, 11)
Sequenced By – Chris Stewart (Track 10)
Design – Wilson Design Group
Photography – Sam Jones
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