Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Kelly Price (vocals, arranger); Faith Evans (vocals); Keith Murray (rap vocals); Warryn Campbell (spoken vocals, various instruments); Gorgeous George (spoken vocals); Baby Dubb, Flinstone (various instruments); Bobby Ross Avila (guitar, keyboards); Raphael Saadiq (guitar, bass); Michael Thompson, Nunzio Signore, Eric Clapton (guitar); Byron Sowell, James Wright, Kelvin Wooten (keyboards); Curtis Smith, Ethan Former (bass); Jake & The Phatman (drums); Jason Gaines, Joe Hogue, Iz (programming); The Clark Sisters, Duane Starling (background vocals). | | Producers include: Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Michael Flowers, Stevie J, Kelly Price, Jimmy Jam. | | "He Proposed" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. | | Composer: Warryn Campbell. | | Personnel: Kelly Price (vocals, background vocals); Faith Evans (vocals, background vocals); Karen Clark-Sheard, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Duane Starling, Keith Murray (vocals); Gorgeous George, Warryn Campbell (spoken vocals); Bobby Ross Avila (guitar, keyboards); Eric Clapton, Nunzio Signore, Michael Hart Thompson , Raphael Saadiq (guitar); Byron Sowell, James "Big Jim" Wright , Kelvin Wooten (keyboards); Jake & the Phatman (drums); Joe Hogue, Jason Gaines (programming); Iz (drum programming). | | Audio Mixers: Neil Pogue; Peter Mokran. | | Recording information: Blakeslee Recording co., North Hollywood, CA; Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN; Masterphonics Studios, Nashville, TN; Quad Studios, New York, NY; Record Plant Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Starstruck, Nashville, TN; ZAC Studios, Atlanta, GA. | | Arranger: Kelly Price. | | She almost quit the industry a few years back, and fortunately she didn't, because Priceless is almost as good as her 1997 debut. Priceless features a multitude of guests ranging from Eric Clapton to fellow diva Faith Evans, but it's Price's voice that unquestionably stands out as the centerpiece. Equal parts powerful and sensual, Priceless reads from track to track almost like an autobiography of Price's life. Easily the highlight of the album is a powerful duet with Faith Evans that unquestionably steals the show. But Priceless is not without its faults, either. There are moments of self-indulgence that hinder Priceless from being great instead of "just good." Unnecessary skits about expensive cars and borrowing the melody of The Brady Bunch theme song just seem unoriginal and downright wrong. That aside, Priceless is a solid album and a much-needed return of a quality R&B vocalist in a genre over-saturated with mediocrity. ~ Rob Theakston | | On her fourth album, R&B siren Kelly Price continues to seamlessly meld pop, funk, hip-hop, and R&B. After a brief intro, she comes out swinging with a state-of-things tune ("Someday") that stands as a vow to make one's way against all odds. Shifting to a more romantic perspective, "You Make Me Feel" perfectly captures that start-of-the-affair giddiness, and its popwise melodiousness compares favorably to vintage Chaka Khan. The classic dodge-and-weave batttle of the sexes is given voice as the hip-hop side of things enters the picture on "Take it to the Head," featuring some guest rapping from Keith Murray, who jousts admirably with Price. After several more musical twists and turns, PRICELESS closes out on a spiritual note with the gospel-oriented "You are the Sunshine," whose sunny declarations of faith (with vocal assistance from the Clark sisters) end things on quite the positive note. |
Engineer: Matt Marrin; Jan Fairchild; David Hall; Ian Cross; Daniel Romero; Joe Pirrera; Simon Climie; Bill Deaton; Blake Eiseman |
Musical Guests | | Keith Murray | | Faith Evans | | The Clark Sisters | | Eric Clapton |
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