Heather Headley ONLY ONE IN THE WORL

Personnel: Heather Headley (background vocals); Jonathan Crone (guitar, keyboards, programming); Jerry McPherson (guitar); The Nashville Recording Orchestra (strings); Jason Webb (piano); Blair Masters (Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Zach Hall (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Paul Mills (keyboards, percussion); Keith Thomas (keyboards, programming); Ken Lewis , Dan Needham, Ben Phillips (drums).
Audio Mixers: Jonathan Crone; Paul Mills.
Recording information: Hinge Studios, Chicago, IL; Little Big Sound, Nashville, TN; Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN; SOund Kitchen, Franklin, TN; Willowbrooke Studio, Franklin, TN.
Photographer: Micah Kandros.
Released just prior to her leading-role debut in a West End production of The Bodyguard, Only One in the World is Heather Headley's fourth album -- her first in three years. Unlike 2009's Audience of One, a set of contemporary gospel, this is a secular release. There is a handful of new compositions, most of which are delivered with theatrical flair. More of the songs are covers of classics and relatively contemporary hits, including Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep Mountain High," Karyn White's "Superwoman," and -- naturally -- "Run to You," one of Whitney Houston's hits from The Bodyguard. It's an impressive release with grand, larger-than-life performances. ~ Andy Kellman

• Format: CD
• Released: 01/01/2012
• Genre: Rock and Pop