October 23, 2006 @ 5:31 pm

Kelly Price Back With ‘This Is Who I Am’

Danielle Houston

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Kelly Price’s 2003 gold-certified effort, Priceless, featured the singer’s usual R&B flair, but Price takes a different turn in her latest album, This Is Who I Am. This Is Who I Am is a “collection of eleven songs, that are very eclectic, which is what I am musically. I love all kinds of music and this album reflects that,” Price told Vibe.com exclusively. Some of the biggest artists in gospel music today are featured in collaborations with Price including Donnie McClurkin, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Richard Smallwood and Joe Ligon from the legendary gospel quartet, Mighty Clouds of Joy. The first single, "Healing", is a track “was written for anybody who has dealt with emotional things that they need to be healed from." right Price, a self-described “preacher’s kid, who grew up in the church,” did not necessarily aim to make an album filled with “church songs” but rather “an album that embodies anything anybody would want to hear– songs that touch you from the inside out." Although switching genres on this record, Price has no plans to stop recording R&B. “I always wanted to make a gospel record…to pay homage to the way I grew up." states Price. "The music that I grew up on. The music that my mother listened to.” Price’s platinum debut, A Soul of a Woman, released in 1998 featured the hit, “Friend of Mine” which was later remixed and featured R. Kelly and Ronald Isley. The song made history by reaching Billboard’s top spot twice for the same song. It also reached the #1 spot with no music video at television. The thrice Grammy-nominated Price who also writes, produces and acts, began her recording career as a backup singer for Mariah Carey. Hip hop heads will also be familiar with her vocals on the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo Money Mo Problems” and Diddy’s “No Way Out”. Healing drops October 24.

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