Description
Personnel: Michelle Williams (vocals, background vocals); Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins, Jason Pennock (programming); Ravaughn Brown, Keli Nicole Price (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Rico Love (vocals); Francesco Romano (guitar, bass guitar); Tim Stewart (guitars); LeChe D. Martin, Treasure Davis (background vocals); Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermanson.
Programmers: Andrew Frampton; Wayne Wilkins.
Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Dan Naim; Jean-Marie Horvat; John Butler ; Josh Butler; Phil Tan; Sam Thomas ; Wayne Wilkins.
Recording information: Atlantis Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Battery Studios, New York, NY; Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Encore Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Kush House, Atlanta, GA; The Ice Box, Burbank, CA; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Waveview Studios.
Photographer: Roberto Deste.
Arrangers: Jack Kugell; James "Famous" Jones; Jason Pennock.
As a former member of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams has no shortage of contemporary R&B credibility, which gives 2008's UNEXPECTED, her third outing, a notable push. Williams's first two albums focused on gospel material, but UNEXPECTED is her first full-length R&B solo effort. The lead-off single, "We Break the Dawn," a pulsing, uptempo jam, and the sweeping ballad "The Greatest" are highlights, but the entire release should please fans of Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Destiny's Child.
- Format: CD
- Genre: Gospel
- Released: 2008-10-07