Name: Maysa
Brand: Blue Thumb
SKU: 15542
Price: 32.53 SGD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)

Performer Notes

Producers include: Ray Hayden, Barry J. Eastmond; Richard Bull, Joe Mardin; Robbie Nevil, Steve Dubin.
Personnel: Ross Anderson (guitar, programming); Ira Siegel, Mark Jaimes (guitar); Patrick Clahar (saxophone); Kevin Robinson (flugelhorn); Fayyaz Virji (trombone); Graham Harvey (piano, keyboards); Joe Mardin (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Ray Hayden, Rex Rideout (keyboards, drum programming); Peter Hinds, Jason Rebello, Tim Heintz (keyboards); Darren Abraham (drums); Miles Bould, Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Richard Bull (keyboard programming); Mark Anthoni, Sarah Brown, Sharon Bryant, Siedah Garrett (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Ross Anderson; Mark Partis; Ray Hayden; Joe Mardin; Mark Chamberlain; Richard Bull; Rod Hui.
Recording information: East Bay Recording, Tarrytown, NY; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Opaz Studios, London, England; Parkgate & Ma.
Photographer: Lisa Peardon.
Arrangers: Joe Mardin; Maggie Ryder; Rex Rideout; Simon Hale.
Maysa showed a lot of promise on this self-titled debut album, which recalls the late-'70s and early-'80s output of soul divas like Chaka Khan, Alicia Myers and Phyllis Hyman, and sometimes shows quiet storm leanings. Most of the songs that the big-voiced, expressive Maysa turns her attention to are straight-up R&B, although she ventures into jazz fusion territory when she scats her way through the Brazilian-influenced "J.F.S." (which is the type of song that wouldn't have been out of place on a Flora Purim, Raul DeSouza or George Duke album of the '70s). At a time when a lot of R&B recordings were entirely electronic, Maysa's producers favor a sleek yet fairly organic approach and combine keyboards with real bass, real guitar, real drums and real horns. Ranging from decent to excellent, Maysa enjoyed some airplay on NAC stations but didn't make the singer a huge name in the R&B world. Nonetheless, this CD is worth searching for if you're an R&B lover. ~ Alex Henderson

Album: Maysa
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Prelude
2)	What About Our Love?
3)	Black Heaven
4)	Sexy
5)	More Than You Know
6)	Can We Change the World?
7)	Goodbye Manhattan
8)	J.F.S.
9)	Let It Go
10)	Alone at Last
11)	Rain Drops
12)	Peace of Mind
13)	Goodbye

Album: Maysa
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Prelude
2)	What About Our Love?
3)	Black Heaven
4)	Sexy
5)	More Than You Know
6)	Can We Change the World?
7)	Goodbye Manhattan
8)	J.F.S.
9)	Let It Go
10)	Alone at Last
11)	Rain Drops
12)	Peace of Mind
13)	Goodbye