Heather Headley- Audience Of One

Trinadad native Heather Headley has a whole lot to be thankful for. Daughter of a pastor, she was constantly surrounded by gospel music as well as performance art. After arriving in America, she began to absorb American music with great diligence and ultimately opening up the canals of Broadway with a heartfelt audition for the Elton John/Tim Rice musical Aida. Her performance as the Nubian princess Aida earned her a Tony Award in 1998. Impressed at her vocal prowess, RCA signed her; leading to her stellar debut This Is Who I Am and her amazing follow-up In My Mind. The latter, anchored by an amazing single and a strong conglomerate of successful producers including Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Warryn Campbell and Shep Crawford, reached number one on the R&B charts and number five pop. After a great deal of success with RCA and both of her albums being certified gold, Headley felt it was time to record a gospel project. While she recognizes that many of her fellow R&B counterparts are also making attempts to record gospel, she doesn’t let that stand in her way from her heart’s desire. On her website, Heather states,”As a first time gospel artist I tried not to be concerned with what other artists were releasing. I just wanted to make God happy. This project was more special because as a Christian, I understand and relate to the lyrics.”

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