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After spending most of her life singing with her siblings in the Clark Sisters, Karen Clark-Sheard released her debut solo album, Finally Karen, in 1997. Listeners already knew from the Clark Sisters that Karen possessed a wonderful, powerful voice, but Finally Karen confirms the depth and range of her talent. From the outset, it's clear that she has decided to broaden her appeal by bringing in urban R&B influences. Clark-Sheard works with producer/songwriter Donald Lawrence, Stanley Brown, James Moss, the Tri-City Singers, and Faith Evans, and the result is a joyous, inspirational album, largely recorded live at Detroit's Bailey Cathedral. It's alternately celebratory and reflective, and it confirms that Karen Clark-Sheard is a talent in her own right. ~ Rodney Batdorf, All Music Guide
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Track Listing
Credits
- Terry Miller
- Tenor (Vocal)
- James Moss
- Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Keyboard Programming, Instrumentation, Drum Programming, Vocals (Background)
- Bob Murphy
- Violin
- Chuck Nice
- Engineer, Voiceover, ?, Overdubs
- Timothy R. Powell
- Engineer
- Teddy Riley
- Critic
- Paul Riser
- ?, Orchestral Arrangements
- Pam Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- John Thurman
- Cello
- Sam Tundo
- Percussion
- Ken Wallace
- Mixing
- Mark Williams
- Engineer, Mixing
- Eric Young
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Michael Young
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Dorothy Ashmore
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Rodney Bolden
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Shirley Bolden
- Alto (Vocals)
- Erica Bratton
- Alto (Vocals)
- Ronnie Dawkins
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Traci Drummond
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Faith Evans
- Critic, Performer
- Vanessa Glenn
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Robert Haynes
- Engineer
- Lajuana Henderson
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Twanzette Henson
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Angie Hollis
- Alto (Vocals)
- Kevin Jeffries
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Iva Johnson
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Mattie Jones
- Alto (Vocals)
- Donald Lawrence
- Arranger, Mixing, Vocal Arrangement, Producer
- Julie Logan
- Alto (Vocals)
- Arnetta Murrill-Crooms
- Alto (Vocals)
- Cedric Thompson
- Arranger, Musical Director, Mixing, Keyboards, Producer
- Stephanie Watson
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Danny Weatherspoon
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Soloist
- Bill Moss
- Piano
- T.D. Jakes
- Critic
- Benjamin Love
- Musician
- Melvin Gray
- Bass
- Geoffrey Applegate
- Violin
- Kayt Defever
- Design
- Marguerite Deslippe
- Violin
- I.V. Duncan
- Assistant Engineer
- Nancy Galdo
- A&R
- Glenn Mellow
- Viola
- Calvin Napper
- Drums
- Adam Stepniewski
- Violin
- Carl Robinson
- Engineer
- Chris Habeck
- Assistant Engineer
- Dottie Alexander
- Vocals (Background)
- Roycee Martin
- Assistant Engineer
- LaJuene Thompson
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Milton Thornton
- Producer
- Sadie Whiteside
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Donald Lawerence
- Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing, Performer
- Myron Williams
- Arranger
- Darius Lawrence
- Engineer
- Kowan "Q" Paul
- Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Annette Fyre
- Alto (Vocals)
- Sasha Mishnaevski
- Viola
- Stephen Molina
- Bass
- Tyronn Wilkins
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Tami Young-Spann
- Alto (Vocals)
- Manchin Zhang
- Viola
- J. Kool
- Rap
- Judy T
- Art Direction
- Walter Kearney
- Production Coordination
- Joei Powers
- Engineer
- Tonya Praileau
- Alto (Vocals)
- Sharla Reed
- Alto (Vocals)
- Kierra "KiKi" Sheard
- Performer, ?
- Penny Hardaway
- Critic
- Darrell Hendrick
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Jif Hinger
- Engineer
- Rick Robinson
- Bass
- Lenore Sjoberg
- Violin
- Linda Snedden-Smith
- Violin
- Mike Anzel
- Engineer
- Jacob Campbell
- Engineer
- Paul Abrams
- Engineer
- Caroline Caode
- Viola
- Marey Chaneaux
- Cello
- Jon Dectaur
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Mario Defiore
- Cello
- Quinton Douglas
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Vanessa Durrah
- Production Coordination
- John Thuman
- Cello
- Peggy Tundo
- Violin
- Tri-City Singers
- Voiceover
- John Cleveland Hughes
- Violin
- Timothy Powell
- Engineer
- Bruce Smith
- Violin
- Chris Carroll
- Photography
- Jimmy Dawkins
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers
- Vocals, ?
- Pat Terry
- Harp
- Paul D. Allen
- Drums, Keyboards, Instrumentation, Mixing, Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer
- Rodney Barber
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Lanar Brantley
- Musician
- Derrick Brown
- Tenor (Vocal)
- Stanley Brown
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Karen Clark-Sheard
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer, Voiceover
- Kirk Franklin
- Critic
- Chris Gehringer
- Mastering
- Dan Glomski
- Engineer
- Fred Hammond
- Critic
- Hiriam Hicks
- Executive Producer
- Hart Hollman
- Viola, Contractor
- John Hughes
- Violin
- The Clark Sisters
- Vocals, ?, Performer
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