Vocalist Heather Headley will on Jan. 31 release her sophomore RCA album, "In My Mind," which features guest turns by Lil Jon on "Back When It Was" and Shaggy on "Rain." Production was supplied by Babyface and Jimmy Jim and Terry Lewis. The title cut was co-written with Shannon Sanders (India.Arie, Kimberley Locke) and jumps 22-19 this week on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.

"In My Mind" is the follow-up to 2002's "This Is Who I Am," which peaked at No. 38 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 677,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It garnered Headley Grammy nominations for best new artist and best R&B vocalist.


"I wanted the album to be like a book, almost," Headley says. "Where the songs provide glimpses into my personality, taking you to some very different places musically, and hopefully are full of fun and surprises along the way."


Loved her first cd, andcan't wait for this one.

I hope there are less broadway style ballads on this one..she is awesome.

sosgemini said:

Broadway is what made her famous. I just thought the songs were dull. Hopefully that will change.

Is this the woman with the big hair and annoying voice? Kinda sounds like Cher?
If so, I really hate her voice.
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dancerella said:

I don't think you're talking about Heather....



this is a good move by Heather

maybe this time i'll be interested in listening...

BlaqueKnight said:

They did some work on her first album. I think it may have just been one song.

Rhondab said:

can you post a pic of her so i can tell you if it's the person i'm thinking of.

dancerella said:

Come on, now. It's not that hard to do a Google search.

RipHer2Shreds said:

i'm not sure if this is the same person.....did she have big hair before?

dancerella said:

No. And I have no idea who you're talking about. Big hair, annoying voice - could be anybody.

RipHer2Shreds said:

no big hair, no annoying voice, pick on someone else. She is class.

she was great in the lion king

I saw Heather in "Aida" back in 2001, with dance diva Taylor Dayne playing Princess Amneris. I enjoyed it.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Leela James?

Tessa said:

haha! no it's not leela james. i think she's cool! is there another singer called heather smalls or something??

dancerella said:

heather small sings Proud - from Queer as folk sdtk, biggest loser theme and she sang it on Oprah today.

BlaqueKnight said:

They did a good job with "I Wish I Wasnt"

I hope they supply a faast track. Alot of these soul artists need to start releasing more uptempo trax. Leele James shoudlve followed with the second track from her album "Good Time" (was that the title??). It wouldve done good.

Erykah Badu did it and to me is her best album (Worldwide..)

LOVE her voice, the last album was a huge disappointment "He Is" & "Like Ya Used To" were the only cuts I could listen to, "He Is" is my shit!!

Hope this album is cool

Yeah, I thought her first cd was a bit dull too. But I'll support her again if I like what I hear because I know she can sang.

musicman said:

yeah isn't it funny? A sangin' ass woman don't matter unless she has a great producer to bring her out...yet non singin' hoez like Ashanti, and Ciara shine over her....

missfee said:

True. It's a problem with a lot of great singers. Bad material can bring them down.