Born & Raised German recording artist Joy Denalane . Her first English-language album, it was released by Nesola Records and Four Music on August 11, 2006 in German-speaking Europe , featuring production by No I.D. , Jake One , BAB Gardeat and executive producer Max Herre . American rappers Lupe Fiasco , Raekwon and Governor appear as guest vocalists on the album.
The album was released to universal acclaim. It reached number 2 on the German Albums Chart and entered the top five in Switzerland. In Germany, Born & Raised was eventually certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Denalane's highest-charting record to date, it spawned four singles, including "Let Go", Raekwon-cover "Heaven or Hell ", "Sometimes Love" and "Change".
Critical reception Laut.de [ 3] About.com felt that "anyone who grew up on the party music of the last decade might not like or not understand Born & Raised . But anyone who's a fan of Amel Larrieux or Alicia Keys would probably enjoy this CD."[ 1] BBC Music critic Ilka Schlockermann complimented the album for its mixture of "real soul songs, strong production and a confident, strong voice." She wrote that "whether Joy’s name is widely enough known to make the cross-over remains to be seen, but on this evidence she has what it takes. Born & Raised pushes all the right R&B buttons. But you can't help but think that the best is yet to come for someone this talented."[ 5] The Situation called the album "an astoundingly good album. She further described it as a "breath of fresh air. [Denalane's] love and devotion to her art is obvious through her music."[ 4]
Track listing Born & Raised track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Change" (featuring Lupe Fiasco ) 4:18 2. "Let Go" 4:32 3. "Be Real"
Herre
Neblett
Anthony Tidd
Denalane 4:16 4. "Heaven or Hell " (featuring Raekwon ) 4:35 5. "One in a Million"
Hassan Annouri
Richard James Moore 3:46 6. "For the Love" 4:07 7. "7 Year Itch"
Herre
Neblett
Denalane
Chris Sholar
A.L. Barret 5:00 8. "Caught Up"
Herre
Neblett
Tidd
Denalane
J. Glaser
T. Glaser 3:31 9. "Stranger in This Land" 5:38 10. "Start Over" 4:02 11. "Born & Raised" 4:08 12. "Something Stirrin' Up" (featuring Governor ) 5:50 13. "Despite It All"
Herre
Neblett
Tidd
Melvin Lewis Denalane
M. Mathews
Jean-Baptiste Kouame 3:53 14. "Soweto '76 – '06" 4:55 15. "Sometimes Love"
Herre
Neblett
Denalane
A.L. Barret 3:11 Total length: 65:04
Born & Raised – Japanese edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 16. "Let Go (Teka One Drop RMX)" (featuring Jah Mason ) 4:43 17. "Heaven or Hell (Samon Kawamura RMX)" (featuring Raekwon)
Herre
Neblett
Denalane
Randle
Woods Zanetis 4:48
Notes
^[a] Sample credits
"Change" contains an interlopation of "I Want to Go Back" originally recorded by The Impressions .
"Let Go" contains an interlopation of "Love Gonna Pack Up" originally recorded by Sly, Slick and Wicked .
"Heaven or Hell" contains an interpolation of "I Hate I Walked Away" originally recorded by Syl Johnson .
"One in a Million" contains an interpolation of "I Can't Go On Living Without You" originally recorded by Tavares .
"For the Love" contains an interpolation of "Together Let's Find Love " originally recorded by The 5th Dimension .
"Caught Up" contains an interpolation of "Let Me Down Easy " originally recorded by Bettye LaVette .
"Something Stirrin' Up" contains an interpolation of "Crying" originally recorded by Rose Royce for the soundtrack of Car Wash (1976).
"Soweto '76 – '06" contains an interpolation of "Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" originally by The Daktaris . Credits and personnel
Chiwoniso Maraire — mbira Klaus Marquardt — violin
Claudia Pfister — violin
Don Phillipe — wurlitzer
Raphael Sacha — viola
Christoph Sauer — bass
Violina Sauleva — viola
Lillo Scrimali — piano , organ , synthesizer
Tim Ströble — cello
Sebastian Studinitzky — horn
Myriam Trück — violin
Matthias Trück — cello
Tommy W. — drums
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↑ 1.0 1.1 Nero, Mark Edward Nero. "Joy Danalane: "Born & Raised" . About.com the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2023 . ↑ Kraus, Tanja. "Joy Denalane – Born And Raised" . CDStarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2023 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link )↑ 3.0 3.1 Engelen, Alexander. "Joy Denalane, Born & Raised" . Laut.de . Retrieved November 5, 2023 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link )↑ 4.0 4.1 Tang, Melisa. "Joy Denalane: Born & Raised" . CDStarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2023 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link )↑ Schlockermann, Ilka. "Joy Denalane, Born and Raised, Review" . BBC Music . Retrieved November 5, 2023 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link )↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-25.↑ "Officialcharts.de – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 2015-10-25.↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-25.↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2006)" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 2016-10-10 .↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joy Denalane; ' Born & Raised' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 5 October 2017 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link )
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