Name: Heavy Rotation by Anastacia
Brand: Anastacia
SKU: 602517880788
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

Far more successful in the U.K. than in her native America, big-voiced Anastacia's self-professed sprock sound has helped her first three albums to sell over a million copies each. Her self-titled previous record was her biggest to date, thanks to a harder-edged sound that often recalled the dramatic rock/pop of Evanescence. However, Heavy Rotation, her first studio album in nearly five years, tones down the guitars in favor of a more eclectic collection of songs that take in everything from glossy soul-funk to acoustic pop and even techno. Lead single "I Can Feel You" misleadingly suggests that this doesn't seem like a particularly wise decision. Written by man of the moment Ne-Yo, its promising opening funky beats and squelchy synths are let down by such a non-event of a chorus that it's hard to believe it's penned by the same man behind Rihanna's recent infectious chart hits. A prime example of using a star name just for the sake of it, it's arguably the most underwhelming comeback song of the year. This is made even more frustrating by the fact that the rest of the album is packed with potential hit singles written by a team of equally accomplished songwriters. Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias) works his magic on the delightfully retro soul stomper "The Way I See It"; the Guy Chambers collaborations "In Summer" and "All Fall Down" perfectly combine his trademark melodic guitar pop sound with Anastacia's powerhouse vocals; and the Rodney Jerkins-produced title track is a thumping Hi-NRG floor-filler that recalls Britney Spears' recent electro reinvention. Of course, no Anastacia album would be complete without a big power ballad, and the piano-led "Never Gonna Love Again" certainly doesn't disappoint in the overblown and overwrought department. But despite its occasional lapses into schmaltz and generic R&B, Heavy Rotation is still a charming and versatile record that has her unmistakable voice and personality stamped all over it.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo

1. I Can Feel You

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk
Ne-yo; Performer
Performer: Ne-yo
Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Composer: Shaffer Smith
Charles Harmon; Composer
Lyricist: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Producer: Sam Watters
Ne-yo
Charles Harmony
Louis Biancaniello; Production
Recording: Chuck Harmony; Production
Studio Personnel: Chuck Harmony
Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Manny Marroquin
Erik Madrid; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Watters
Louis Biancaniello; Other
Composer Lyricist: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Other

2. The Way I See It

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jamie Jones
Anastacia Newkirk
Sharlotte Gibson
Siedah Garrett; Performer
Guitar: Jason Pennock; Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Jason Pennock
Jamie Jones
Siedah Garrett
Sharlotte Gibson; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Jack Kugell
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jamie Jones
Jason Pennock
D'myreo Mitchell; Composer
Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jack Kugell
Jamie Jones
Jason Pennock
D'myreo Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Producer: Andrew Marcus Frampton
Lester Mendez
Reo
Heavyweights
Heavy Weights; Production
Programmer: Heavyweights; Production
Recording: Heavyweights
Bill Malina; Production
Studio Personnel: Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Heavyweights
Manny Marroquin
Erik Madrid; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Kugell
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jason Pennock
D'myreo Mitchell
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Other

3. Absolutely Positively

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ne-yo
Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Performer: Ne-yo
Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Composer: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Charles Harmon; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Producer: Ne-yo
Chuck Harmony; Production
Recording: Chuck Harmony; Production
Studio Personnel: Chuck Harmony
Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Manny Marroquin
Erik Madrid; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Other

4. Defeated

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Ravaugn Brown
Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Ravaugn Brown; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Sharpe
Jonathan Rotem; Composer
Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Sharpe
Jonathan Rotem; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Producer: J.r. Rotem
Damon Sharpe; Production
Recording: Greg Ogan; Production
Studio Personnel: Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Manny Marroquin
Greg Ogan
Erik Madrid; Production
Composer Lyricist: Damon Sharpe
Jonathan Rotem
Anastacia Newkirk; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: J.r. Rotem; Other

5. In Summer

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Siedah Garrett
Tiffany Villarreal
Sharlotte Gibson
Anastacia Newkirk
Theresa Bailey; Performer
Drums: Big Ed Clark; Performer
Guitar: Brandon Thomas; Performer
Performer: Big Ed Clark
Anastacia Newkirk
Brandon Thomas
Sharlotte Gibson
Tiffany Villarreal
Siedah Garrett
Theresa Bailey; Performer
Composer: Rico Love
Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Composer
Lyricist: Rico Love
Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Engineer: Gerry Brown; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Chuck Harmony
Damon Sharpe; Production
Recording: Gene "geno" Regist; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Gene "geno" Regist
Erik Madrid
Christian Plata
Gerry Brown; Production
Additional Producer: Damon Sharpe; Other
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers
Rico Love; Other

6. Heavy Rotation

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Composer: Rodney Jerkins
Frankie Storm; Composer
Lyricist: Frankie Storm
Rodney Jerkins; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Sam Watters
Rodney Jerkins
Louis Biancaniello; Production
Recording: Paul Foley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bill Malina
Manny Marroquin
Paul Foley
Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Composer Lyricist: Rodney Jerkins
Frankie Storm; Other

7. Same Song

by Anastacia

Composer: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Electric Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Lyricist: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Background Vocals: Charlean Carmen
Sherree Brown
Theresa Bailey; Performer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Performer: Greg Suran
Lester Mendez
Charlean Carmen
Theresa Bailey
Sherree Brown
Sonus Quartet; Performer
Strings: Sonus Quartet; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Recording: Bill Malina
Joel Numa; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Studio Personnel: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Manny Marroquin
Tom Syrowski
Joel Numa; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production

8. I Call It Love

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Jamie Jones
Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Performer
Composer: Jason Pennock
Anastacia Newkirk
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jack Kugell
Jamie Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones
Jason Pennock
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jack Kugell; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Reo
Heavyweights
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Heavy Weights; Production
Programmer: Heavyweights; Production
Recording: Heavyweights; Production
Studio Personnel: Bill Malina
Erik Madrid
Manny Marroquin
Heavyweights
Christian Plata; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Kugell
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jason Pennock
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Other

9. All Fall Down

by Anastacia

Composer: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Background Vocals: Siedah Garrett
Sherree Brown
Sharlotte Gibson
Charlean Carmen
Theresa Bailey; Performer
Lyricist: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Bass (vocal): Paul Bushnell; Performer
Drums: Blair Sinta; Performer
Electric Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Performer: Paul Bushnell
Sherree Brown
Siedah Garrett
Charlean Carmen
Theresa Bailey
Sonus Quartet
Lester Mendez
Greg Suran
Blair Sinta
Sharlotte Gibson; Performer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Bass: Paul Bushnell; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Strings: Sonus Quartet; Performer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Recording: Bill Malina
Joel Numa; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Studio Personnel: Christian Plata
Bill Malina
Erik Madrid
Joel Numa
Manny Marroquin
Tom Syrowski; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production

10. Never Gonna Love Again

by Anastacia

Composer: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Lyricist: Guy Chambers
Anastacia Newkirk; Composer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Erik Madrid
Christian Plata; Production
Producer: Chuck Harmony; Production
Recording: Gerry Brown; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Erik Madrid
Gerry Brown
Christian Plata; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other

11. You'll Be Fine

by Anastacia

Acoustic Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Composer: Lester Mendez
Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Sharpe; Composer
Lyricist: Damon Sharpe
Anastacia Newkirk
Lester Mendez; Composer
Cello: Jen Kuhn; Performer
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Performer: Jen Kuhn
Greg Suran
Lester Mendez; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Recording: Joel Numa
Bill Malina; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Numa
Manny Marroquin
Tom Syrowski
Erik Madrid
Christian Plata
Bill Malina; Production
Composer Lyricist: Damon Sharpe
Anastacia Newkirk
Lester Mendez; Other
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 49 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 2865x2865 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Dance, Britpop, Electronic

Label

Mercury Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 26, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

602517880788

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Heavy Rotation

1. I Can Feel You

2. The Way I See It

3. Absolutely Positively

4. Defeated

5. In Summer

6. Heavy Rotation

7. Same Song

8. I Call It Love

9. All Fall Down

10. Never Gonna Love Again

11. You'll Be Fine

Technical Specifications

Heavy Rotation

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1. I Can Feel You

2. The Way I See It

3. Absolutely Positively

4. Defeated

5. In Summer

6. Heavy Rotation

7. Same Song

8. I Call It Love

9. All Fall Down

10. Never Gonna Love Again

11. You'll Be Fine

Technical Specifications