The Ballad of Purple St. James
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The Ballad of Purple St. James is the third studio album of American singer, Yahzarah
. The album was released on May 4, 2010, on the recording label Foreign Exchange Music. This is Yahzarah's first album in seven years.
, Nicolay
, and Phonte
of the Foreign Exchange Music. The album features elements of electronic soul and pop influenced mixed with R&B music.
" which was available as a free download on the Foreign Exchange Music's website. Following the release of the single, a sampler was released as a free download. On May 19, 2010, the music video for "Why Dontcha Call Me No More" was released. On September 15, 2010, Yahzarah released her second single "Cry Over You" and released the video to Youtube.
In late 2010, Yahzarah began promoting her third single "Starship". In May 2011, Yahzarah confirmed on her Twitter
account that a video for her single "Love Come Save the Day" was progress.
YahZarah
Dana Nicole Williams is an American singer. She is commonly known by her stage name, Yahzarah or Purple St. James.Yahzarah rose to fame when she became a back-up singer for Erykah Badu in 2000. In 2001, Yahzarah signed to Keo Music Records released her first album, Hear Me...
. The album was released on May 4, 2010, on the recording label Foreign Exchange Music. This is Yahzarah's first album in seven years.
Recording
The album was originally titled Introducing Purple St. James with the song "Your Love" as the lead single. In 2010, it was announced by Yahzarah's label that the album was retitled "The Ballad of Purple St. James". The album features production from YahzarahYahZarah
Dana Nicole Williams is an American singer. She is commonly known by her stage name, Yahzarah or Purple St. James.Yahzarah rose to fame when she became a back-up singer for Erykah Badu in 2000. In 2001, Yahzarah signed to Keo Music Records released her first album, Hear Me...
, Nicolay
Nicolay
Nicolay may refer to:* Nicolay , Dutch musician* Nicolay de Caveri, Genoese cartographer* Nicolay , an influential French family in the 15th to 18th centuriesPeople with surname Nicolay:...
, and Phonte
Phonte
Phonte Coleman, better known as Phonte, is a Grammy nominated American rapper, formerly of the now defunct North Carolina trio Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer...
of the Foreign Exchange Music. The album features elements of electronic soul and pop influenced mixed with R&B music.
Singles
In 2009, Yahzarah released a buzz single "Your Love". When the album's title changed, another song known as "The Tickler" was given promotion and music video. The song was dubbed as another buzz single. In March 2010, she released the first single "Why Dontcha Call Me No MoreWhy Dontcha Call Me No More
Why Dontcha Call Me No More is a song by American singer Yahzarah. The song was released in March 2010 as the lead single for her third studio album, The Ballad of Purple St. James.-Writing and Recording:...
" which was available as a free download on the Foreign Exchange Music's website. Following the release of the single, a sampler was released as a free download. On May 19, 2010, the music video for "Why Dontcha Call Me No More" was released. On September 15, 2010, Yahzarah released her second single "Cry Over You" and released the video to Youtube.
In late 2010, Yahzarah began promoting her third single "Starship". In May 2011, Yahzarah confirmed on her Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account that a video for her single "Love Come Save the Day" was progress.
Critical response
The album received a favorable review from Allmusic.com. gave "The Ballad of Purple St. James" a 4.5 rating out of 5 stars. Andy Kellman of Allmusic.com stated, "YahZarah had worked on and off with the duo for several years, but never in a concentrated burst like this. The album allows the singer and songwriter to flash her vocal and thematic flexibility in ways her previous albums did not." The album charted at #75 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The album also became #2 on Amazon's Top Album Sellers and #1 on Reverbnation's R&B Albums Chart.Track listing
- Strike Up the Band
- Why Dontcha Call Me No MoreWhy Dontcha Call Me No MoreWhy Dontcha Call Me No More is a song by American singer Yahzarah. The song was released in March 2010 as the lead single for her third studio album, The Ballad of Purple St. James.-Writing and Recording:...
- Cry Over You (featuring Phonte)
- All My Days (featuring Darien Brockington)
- Come Back As A Flower
- Dedicated To You
- The Lie
- Last to Leave
- Have A Heart
- Change Your Mind
- Starship
- Shadow
- Love Come Save The Day
Leftover tracks
- Yahz
- The Basement/Purple Intro
- I'm A Legend
- Fast Lane
- I Came I Saw
- Like A Flower
- Hour Glass
- Radio
- The Tickler
- Chocolate Inside
- Highest High
- Beautiful Place
- Sacrifice
- Struggle
- Is This It
- Your Love