2001 studio album by Willa Ford
Willa Was Here Released July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17 ) Recorded 2001 Studio Genre Length 39 :12 Label Producer
"I Wanna Be Bad " Released: April 24, 2001
"Did Ya' Understand That" Released: September 11, 2001
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Willa Was Here is the only studio album by American pop singer Willa Ford . It was released on July 17, 2001, via Lava /Atlantic Records .
Recording sessions took place at The Dojo and Milkman Studios in New Jersey , at Battery Studios, Protopia, 22nd Street Studios, Big Baby Recording, Chung King and Soundtracks in New York City , and at Record Plant and The Hirsh Compound in Los Angeles .
Production was handled by Andy Marvel , Brian & Josh, Eve Nelson, Anthony Acid , DJ Skribble , Falonte Moore , Howie Hersh, Kenny Gioia, Rob Fusari , Robbie Nevil , Shep Goodman , and Tim & Bob , with Andy Shane, Jason Flom and Willa Ford serving as executive producers.
In the United States, the album debuted at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 and lasted two months on the chart. Its lead single , "I Wanna Be Bad ", made it to number twenty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of November 2003, the single sold over 250,000 copies in the US alone.[ 2] The second single off of the album, "Did Ya' Understand That", was released on September 11, 2001 and failed to chart.[ 3] Between the main two singles, the song "Ooh Ooh" was released as a promotional single, but failed to chart as well. The album also contained a hyperlink to the music video for "I Wanna Be Bad".
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "I Wanna Be Bad " 3:06 2. "Did Ya' Understand That" 3:17 3. "Ooh Ooh" Eve Nelson 3:32 4. "Tired" Andy Marvel 3:33 5. "Joke's on You" 3:16 6. "Tender" Tim & Bob 4:18 7. "Don't You Wish" Eve Nelson 3:51 8. "Prince Charming" Andy Marvel 4:01 9. "Somebody Take the Pain Away" 2:53 10. "Haunted Heart" 3:39 11. "Dare" 3:46 Total length: 39:12
Australian edition bonus track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 12. "All the Right Moves" Johnny Pedersen Karsten Dahlgaard Michael Jay Margules Jam & Delgado 3:26
Sample credits
Notes
Several versions of the album contain uncredited rap vocals by Royce da 5'9" on the track 1.
Personnel
Amanda "Willa Ford " Williford – vocals, vocal arrangement, executive producer
Jennifer Carr – additional background vocals (tracks: 5, 9) , vocal arrangement (track 5)
Sabelle Breer – additional background vocals & vocal arrangement (track 5)
Joshua M. "Josh" Schwartz – additional guitar (track 1) , producer & recording (tracks: 1, 9)
Brian Kierulf – programming (track 1) , producer & recording (tracks: 1, 9) , string arrangement (track 9)
Darius Rustam – keyboard programming (track 2)
Michael "Shep " Goodman – drum programming, producer, recording & mixing (track 2)
Kenny Gioia – drum programming, producer, recording & mixing (track 2)
Eve Nelson – keyboards, producer, engineering & mixing (tracks: 3, 7) , programming (track 3) , drum programming (track 7)
Masa Shimizu – guitar (tracks: 3, 7)
Robin Daniels – percussion (track 3)
Andrew Michael "Andy Marvel " Saidenberg – keyboards, programming, producer, arranger, recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 8)
Gerry Leonard – guitar (tracks: 4, 8)
Alan Friedman – Pro Tools (tracks: 4, 8)
Rob Fusari – programming, producer & mixing (track 5)
Falonte "Fonz " Moore – programming & producer (track 5)
Tim Kelley – keyboards, bass, drums, programming, producer & engineering (track 6)
Bob Robinson – guitar, piano, producer & engineering (track 6)
Michael Nigro – keyboards (track 11)
Howie Hersh – producer (track 10)
Robbie Nevil – producer (track 10)
Scott "DJ Skribble " Ialacci – producer (track 11)
Anthony "Acid " Caputo – producer (track 11)
Stephen George – recording (track 1) , engineering (track 9)
Rob Chiarelli – mixing (tracks: 1, 6, 9–11)
Benjamin Jelen – engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 7)
Jim Caruso – mixing (tracks: 4, 8)
Jay Nichlas – mixing assistant (tracks: 4, 8)
Bill Lee – mixing (track 5)
Manolo Marroquín – mixing (track 6)
Cynthia Daniels – vocal production effect (track 7)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Jason Flom – executive producer, A&R
Andy Shane – executive producer, A&R
Gregg Nadel – A&R
Christina Dittmar – art direction & design
Mark Seliger – photography
Charts
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