This Is Me is the second studio album by American singer Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. It was released by EMI Gospel on June 27, 2006 in the United States. Sheard reteamed with her brother J. Drew Sheard, Warryn Campbell and duo PAJAM to work on her sophomore album but also consulted new collaborators to write and produce on This Is Me, including PJ Morton, Antonio Neal, and Tommy Sims as well as Fred Jerkins III and his son Lil Freddie.
Upon announcing the then future release, Sheard commented that she "called the album This Is Me because its more of the music me and my friends listen to, says Kiki. I grew up in the church, hearing and singing traditional Gospel, which I still love and will always be a big part of who I am. But when the Clark Sisters, then later, artists like Kirk Franklin, and Mary Mary stepped out and put the Gospel message to a contemporary sound, a lot of people, particularly the young, realized this was music they could relate to, and when they were then willing to give it a listen, the message started getting through as well."[4]
Allmusic editor Andree Farias found that This Is Me was less "calculated" than her debut album I Owe You (2004), writing: "It's more genuinely urban, befitting Sheard's age and sidestepping the ingratiatingly traditional side of I Owe You. As with most young performers, the disc is still handled by a bevy of producers and collaborators, but at least the songs never make Sheard sound out of character [...] Good for her: while This Is Me isn't always a smooth ride, it outdoes the debut in that it presents a more accurate picture of where she, not her family or her label, wants to head artistically."[1]
This Is Me was met with mixed reaction from Sheard's core gospel fanbase. Where traditional gospel enthusiasts had a few tracks of that style to appease them on Kiki's debut project, her second album adopted an even more slick, contemporary sound. The only place the more trademark traditional "churchy" vocals appear are in the vamp of "No, Never". Nonetheless, scores of younger fans have been introduced to both traditional and contemporary gospel influences through Kiki Sheard's work. The artist herself stated that her goal with this album was to take the gospel message to a younger generation through songs that have a "beat they can associate with."[4]
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^"Kierra Sheard Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^"Kierra Sheard Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^"Kierra Sheard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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This Is Me is the second studio album by American singer Kierra Kiki Sheard It was released by EMI Gospel on June 27 2006 in the United States Sheard reteamed with her brother J Drew Sheard Warryn Campbell and duo PAJAM to work on her sophomore album but also consulted new collaborators to write and produce on This Is Me including PJ Morton Antonio Neal and Tommy Sims as well as Fred Jerkins III and his son Lil Freddie This Is MeStudio album by Kierra Kiki SheardReleasedJune 6 2006GenreGospel 1 R amp B 1 Length44 17LabelEMI GospelProducerWarryn Campbell Avriele Crandle Lil Freddie Uncle Freddie PJ Morton Antonio Neal PAJAM J Drew Sheard Kierra Sheard Tommy Sims Dwayne WrightKierra Kiki Sheard chronologyJust Until 2005 This Is Me 2006 Bold Right Life 2008 Upon release the album earned generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics and became Sheard s second consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums also reaching number 90 on the Billboard 200 Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R amp B Gospel Album 2 This Is Me won a Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards in 2007 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Accolades 4 Chart performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 ReferencesBackground editUpon announcing the then future release Sheard commented that she called the album This Is Me because its more of the music me and my friends listen to says Kiki I grew up in the church hearing and singing traditional Gospel which I still love and will always be a big part of who I am But when the Clark Sisters then later artists like Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary stepped out and put the Gospel message to a contemporary sound a lot of people particularly the young realized this was music they could relate to and when they were then willing to give it a listen the message started getting through as well 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Cross Rhythms nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Allmusic editor Andree Farias found that This Is Me was less calculated than her debut album I Owe You 2004 writing It s more genuinely urban befitting Sheard s age and sidestepping the ingratiatingly traditional side of I Owe You As with most young performers the disc is still handled by a bevy of producers and collaborators but at least the songs never make Sheard sound out of character Good for her while This Is Me isn t always a smooth ride it outdoes the debut in that it presents a more accurate picture of where she not her family or her label wants to head artistically 1 This Is Me was met with mixed reaction from Sheard s core gospel fanbase Where traditional gospel enthusiasts had a few tracks of that style to appease them on Kiki s debut project her second album adopted an even more slick contemporary sound The only place the more trademark traditional churchy vocals appear are in the vamp of No Never Nonetheless scores of younger fans have been introduced to both traditional and contemporary gospel influences through Kiki Sheard s work The artist herself stated that her goal with this album was to take the gospel message to a younger generation through songs that have a beat they can associate with 4 Accolades editThe album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R amp B Gospel Album in December 2006 2 and album won a Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards in 2007 3 Chart performance editUpon release This Is Me became Sheard s second consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart 6 selling 11 000 copies in its first week Sheard s best Nielsen Soundscan week at the time 7 In the US it also reached number four on the Top Christian Albums number 16 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums and number 90 on the Billboard 200 8 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 You re the Only One Fred Jerkins IIIFred Jerkins IVLaShawn DanielsKeyetta JerkinsUncle FreddieLil Freddie3 422 Yes Warryn Baby Dubb CampbellJoi CampbellErica CampbellW Campbell2 563 It Is What It Is F Jerkins IIIDanielsJerkinsUncle Freddie3 364 This Is Me F Jerkins IIIDelisha ThomasUncle Freddie4 235 Wrong Things James MossPAJAM3 586 Faith Kierra Kiki SheardJ Drew SheardK Sheard2 477 Why Me F Jerkins IIIRodney JerkinsDanielsJerkinsUncle Freddie3 268 Have What You Want K SheardJ SheardK Sheard4 079 You W CampbellE CampbellTrecina CampbellW Campbell2 4910 Change K SheardPJ MortonTommy SimsMortonSims3 2811 No Never K SheardJ SheardK Sheard3 4412 Hear This Intro K SheardDwayne WrightAvriele CrandleAntonio NealWrightCrandle0 2813 Hear This K SheardWrightCrandleNealWrightCrandle4 49 Special edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Hands Up K SheardF Jerkins IIIUncle Freddie3 4715 Always by My Side K SheardJ SheardK Sheard3 0216 Scream Paul D AllenWille WoodRodney LevensBrian BradleyMossWalter KearneyPAJAM3 5517 Here I Am MortonMorton3 0518 It s Not Over K SheardKeyon HarroldNealHarrold3 4319 This Is Me Live F Jerkins IIIThomasNealK Sheard4 32 Japan editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Yes W CampbellJ CampbellE CampbellW Campbell2 562 You W CampbellE CampbellT CampbellW Campbell2 493 You re the Only One F Jerkins IIIF Jerins IVDanielsJerkinsUncle FreddieLil Freddie3 424 Get Better It s Not Over 3 435 This Is Me F Jerkins IIIThomasUncle Freddie4 236 It Is What It Is F Jerkins IIIDanielsJerkinsUncle Freddie3 367 Have What You Want K SheardJ SheardK Sheard4 078 Wrong Things J MossPAJAM3 589 Why Me F Jerkins IIIR JerkinsDanielsJerkinsUncle Freddie3 2610 Faith Kierra Kiki SheardJ Drew SheardK Sheard2 4711 Hands Up K SheardF Jerkins IIIUncle Freddie3 4712 Get Yours 3 3413 Scream AllenWoodLevensBradleyMossKearneyPAJAM3 5514 Hear This K SheardWrightCrandleNealWrightCrandle4 4915 No Never K SheardJ SheardK Sheard3 4416 Rise 3 49Charts editChart 2006 Peakposition US Billboard 200 8 90 US Christian Albums Billboard 9 3 US Top Gospel Albums Billboard 10 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 11 16References edit a b c d Allmusic review a b 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List Grammy com a b 38th Annual GMA Awards on About com a b An Interview With Kierra Sheard GospelFlava com Cross Rhythms review Kierra Kiki Sheard s This Is Me debuts at 1 GospelCity com July 10 2006 Archived from the original on September 5 2006 THIS IS KIKI Billboard Vol 118 no 28 Nielsen Business Media Inc 15 July 2006 p 39 Retrieved 24 September 2021 via Google Books a b Kierra Sheard Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 27 2020 Kierra Sheard Chart History Christian Albums Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Kierra Sheard Chart History Top Gospel Albums Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Kierra Sheard Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title This Is Me Kierra Sheard album 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