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Anastacia: Not that kind

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s

Artist: Anastacia
Title: Not that kind
Released: 2000
Label: Epic Records
Time: 50:34
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Appears with:
Category: Pop/Rock
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2000.09.02
Price in €: 11,55
Web address: www.anastacia.com

 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Not that kind (Anastacia/wil Wheaton/Marvin Young) - 3:20
[2] I'm outta love (Anastacia/Sam Watters/Louis Biancaniello) - 4:02
[3] Cowboy's and kisses (Anastacia/JIVE/Charlie Penachio) - 4:32
[4] Who's gonna stop the rain (Evan Rogers/Carl Sturken) - 5:00
[5] Love is alive (Gary Wright) - 3:56
[6] I ask of you (Anastacia/Sam Watters/Louis Biancaniello) - 4:27
[7] Whising well (JIVE/Denise Rich/Greg Bieck) - 3:57
[8] Made for lovin' you (Anastacia/Sam Watters/Louis Biancaniello) - 3:35
[9] Black roses (Anastacia/Evan Rogers/Carl Sturken/Ray Ruffin) - 3:38
[10] Yo trippin' (Anastacia/Travon Potts) - 3:35
[11] One more chance (Anastacia/Oji Pierce) - 4:39
[12] Same old story (Anastacia/Evan Rogers/Carl Sturken) - 5:32

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


ANASTACIA NEWKIRK - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Arrangements

Nancy Donald - Art Direction
Resig & Taylor - Photography
Charlene Roxborough - Styling
Serena Radaelli - Hair
Beth Katz - Make Up

Track [1]: Not that kind
Eric Kupper - Guitras, Keyboards
Chris Goercke - Guitar solo
Richie Jones - Drums
Bebe Winans - Backing Vocals, Arrangement

Rick Wake - Producer, Arrangements
Richie Jones - Arrangements, Mixing
Dave "Young" Scheuer - Track Recording
Thomas R. Yezzi - Vocals Recording
Dan Hetzel - MIx Engineer
JIm Annunziatto - Mix Assistant Engineer
Joe Ernst - Mix Assistant Engineer
Marc Russel - Production Coordinator


Track [2]: I'm outta love
Louis Biancaniello - Keyboards, Drums, Programming, Producer, Mixing
Sam Watters - Backing Vocals, Drums, Producer
Vermon Black - Guitars

David Frazier - Mixing


Track [3]: Cowboys and kisses
Jive - Programming
Eric Kooper - Add. Programming
Rob Bailey - Guitars
Gary Haase - Bass
Steve Wolfe - Drums
Audrey Wheeler - Backing Vocals
Craig Derry - Backing Vocals

Rick Wake - Producer
The Shadowman - Producer
Ethan Mathes - Track recording
Thomas R. Yezzi - Vocal recording, MIxing
Louis Biancaniello - Assistant Engineer


Track [4]: Who's gonna stop the rain
Carl Sturken - All Instrument, Producer
Ann Leathers - Violin
Belind Whitney-Barratt - Violin
Joel Pitchon - Violin
Regis Iandiorio - Violin
Shirien Taylor - Violin
Doug Cuomo - String Arrangement
Evan Rogers - Backgroung Vocals, Producer
Katreese Barnes - Backgroung Vocals
Valerie Pinkston - Backgroung Vocals
Audrey Wheeler - Backgroung Vocals
Cindy Mizzelle - Backgroung Vocals
Craig Derry - Backgroung Vocals
Kevin Owens - Backgroung Vocals

Dan Hetzel - Mixing
Jim Annunziato - Mix Assistant Engineer
Andrea Derby - Production coordination


Track [5]: Love is alive
Russ DeSalvo - Guitars,Keyboards, Add. Programming
Pat Carroll - Add. Programming
Ercic Kupper - Keyboards
Leon Pandravis - Piano
Loris Holland - Hammond B3 Organ
Audrey L. Wheeler - Background Vocals
Nicky Richards - Background Vocals
Keith Fluit - Background Vocals
Rob Mathes - Background Vocals

Thomas R. Yezzi - Vocals Recording
Dave Porter - Ass. Vocals Recording
Bob Cadway - Track Recording
Dan Hentzel - Track Recording, Mixing, Mix Engineer
Richie Jones - Mixing
Jim Annunziato - Mix Assistant Engineer, ProTools Engineer
Chris Brooke - Mix Assistant Engineer
Ron Last - Mix Assistant Engineer
Ryan Hewitt - Mix Assistant Engineer
Marc Russell - Production coordination
David Barratt - Production coordination
Rick Wake - Producer
Ricky Jones - Add. Production


Track [6]: I ask of you
Sam Watters - Background Vocals, Producer
Louis Biancaniello - Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Mixing
Chris Camozzi - Guitars

David Frazier - MIxing


Track [7]: Whising well
Ric Wake - Arrangement, Producer
Richie Jones - Arrangement
Eric Kupper - Keyboards
Chieli Minucci - Guitars
Tom Barney - Bass
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Richie Jones - Drums
Audrey Martells - Background Vocals
Barbara Lauirie - Background Vocals

"Young" Dave Scheuer - Track Recording
Dan Hentzel - Track Recording, Mix Enginner
Ethan Mates - Track Recording
Thomas R. Yezzi - Vocal Recording
Rithcie Jones - MIxing
Jim Annunziato - Mix Assistant Engineer
Marc Russell - Production Coordinator


Track [8]: Made for lovin' you
Sam Watters - Drums, Background Vocals, , Producer
Louis Biancaniello - Drums, Producer, Mixing
Chris Camozzi - Guitars
Vernon Black - Guitars

David Frazier - MIxing


Track [9]: Black roses
Carl Sturken - All Instruments, Producer, Mixing
Evan Rogers - Background Vocals, Producer, Mixing

Al Hemberger - Enginner, Mixing, Mixing Enginner
Andrea Derby - Production Coordinator


Track [10]: Yo trippin'
Travon Potts - Producer
Andrea Brusegar - Background Vocals
Sharlotte Gibson - Background Vocals
Rayford Griffin - Drums

Carl Potts - Guitars
Mike Fennel - Recording
Bryan Golder - Pro-Tools Editing
Peter Mokranat - Mixing


Track [11]: One more chance
Herman Jackson III - Electric and Acoustic Pianos
Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitars Ricky Lawson - Drums
Louis Conte - Percussion
Rickey Minor - Bass, Producer
Diane Louie - Keyboards, Programming
Lynn Davis - Background Vocals
Valerie Pinkston - Background Vocals
Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey - Background Vocals

David Zeller - Recording
Peter Mokran - Recording


Track [12]: Same old story
Carl Sturken - All Instruments, Producer, Mixing
Evan Rogers - Background Vocals, Producer, Mixing
John "Noodle" Nevin - Bass
Kevin Cloud - Drums
Ann Leathers - Violin
Belind Whitney-Barratt - Violin
Joel Pitchon - Violin
Regis Iandiorio - Violin
Shirien Taylor - Violin
Katreese Barnes - Backgroung Vocals
Valerie Pinkston - Backgroung Vocals
Audrey Wheeler - Backgroung Vocals
Cindy Mizzelle - Backgroung Vocals
Craig Derry - Backgroung Vocals
Kevin Owens - Backgroung Vocals

Al Hemberger - Enginner, Mixing, Mixing Enginner
Ed Miller - Engineer
Andrea Derby - Production Coordinator
Dan Hentzel - Mixing
Jim Annunziato - Mix Assistant Engineer
Andrea Derby - Production Coordinator
Lisa Braudé - Executive Producer, Artists Management
Bob Ludwig - Mastering

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2000 CD Epic 69948
2000 CD Sony 69948
2000 CS Sony 69948
2000 CD Sony International 498314



As revealed in the multiple pictures in the CD package and in the video featured as part of the disc's multi-media content, Anastacia is, in appearance, yet another teen dream with cascades of blonde hair and an exposed navel (though perhaps her ever-present, and ever-changing, spectacles are supposed to signal a higher intellectual content). But her musical models aren't Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, they are Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Martha Wash. Anastacia possesses a big, expressive alto voice that her many co-writers and producers (primarily Rik Wake [Celine Dion, Mariah Carey] and the team of ex-Color Me Badd member Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, though Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, authors of 'N Sync's "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You," have two tracks) use in updated R&B, dance, and funk tracks. "I'm Outta Love," which just missed topping the dance charts, is an aggressive dancefloor item, and its follow-up, the title song, is in a funk style reminiscent of Aretha Franklin's '80s work. "I Ask of You" is one of those slow, deliberate big ballads that recalls "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" as well as that song's singer, Jennifer Holliday. And so it goes. The only real misstep on the album is the inevitable Diane Warren adult contemporary romantic ballad, "Late Last Night," which forces the singer to rein in her voice, though even then she doesn't really negotiate its lyrical complexity. Despite her toothsome appearance, Anastacia may be too old school to break through in the U.S., though this album has been a commercial success overseas. (The American version has been altered from the foreign one, with a couple of tracks added and dropped.) But Macy Gray demonstrated that a broad audience may respond to an older style if the singer herself is distinguished enough. Anastacia doesn't have the kind of unique timbre that Gray does — in fact, the minute she opens her mouth she starts reminding you of other singers, especially Aretha Franklin — but she is clearly a big talent, and that should count for something.

William Ruhlmann, All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2001 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



After early support from Elton John and success across the UK and much of Europe, Anastacia's debut album gets a U.S. relaunch with one additional track. More Chaka Khan than Mariah Carey, the Chicago-born Anastacia brings both a powerful voice and a sense of restraint to these performances. There's no doubt that this is a grown woman, not another teenager copying Britney Spears' attempts to conjure Janet Jackson. All that said, something unconvincing lurks in Not That Kind. The singer (and co-writer of most of these songs) has obviously done her homework on '70s soul music; "Don'tcha Wanna" owes enough to Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" to occasion a co-writing credit to the maestro. It's simply that she relies too much on mannerism to fully give herself to the material. She sounds at home enough within these modernized pastiches of everything from late Atlantic-period Aretha to Donna Summer, but never really socks one home the way a complete original like Macy Gray would. In turn, that failure makes the attitudinizing of "Yo Trippin'" and "Why'd You Lie to Me" fall flat.

Rickey Wright, Amazon.com



Born in New York, raised in Chicago and caught in something of a musical time warp, Anastacia Newkirk is a soul singer with an incredible voice and a debut album that would be as happy in the mid-1980s as it is at the turn of the century. Working with producers whose credits include CeCe Penniston, Mariah Carey, Montell Jordan, Taylor Dane and Color Me Bad, Not That Kind is a collection of songs that relies on tried and tested pop tactics: big choruses, anthemic tunes and swaying ballads, rather than fashion conscious production tricks. Luckily, she's so stirring--especially with her Chaka Khan-esque vocals on the soul/funk title track, "I'm Outta Love", and on the Tina Turner-ish blues & soul stomper "I Was Made For Loving You"--that the shiny guitars, synth-basslines and pre-reinvention Whitney Houston overtones of power ballad "I Ask Of You" (which could have come straight off The Bodyguard soundtrack) pale into insignificance. Times have moved on and R&B has become more sophisticated, but infectious tunes are still any album¹s essential ingredient--and Not That Kind has plenty of them.

Dan Gennoe, Amazon.co.uk



Jahrelang war sie nur schmückendes Beiwerk für MTV-Specials und Videos (sie ist unter anderem in dem Clip zu "Everybody Get Up" von Salt 'n Pepa zu sehen). Anfang Juli 2000 schließlich erschien dann das Debütalbum von Anastacia Newkirk -- und eroberte die Charts im Sturm. Kein Wunder, unterstützten doch Größen wie Ric Wake, der schon für Mariah Carey und Celin Dion arbeitete, Carl Sturken und Evan Rogers, die für *N Sync tätig waren, die Amerikanerin bei Produktion und Songwriting. Sie zeichnen verantwortlich für das auf Hochglanz polierte Soundspektrum von Not That Kind, das sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues und Pop bewegt. Im Vordergrund steht dabei immer die außergewöhnlich ausdrucksstarke Stimme von Anastacia. Tina Turner und Donna Summer grüßen von Ferne. Egal ob in kuscheligen Balladen wie "I Ask Of You", schwülen Funk-Tunes wie "Made For Lovin' You" oder der unwiderstehlichen Disco-Hymne "I'm Outta Love", die Sängerin bewegt sich immer mit absoluter Stilsicherheit und Eleganz. Nur die stellenweise doch sehr auf amerikanische Hörgewohnheiten zugeschnittene Produktion vermag den hervorragenden Gesamteindruck dieses Debüts zu schmälern. Aber nur minimal.

Wolfgang Hertel, Amazon.de



Newcomer Anastacia makes her point early on in her debut CD. In a deep, bluesy voice reminiscent of Tina Turner, the funk-fueled opening cut suggests the singer is the latest in a line of artists that includes Macy Gray and Jill Scott, whose singing looks to pre-'80s soul classics rather than the newer Houston/Carey-inspired pop pack. Anastacia's aspirations might come as a surprise, since she first broke into the music business as a dancer for Club MTV. Certainly, Anastacia's thick, gurgling gospel-soul voice aside, Not That Kind often blurs old- and new-school R&B, particularly when the New York-based singer croons over the stuttering beats of such tracks as "Why'd You Lie to Me."

Linda Laban - March 30, 2001
CDNOW Contributing Writer
Copyright © 1994-2001 CDnow Online, Inc. All rights reserved.



Jahrelang war sie nur schmückendes Beiwerk für MTV-Specials und Videos (sie ist unter anderem in dem Clip zu "Everybody Get Up" von Salt 'n Pepa zu sehen). Anfang Juli 2000 schließlich erschien dann das Debütalbum von Anastacia Newkirk - und eroberte die Charts im Sturm. Kein Wunder, unterstützten doch Größen wie Ric Wake, der schon für Mariah Carey und Celin Dion arbeitete, Carl Sturken und Evan Rogers, die für *N Sync tätig waren, die Amerikanerin bei Produktion und Songwriting. Sie zeichnen verantwortlich für das auf Hochglanz polierte Soundspektrum von Not That Kind, das sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues und Pop bewegt. Im Vordergrund steht dabei immer die außergewöhnlich ausdrucksstarke Stimme von Anastacia. Tina Turner und Donna Summer grüßen von Ferne. Egal ob in kuscheligen Balladen wie "I Ask Of You", schwülen Funk-Tunes wie "Made For Lovin' You" oder der unwiderstehlichen Disco-Hymne "I'm Outta Love", die Sängerin bewegt sich immer mit absoluter Stilsicherheit und Eleganz. Nur die stellenweise doch sehr auf amerikanische Hörgewohnheiten zugeschnittene Produktion vermag den hervorragenden Gesamteindruck dieses Debüts zu schmälern. Aber nur minimal.

Wolfgang Hertel, Amazon.de



In New York scheint der Vorrat von großartigen Sängerinnen unerschöpflich zu sein. Die neueste Stimm-Sensation aus den Staaten heißt Anastacia (Newkirk mit vollem Namen) und hat ein fulminantes Debütalbum gemacht, das eindrucksvoll Pop, Rock, Soul und R&B verbindet - und wie so oft greifen dem hochtalentierten Neuling prominente Produzenten und Songschreiber als Erfolgsgaranten unter die Arme.

© 2000, NDR2



In einer Musikwelt, in der die Anzahl von Radioeinsätzen, Chart-Plazierungen und ausverkauften Tourneen das Maß aller Dinge zu sein scheint und von höchstem Interesse ist, sind immer wieder die Newcomer erfrischend, denen es gelingt, Individualität und Kommerzialität unter einen Hut bringen. Genau das schafft die Sängerin Anastacia mit ihrem bemerkenswertes Debüt. Musikalisch passt "Not That Kind" in keine Schublade. Dance- und Pop-Einflüsse sind hier ebenso vertreten wie Rock und R ‘n B. Das Album lässt alle Genres miteinander verschmelzen. Schon die erste Singleauskoppelung "I’m Outta Love" lässt auf das breite Spektrum dieser außergewöhnlichen Künstlerin schließen und die verschiedensten kreativen Backgrounds erahnen.

Anastacia Newkirk, so wie sie mit bürgerlichem Namen heisst, wurde in New York geboren und wuchs nach der Scheidung ihrer Eltern bei ihrer Mutter in Chicago auf. Im zarten Alter von 14 Jahren zog sie wieder zurück auf Manhattens West Side. "Ich komme aus einer künstlerisch veranlagten Familie", erzählt Anastacia, "mein Vater war einer der gefragtesten Nightclub-Sänger der East Coast und meine Mutter spielte in verschiedenen Theatern und am Broadway, so dass ich mich schon von kleinauf in einem künstlerisch-kreativen Umfeld befand."

Anastacia machte ihren Abschluss an der bekannten "Professional Children's School", wo sie, wie sie selbst sagt "so ungefähr die Einzige war, die noch keinen Nebenjob hatte". Sie setzte sich intensiv mit Poesie und Literatur auseinander, verfasste eigene Texte und sang zu den Barbara Streisand- und Elton John-Platten ihrer Mutter. Darüber hinaus war sie zusammen mit ihrer älteren Schwester fester Bestandteil des "New York Dance Clubs/1018". Hier kam sie auch zum ersten Mal mit House-Music in Berührung. "Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war mir dieser Stil gar nicht so geläufig", gibt sie zu, "aber gefühlsmässig wurde ich von der Musik sofort in den Bann gezogen und war sehr von dieser auf Rhythmus basierenden Richtung fasziniert. Die Art, wie ich heute singe, habe ich der damaligen Zeit zu verdanken; ich lasse mich einfach von der Musik treiben, ähnlich wie beim Tanzen". So ist es auch nicht weiter verwunderlich, dass Anastaciai der Sendung "Club MTV" eine Art Stammgast wurde: sie war in verschieden Hit-Videos zu sehen, zum Beispiel tanzte sie in den Clips von Salt 'n Pepas "Everybody Get Up" oder "Twist And Shout". Doch die begabte Tänzerin wollte noch mehr...

Zum Glück hat Anastacia sich nicht reinreden lassen, und so war es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis sie auf den richtigen Partner treffen sollte. Dieser wurde schliesslich mit O.G. Pearce gefunden. Der begnadetete Songwriter, Produzent und Keyboarder, dessen Referenzliste so namhafte Künstler wie Montell Jordan oder CeCe Penniston umfasst, war der Erste, der es verstand, Anastacias Visionen musikalisch umzusetzen. Es handelte sich hierbei um den Song "One More Chance". "Ich hatte den Titel damals schon vor sieben Jahren während meiner Zeit in New York geschrieben", erinnert sich die weisse Schönheit, die es im Jahre 1993 nach L.A. zog. " Alle Arrangements waren schon in meinem Kopf und O.G. war der erste Produzent, der mir den kreativen Freiraum liess, den ich benötigte. Er hat meine Ideen musikalisch perfekt umgesetzt".

Dass aus dieser Kooperation zunächst kein Plattenvertrag resultierte, sollte der Karriere von Anastacia jedoch keinen Abbruch tun. Im Jahre 1998 beteiligte sie sich auf Drängen ihrer neuen Managerin Lisa Braude an "The Cut", einem von MTV veranstalteten Gesangswettbewerb. Die ursprüngliche Teilnehmerzahl von 160 schmolz während der Competition zu einer kleinen Gruppe von 10 Finalisten zusammen, die wiederum vor einer hochkarätig besetzten Jury (u.a. Pete Rock, David Foster, Fatih Evans) ihr Gesangstalent zum Besten geben mussten. Klar, dass Anastacia zu diesem illustren Kreis gehörte. Auch wenn sie mit ihrem selbstgeschriebenen Stück "Not That Kind" nicht den vordersten Platz belegte, sollte ihre Performance für die persönliche Karriere, für die sie bislang so hart gearbeitet hatte, bahnbrechend sein. "Die Reaktionen waren schlichtweg überwältigend", erinnert sie sich. "Das müsst ihr Euch mal vorstellen: Michael Jackson hat mich persönlich angerufen! Kurz darauf wurde ich den Geschäftsführern aller Major-Plattenfirmen vorgestellt". Im März 1999 war es dann endlich soweit: Anastacia unterschrieb einen Plattenvertrag beim epic-Unterlabel Daylight Records, dass ursprünglich von epics Vize-Präsident David Massey ins Leben gerufen wurde.

Auf "Not That Kind" bekommt die Ausnahme-Sängerin tatkräftige Unterstützung von den angesehensten Künstlern der Musikbranche. So liess es sich zum Beispiel kein geringerer als Grammy-Award-Gewinner Ric Wake nehmen, seinen persönlichen Teil zu Anastacias Debüt beizutragen. Die einfühlsame Ballade "Nothin' At All", sowie "Not That Kind" und der Mid-Tempo-Track "Wishing Well" gehen auf das Konto des hitverwöhnten Produzenten (u.a. Mariah Carey, Celine Dion). Ausserdem lieferten Sam Watters (Color Me Bad) und Louis Biancaniello mit "Made For Lovin' You", "Don't You Wanna", "I Ask Of You" und dem dance-angehauchtem "I'm Outta Love" gleich vier weitere Highlights des Albums ab. Auch das Erfolgs-Duo Carl Sturken und Evan Rogers, die schon für N' Syncs "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" die Verantwortung trugen, waren mit von der Partie. Sie steuerten die Tracks "Who's Gonna Stop The Rain" und "Same Old Story" bei. "Die meissten Songs entstanden sehr spontan und aus dem Bauch heraus", resümiert die Sängerin, "und dementsprechend habe ich die Titel auch im Studio eingesungen.".

SzeneOnline.de



Genau zu dem Zeitpunkt, da sich im Musikgeschäft eine kleine Lücke auf tut, sich die etablierten Sirenen nicht gerade mit einer Tonträgerschwemme hervortun und auch eine Whitney Houston nur mit einer drögen "Best Of"-Platte rüber kommt, setzt Anastacia ihren schnuckligen Hintern genau in diese frei gewordene Stelle. Ich muss mich ob dieser Stimmgewalt doch fragen, wo die Herren Talentscouts die letzten paar Jahre verbracht haben. Wahrscheinlich mit dem Kopf in einer Kloschüssel oder Tomaten auf den Ohren. Wie kann man so ein Gesangstalent unentdeckt lassen?

Die gerade einmal 24 Jahre alte Anastacia variiert ihr Organ den Umständen entsprechend. Wird beim Opener "Not That Kind" noch sexy Funkiness verlangt, geht's bei der ersten Singleauskopplung "I'm Outta Love" mit Verve zur Sache. Diese Stimme ist einfach unglaublich und wer die Dame noch nicht von Videos oder schönen Bildern her kennt, wird kaum glauben, dass hier eine Weiße am Mikro steht. So tiefschwarz kennt man das eigentlich nur von Aretha Franklin und aus längst vergangenen großen Soulzeiten.

Schade, schade, schade nur, dass die Musik nicht den Standard halten kann, den die Powerröhre vorgibt. Zu oft wird in leidige Klischees abgetaucht und auch produktionstechnisch wurde von vorneherein darauf geachtet, alle Ecken und Kanten glatt zu bügeln. "Who's Gonna Stop The Rain" ist da ein gutes Beispiel. Erst wird die akustische Klampfe gezupft, bevor im Hintergrund hauchzart die Streicher ihr Kommando zum Einsatz bekommen.

Strophe - Refrain - Strophe, man kennt das ja. Nichts Außergewöhnliches oder gar Ergreifendes. "Love Is Alive" hält sich da nur unwesentlich besser. Zuerst könnte der Song mit klasse Rhythmus fast begeistern, aber dieser gute erste Eindruck wird mit einem Wischi Waschi-Chorus der plattesten Art wieder zunichte gemacht.

Ausreißer aus diesem Einheitsbrei sind Gott sei Dank auch vorhanden ("Made For Lovin' You", "Yo Trippin'") und sorgen dafür, dass der Gesamteindruck von "Not That Kind" doch eher positiv ausfällt.

Bewrtung: 3/5

Laut.de



Anastacia begeistert bei der Popkomm.-Gala und wird von EPIC vor Millionen-Publikum mit Edelmetall ausgezeichnet:

Die aktuelle Single des Senkrechtstarters Anastacia, "I´m Outta Love", fand in Deutschland mehr als 250.000 Kaeufer und verschafft der Amerikanerin erneut goldenes Edelmetall. Erst in der vorigen Woche erhielt die in Los Angeles lebende Kuenstlerin fuer ihr Debuetalbum "Not That Kind" Gold fuer mehr als 150.000 verkaufte Exemplare.

Im Laufe der "Popkomm-Gala", die von der ARD am vergangenen Donnerstag, dem 17. August, live im Fernsehen uebertragen wurde, bekam Anastacia die Goldene CD fuer "Not That Kind" verliehen. Die Moderatorin Stefanie Tuecking uebergab Anastacia vor einem Millionen-TV-Publikum die begehrte Trophaee, nachdem Anastacia die Single "I´m Outta Love" vorgestellt hatte. Die begeisterten Zuschauer hielt es nicht mehr auf den Sitzen, lautstark wurde getanzt und mitgesungen. Anastacia ließ das nicht kalt ? der Saengerin standen vor Ruehrung die Traenen in den Augen.

Deutschland ist das erste Land ueberhaupt, in dem Anastacia mit Edelmetall ausgezeichnet wird. "Not That Kind" platzierte sich nach Veroeffentlichung sofort auf Platz 5 der deutschen Album-Charts und stieg bis auf Rang 2. Innerhalb von vier Wochen wurde der Longplayer vergoldet. Zudem haelt sich "I´m Outta Love" seit mehreren Wochen unter den Top-10 der deutschen Single-Charts und in der Top 3 der Airplay-Charts.

Demnaechst ist Anastacia beim renommierten "New Pop Festival" live zu sehen. Ihr Auftritt am 23. September in Baden-Baden war in Rekordzeit ausverkauft. Eine Hallentournee fuer Dezember ist in Planung.

SonyMusicEurope.com
 

 L y r i c s


Not That Kind

All the time that we spend together
I won't fuss
I won't fight tryin to make you mine
You know I'm not that kind
Ha
Wooh
Ah c'mon

I said I'll love you 'til the 12th of never
But I won't run far ahead
Leaving you behind
You know I'm not that kind

'Cause I'm not that kind of girl
(Not that kind)
(Not that kind of girl)
And it's not my kind of world
(Not that kind)
(Not that kind of girl)
No it's not for me
(Not that kind)
Not where I wanna be
(Uh, uh)
(Not that kind of girl)

Help me out
Tell me what you're thinkin
If I rush, slow me down
You can take your time
You know I'm not that kind
(Not that kind)
Yeah
(No I'm not that kind of girl)
Woooh

If you leave, I believe life will go on
The wind will blow, water flow
And the sun will shine, yeah it will
You know I'm not that kind
Yeah

'Cause I'm not that kind of girl
(Not that kind)
(Not that kind of girl)
And it's not my kind of world
(Not that kind)
(Not that kind of girl)
No it's not for me
(Not that kind)
So live and set you free
Yeah

Now what I say to you
I would say to no other
I've got my friends
I won't look for another in you, yeah
So what you gonna do?
Yeah yeah yeah

'Cause if you swing with me
You soon will discover
I give you tenderness
Unlike any other can do
Oah
And what I say is true
Yeah yeah yeah

'Cause I'm not that kind of girl
(Not that kind)
(Not that kind of girl)
And it's not my kind of world
No it's not for me, not for me
I said not where I wanna be
Said not where I wanna be, yeah
It's not my kinda thing,
It's not the way, way we wanna swing
It's not for you, it's not for me
I said my baby
I'm not that kind
I'm not that kind, yeah
No (not that kind)
Not that kind of girl




I'm Outta Love

Now baby come on
Don't claim that love you never let me feel
I should've known
'Cause you've brought nothing real
Come on be a man about it
You won't die
I ain't got no more tears to cry
And I can't take this no more
You know I gotta let it go
And you know
 
I'm outta love
Set me free
And let me out this misery
Just show me the way
To get my life again
'Cause you can't handle me
I'm outta love
Can't you see
Baby that you've gotta set me free
I'm outta love
 
Said how many times
Have I tried to turn this love around?
But every time you just let me down
Come on be a man about it
You'll survive
True that you can work it out all right
Tell me
Yesterday did you know
I'd be the one to let you go?
And you know
 
I'm outta love
Set me free
And let me out this misery
Just show me the way
To get my life again
'Cause you can't handle me
I'm outta love
Can't you see
Baby that you've gotta set me free
I'm outta love
 
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me too, yeah
Seems like my time has come
And now I'm moving on
I'll be strong yeah
 
I'm outta love
Set me free
And let me out this misery
Just show me the way
To get my life again
'Cause you can't handle me
I'm outta love
Can't you see
Baby that you've gotta set me free
I'm outta love




Cowboys & Kisses

Cowboys and kisses
Cowboys and kisses
Gotta find myself everytime you go away

Baggy blue jeans and a box of magazines
Is all I have of you
Waitin' on the day you walk back in my life
Like a newborn child, you made me smile,
Then stole my heart away
We may be outta touch, but never out of time
(Come back to me boy)
Come back to me boy

(Cowboys and kisses)
Always seem to bring me down
You're like a weight in my pocket
Everytime you come around
Damn those cowboys and kisses
Gotta find myself everytime you go away

Holdin on to you like a pair of old shoes
That you never throw away
Every road still leads me back to you, yeah
Your little white lies and butterflies made me shed a tear
Still I'm prayin on the day that you'll be mine (mine)
Why do all these

(Cowboys and kisses)
Always seem to bring me down (down)
You're like a weight in my pocket
Everytime you come around
(Damn those) Cowboys and kisses
Gotta find myself everytime you go away
Everytime, everytime baby

(Cowboys and kisses)
(Always seem to bring me down)
You're like a weight in my pocket
Everytime you come around
Damn those cowboys and kisses
Gotta find myself everytime you go away
Yeah

Why do I keep on holding you
When all you do is hurt me?
All my friends say I should let you go
So afraid that I might see
I can't keep on living life like this
Up and down in and out
I wonder, is this world just a cowboy and a kiss?
Or should I choose another?

(Cowboys and kisses)
Always seem to bring me down
You're like a weight in my pocket
Everytime you come around
Damn those cowboys and kisses
I said I gotta find myself everytime you go away
Everytime
Everytime you go away

(Cowboys and kisses)
Always seem to bring me down
You're like a weight in my pocket
Everytime you come around
Damn those cowboys and kisses
Gotta find myself everytime you go away
I said I said I said I said
Gotta find myself everytime you go away
Gotta find myself everytime you go away
Yeah
(Cowboys and kisses)
Yeah yeah yeah




Who's Gonna Stop The Rain

(Oh, oh, oh)
There is no rose without a thorn
No rain without the storm
(Oh, oh, oh)
There is no laughter without tears
No wisdom without years
(Oh, oh, oh)
In a world gone crazy
Torn between the roads
That we must choose
Win or lose
If every soul should lose it's way
If every face should lose it's name
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?

(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)

Each day another boy and girl
Sets foot into this world
(Oh, oh, oh)
One reaches out to touch the sky
One never learns to fly
(Oh, oh, oh)
Where is it written in the stone
That any child should walk alone
Out on their own?
If no one tries to end this game
Or find a way to ease the pain
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?
(Oh, oh, oh)
Who's gonna stop
The rain?
I said who's gonna stop the rain?
Hey, hey, yeah

How many rivers must we cross before we learn
That the flood is rising high
And the bridges all have burned
Each time another dream is washed into the sea
It's another piece of you
It's another piece of
Me
Oh yeah
(Oh, oh, oh)

Sure as the blood runs through your veins
Sure as the falling rain, oh yeah
(Oh, oh, oh)
We'll taste the tears of each defeat
the bitter and the sweet, yeah, oh yeah
(Oh, oh, oh)
As the days grow colder
Wonder if we'll ever see the sun
When winter comes, yeah
If no one stands to take the weight
If no one answers to the blame
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?

(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)

Who's gonna stop the rain?
If every soul should lose it's way
If every face should lose it's name
If no one tries to end this game
Or find a way to ease the pain
Who's gonna stop the rain?
(Oh, oh, oh)
If no one stands to take the weight
If no one answers to the blame
Tell me who's gonna stop?
Who's gonna stop
The rain?
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
Who's gonna stop the ?




Love Is Alive

Love is alive
Love is alive, yeah
Love is alive
Love is alive, yeah

Yeah yeah
Whooooo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah)

When I think that it's time to get ready
To realize just what I have found
I have been only half of what I am
It's all clear to me know

My heart is on fire
My soul's like a wheel that's turning
My love is alive
My love is alive
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Whooooo
(Yeah)

Well there's
Something inside that's makin' me crazy
I try to keep me together
'Cause baby what I think
May not happen that way
Now I could be forever and ever

(My heart is on fire)
See my heart's on fire, baby
My soul's like a wheel that's turning
(My love is alive) so alive of you, yeah
My love is alive
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

I can (survive)
(My love is alive)
Uh yeah, uh yeah
Uh
Feel so alive, yeah yeah
Whooooo
Yeah

There's a mirror moving me inside my mind
Reflecting the love that is shining on me
Just call out
To that feeling
Let it go, let it flow
Whoaaaaaa

(My heart is on fire)
My heart is on fire
My soul's like a wheel that's turning
My love is alive, uh yeah
My love is alive
Yeah yeah yeah

(My heart is on fire)
My heart is on fire, baby
My soul's like a wheel that's turning
My love is alive, uh yeah
My love is alive
Yeah yeah yeah

Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Uh
Say my love is
Alive




I Ask Of You

Whooo
Your love is like a gentle breeze upon a brand-new day
Your touch and what it does to me - like a flower needs its rain
We are like one of a kind, true love is hard to find
I can't go on another day
Just hear me when I say

I ask of you, would you love me, if nothing else went right?
And I ask of you, would you hold me, forever in your life?
And don't let me fall, 'cause I can only give my all
Here I am
I ask of you

I found the place where I belong, it's right here next to you
And nothing else matters now, with all we've been through
I can't go on, tryin' to deny just what I feel inside
But now before I let go, you gotta let me know

I ask of you, would you love me, if nothing else went right?
I ask of you, would you hold me, forever in your life?
Don't let me fall, 'cause I can only give my all
Here I am
I ask of you
Yes I do
I ask of you
Whoa

I never really thought
(I never really thought)
That you'd be all to me
(That you'd be all that really matters to me)
I'd give everything and all I am to you
Oh baby, baby, I know you feel this way too

I ask of you, would you love me, if nothing else went right?
And I ask of you, would you hold me, forever in your life?
And don't let me fall, 'cause I can only give my all
Here I am
I ask of you 




Wishing Well

I wish you well
Oh
Yeah
Oh
Yeah

What do you think of me?
And who do you want me to be?
Not gonna let my history
Pull me down and hold me back, ya see
I've learned to live my life
One minute at a time
Sometimes the things you lose
Are exactly what you will find

(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
Yeah yeah yeah
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Wishing well

Why do you try to hide
Behind the truth that your heart denies?
The answer lies so deep inside
Baby spread your wings, it's time to fly
Gotta learn to live your life
One minute at a time
Sometimes the road you choose
Has the highest hills to climb

(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
Yeah yeah yeah
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)

(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
(Yeah)
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Wishing well

Oh
Yeah
Whooo
Oh

Oh wishing well
(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
Yeah yeah yeah
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)

(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
Yeah
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)

(Dreams unfold and you cast a spell)
Everybody shines in the wishing well
Yeah
Close your eyes and you will see
Everybody's free in the wishing well
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)




Made For Lovin' You

Baby I've been waiting for some time
To find a way to free your mind, yeah
It's the simple things you do to me
That makes my heart forget to beat, yeah yeah
But I ain't here to try to play your fool, no no
I won't ever beg for you
But heaven blessed the day you find
What you've been looking for
Well, my baby you'd better know

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you, yeah yeah

I guess I thought it was a dream
Locked up in a mystery
Can't guess on what was meant to be
My soul just keeps on telling me, yeah yeah
'Cause I can't take this for another day
I've thought of us a hundred different ways
And I'd do anything for you
'Cause you were made for lovin me
And me for lovin you.

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you, yeah yeah

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you, yeah

It's time that you let me know baby
I ain't going
I ain't gonna play your games
Can't face another day
There's nothing left for me to say
Oh yeah, whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you, baby

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you, baby

Now I wanna take you higher
Don't keep me waiting on the outside love
Can't stop it if you wanted to
'Cause I was made for lovin you




Black Roses

Whoa, hah
Yeah
Aha

Tell you a story of a love I left behind
It was a broken fairy tale
I gave up all my pride
Let love inside
But tore me all apart when you played with my heart

Let me paint a picture of a cold and rainy night
As the candles fade to black
I played our favorite song
'Til the needle was gone
I've taken all I can,
You've played your last hand

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are the tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

Oh yeah

Sorry situation when your castle's made of sand
And it washes out to sea
I pushed your love aside
Cried my last cry
My soul is in bloom
Like flowers in June

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Just keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are the tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are the tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry
You don't miss your good thing, 'til it passes you by
Like a bird in the sky, spread your wings and fly

Oh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
C'mon keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are the tears that you cry
Black roses and wine




Yo Trippin'

Whoa
Heya

All this time this life
Is a rhythm without a rhyme
'Cause it makes me feel, uh
I'm like a train without a wheel, whoa

You got me down, so low
I gotta be tough, won't touch the ground, ah
But - I'm alright
I won't give up without a fight

If you don't want to realize
That I would never compromise my
Integrity or my right to be free
There's nothing left for me to say

'Cause
Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Yo trippin'
Fire make me feel
Like my feelings stay so real

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Hey, whoa
Yo trippin'

Why you feel (why you feel, why you feel)
That to be cruel
Is to be real, yeah

Honesty (honesty, yeah, honesty)
Is how I live
But you refuse to see that

You'll never wind the game of life
Ask why
You live in scene
From tellin' all those lies
Can't live in peace
Your hart wont let me free
There's nothing left for me to say, yeah

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Yo trippin'
Fire make me feel
Like my feelings stay so real

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Whoa
Yo trippin'

Yeha
Why you always trinppin' on me

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Yo trippin'
Fire make me feel
Like my feelings stay so real

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Baby why you always
Trippin baby

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Yo trippin'
Fire make me feel
Like my feelings stay so real

Yo trippin'
There ain't nothing wrong
With the way I sing my song

Whoa
Yo trippin'




One More Chance

Can we talk a while?
'Cause I need you
Lord, I miss your smile
Said, I need you
I know I'm not the same, ya see
If we could only be, the way it was
Then I'd never let you go

Just one more chance
I know I was wrong
Don't give up so easily
Don't you know it's killing me?
Just one more chance, to sing this song
I'll never let you down, no
Just one more chance

I know that I hurt you
Don't you realize?
Confused, thought we were through
Can I tell you that I, I never felt like this?
This pain, I can't ignore
I want you back, and I'll never let you go

Just one more chance
I know I was wrong
Don't give up so easily
Don't you know it's killing me?
Just one more chance, to sing this song
I'll never let you down, no
Just one more chance

It's not the way we planned it
Or the way it's gonna be
Just give me half a chance to make your heart believe
'Cause I know just how you feel
I can see it in your eyes
There's nothing in this world
That can tear this love apart

Just one more chance
I know I was wrong
Don't give up so easily
Don't you know it's killing me?
Just one more chance, to sing this song
I'll never let you down, no, no, no
No no no

One more chance
Don't give up so easily
Don't you know, don't you know
It's killing me?
To sing this song
I'll never let you down
Just one more chance

One more chance



Same Old Story

Yeah

Turn around take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you are
Try to hide from yesterday
Still the pain never went away
Could it be, history
All the time just repeatin' on me?
Thought that I could break the chains,
The tears and pain, but here I go again

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Hey
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
C'mon

Turn around take a look at your life
Thinkin that you're living right
Judging only on what you see
Just reflections of your misery
All the shame, from all the names
Build the walls when we're all the same
You think you got an alibi, but it's a lie
Don't even try

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)

And you don't know baby
How you're gonna survive
In these troubled times
But if you seek than you shall find
Yeah

I say
Sing it with me y'all

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
No no

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Didn't you know I'm not that kind?
(Same old story)
Yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
No no no no no no

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way, oh, the story goes?
(Same old story)

Over and over
On and on
Keep on singing that same old song you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)
Yeah
(Over and over)
Round and round
This world keeps turing me inside out you know
Is that the way the story goes?
(Same old story)

Na na na



Nothing At All

I suppose, for a man like you
To be the love of my life
That's a lot to ask
But somehow, I feel the right
So here I am, hey babe, with the tables turned
The fear of getting burned, your hand's been cold
I want everything

Or nothing at all, at all
Every, every, everything
Now what am I to do?
You made me fall for you
I want everything
Or nothing at all

I may be wrong, I've been wrong before
But I won't be a fool
Not for you this time
There's some things I'm not going through
So here I stand, hey babe, with a lot to lose
But I wanna see the truth
Through your walls
I want everything

Or nothing at all, at all
Every, every, everything
Now what am I to do?
You made me fall for you
I want everything
Or nothing at all

You told me you love me, you told me you need me
I hear all the words that you say, what you need to do
I'm tired of feeling there's nothing more to believe in
I won't wait for you to break my heart

So here I am, hey baby, with the tables turned
And the fear of getting burned
Your hand's been cold

I want everything
Or nothing at all, at all
I want everything
I want everything
Now what am I to do?
You made me fall for you
I want everything
Or nothing at all, at all

I want everything, I want everything
Now what am I to do?
You made me fall for you, you, you, you, you
Oh, nothing at all
I said nothing at all

I miss ya baby
You're my everything
I want everything
I want everything
Everything
Everything



Baptize My Soul

You baptize my soul
Want the world to know
Yes you do
You baptize my soul
Gotta let it show
Take me to the river and deliver me
Oooooh ooh

I just wanna celebrate another day with you
We were meant to be together, don't you know it's true?
From the very start, you captured my heart
Sometimes I wonder what I did before we came along
Until you came around and sang me such a pretty song
Like a butterfly, opened up and changed my life
Giving in to you is something that I can't deny
Oooooh

You (you) baptize my soul
I want the world to know
You manifest the 'D' in destiny
(Yes you do)
I said you (you) baptize my soul
Gotta let it show
Take me to the river and deliver me
Just take this empty heart, make it whole
You baptize my soul

Just the sound of your voice brings out the romance in me
The slightest touch of your hand plays me like a symphony
Love'll take us far, like a shooting star
We don't pay no mind to all the things that people say
The only thing that matters is the love we've got today
It's a miracle, we're invinsible
I just wanna spend my whole life living in your world
Oooooh

You (you) baptize my soul
I want the world to know
You manifest the 'D' in destiny
(Yes you do)
I said you (you) baptize my soul
Gotta let it show
Take me to the river and deliver me
Take this empty heart, make it whole
You baptize my soul

You (you) baptize my soul
I want the world to know
You manifest the 'D' in destiny
(Yes you do)
I said you (you) baptize my soul
Gotta let it show
Take me to the river and deliver me
And take this empty heart, make it whole
You baptize my soul

I don't care what people say
What we got is here to stay
Doesn't matter what we do
As long as I am here with you
If you wonder what I mean
It's more simple than it seems
Together we were meant to be
Forever it is you and me

Like a butterfly
Opened up my life
Giving in to you is something
That I can't deny

You (you) baptize my soul
I want the world to know
You manifest the 'D' in destiny
(Yes you do)
I said you (you) baptize my soul
Gotta let it show
Take me to the river and deliver me
And take this empty heart, make it whole
You baptize my soul

You baptize my soul
I want the world to know

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