This Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album) explained

This Is Who I Am
Type:	studio
Artist:	Heather Headley
Cover:	Heatherheadley.JPG
Recorded:	July 1998–June 2001
Genre:	R&B
Length:	48:29
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Stephen Ferrera (also exec.) Dallas Austin Big Bob Capt'n Curt Shep Crawford D'Influence Gary Haase Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rob Mounsey Nile Vada Nobles The Phantom Sy Smith Reed Vertelney Dave Way
Next Title:	In My Mind
Next Year:	2006

This Is Who I Am is the debut studio album by Trinidadian-American singer Heather Headley. It was released on October 8, 2002 by RCA Records. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 3, 2003,^[1] and has sold 677,000 copies in the United States.^[2]

Critical reception

John Bush from Allmusic found that "though she didn't come out of the R&B tradition, Heather Headley has plenty of soul on her debut, This Is Who I Am. Headley, a singer whose vocal strength isn't mere compensation for a lack of interpretive skills or lame songwriting, possesses a range that's surprising and welcome; she slips on dramatic personas continually here, quite ironic considering the title.."

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Instruments and performances

• Guitars: Dallas Austin, Terrence Elliot, Tomi Martin, Jeff Mironov
• Bass: Steve Mostyn
• Percussion: Steve Marston
• Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten, Rob Mounsey, Michael Norfleet, Jeremy Ruzumna, James Wright
• Rap: Chukki Starr

Technical and production

• Engineered by: Wayne Allison, Anne Catalino, Mike Ging, Steve Hodge, Adam Kagan, Carlton Lynn, Chauncey Mahan, James Muller, Anthony Ruotolo, Rick Sheppard, Christine Sirois, Reed Vertelney, Bradley Yost, Andy Zulla
• Mixed by: Dave Way, Steve Hodge, Andy Zulla, Chauncey Mahan

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	163
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	46

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, editions and label

Region	Date	Edition(s)	Label
United States	October 8, 2002		RCA
United Kingdom	October 14, 2002
Japan	February 5, 2003		Sony

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIAA – Gold & Platinum . 2009-03-20 . June 3, 2003 . RIAA.
2. Headley Makes Up 'Mind' With Lil Jon, Shaggy . 2009-03-20 . Hope . Clover . November 9, 2005 . Billboard.
3. This Is Who I Am. Heather Headley. 2002 . CD liner . RCA Records.
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. September 8, 2020.
5. Web site: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2003. Billboard. January 16, 2020.