Description
Where I Wanna Be is the sole full-length album by the British-American dance/Euro-pop duo V*Enna (Lucy Britten & Sharnessa Shelton), released on Essential Records in 2000, a division of Brentwood Music, manufactured and distributed in the US by Provident Music Distribution. Also released in the UK featuring new cover artwork, marketed and distributed by Alliance Music. The album was recorded in England at Perfect Music Studios in Manchester; and in the US at The Castle Recording Studios and The Crib Studio in Franklin, Tennessee. Produced and arranged by Zarc Porter of The World Wide Message Tribe fame for Movation Productions (except “All The Way To Heaven” produced by Todd Collins). Mixed by F. Reid Shippen at Recording Arts in Nashville.
V*enna features Britain’s Lucy Britten of Psalmistry and Storm fame (and later, member of Blush UK) and American Sharnessa Shelton.
V*enna are British singer Lucy Britten (formerly of Psalmistry and featured on JITHOG 3) and American Sharnessa Shelton combining transatlantic talents to form a duo that proves when it comes to Christian dance pop, it’s still Britain who leads the way. Produced by Mark Pennells and Zarc Porter and drawing on distinct Euro pop influences, the overall feel as suggested by the early single release of «All The Way To Heaven» (remixed here) is Abba for a new millennium! Lucy and Sharnie’s vocals blend perfectly and throughout the contemporary dance pop grooves underpin strong melodies and up front lyrics. Plenty of standouts from the muscular opener of a title track to the clubby call and response «Make That Noize» which features vocal contributions from Raze‘s Ja Marc Davis. The closing «Don’t Get Left Behind» is classic concert closer material and I can visualise plenty of kids coming forward to become Christians. Ultimately that’s what V*enna are all about and this album acts as a perfect foundation for ministry. Bouncy Euro pop is the order of the day and those who want something a little harder, there’s an excellent remix of «Make That Noize» as a bonus track here in the UK. It’s pumpin! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, December 2000]
CD tracklist:
01. Where I Wanna Be
02. Make That Noize
03. Do You Wanna Know?
04. Sometimes
05. Why Did I Let You Go?
06. Sunshine And Rain
07. Best Friends
08. Hold On
09. Don’t Stop
10. All The Way To Heaven
11. Don’t Get Left Behind
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by N*Soul Records. The UK version features a bonus track; “Make That Noize (Init Mix)”.
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