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Adult Contemporary

11 MP3 Songs
POP: 90''s Pop, URBAN/R&B: R&B Pop Crossover



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Diane Witherspoon has four previous albums to her name: THANKING YOU (1990), YOU MAY NEVER KNOW (1999), THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (2002), and L.A. AFTER DARK. Diane has performed on many other albums, mostly with jazz artists.

Diane, a native of Minneapolis, studied voice at St. Olaf''s College there and later, at Laney College in Oakland, California. She follows a great musical tradition: she is a cousin of the late great bluesman Jimmy Witherspoon and sister of Shirley Witherspoon, once a vocalist with Duke Ellington.

This album, YOU CALLED ANOTHER''S NAME, is Diane''s first venture out into the very danceable ADULT CONTEMPORARY genre that is so well represented by artists like Sade, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker and others.

William G. "Doc" Webster, Sr. wrote all of the words and music in this album---then produced it! "Doc," a retired state university professor (California State University, Stanislaus) has a rich musical background, having played with many artists as diverse as Guitar Slim, Smiley Lewis, Lionel Hampton, Little Willie John, Lightnin'' Slim, Lou Rawls and many others.

Asked about how he happened to write both words and music, "Doc" said: "Music should enhance our life experience. Good music captures those feelings that are common to all of us. An example is the title song of this album, YOU CALLED ANOTHER''S NAME. It''s quite easy to understand how lovers in new relationships can mistakenly call the wrong name and hurt the other person''s feelings. Usually, listeners identify with the "hurt" person in such a situation; and when the same author writes both words and music, it''s easier to tap into those feelings that are common to all of us, those feelings that make us identify with that "hurt" person."

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