Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)
Studio album by Rachelle Ferrell
Released	August 15, 2000
Recorded	1999
Studio	Le Gonks West (Los Angeles, CA) Andora Studios (Los Angeles, CA) The Blue Room (Philadelphia, PA) O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA)
Genre	Contemporary jazz soul
Length	59:47
Label	Capitol
Producer	Rachelle Ferrell (also exec.) George Duke Jef Lee Johnson
Rachelle Ferrell chronology
Rachelle Ferrell (1992) Individuality (Can I Be Me?) (2000) Live In Montreux 91-97 (2002)
Singles from Individuality (Can I Be Me?)
"Satisfied" Released: 2000 "I Forgive You" Released: 2001

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Individuality (Can I Be Me?) is the third studio album by American vocalist Rachelle Ferrell. It was released on August 15, 2000 through Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at Le Gonks West and Andora Recording Studio in Los Angeles, at The Blue Room in Philadelphia, and at O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank. All songs overdubbed and mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks West, a studio owned by George Duke, who served as producer of the album. It features guest appearances from Jonathan Butler and Russ Barnes.

The album peaked at number 71 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, at number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 1 on the Jazz Albums chart in the United States. Individuality (Can I Be Me?) spawned two singles: "Satisfied" and "I Forgive You". Both singles made it to the Adult R&B Songs chart, reaching #11 and #13 respectively.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rachelle Ferrell, except track 1 written with Jef Lee Johnson

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Individuality (Can I Be Me?)"	Rachelle Ferrell	4:53
2.	"Sista"	Rachelle Ferrell George Duke	3:59
3.	"Will You Remember Me?"	Rachelle Ferrell Jef Lee Johnson	6:17
4.	"I Forgive You"	Rachelle Ferrell	5:30
5.	"I Gotta Go"	Rachelle Ferrell	5:06
6.	"Why You Wanna Mess It All Up?"	Rachelle Ferrell	5:30
7.	"Gaia" (featuring Jonathan Butler)	Rachelle Ferrell Jonathan Butler	5:44
8.	"Run to Me"	Rachelle Ferrell	4:04
9.	"Reflections of My Heart" (featuring Russ Barnes)	Rachelle Ferrell George Duke	5:10
10.	"Satisfied"	Rachelle Ferrell George Duke	5:32
11.	"I Can Explain"	Rachelle Ferrell	8:02
Total length:			59:47

Personnel

• Rachelle Ferrell – vocals, lyrics, producer (track 3), executive producer
• Jonathan Butler – vocals & guitar (track 7)
• Russ Barnes – vocals (track 9), backing vocals (tracks: 1, 6)
• Kenny Lattimore – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 6)
• Jef Lee Johnson – lyrics (track 1), guitar (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9, 11), bass & keyboards (tracks: 1, 3), producer (track 3), recording (tracks: 1, 3)
• George Duke – keyboards (tracks: 2–11), keyboard bass & guitar (tracks: 1, 3), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4–11)
• Tony Maiden – guitar (track 11)
• Byron Lee Miller – bass (tracks: 4–6, 8, 11)
• John "Lil' John" Roberts – drums (tracks: 1–3, 9, 10)
• Ricardo Jordan – drums (tracks: 4–7, 11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks: 4–6, 8, 9)
• Erik Zobler – recording (tracks: 2, 4–11), mixing
• Wayne Holmes – assistant engineering
• Rob Brill – assistant engineering (tracks: 4–6, 8)
• Bryan Jackson – assistant engineering (tracks: 4–6, 8)
• James Stone – assistant engineering (track 11)
• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Norman Moore – design
• Ann Smalley – design
• Beth Herzhaft – photography
• Corine Duke – production coordinator
• Kent Blackwelder Management – management

Chart history

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	71
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	16
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)	1

External links

• Individuality (Can I Be Me?) at Discogs (list of releases)
• Individuality (Can I Be Me?) by Rachelle Ferrell on iTunes