| 'Perfectly Imperfect' |
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| Studio album by Elle Varner |
| Released |
August 7, 2012 |
| Recorded |
2011–12 |
| Genre |
R&B, pop, neo soul, quiet storm |
| Label |
RCA |
| Producer |
Gabrielle Varner (exec.) Jimmy Varner (co-exec.), Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, DJ Camper, The Chess Klub, The Varners, Robert "Flippa" Colson, Al "Shux" Shuckburgh, The Star Island Group |
| Elle Varner chronology |
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| Singles from Perfectly Imperfect |
- "Only Wanna Give It to You"
Released: August 16, 2011
- "Refill"
Released: January 31, 2012
- "I Don't Care"
Released: July 16, 2012
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Perfectly Imperfect is the first album by American singer-songwriter Elle Varner. It was released on August 7, 2012 by RCA Records. Songwriters and producers on the album include Jermaine Lamar Cole, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, Frankie Storm and Darrhyl Camper.
There have been three singles to have been released. The lead single "Only Wanna Give It to You" was released on August 16, 2011. It features American rapper J. Cole. It got to number 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single "Refill" was released on January 31, 2012. It got to number 10 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "I Don't Care" was released on July 16, 2012, the third single. It got to number 80 on the same chart.
Allmusic compared the album to the debuts of American singer Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan. Allmusic gave a positive review saying "Perfectly Imperfect sounds like the assured work of a singer and songwriter -- one who co-composes and co-produces her material -- who is on her third or fourth album." They also liked Varner's vocals.[1]
Track listing [change]
| Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuring J. Cole) |
Elle Varner, Jermaine Lamar Cole, Warren "Oak" Felder, Frankie Storm, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Marcel Hall, Marlon Williams |
Oak & Pop |
3:57 |
| 2. |
"Refill" |
Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel & Darhyl Camper |
Pop, DJ Camper |
4:00 |
| 3. |
"Sound Proof Room" |
Elle Varner, Adrien Baker, Andrew Wansel, Roy Morgan & Warren Felder |
Oak & Pop |
3:07 |
| 4. |
"I Don't Care" |
Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Donna Johnson, George Brown, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell & Warren Felder |
Oak & Pop |
3:06 |
| 5. |
"Not Tonight" |
Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Jimmy Varner & Warren Felder |
Oak & Pop, J. Varner |
4:56 |
| 6. |
"Leaf" |
Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Donald Meadows, Tanisha Broadwater & Warren Felder |
Oak & Pop |
3:17 |
| 7. |
"Oh What a Night" |
Elle Varner & Al Shuckburgh |
Al "Shux" Shuckburgh |
3:20 |
| 8. |
"Stop The Clock" |
Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Dexter Wansel, Donald Meadows, Tanisha Broadwater |
Pop |
4:05 |
| 9. |
"Welcome Home" |
Elle Varner, Jimmy Varner |
J. Varner & E. Varner |
4:09 |
| 10. |
"Damn Good Friends" |
Elle Varner & Jimmy Varner |
J. Varner & E. Varner |
3:59 |
| 11. |
"So Fly" |
Elle Varner, Allan Fox, Andrew Wansel & Warren Felder |
Oak & Pop |
3:37 |
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Total length:
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41:33 |
Credits for Perfectly Imperfect:[5]
- Conley Abrams - Engineer
- Chuck Amo - Hair Stylist
- Adrien Baker - Composer
- Leonhard Bartussek - Cello
- Robert Bell - Composer
- Ronald Bell - Composer
- Tanisha Broadwater - Composer, Production Coordination
- George Brown - Composer
- Jeff Byrd - Percussion
- James Cage - Trumpet
- Darhyl Camper - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer
- Charles Parker, Jr. - Violin
- Chess Club - Producer
- Jermaine Cole - Composer, Featured Artist
- Ronald "Flippa" - Colson Programming
- Nina Cottman - Violin
- Carl Cox, Jr. - Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Kenneth Crouch - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Strings
- Dru DeCaro - Guitar
- Peter Edge - Producer
- Alex Evans - Bass
- Warren "Oak" Felder - Associate Producer, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer
- Dave Foreman - Guitar
- Allan Fox - Composer
- Chris Galland - Mixing Assistant
- Thiannar Gomes - Guitar
- Erwin Gorostiza - Creative Director
- Marcel Hall - Composer
- Frances Hathaway - Make-Up
- Donna Johnson - Composer
- Olga Konopelsky - Violin
- Emma Kummrow - Violin
- Gene Lake - Drums
- Nayan Lassiter - Bass
- Kristin Lum - Art Direction, Design
- Erik Madrid - Mixing Assistant
- Jonathan Maron - Bass
- Manny Marroquin - Mixing
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- Donald Meadows - Composer
- Donnie Meadows - Production Coordination
- Melanie Daniels - Vocals (Background)
- Robert "Spike" Mickens -Composer
- Roy Morgan - Composer
- Steve Mostyn - Bass, Guitar, Omnichord
- RCA - Record Label
- Ramon Rivas - Assistant Engineer
- Jeff Robinson - Producer
- Mikelyn Roderick - Vocals (Background)
- Queen Rose - Violin
- Karen Anna Schubert - French Horn
- Al Shuckburgh - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer
- Stan Slotter - Trumpet
- Claydes Smith - Composer
- Adonis Sutherlin - A&R
- Robert Taylor - Musician
- Gregory Teperman - Violin
- Dennis Thomas - Composer
- Robert Thomas - Musician
- Stephen Tirpak - Trombone
- Miki Tsutsumi - Assistant Engineer, Engineer
- Elle Varner - Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Lyricist, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Jimmy Varner - Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocal Producer
- The Varners - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocal Recording
- Wouri Vice - Stylist
- John Emmet Walsh - Trumpet
- Andrew Wansel - Associate Producer, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer
- Dexter Wansel - Composer, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Mark Ward - Cello
- Stuart White - Engineer
- Marlon Williams - Composer
- Suzette Williams - A&R, Producer
- Dave Wood - Guitar (Acoustic)
- Yohimbe - Guitar
- Naomi Yusada - Make-Up
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