Straight from My Heart
Straight from My Heart is the third studio album by American singer Pebbles. It was released on September 12, 1995, on MCA Records. The album features the top 40 R&B hit, "Are You Ready?".
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four out of five stars and ranked it "among Pebbles' most consistent efforts." He found that on With Straight from the Heart "Pebbles attempts to fit into the sound of the mid-'90s and the results are surprisingly successful." He noted that the album was "more of a showcase for her producers than the singer herself. Featuring elements of jazz, funk, and hip-hop, the record is a diverse and soulful catalog of contemporary R&B; even when the songwriting is weak, the record sounds first-rate." Entertainment Weeklys David Thigpen wrote that "past the clichéd album title you'll find satisfying grooves and a few killer love songs, all polished to a high gloss and carried along on Pebbles' seductive whispers and wails Straight from My Heart serves as a declaration of her independence."Track listing
Notes- signifies co-producer
Production
- Tom Cassel – mixing engineer
- Sean Combs – producer
- John Frye – engineer
- Organized Noize – producer
- Pebbles – producer
- Joe Rich – producer
- Tony Rich – producer
- Alex Richbourg – producer
- Chucky Thompson – producer
- Kyle West – producer
- Mike Wilson – engineer
- Mario Winans – producer