Accomplished Songwriter Andrea Martin Releases Debut Album, "The Best of Me," on Arista Records.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--Arista recording artist Andrea Martin's debut album, "The Best of Me," arrives at record stores today. Described by Martin as a defintive recording which melds her R&B/pop offerings with the rich musical roots of her West Indian West In·dies An archipelago between southeast North America and northern South America, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands. heritage (Martin's parents are from Guyana), "The Best of Me" showcases the performer's compelling vocals and songwriting ability. "I like to write songs that tell stories," says the accomplished songwriter who not only wrote all of the tracks on her debut (along with her song-writing partner Ivan Matias), but has also penned such gold and platinum hits Platinum Hits is a term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games that have sold over 400,000 units on the platform in the nine months after release [1] and have dropped in price from their original MSRP to a new price point of US$19. as En Vogue's "Don't Let Go (Love)," Monica's "Before You Walk Out of My life," SWV's "You're the One" and Toni Braxton's "I Love Me Some Him." Martin tapped both accomplished and up-and-coming producers to shape her debut L.P. Contributors include Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock and Organized Noize Organized Noize is an Atlanta-based American hip hop production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown. Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go", and Ludacris' "Saturday (Ohh Ohh)" and "Blueberry Yum . The album's lead single, "Let Me Return the Favor," is a flowing dance groove, peppered with reggae influences. The track finds the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of native paying homage to friends, family and loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl who have supported her both personally and professionally. "If this track is any indication, there's a big story ahead for Martin, who packs this single with plenty of surprises," writes Billboard's music reviewer of "Let Me Return the Favor." The single is currently making a strong showing in such key markets as Baltimore, Denver, Columbia, S.C., Hartford, CT, and Augusta, GA. Directed by Jake Nava Jake Nava is a music video and commercial director. Commercials
Martin is currently on promotional tour in support of "The Best of Me." She will visit Baltimore and Washington D.C. on October 14 and 15 respectively, before visiting London, England for the week of October 18 to support the album's international release. In addition, she will give live performances at SOB's in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on October 27, the Musicland Convention in Atlantic City on October 28, and the National Black Programmer's Convention in New Orleans on November 14. Scheduled television appearances include The Jenny Jones Show, air date tba; BET's Soundstage, airing today and October 15-17; and BET's Planet Groove, air date TBA. |
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