Color Me Cinnamon
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Color Me Cinnamon is the sixth studio album
of singer Stacey Q
, released in 2010.
On February 14, 2010, Stacey Q released her most-recent album Color Me Cinnamon by Hydra Productions. The first single, "Trip," was released August 4, 2009, and the second single, "Pandora's Box" was released January 19, 2010, both on CD maxi-singles and via iTunes.
Her first album in 13 years, "Color Me Cinnamon" features the classic Stacey Q sound with a modern edge, but doesn’t copy what many other artists are doing today, said longtime Stacey Q producer Jon St. James.
"Our goal was to make an album that had our signature Stacey Q sound and to hell with what is trendy at the mo-ment," St. James said. "After ‘Better Than Heaven,’ we were always tortured by record company opinions about what we should do. That’s not conducive to creativity. We worked long, passionate hours to achieve these results. I’m very proud of this musical journey called ‘Color Me Cinnamon.’ "
The 14-track disc, which marks a return to dance music for Stacey Q, features the lead single "Trip," written by Hydra Productions’ Shawn Winstian and Shane Condo and Jon St. James. "Lyrically, I wrote ‘Trip’ about allowing yourself to tune in to what it is you really want, not to be afraid of what’s holding you back," Winstian said.
On "Color Me Cinnamon," Stacey Q takes listeners on a musical journey, assuming several personas throughout the album. She transforms from a woman of the night on "Candy Apple" to a wealthy French socialite who has every-thing money can buy but nothing she really want on "Sad Cafe." Other standout tracks include the pulsating "Euphoria," about achieving extreme content and fulfillment; the radio-friendly "Below the Surface," about an extreme burning desire; "Masquerade," about living behind a mask; and the retro-80s sounding "The Lion’s Den," about the New York City party scene.
The idea for "Color Me Cinnamon" was formed when Winstian asked St. James to remix a few singles from Hydra Productions’ debut CD, "Liquid."
"As we went into our third remix, it became obvious to Shawn, Stacey and I that we were creating a little bit of magic," St. James said. "When I suggested to Shawn and Miss Q that we do a full-length album, they both loved the idea."
The album title, "Color Me Cinnamon," taps into a unique part of Stacey Q history. The title references the album title that was used on the popular 1987 episode of "The Facts of Life," in which Stacey played the character Cinnamon, a bud-ding rock star. The acting role was specifically written for Stacey.
"Cinnamon was a very popular character for Stacey and a lot of fans thought it was her name," Winstian said. "After recording the song ‘Cinnamon Girl’ for this album, we decided to call it "Color Me Cinnamon" as an homage to the album her character had released on the show. For me, this is that lost album."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
of singer Stacey Q
Stacey Q
Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
, released in 2010.
On February 14, 2010, Stacey Q released her most-recent album Color Me Cinnamon by Hydra Productions. The first single, "Trip," was released August 4, 2009, and the second single, "Pandora's Box" was released January 19, 2010, both on CD maxi-singles and via iTunes.
Her first album in 13 years, "Color Me Cinnamon" features the classic Stacey Q sound with a modern edge, but doesn’t copy what many other artists are doing today, said longtime Stacey Q producer Jon St. James.
"Our goal was to make an album that had our signature Stacey Q sound and to hell with what is trendy at the mo-ment," St. James said. "After ‘Better Than Heaven,’ we were always tortured by record company opinions about what we should do. That’s not conducive to creativity. We worked long, passionate hours to achieve these results. I’m very proud of this musical journey called ‘Color Me Cinnamon.’ "
The 14-track disc, which marks a return to dance music for Stacey Q, features the lead single "Trip," written by Hydra Productions’ Shawn Winstian and Shane Condo and Jon St. James. "Lyrically, I wrote ‘Trip’ about allowing yourself to tune in to what it is you really want, not to be afraid of what’s holding you back," Winstian said.
On "Color Me Cinnamon," Stacey Q takes listeners on a musical journey, assuming several personas throughout the album. She transforms from a woman of the night on "Candy Apple" to a wealthy French socialite who has every-thing money can buy but nothing she really want on "Sad Cafe." Other standout tracks include the pulsating "Euphoria," about achieving extreme content and fulfillment; the radio-friendly "Below the Surface," about an extreme burning desire; "Masquerade," about living behind a mask; and the retro-80s sounding "The Lion’s Den," about the New York City party scene.
The idea for "Color Me Cinnamon" was formed when Winstian asked St. James to remix a few singles from Hydra Productions’ debut CD, "Liquid."
"As we went into our third remix, it became obvious to Shawn, Stacey and I that we were creating a little bit of magic," St. James said. "When I suggested to Shawn and Miss Q that we do a full-length album, they both loved the idea."
The album title, "Color Me Cinnamon," taps into a unique part of Stacey Q history. The title references the album title that was used on the popular 1987 episode of "The Facts of Life," in which Stacey played the character Cinnamon, a bud-ding rock star. The acting role was specifically written for Stacey.
"Cinnamon was a very popular character for Stacey and a lot of fans thought it was her name," Winstian said. "After recording the song ‘Cinnamon Girl’ for this album, we decided to call it "Color Me Cinnamon" as an homage to the album her character had released on the show. For me, this is that lost album."
Track listing
Production
- Produced by Jon St. JamesJon St. JamesJon St. James is an American guitarist, songwriter–composer, producer and engineer whose Casbah Recording Studio was a part of Orange County, California's new music scene in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. St. James' first album was as leader–frontman–songwriter of the progressive rock group...
. - Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
: Shawn Winstian - Associate producer: Stacey QStacey QStacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
& Lori St. James - Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jon St. James at Casbah Recording StudioCasbah Recording StudioThe Casbah Recording Studio or simply Casbah is a recording studio in the Orange County suburb of Fullerton, California that helped to spawn several highly successful acts, including Berlin, Stacey Q, and Social Distortion....
, FullertonFullerton, CaliforniaFullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. - Art direction and design: Joe Grimshaw & Shawn Winstian