Taja Sevelle (born Nancy Richardson, January 7, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known for her 1987 single, "Love Is Contagious".
Sevelle signed a record contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records in 1992.
From the Prince Vault Website, the following information about her recording history with Prince may be known: "Taja Sevelle is the first studio album by Taja Sevelle, and is her only album to feature writing input by Prince.
Two of the album's ten tracks were written (or co-written) by Prince, although the album was produced by Minneapolis musician Chico Bennett. Although Taja Sevelle had signed to Paisley Park Records when it was formed in 1984, she mainly worked with Warner Bros.
executives on the album, and Prince's involvement was minimal; he submitted the songs in late 1986 after Michael Jackson had rejected Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? for his album "Bad".
Recording process
Both songs with Prince involvement were not initially designed for Taja Sevelle and had initially been recorded earlier in his career. Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? was first recorded in 1976-1977, before Prince had even recorded his first album For You, and If I Could Get Your Attention was first recorded in May 1986.
Promotion
The album produced four singles, Love Is Contagious (released shortly before the album), Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?, Popular and Take Me For A Ride.
It failed to chart in the US, but reached number 48 in the UK." During the 1990s, Sevelle wrote several songs for Warner Music.
01. Love Is Contagious - 4:35
02. Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? - 4:01
03. Popular - 5:06
04. How Could You Do Me So Bad? - 4:24
05. Take Me For A Ride - 4:27
06. If I Could Get Your Attention - 3:41
07. Infatuation - 4:31
08. Baby's Got A Lover - 3:03
09. Mama 16 - 4:33
10. Fly For Your Painted Rainbow - 3:50
Credits
Vocals [All Vocals] – Taja Sevelle
Synthesizer [Synclavier Assistance] – Todd Yvega
Instrumentation By [All Instrumentation] – Bennett
Engineer – Larry Ferguson
Engineer [Additional Overdub Engineering] – Clark Germaine, Joel Stoner, Mark Linett
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Tommy Vicari
Management [Personal Management] – Cavallo, Ruffallo & Fargnoli
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Chris Bellman
Other [Back Cover: Crop Fashions] – Todd Reid
Other [Back Cover: Mug Paint] – Fritz
Other [Back Cover: Pilot] – Taja
Other [Back Cover: Rag Arrangement] – Michelle Cole
Other [Front Cover: Make-up] – Joanne Gair
Art Direction, Design – Jeri McManus Heiden
Artwork [Inner Sleeve Drawing] – Julie Daul (Picasso's Guru)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Ivy Skoff
Photography By [Back Cover: Captured The Moment] – Jeff Katz
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bonnie Lewis
Executive-Producer – Benny Medina, Michael "Mi" Ostin
Producer – Bennett
Notes
Release Date: September 22, 1987
Recorded at The Enterprise, Hollywood Sound
Overdubs: Wildcat Studios, Image Recording
Mixed at Sound Castle, Lion Share
Originally Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Duration: 42:11
Genre: R&B
Styles: Dance-Pop, Soul, Urban
Label - Paisley Park Records
Sevelle signed a record contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records in 1992.
From the Prince Vault Website, the following information about her recording history with Prince may be known: "Taja Sevelle is the first studio album by Taja Sevelle, and is her only album to feature writing input by Prince.
Two of the album's ten tracks were written (or co-written) by Prince, although the album was produced by Minneapolis musician Chico Bennett. Although Taja Sevelle had signed to Paisley Park Records when it was formed in 1984, she mainly worked with Warner Bros.
executives on the album, and Prince's involvement was minimal; he submitted the songs in late 1986 after Michael Jackson had rejected Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? for his album "Bad".
Recording process
Both songs with Prince involvement were not initially designed for Taja Sevelle and had initially been recorded earlier in his career. Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? was first recorded in 1976-1977, before Prince had even recorded his first album For You, and If I Could Get Your Attention was first recorded in May 1986.
Promotion
The album produced four singles, Love Is Contagious (released shortly before the album), Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?, Popular and Take Me For A Ride.
It failed to chart in the US, but reached number 48 in the UK." During the 1990s, Sevelle wrote several songs for Warner Music.
01. Love Is Contagious - 4:35
02. Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? - 4:01
03. Popular - 5:06
04. How Could You Do Me So Bad? - 4:24
05. Take Me For A Ride - 4:27
06. If I Could Get Your Attention - 3:41
07. Infatuation - 4:31
08. Baby's Got A Lover - 3:03
09. Mama 16 - 4:33
10. Fly For Your Painted Rainbow - 3:50
Credits
Vocals [All Vocals] – Taja Sevelle
Synthesizer [Synclavier Assistance] – Todd Yvega
Instrumentation By [All Instrumentation] – Bennett
Engineer – Larry Ferguson
Engineer [Additional Overdub Engineering] – Clark Germaine, Joel Stoner, Mark Linett
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Tommy Vicari
Management [Personal Management] – Cavallo, Ruffallo & Fargnoli
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Chris Bellman
Other [Back Cover: Crop Fashions] – Todd Reid
Other [Back Cover: Mug Paint] – Fritz
Other [Back Cover: Pilot] – Taja
Other [Back Cover: Rag Arrangement] – Michelle Cole
Other [Front Cover: Make-up] – Joanne Gair
Art Direction, Design – Jeri McManus Heiden
Artwork [Inner Sleeve Drawing] – Julie Daul (Picasso's Guru)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Ivy Skoff
Photography By [Back Cover: Captured The Moment] – Jeff Katz
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bonnie Lewis
Executive-Producer – Benny Medina, Michael "Mi" Ostin
Producer – Bennett
Notes
Release Date: September 22, 1987
Recorded at The Enterprise, Hollywood Sound
Overdubs: Wildcat Studios, Image Recording
Mixed at Sound Castle, Lion Share
Originally Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Duration: 42:11
Genre: R&B
Styles: Dance-Pop, Soul, Urban
Label - Paisley Park Records
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