With her follow-up to her commercially successful debut album, Mya has taken a small step towards shedding her squeaky-clean image and embracing a more mature sound.
Many of the best moments on Fear of Flying come with the help of other artists such as Jadakiss of the Lox and Left-Eye from TLC.
With producer Swizz Beatz behind the soundboard for her and rapper Jadakiss making his presence felt on "Best of Me," the single is the album's highlight.
"Takin' Me Over" featuring Left-Eye shows that when pushed Mya can hold her weight among R&B heavyweights.
Without the energy of collaborators in the mix, many of her solo tracks wander into predictability.
The album relies too heavily on tepid ballads such as the title track and "Man of My Life." Yet songs like "Can't Believe," "For the First Time," and "Lie Detector" show an emotional depth that lacked in her debut.
Mya's sophomore effort proves that she is a promising young talent, but still has yet to develop the chops necessary to rank among the best of R&B divas.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn It Up (Intro) | Mya, Swizz Beatz | Play | 01:22 | 0 MB | 9 MB |
| 2 | Ride & ShakeA. Dent, Tamara Savage | Mya | Play | 04:00 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | That's Why I Wanna FightLaShawn Daniels, Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins | Mya | Play | 04:35 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | PussycatsJimmy Cozier, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Mýa Harrison, Wyclef Jean | Mya | Play | 04:23 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Lie DetectorMoses Davis, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Mýa Harrison, Wyclef Jean | Mya, Beenie Man | Play | 04:20 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | How You Gonna Tell MeKandi Burruss, Mýa Harrison | Mya | Play | 03:35 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Grandma Says (Skit) | Mya | Play | 00:48 | 0 MB | 3 MB |
| 8 | Takin' Me OverRobert Daniels, James Gass, Mýa Harrison, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Robin Thicke | Mya, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Play | 03:50 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Now or NeverRobert Daniels, James Gass, B.B. Keyes, Robin Thicke | Mya | Play | 03:49 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Fear of FlyingTeron Beal, Jimmy Davi, D. Thompson | Mya | Play | 04:24 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Can't BelieveMýa Harrison, Robin Thicke | Mya | Play | 04:17 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Man in My LifeRod Temperton | Mya | Play | 04:33 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 13 | Get over (Outro)Mya | Mya | Play | 02:27 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 14 | Case Of The Ex (What'cha Gonna Do) | Mya | Play | 03:56 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 15 | Free | Mya | Play | 05:18 | 0 MB | 39 MB |
| 16 | Again & Again | Mya | Play | 03:29 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 17 | Best Of Me | Mya, Jadakiss | Play | 04:12 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 18 | Fear Of Flying (Interlude) | Mya | Play | 00:52 | 0 MB | 4 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Aaron | Horn |
| 2 | Brandon Abeln | Engineer |
| 3 | Chris Athens | Mastering |
| 4 | Teron Beal | Composer |
| 5 | Beenie Man | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Rob Brill | Engineer |
| 7 | Kandi Burruss | Composer |
| 8 | Ralph Cacciurri | Engineer |
| 9 | Michael Cain | Keyboards |
| 10 | Keith Cohen | Engineer |
| 11 | Jimmy Cozier | Composer |
| 12 | Kevin Crouse | Engineer |
| 13 | LaShawn Daniels | Composer |
| 14 | Robert Daniels | Composer |
| 15 | Jimmy Davi | Composer |
| 16 | Joe Davi | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 17 | Rick Davies | Horn |
| 18 | Kevin KD Davis | Mixing, Mixing Engineer |
| 19 | Moses Davis | Composer |
| 20 | Kasseem Dean | Composer |
| 21 | Dent | Producer, Programming |
| 22 | A. Dent | Composer |
| 23 | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | Composer, Producer |
| 24 | Chris Frame | Engineer |
| 25 | James Gass | Composer |
| 26 | Brad Gilderman | Engineer |
| 27 | Jason Groucott | Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 28 | T.W. Hale | Composer |
| 29 | Traci Hale | Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Livio Harris | Programming |
| 31 | Mýa Harrison | Composer |
| 32 | Norman Hedman | Percussion |
| 33 | Tal Herzberg | Engineer |
| 34 | Adam Holmstead | Engineer |
| 35 | Sean Hurley | Guitar (Bass) |
| 36 | A. Islam Haqq | Producer |
| 37 | Jadakiss | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 38 | Wyclef Jean | Composer, Producer |
| 39 | Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III | Composer |
| 40 | Rodney Jerkins | Composer, Producer |
| 41 | Kandi | Producer |
| 42 | B.B. Keyes | Composer |
| 43 | Jordan Knight | Guest Artist, Performer |
| 44 | Doc Little | Programming |
| 45 | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Composer, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 46 | Ricco Lumpkins | Engineer |
| 47 | Glen Marchese | Mixing |
| 48 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 49 | Tony Maserati | Mixing |
| 50 | The Mercenaries | Producer |
| 51 | Mya | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Darryl Pearson | Composer |
| 53 | J.C. Phillips | Composer |
| 54 | Pro-Jay | Producer, Programming |
| 55 | Tamara Savage | Composer |
| 56 | Michael Sherman | Engineer |
| 57 | C. Stewart | Composer |
| 58 | Christopher "Tricky" Stewart | Keyboards, Programming |
| 59 | Swizz Beatz | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 60 | Rod Temperton | Composer |
| 61 | Robin Thicke | Composer, Producer, Programming |
| 62 | Brian "B-Luv" Thomas | Engineer |
| 63 | D. Thompson | Composer |
| 64 | Darrel Thorpe | Engineer |
| 65 | Mashonda Tifrere | Composer |
| 66 | Richard Travali | Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 67 | Dylan Vaughan | Mixing Engineer |
| 68 | Kieran Wagner | Engineer |
| 69 | Marlon Williams | Guitar |
| 70 | Doug Woulson | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |