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Part of Elliott Yamin's charm lies in how he doesn't seem to belong to his time.
A disciple of Donny Hathaway (and to a lesser extent, Stevie Wonder), Yamin never felt comfortable in contemporary threads, whether it was during his time on American Idol or afterward, when he cut his eponymous first album in 2007.
That record was perched between his classicism and flirtations with contemporary R&B, but its 2009 successor, Fight for Love, tips the scales decidedly in the favor of aggressive modern flavors, a shift perhaps tipped off by its combative title.
Moving in this direction only makes sense -- in order to make records, he has to sell records, and to do that he has to have songs that sound like the times.
The problem for Yamin is that his husky voice bristles against the cold, sequenced rhythms that comprise Fight for Love, creating not tension but dissonance.
Of course, it would help if he had compelling material, either songs or productions, but everything here feels written to convention instead of written to order.
Yamin remains an ingratiating presence, possessed with a natural, almost accidental charm that's so endearing that it's hard not to wish that he was in warmer surroundings than these, or at least had a better collection of songs to sing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let Love BeO. Goldstein, Calvin "Joonie" Gary, Jr., Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Know BetterWaynne Nugent, K. Risto, Steve Russell, Dapo Torimiro | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Fight for LoveJohnta Austin, Terry Thomas | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | YouAmund Björklund, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermanson, Taj Jackson, Espen Lind | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Don't Be AfraidMikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermanson, Taj Jackson | Elliott Yamin | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You SayJ. Cates, L. Robbins, Reed Vertelney, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Apart from MeWaynne Nugent, K. Risto, Steve Russell, Dapo Torimiro, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Cold HeartF. Bloxsom, Aaron Goldstein, Bonnie McKee, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | How Do I KnowEmanuel Kiriakou, L. Robbins, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | This Step AloneJosh Abraham, Alex James, Dapo Torimiro, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | SomedayMarcus John Bryant, Dave Tozer, Corey Latif Williams, Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Can't Keep On Loving You (From A Distance) | Elliott Yamin | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakim Abdulsamad | Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming |
| 2 | Josh Abraham | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Programming |
| 3 | Candice Anderson | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | N. Atweh | Composer |
| 5 | Johnta Austin | Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Zukhan Bey | Drum Programming |
| 7 | Joe Bisirri | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 8 | Amund Björklund | Composer |
| 9 | F. Bloxsom | Composer |
| 10 | Randy Bowland | Guitar, Guitars |
| 11 | Jimmy Brunetti | Marketing |
| 12 | Marcus John Bryant | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Danny Buch | Promoter |
| 14 | J. Cates | Composer |
| 15 | Jeff Chestek | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 16 | Rich Christina | A&R |
| 17 | Tom Craskey | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 18 | Fred Croshal | Marketing |
| 19 | Jonnie Davis | Mixing |
| 20 | Jonnie Davis "Most" | Mixing |
| 21 | Rich Davis | Production Coordination |
| 22 | Andrew Dawson | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 23 | Dirty Swift | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Mixing |
| 24 | Mikkel Storleer Eriksen | Audio Engineer, Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Various Instruments |
| 25 | Rick Friedrich | Audio Engineer |
| 26 | Calvin "Joonie" Gary, Jr. | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering, Remastering |
| 28 | Aaron Goldstein | Composer, Programming |
| 29 | O. Goldstein | Composer |
| 30 | Mark Gorlick | Promoter |
| 31 | Nigel Hall | Organ |
| 32 | Tor Erik Hermanson | Composer, Instrumentation, Various Instruments |
| 33 | Josh Houghkirk | Assistant, Audio Engineer |
| 34 | Ghazi Hourani | Assistant, Audio Engineer |
| 35 | Taj Jackson | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Alex James | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer |
| 37 | Alex James | Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 38 | Jaycen Joshua | Mixing |
| 39 | M. Kasprzyk | Composer |
| 40 | Chris Kasych | Assistant, Audio Engineer |
| 41 | David Kaufman | Stylist |
| 42 | Emanuel Kiriakou | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming |
| 43 | Nana Kwabena | Drum Programming |
| 44 | Espen Lind | Composer, Guitar |
| 45 | Espen Linden | Guitar |
| 46 | Giancarlo Lino | Assistant, Audio Engineer, Mixing |
| 47 | Elizabeth Lutz | Publicity |
| 48 | Bonnie McKee | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 49 | Micah Laughlin | Audio Engineer |
| 50 | Waynne Nugent | Composer |
| 51 | Oligee | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Programming |
| 52 | Ashley Patterson | Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Dave Pensado | Mixing |
| 54 | Brian Porizek | Art Direction, Design |
| 55 | Lenesha Randolph | Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | K. Risto | Composer |
| 57 | Lola Rivera | Audio Engineer |
| 58 | Valvin Roane II | Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | L. Robbins | Composer |
| 60 | Sean Rotramel | Assistant, Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 61 | Steve Russell | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer |
| 62 | Tawgs Salter | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitars, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 63 | Showtyme | Vocals (Background) |
| 64 | Nick Spanos | Photography |
| 65 | Stargate | Audio Production |
| 66 | Danny Strick | A&R |
| 67 | Chris Taillie | Marketing |
| 68 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 69 | Terry Thomas | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 70 | Michelle Thompson | Vocals (Background) |
| 71 | Steve Tirpak | Keyboards |
| 72 | Dapo Torimiro | Audio Production, Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 73 | Dave Tozer | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar, Guitars, Keyboards, Producer |
| 74 | Joe Truglio | Drums |
| 75 | Reed Vertelney | Composer |
| 76 | Bruce Wayne | Audio Production, Producer |
| 77 | Bruce Waynne | Producer |
| 78 | Andrew Weupper | Audio Engineer |
| 79 | Andrew Weupper | Assistant |
| 80 | Corey Latif Williams | Composer |
| 81 | Ryan Williams | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing |
| 82 | Elliott Yamin | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 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). |