Paula DeAnda (CD - 2006)

Audio Mixers: Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica; Andy Zulla; Serban Ghenea.

Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; Dept 13 Studios, Corpus Christi, TX; Digital Services, Houston, TX; DML Studios, East Orange, NJ; Evident Studios, Corpus Christi, TX; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Realsongs Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Sound Decision, Hollywood, CA; The Soulsick Lab, Houston, TX; WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Zac Recording, Atlanta, GA.

Photographer: Andrew McPherson .

With an equal emphasis on sultry R&B ballads and uptempo dance-pop, Paula Deandra's 2006 self-titled debut can easily be filed next to contemporary R&B divas like Beyonce and Mariah Carey. The album's lead-off single, "Doing Too Much," a gliding slow jam with a pulsing, hip-hop-flavored beat and sweet backing vocals that recall Destiny's Child, is an excellent example of what the artist does well. Yet Deanda's voice and lyrics add a bit of bite to the glossy R&B, and that distinctive twist, along with major label support (the artist is signed to Arista), make the singer a talent to watch. minimize