''Three Wishes'' is the seventh studio album by American
R&B singer
Miki Howard. It was released by
Peak Records
Peak Records is an American record label that was founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in 1994. Peak is distributed by Bob Frank Entertainment.
History
*1994 Peak Records is co-founded by Russ Freeman a ...
on March 27, 2001. The album features production by
Barry Eastmond
Barry James Eastmond is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Eastmond is an adjunct professor at New York University Steinhardt Performing Arts Department in songwriting and is part of the NYU Summer Songwriting Work ...
,
LeMel Humes
Lemuel “LeMel” Humes is an American songwriter/composer, musician, singer, and producer. He is perhaps best-known for his longstanding songwriting and production relationship with R&B/soul singer Miki Howard, particularly his work on her e ...
, and ''
Family Matters'' actor
Darius McCrary, who also sings background vocals on the track "Meant to Be." Executive producers on ''Three Wishes'' include
Russ Freeman of jazz band
The Rippingtons and Andi Howard. The album peaked at number 60 on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart but failed to chart on the US
''Billboard'' 200. It was nominated in the
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album category at the
2002 Grammy Awards
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 2002 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main recipient was Alicia Keys, winning five Grammys, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for " Fallin'". U2 won four ...
.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson called the album a "pleasant, if unremarkable, CD." He found that "instead of trying to make herself relevant to the hip-hop-minded R&B scene of the early '00s, Howard sticks to her guns and emphasizes adult-oriented quiet storm music
..''Three Wishes'' won't go down in history as one of Howard's more essential releases, although her hardcore fans will probably want to hear it anyway."
Track listing
Charts
References
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2001 albums
Miki Howard albums
Peak Records albums