''Undeniable'' is the second (and first independently released)

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by American singer

Raven-Symoné Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday () (née Pearman; born December 10, 1985), also known mononymously as Raven, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids ...

. Although her first album was full of kid-rap, she used this album to display her vocal ability while still holding true to her roots in rap. The album was released on May 4, 1999 and as of February 2007 has sold over 2,000 copies.

Background

After the lack of success with her debut, '' Here's to New Dreams'', Raven was dropped from MCA Records in 1994. After a short break, she co-founded RayBlaize Records with her father, Christopher Pearman in 1996, and signed a deal with Crash Records in 1997. The song "Pure Love" was written by first season ''

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'' contestant

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, and the song "I Love You" was written by

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

. The album features the single "

With a Child's Heart "With a Child's Heart" is a song by the singer Stevie Wonder, from his album ''Up-Tight''. The song was released as the b-side to the single "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby". Stevie Wonder version Stevie's original version of ''With a Child's Hea ...

", also a Stevie Wonder song. While her previous album was primarily rap, this album focused more on her vocal chops while still holding true to her old roots. The original album was given a very limited CD and cassette release. Because of the rarity of this album, the original edition often sells for $40 and up on eBay and other online stores. This album, in terms of sales, did worse than her previous record despite new kinds of promotion such as opening for

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. She was dropped from Crash Records in 2000, and the following year she sold her share of RayBlaize.

Promotion

Raven-Symoné was an opening act for

's first tour, the 1998-1999 'N SYNC Tour. One single was released, "

", a

song. It spawned three music videos, one for each version of the song.

Track listing

# " With a Child's Heart (Uptempo Version)" (Blaze, Jefferson) – 3:53 # "I Can Get Down" (Blaize, Jefferson, Ray Blaze) – 4:01 # "Hip Hoppers" (Holt, Jefferson) – 4:18 # "Slow Down" (Jefferson) – 4:52 # "Best Friends" (Jerome "Rome" Jefferson, Pierce La Kindra, Raven-Symoné) – 4:18 # " People Make the World Go Round" (Thomas Creed,

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) – 4:15 # "Bounce" (Jefferson) – 4:41 # "I Love You" (Wonder) – 4:51 # "Lean on Me" (Blaize, Jefferson, Ray Blaze) – 4:07 # "With a Child's Heart (Ballad Version)" (Vickie Basemore,

Henry Cosby Henry R. "Hank" Cosby (May 12, 1928 – January 22, 2002) was an American songwriter, arranger, producer and musician who worked for Motown Records from its formative years. Along with Sylvia Moy, Cosby was a key collaborator with Stevie Wonder ...

, Silvia Moore) – 5:34 # "Pure Love" (Day, Rogers, Sawyer, Smith) – 3:31 #

"With a Child's Heart (Bonus Remix Uptempo Version)" (Blaze, Jefferson) – 3:38 #

"With a Child's Heart (International Bonus House Mix)" (Blaze, Jefferson) – 4:21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Undeniable (Raven-Symone album) 1999 albums 2006 albums Raven-Symoné albums