In My Mind
Studio album by
Heather Headley
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreR&B[1]
Length45:29
LabelRCA
Producer
Heather Headley chronology
This Is Who I Am
(2002)		 In My Mind
(2006)		 Audience of One
(2009)

In My Mind is the second studio album by Trinidadian-American singer Heather Headley. It was first released by RCA Records on January 31, 2006 in the United States. The album was delayed due to the Sony BMG merger, and Headley jokingly stated that it should be titled Caught Up.[2] Headley worked with a variety of high-profile R&B and hip hop producers such as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Ne-Yo, Warryn Campbell, and Lil’ Jon on the album.[3] In My Mind debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 95,000 copies.[4] On May 17, 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold for shipments of 500,000 units within the United States.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
PopMatters[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Slant[8]

In his review for Allmusic, editor Andy Kellman wrote that "fans of mature R&B who were won over by Heather Headley's 2002 debut, This Is Who I Am, will hear much to like in her follow-up. Headley by and large proceeds with an "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" policy. She does sound more assured, which only works to her advantage with the mostly elegant and very musical set of arrangements that she fronts. Though the hooks aren't as immediate as what can be heard on Top 40 radio, the relationship insights and the manner in which they're compellingly conveyed are more than a fair trade-off."[1] Mike Joseph from PopMatters found that "hearing love song after cheating song after being cheated on song makes In My Mind the textbook definition of a generic 'adult' R&B diva album [...] The problem that plagues Headley is the same problem that has plagued many an R&B singer over tim: She's only as good as her material lets her be."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In My Mind"
  • Shannon Sanders
  • Drew Ramsey
Drew and Shannon4:05
2."Am I Worth It"
Campbell3:21
3."Wait a Minute"
Crawford3:31
4."I Didn't Mean To"
3:54
5."How Many Ways" (featuring Vybz Kartel)
Marsden3:17
6."Back When It Was"
4:26
7."What's Not Being Said"
4:34
8."Losing You"
Carvin & Ivan3:47
9."Rain" (featuring Shaggy)
  • Headley
  • Vada Nobles
  • Orville Burrell
  • Maurice Gregory
  • Anthony Kelly
Kelly3:12
10."The Letter"
  • Ne-Yo
  • Sauce
  • Ro
  • The Heavy Weights
4:16
11."Me Time"
3:48
12."Change"
  • Headley
  • W. Campbell
  • Eric Dawkins
Campbell3:18

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer

Samples

  • "I Didn't Mean To" contains samples from Helen Reddy's "I Didn't Mean to Love You", written by Artie Butler, and Karen Philipp.

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, editions and label
Region Date Edition(s) Label
United States January 31, 2006
RCA Records
United Kingdom May 29, 2006

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "'Mind' Over Matter". Billboard. January 29, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  3. ↑ "HEATHERHEADLEY.COM". www.heatherheadley.com.
  4. ↑ Hasty, Katy (February 8, 2006). "After Nearly Three Decades, Manilow Tops Album Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  5. ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. May 17, 2006. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. 1 2 Joseph, Mike (April 3, 2006). "Heather Headley: In My Mind". PopMatters. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ Relic, Peter (24 January 2006). "Heather Headley - In My Mind". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Slant Magazine review Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Heather Headley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Heather Headley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Heather Headley – In My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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