As some of you might know, Alana Davis has taking a hiatus so long that she has escaped our heads for a tiny bit. She’s chilling in Jamaica now and the ganja must be slowing her down. But, a beautiful surprise has surfaced. There are two tracks named “Here Inside” and “New Glasses” that have made their way to YouTube during her sessions with the Neptunes. The latter track sounds like it has Pharrell on backing vocals. they are not good enough for an album but they could be a work-in-progress. Anyway, it’s hard to tell what album sessions they are from. I hope they are from the new one, but judging from Alana Davis’s newly indie mantra, they might either be from Fortune Cookies or one-offs before her split with Elektra. Anyway, any new material from Alana is welcome and we hope a new album is coming out soon. Does anyone know how to rip the track off of YouTube and into mp3 format?
These are from her “Fortune Cookie” sessions. This is when Elektra was trying to produce a “hit” with Alana by pairing her with the Neptunes. They recognized that they had a talented artist, but they should have given her more control over her finished product. Especially coming off of the strength of her first CD. I like “New Glasses” better than “Bye Bye” which was chosen for the CD. Though the Neptunes have worked with artists from Jay-Z, Alana, to Gwen Stefani, you can pretty much tell a Neptunes-produced song from the opening notes. She worked with Ed Tuton who has worked with people like Alana, Maxwell, Carly Simon, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Sweetback. These are all artists from different styles of music. I think that he could bring out her best music.
However, good for her for striking out on her own, and I can’t wait for her next CD!
Ken