I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) is the second studio album by American R&B singer Chantay Savage. It was released by RCA Records on March 30, 1996, in the United States. Savage worked with several producers on the album, including Tim & Bob, Kay Fingers, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Grand Puba, Chucky Thompson, and others. I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album's lead single, a downtempo cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", peaked at number five on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Critical reception
Gil L. Robertson IV of Cash Box praised Savage's vocal performance for delivering the "spirit and warmth behind R&B music" and her musical team providing a wide array of "soultry R&B to bump and grind grooves", calling it "an excellent project and a great follow up to her debut, a gem of a record that went widely unrecognized." Jacqueline Springer of Muzik critiqued that Savage's vocal tones can range from appropriate at times to "grating as Cilla Black at fever pitch", but praised her for delivering material with "enough panache" to reach the general public, concluding that Savage makes "modern soul which doesn't sound too fashionable or retrospective."
Track listing
Sample credits "All Night All Day" contains a sample of "If It Don't Turn You On" as performed by B. T. Express. "Love Need Want" embodies portions of the composition "Love Lines Angels and Rhymes" as written by Dorothea Joyce.
Personnel
Scott Ahaus – mixing Bob Antione – arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, programming Daniela Barcelo – design Craig Bauer – mixing Below Zero – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) Common Sense – rap Lane Craven – engineer Jerald Daemyon – Violin Tony Dawsey – Mastering Joey Donetello – engineer Andre Evans – arranger, keyboards, producer, programming Kevin Evans – executive producer, producer K. Fingers – engineer, mixing, producer, programming Rick Fritz – mixing Derrick Garrett – engineer Michael Gilbert – engineer Grand Puba – producer Loren Hill – drum programming Steve "Silk" Hurley – arranger, executive producer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming, Vocal Arrangement Tim Kelley – producer, arranger, design, drums, keyboards Chris Liggio – keyboards, producer Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer
Glen Marchese – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Tony Maserati – engineer, mixing Mass Order – mixing, producer Mike Mikoola – guitar David Mitchell – engineer Jacqueline Murphy – Art Direction Wes Naprstek – engineer Harve Pierre – producer Brian Remenick – assistant engineer Bob Robinson – arranger, keyboards Chantay Savage – executive producer, producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) Ken Schubert – engineer Kenyon Scott – assistant engineer Antonio Smallios – mixing Scott Steiner – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Chucky Thompson – producer Valentine – drum programming, keyboards Marc Van Bork – engineer Russell Ward – Photography Steve Weeder – engineer, mixing Jimmy Wright – Fender Rhodes, Organ, Piano
Charts Chart (1996) Peakposition
References
External links Chantay Savage 'I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)' – by Rudi Meyer, Vibe