Personnel: Kristy Hawkins (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Colin Wolfe (guitar, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, percussion, drum programming); John "Hot Fat Reynolds" Ferraro (guitar, drums); Ricky Tillo, Oliver Johnson (guitar); Chris Wood , Paul Cartwright, Andrea Deboer, Corey Gemmell, Norman Hathaway (violin); Nick Papadakis, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (viola); Jill Vitols, Peter Jacobson (cello); Bill Barrett, Scott Martin, Walter Davis (saxophone); Ron Blake , Sebastien Leger (trumpet); Francisco Torres (trombone); Clarence McDonald (piano); Anthony Brewster (organ); Jon Levine (Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Anthony Kilhoffer (keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Transcenders (keyboards, drum programming); Jorn Anderson (drums, percussion); Larnell Lewis, Michael White , Ricky Lawson (drums); Daniel Stone (percussion); John Burk, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (programming, drum programming); Seth Presant (drum programming); Jans Lamberg, Adam Homberg, Eva Redpath, Ryan Whittal (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Jan Fairchild; Russell Elevado.

Recording information: 21 Music, Toronto, Canada; Beacon Street Studios, Venice, CA; Dave's Room, North Hollywood, CA; Metalworks, Mississauga, ON, Canada; The Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Track Record, North Hollywood, CA; Wellesley Sound, Toronto, Canada; White Lightning Studios, Sylmar, CA.

Photographer: Sarah V. Fletcher .

Smoky, world-flavored R&B dominates this debut long-player by Guyanese-Canadian singer Anjulie, whose 2008 single "Boom" delighted critics and inspired comparisons to Lauryn Hill and M.I.A. The album's second single, "Rain," is a similarly slinky number with a killer hook. "Love Songs" sounds like a prime Stevie Wonder track circa the mid-'70s, attesting to both bewitching vocal chops and solid songwriting skills.

CMJ - "[O]ptimistic, catchy tracks....Anjulie shows her lyrical talent on 'Same Damn Thing,' which she and Jon Levine co-wrote."