Personnel includes: Rosey (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jinsoo Lim, Darryl Swann (guitar); Thomas A. Tally, Y-Huan Zhao (violin); Michelle Nardone, Eugene Mechtovich (viola); Robert L. Shulgold (flute); Printz Board (trumpet); Dan Osterman (trombone); Mark Daumen (tuba); Chris Joyner (piano); Zac Rae (keyboards, synthesizer); Dave Wilder (bass); Herb Graham, Jr. (drums); nailah, Pamela Williams (background vocals).

Producers: Darryl Shawn, Dante Ross, John Gamble.

Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Rosey.

Personnel: Rosey (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jinsoo Lim (guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar); Dustin Boyer (guitar, electric guitar); Daryle Swann (guitar, programming, background vocals); John Bigham (guitar); Ellie Choate (harp); Jack Petruzzelli (sitar); John Wittenberg, Mark Casillas, Thomas Tally, Tibor Zelig, Yi-Huan Zhao, Joel Derouin, Peter Kent, Mario Diaz de Leon (violin); Matt Funes, Eugene Mechtovich, Michele Nardone, Novi Novog, Denyse Buffum (viola); Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Marston Smith (cello); Zac Rae (strings, flute, piano, celesta, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Jeremy Ruzumna (strings, flute, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer); Robert Shulgold (flute); Printz Board (trumpet); Mark Daumen (tuba); Christopher Joyner (piano); Brian Mitchell (Wurlitzer organ); Dante Ross (Moog synthesizer); Herb Graham, Jr., Paul Legaspi, Victor Indrizzo (drums, percussion); Dean Butterworth (drums); Leon Mobley (percussion); Alissa Razansky, Diana Fragnito, Pamela Williams (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Dave Pensado; Dave Way; Daryle Swann; Mike Melnick.

Liner Note Author: Rosey.

Recording information: Paramount Recording Studios, LA, CA; SD50 Studios, NY.

Photographers: Luis Snachez; Rosey.

First exposed to the public via contributions to the soundtracks for BRIDGET JONES (the bossa nova/funk hybrid "Love") and SHALLOW HAL (an Edie Brickell-ish "Afterlife"), former A&R scout-turned-musician Rosey unloads with her genre-defying debut DIRTY CHILD. Possessing a breathy alto that falls somewhere between Rickie Lee Jones and Fiona Apple and a penchant for funk not unlike fellow soul sister Nikka Costa, it's not surprising this bi-coastal phenom refers to her style as urban rock & roll. Aided by Macy Gray producer Darryl Swann, Rosey easily switches gears from the soaring and Bowie-esque "Beautiful" and lo-fi blues shuffle "My Baby" to the harder-hitting, beat-heavy groovefest "Like A Dream" and Sly-driven funk of "The Time."

Elsewhere, DJ cuts and jittery Neptunes-like production are sprinkled throughout the swirling "Desperate," while the erotically-charged "One" bounces along on the back of a fat trip-hop beat while pulling elements from both Janet Jackson and Nilsson. Alluringly eclectic and musically ambitious, Rosey and her creative originality make this one DIRTY CHILD that doesn't need any cleaning up at all.

Entertainment Weekly (7/12/02, p.84) - "...As cool as anything you'll hear this summer...an ambitious effort..." Rating: B+

CMJ (7/1/02, p.12) - "...A crafty cocktail of countless styles...a Carly Simon and Fiona Apple martini...it's easy to get drunk on Rosey."