Heart of a Woman

Personnel: Kathie Lee Gifford (vocals); Rob Mounsey (arranger, conductor); Michael Thompson (acoustic & electric guitars); Gen Rubin (acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, programming); Fraser T. Smith, William "Spaceman" Patterson, Ira Siegel, Tony Bruno (guitar); Susan Prey (viola); Richard Locker (cello); Phil Gladston (keyboards, bass, drums, percussion); Bobby Guy (keyboards, bass); Guiseppe D. (keyboards, programming); Abraham Laboriel, Kevin Jenkins (bass); Ernie Lake (drums, programming); Dean Butterworth, Allan Schwartzberg (drums); Orlano Rodriguez (percussion); Mary Ann Tatum, Jennifer Karr, Deborah Cooper, Julie Morrison, Jane Vaughn, Audrey Martells (background vocals).
Producers: Gen Rubin, Phil Gladston, Bobby Guy, Jam & Delgado.
Engineers: Ryan Dorn, Johnny Jam, Ernie Lake.
Personnel: Kathie Lee Gifford (vocals, background vocals); Ira Siegel, Tony Bruno (guitar); Sue Pray (viola); Richard Locker (cello); Phil Galdston (keyboards, drums, percussion); Johnny Jam (keyboards, programming); Bobby Guy (keyboards); Dean Butterworth (drums, hi-hat); Ernie Lake, Allan Schwartzberg (drums); Orlando Rodriguez (percussion); Deborah Cooper, Mary Ann Tatum, Audrey Martells, Jennifer Karr (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dominick Maita; Jeff Jones ; Ernie Lake; Mick Guzauski.
Recording information: Clinton Recording; East Wing, NY; Reel Tyme Studios, NY; Skylab Recording Studio, London, England; Soundtracks Recording Studio, New York, NY; The Tracken Place, Hollywood, CA; The Village, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: George Holz.
Arranger: Johnny Jam.
Apparently, it's not enough to be the former co-star of NAME THAT TUNE and LIVE WITH REGIS AND KATHIE LEE. No, Kathie Lee Gifford has a lot of living to do and worlds to conquer--hence, this thoroughly mainstream pop album.
Gifford can sing, in a wedding band-ish sort of way, and here offers tasteful renditions of lush production ballads a la Vanessa Williams. "Love Never Fails," a pleasant piece of dance pop, suggests a grown-up Britney Spears, while the faux country rocker "Heartache" sounds like the Dixie Chicks, had they grown up in Brooklyn.