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SUNSHINE ANDERSON: Ready To Shine Again
By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
It was music to my ears when hip-pop publicist Anne Kristoff told me that one of my all time favorite voices was returning to the music landscape, a few months back.
The voice I'm referring to was that belonging to Sunshine Anderson -- the hip-hop soul singing soul sister who delivered the chart-topping, ghetto girl anthem "Heard It All Before" and enjoyed some crossover success with her Macy Gray affiliation back in 2001.
It's amazing how time has flown -- and how the music industry has changed since then.
I have fond memories of working closely with the then-unknown Anderson (Sunshine is her real name) and her Soul Life Records labelmate Anthony Hamilton on their artist development campaign out on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles shortly before her record broke nationally -- wow those were the days.
After experiencing what seemed like overnight success, the former secretary (at the U.S. Pentagon) quickly faded into obscurity when her label's distribution deal with Atlantic Records fizzled out.
No one ever heard of her again.
Even Gray, who was her manager at the time, focused her own talents to cinematic expressiveness when her own recording career took a sudden nosedive and her popularity waned with music consumers.
Well Anderson is back -- and seems better than ever.
She has been working under the auspices of music visionary Mathew Knowles and is signed to his Music World Music imprint.
As previously reported, her long awaited sophomore album, titled 'Sunshine At Midnight,' is readying for release (Jan. 23, 2007). The opus's lead single "Something I Wanna Give You" is enjoying success at urban radio, and recently catapulted to the #1 position on Billboard's "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" chart -- moving up 15 spots in one week.
"I'm really excited," the Charlotte, North Carolina native told The BV Newswire last night. "Doing well at #1 this week, is a big a surprise for us," she added. "I'm just glad to be back and am feeling very blessed."
The ringtone for the chart-topping track is one of the first featured in a new initiative set forth by the recently launched Music World Ringtones.com, where proceeds from its sales are donated to St. John's Academy, an elementary school founded in 1999 that aids Houston's neediest children.
"Pastor Rudy and the St. John's Ministry have had a great affect at Music World and in the community, overall," she offered about the charitable endeavor. "And we need to make sure that we do everything possible to make sure that our community has the resources it needs. I'm going to always be down for that."
Let the Sunshine in.
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Hi.. Ms. Anderson...you are a very beautiful,intelligent,and talented sistah..i am glad you are back in a major way.Pls. keep up the good work and God Bless You on your continued success.. Love you out here in the 510# Bay Area. looking forward to hearing you in 2007..Stay sweet and humble and everything else will take care of it self..Loving me some you!Melewi9@aol.com
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What comes after the rain? Sunshine! Good to see you back. I hope you say true to your funk soul roots of the first cd and not go with the fluff that is selling now. But either way the 1st song is hot I wait to hear it on the daily and I will be picking up the new one. Don't let M. Knowles play you, that is on the real. But do what you have to do and express yourself with your music. DO YOU AND NO ONE ELSE!!!!!!!
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The first time I heard SunShine Anderson my man was in love with her......So i took the CD and then I fell in love with it. And i don't have to many female atrist but I like I Heard it all before......That's the one that put the icling on the cake.....the lycis are so true when you listen to it.....every woman has been there and done that. So gurl you do your thang......and god bless you and your family
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I love me some Sunshine Anderson!!! Sunshine I must admit, the only person I hated on was O'boi acting like a sex offender in the "heard it all b4 video." If you read this thread, I am wishing you the best because you are very talented and beautiful to me personally. Next time you make a video, holla @ you boi. I live in the #510#, and I would love to be in one of your video's. God bless you, "Bronze"
1/3/07 6:39 PM
Sorry Sunshine...