Andrea Latrelle Simmons (known simply as Latrelle) gained her early singing experience in church as a young child, and determined to pursue a career in music she began recording her own music at the age of sixteen. She showcased at Montana studios in New York City, which led to several labels, including Sony Columbia, Motown, Def Jam, Warner Bros, LaFace, Island and Yab Yum, courting the young star, but she then met Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds who signed her and her mother to a publishing deal at Edmonds Music Publishing. They were impressed enough to introduced her to L.A. Reid, and push for Arista to sign the young talent, and in her teen years she wrote songs for artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary Mary, Next, and Monica. By the age of 19 she had recorded her first album, but 'Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl', which was scheduled for release in October 2001, was never released, and has remained hidden away ever since. According to an interview with Latrelle, the label blamed the events of September 11th 2001 for the failure of the album to appear, even though promotional copies had been sent out. She did release 'Dirty Girl' as a single, which was issued along with a remix with then label mate T.I., and an alternate version also appeared featuring Lisa 'Lefteye' Lopes. While the single had little impact on radio, it received heavy airplay in clubs and appeared on several mixtapes, and so in December 2001 'House Party' was released as the follow-up single, this time being produced by The Neptunes, who also produced six tracks on her Arista album. Since leaving Arista Latrelle has recorded a new album for the label that she co-owns, AMI Music Group, as well as recording with P. Diddy, and more recently she has performed and recorded under the stage name MzMunchie. Luckily those promotional copies of the album have found their way onto the internet, and so we are able to hear this album from the precocious teenager, and judge for ourselves if it deserved to be shelved. The answer is no, by the way.
Track listing
01 More Than You Know
02 You Don't Even Know (Da Da Da)
03 House Party
04 Dirty Girl (feat. Lisa 'Lefteye' Lopes)
05 Mama Was Daddy Too
06 Don't Leave (Bad Girl)
07 My Life (Featuring Kelis)
08 Wrong Girl (Interlude)
09 Deal With The Pain
10 Maze Of Love
11 Infatuated
12 Long Time
13 The Wrong Girl
14 Mystery Of Love
15 International Dirty Girl
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