Tony Winner Heather Headley Releases New Single 'In My Mind', Full Album Coming in January

Tony Award winner and RCA Records vocal powerhouse Heather Headley, whose new single "In My Mind," snagged the coveted #1 most added slot at urban radio formats overall in its debut week and is currently soaring up the Top 20, is putting the finishing touches on her eagerly awaited sophomore album of the same name, scheduled to hit stores on Jan 31st. In My Mind is another standard-setting effort from Heather, whose stunning 2002 debut effort, This Is Who I Am, ('staggeringly powerful' raved one reviewer) garnered the multi-talented performer a slew of first-time-out awards and nominations, including two Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards, dual nods from both the BET Awards and NAACP Awards, and two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best R&B Vocalist.

The new album, according to Headley, is not only a 'labor of love,' but a 'restorative' process that once again finds the singer/songwriter wrapping herself around a song like no other vocalist in R&B or pop. "I wanted the album to be like a book, almost," she says. "Where the songs provide glimpses into my personality, taking you to some very different places musically, and hopefully are full of fun and surprises along the way."

Joined by some of music's most compelling producers, Headley reveals her keen musical instincts on the new album, bucking the trend to ride the 'name-checking' production merry-go-round and choosing, instead, a subtle mix of deft collaborators who perfectly complement her wide-ranging musical tapestry. Whether its veteran production stalwart Babyface, who helps flip the script on the playful/pampering anthem "Me Time," or Grammy nominated Shannon Sanders (India.Arie), who co-wrote and produced the title track, or the one-and-only Shaggy, who zeroes in on the Dancehall-flecked "Rain," Headley expands her horizons on the provocatively textured CD like never before. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (who collaborated on her debut album) also step up on the new disc, with rap icon Lil Jon contributing one of the album's most unique gems, the effusive "Back When It Was." "Your second album is always a little more worried over," says Heather, "Because there are suddenly expectations to what you're doing. But I felt very comfortable working with these guys. I love the notion that good music can still affect you in an instant, and I don't mind saying I think we can affect a lot of people with this one."

The single, "In My Mind" is currently available on Itunes!