Ane' [2021] - Learning To Love Myself, Vol. 2 [Self Released] (Full Album)

I posted an album 'Where I'm Coming From' by Ane' only last week, and to be perfectly honest I wasn't particularly complementary about it as many of the tracks sounded off-key to my ears. Well, she has just released another album 'Learning To Love Myself, Vol. 2' on 15 Apr 2021 and sounds like a completely different, much better, singer. So my guess is that perhaps this is an earlier recording when she was younger as her voice sounds much stonger?

All the tracks, except for 'Anytime, Anyplace' (which is a cover of Janet Jackson song from 1993) were written by a combination of Mike Warner and Shirley Ann Marshall, so again I am guessing that she may be Shirley Ann Marshall .. and perhaps the album was recorded in the 90s as it's got that early 90s feel about it?

This album is pretty consitent all through, and if I'm right that it was recorded in the 90s it stands up well in 2021. 

Don't be fooled by the slow and smouldering intro to her version of Jackson's 'Anytime, Anyplace' as it picks up pace into a good latin jazz flava'd dancer and is probably my choice cut on the album. 'What Are We Gonna Do' is another good stepper. 'I Want You All Tonight' is possibly the track to give away the date as it's right in that new jack swing early 90s mould. 'All I Ever Wanted Was You' is a nice soulful jazz/swing number.

On first listen there's not a bad track on the album. With fourteen tracks, I'm sure when I get time to listen to them all properly there will be others I warm to.

If anyone has more information on the artist or this recording then please leave a comment as I can find no details about her.

Details

Rating:	8.2
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	15/04/2021
Value:	£7.99