Sunshine Anderson

B+

Sunshine at Midnight

(Musicworld Entertainment)

BEING AWAY: Before Keyshia Cole enthralled R&B with her raw, agony-edged vocals, there was Sunshine Anderson. The songstress sold more than 700,000 copies of her 2001 debut, Your Woman, off the strength of her scorned-woman anthem, "Heard It All Before." But when her label, Atlantic, merged with Warner Bros., Woman's follow-up was left on the back burner. Now, Ms. Anderson is again bringing the heat with her soulful sophomore set.

A LITTLE SUNSHINE: Ms. Anderson's warm, gritty alto and co-writing are a perfect complement to Mike City's production prowess. The Chi-Lites-sampling first single, "Something I Wanna Give You," is another "hit the curb" number ("Get your hat, get your knapsack, get your lazy [expletive] up off of my couch"), and the empowering club banger "Switch It Up" tells ladies to go out and do their own thing instead of stressing over that no-good man. There are also the crazy-in-love moments, such as the Raphael Saadiq contribution "Wear the Crown" and "Force of Nature," in which she acknowledges that her momma doesn't approve of her roughneck Romeo.

BOTTOM LINE: Midnight proves that even as she was threatened with the darkness of obscurity, Ms. Anderson was right to believe that she could still gleam brightly amongst her peers. Pour on the sunscreen and grab the shades, because this Sunshine is hot.

Lorrie Irby Jackson

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has a review of Sunshine At Midnight by Margeaux Watson who says in part, "The first half of her second album is packed with rump-shakin fits of fury, while slow jams dominate the latter. Anderson's talent is fully grown...". She rated was given a B rating!  On stands now. Click here for more info.

If Mary J. Blige wants "no more drama" in her life, Sunshine Anderson is more than happy to pile on gobs of it. Click here to read more

New single "Something I Wanna Give You", is now playing on your local radio stations, call in and request the new single today!

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. Click here to read the AOL BLACK VOICES ARTICLE

Things are heating up as beloved R&B songstress, Sunshine Anderson, marks her return with "Something I Wanna Give You," the first single off her Music World Music debut, Sunshine At Midnight (due out in January). The song is instantly reactive with music programmers, prompting KMEL to put it rotation immediately and moving the radio ship date to 7/21. Click here to see the article.

The long awaited sophomore album from R&B Songstress Sunshine Anderson will finally see the light of day when Music World Music releases 'Sunshine At Midnight' early next year. Click here to read this article.

With a name like Sunshine Anderson, shes gotta bring the heat when it comes to vocals. The North Carolina-bred songstress claims that her rich and soulful sound is a staple of the South. With a round-the-way chick demeanor wrapped in subtle sex appeal, Ms. Anderson leans across a conference table and spills her hopes about her new album, Sunshine at Midnight, as well as her theories about love, lyrics, and fantasy lunches. Click for the entire article.