Perfectly Imperfect
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| Studio album by Elle Varner | ||||
| Released | August 7, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Gabrielle Varner (exec.) Jimmy Varner (co-exec.), Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, DJ Camper, The Chess Klub, The Varners, Ronald "Flippa" Colson, Al "Shux" Shuckburgh, The Star Island Group | |||
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| Memphis Flyer | A |
| MSN Music | A– |
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Perfectly Imperfect is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Elle Varner. It was released on August 7, 2012, under RCA and MBK Entertainment. Recording sessions for the album took place at Jungle City Studios in New York City, Soulstar Studios in Brooklyn, Larrabee Sound Studio in North Hollywood, and Skip Saylor Studios in Northridge, California. For the production of the album Varner enlisted writers and producers including Jermaine Lamar Cole, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, Frankie Storm and Darrhyl Camper.
Three singles preceded the album's release, "Only Wanna Give It to You", featuring American rapper J. Cole, "Refill", released on January 31, 2012 and "I Don't Care", released on July 16, 2012.
At the age of 16, Varner picked up the guitar for the first time. Frustrated for the fact, she wasn't instantly successful, she dropped the guitar and became a part of Alexander Hamilton High School's Academy of Music's Vocal Jazz Group. Once there, she learned about the complexity of the voice, jazz music and talented jazz artists Ella Fitzgerald. Varner was surprised to discover, she had been chosen to be a part of The Grammy in the Schools Mentoring Program. Through this program she was taken weekly to the Fox Studio, where she met with mentor Kelly Burgos, and President of Fox Music, Robert Kraft. With that, Varner applied to NYU and was accepted. Not only did she get in, but also she was admitted into the second class of the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. Upon graduating, she was awarded "most likely to get signed" and "most likely to win a Grammy." Four years later, she finds herself a well-rounded and cultured singer-songwriter. In 2008, Varner graduated from NYU's renowned Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.
In October 2009, she signed with MBK/J-RCA Records, along with a co-publishing agreement with Sony Music. After honing her skills even further, Varner became one of the first artists featured in BET's Music Matters campaign for 2010. As she prepares to take her place on center stage, Elle Varner sees no limit to her possibilities. “I think every girl dreams of being famous and enjoying all of the hoopla that comes with it, but at this point in my life, I know like I know my name that this is what I’m supposed to be doing,” she says. “I’ve been blessed with the tremendous gift of music and it’s my responsibility to share it with the world. I see big things in the future”. When asked in an interview what is to be expected from her debut, Varner said in a statement: “a lot of color, a lot of range. There’s fun songs, emotional songs, deep songs, everything you could think about is on that album.”
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