This Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album)
# This Is Who I Am (Heather Headley album)

This Is Who I Am is the debut studio album by Trinidadian-American singer Heather Headley. It was released on October 8, 2002 by RCA Records. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 3, 2003, and has sold 677,000 copies in the United States.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

John Bush from Allmusic found that "though she didn't come out of the R&B tradition, Heather Headley has plenty of soul on her debut, This Is Who I Am. Headley, a singer whose vocal strength isn't mere compensation for a lack of interpretive skills or lame songwriting, possesses a range that's surprising and welcome; she slips on dramatic personas continually here, quite ironic considering the title.."

## Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.

Instruments and performances

* Guitars: Dallas Austin, Terrence Elliot, Tomi Martin, Jeff Mironov
* Bass: Steve Mostyn
* Percussion: Steve Marston
* Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten, Rob Mounsey, Michael Norfleet, Jeremy Ruzumna, James Wright
* Rap: Chukki Starr

Technical and production

* Engineered by: Wayne Allison, Anne Catalino, Mike Ging, Steve Hodge, Adam Kagan, Carlton Lynn, Chauncey Mahan, James Muller, Anthony Ruotolo, Rick Sheppard, Christine Sirois, Reed Vertelney, Bradley Yost, Andy Zulla
* Mixed by: Dave Way, Steve Hodge, Andy Zulla, Chauncey Mahan

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

List of release dates, showing region, editions and label :

| Region | Date | Edition(s) | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| United States | October 8, 2002 | CD digital download | RCA |
| United Kingdom | October 14, 2002 | CD digital download | RCA |
| Japan | February 5, 2003 | CD digital download | Sony |
