ariah Carey, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Frank Sinatra, George Benson, Dr. John, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Grover Washington, Jr., Donald Fagen, Bill Withers, Chaka Khan, LL Cool J and Flavio Sala, as well as working with . Jay-Z , Snoop Dogg, Z.Z. Hill and Kathleen Baffle. After being discovered by Mich

demic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time magazine. She had a No. I Dance hit in 1996 with a Bill Withers cover song called "Who Is He (and What Is He To You?)" (briefly featured in the film Jerry Maguire) as well as Dance Top 20 hits with "Earth", "Lev