With two gospel albums under her belt, former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams is doing the “Unexpected” with her third solo project.
That’s the title of her new album, a dance record due out in August via Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records.
Reliant on synth-y, driving bass samples, electronic keys and bopping drums, “Unexpected” marks the follow-up to 2004’s “Do You Know” and 2002’s “Heart to Yours,” with which Williams returned to her church roots.
However, Music World CEO Mathew Knowles insists “Unexpected” isn’t that much of a stretch, considering the characteristically quiet Williams spent the bulk of 2007 playing the sexy character Shug Avery in Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago-based cast of “The Color Purple.”
“Destiny’s Child fans bought Michelle’s last album (which sold about 78,000 copies),” said Knowles. “So now those fans are in their late 20s and early 30s. With ‘Unexpected,’ she’ll be able to appeal to those fans and reach back to the 16-year-old audience and hit mainstream pop radio.”
“We Break the Dawn” is the first single, set for release in April, while “Stop This Car” is the second.
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