Perfectly Imperfect

Perfectly Imperfect is the first album by American singer-songwriter Elle Varner. It was released on August 7, 2012 by RCA Records. Songwriters and producers on the album include Jermaine Lamar Cole, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, Frankie Storm and Darrhyl Camper.

Perfectly Imperfect
Studio album by Elle Varner
Released	August 7, 2012
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	R&B, pop, neo soul, quiet storm
Label	RCA
Producer	Gabrielle Varner (exec.) Jimmy Varner (co-exec.), Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Felder, DJ Camper, The Chess Klub, The Varners, Robert "Flippa" Colson, Al "Shux" Shuckburgh, The Star Island Group
Elle Varner chronology
Conversational Lush (2012) ''Perfectly Imperfect'' (2012)
Singles from Perfectly Imperfect
"Only Wanna Give It to You" Released: August 16, 2011 "Refill" Released: January 31, 2012 "I Don't Care" Released: July 16, 2012

Promotion

On January 23, 2012, Varner released a mixtape, titled Conversational Lush as part of a promotion for the album.^[1] The mixtape was released after the first single of the album, "Only Wanna Give It to You". The mixtape includes 13 tracks, and production from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Bei Maejor, Andrew "Pop" Wansel and Warren "Oak" Felderand.^[2]

Singles

There have been three singles to have been released. The lead single "Only Wanna Give It to You" was released on August 16, 2011. It features American rapper J. Cole. It got to number 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single "Refill" was released on January 31, 2012. It got to number 10 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "I Don't Care" was released on July 16, 2012, the third single. It got to number 80 on the same chart.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic compared the album to the debuts of American singer Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan. Allmusic gave a positive review saying "Perfectly Imperfect sounds like the assured work of a singer and songwriter -- one who co-composes and co-produces her material -- who is on her third or fourth album." They also liked Varner's vocals.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Only Wanna Give It to You" (featuring J. Cole)	Elle Varner, Jermaine Lamar Cole, Warren "Oak" Felder, Frankie Storm, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Marcel Hall, Marlon Williams	Oak & Pop	3:57
2.	"Refill"	Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel & Darhyl Camper	Pop, DJ Camper	4:00
3.	"Sound Proof Room"	Elle Varner, Adrien Baker, Andrew Wansel, Roy Morgan & Warren Felder	Oak & Pop	3:07
4.	"I Don't Care"	Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Donna Johnson, George Brown, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell & Warren Felder	Oak & Pop	3:06
5.	"Not Tonight"	Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Jimmy Varner & Warren Felder	Oak & Pop, J. Varner	4:56
6.	"Leaf"	Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Donald Meadows, Tanisha Broadwater & Warren Felder	Oak & Pop	3:17
7.	"Oh What a Night"	Elle Varner & Al Shuckburgh	Al "Shux" Shuckburgh	3:20
8.	"Stop The Clock"	Elle Varner, Andrew Wansel, Dexter Wansel, Donald Meadows, Tanisha Broadwater	Pop	4:05
9.	"Welcome Home"	Elle Varner, Jimmy Varner	J. Varner & E. Varner	4:09
10.	"Damn Good Friends"	Elle Varner & Jimmy Varner	J. Varner & E. Varner	3:59
11.	"So Fly"	Elle Varner, Allan Fox, Andrew Wansel & Warren Felder	Oak & Pop	3:37
Total length:				41:33

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5]	2
US Digital Albums[6]	4

Personnel

Credits for Perfectly Imperfect:^[7]

Conley Abrams - Engineer Chuck Amo - Hair Stylist Adrien Baker - Composer Leonhard Bartussek - Cello Robert Bell - Composer Ronald Bell - Composer Tanisha Broadwater - Composer, Production Coordination George Brown - Composer Jeff Byrd - Percussion James Cage - Trumpet Darhyl Camper - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer Charles Parker, Jr. - Violin Chess Club - Producer Jermaine Cole - Composer, Featured Artist Ronald "Flippa" - Colson Programming Nina Cottman - Violin Carl Cox, Jr. - Flute, Sax (Tenor) Kenneth Crouch - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Strings Dru DeCaro - Guitar Peter Edge - Producer Alex Evans - Bass Warren "Oak" Felder - Associate Producer, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer Dave Foreman - Guitar Allan Fox - Composer Chris Galland - Mixing Assistant Thiannar Gomes - Guitar Erwin Gorostiza - Creative Director Marcel Hall - Composer Frances Hathaway - Make-Up Donna Johnson - Composer Olga Konopelsky - Violin Emma Kummrow - Violin Gene Lake - Drums Nayan Lassiter - Bass Kristin Lum - Art Direction, Design Erik Madrid - Mixing Assistant Jonathan Maron - Bass Manny Marroquin - Mixing

Donald Meadows - Composer Donnie Meadows - Production Coordination Melanie Daniels - Vocals (Background) Robert "Spike" Mickens -Composer Roy Morgan - Composer Steve Mostyn - Bass, Guitar, Omnichord RCA - Record Label Ramon Rivas - Assistant Engineer Jeff Robinson - Producer Mikelyn Roderick - Vocals (Background) Queen Rose - Violin Karen Anna Schubert - French Horn Al Shuckburgh - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer Stan Slotter - Trumpet Claydes Smith - Composer Adonis Sutherlin - A&R Robert Taylor - Musician Gregory Teperman - Violin Dennis Thomas - Composer Robert Thomas - Musician Stephen Tirpak - Trombone Miki Tsutsumi - Assistant Engineer, Engineer Elle Varner - Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Lyricist, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) Jimmy Varner - Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocal Producer The Varners - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocal Recording Wouri Vice - Stylist John Emmet Walsh - Trumpet Andrew Wansel - Associate Producer, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer Dexter Wansel - Composer, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor Mark Ward - Cello Stuart White - Engineer Marlon Williams - Composer Suzette Williams - A&R, Producer Dave Wood - Guitar (Acoustic) Yohimbe - Guitar Naomi Yusada - Make-Up