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.

Promotion 
On January 23, 2012, Varner released a mixtape, titled Conversational Lush as part of a promotion for the album. 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.

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 

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.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel 
Credits for Perfectly Imperfect:

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

References

Other websites 
 

2012 albums
Elle Varner