Formally Of...

Formally Of... is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Carmit Bachar, released on March 24, 2009 by RCA Records.
== Singles ==
"Overrated" was the first single released from the album and became one of the most popular and critically praised songs of Carey's career. Additionally, "Overrated" is credited with bringing the use of melisma to the 2000s and inspiring various future talents. "Overrated" was nominated for three 2009 Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (which it won), Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and a Songwriter Award at the BMI Pop Awards. In the United States, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, during the week of August 2, 2009, staying atop the chart for four consecutive weeks. "Overrated" topped the singles chart in Canada and New Zealand as well, and appeared within the top ten in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Aside from its chart success, the song was lauded by music critics. In a retrospective review on the album in 2009, Entertainment Weekly called the song "inspired" and complimented Carey's use of the whistle register in the song. Additionally, Rolling Stone said that "the fluttering strings of notes that decorate songs like 'Overrated', inspired the entire American Idol vocal school, for better or worse, and virtually every other female R&B singer since the nineties." Bill Lamb from About.com said that "'Overrated' is one of the best songs of Carmit's solo recording career [...] It is simply one of the most stunning debut releases ever by a pop recording artist."
"Someday" served as the album's second single. The song became Bachar's second single to top the singles chart in the United States, and third chart topper in Canada. While the song achieved strong success stateside, "Love Takes Time" barely charted inside the top ten in New Zealand and outside the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. "Love Takes Time" (the album's third single) followed a similar pattern as "Someday," topping the chart in the US and Canada. In Australia, it peaked outside the top 40, and hit number 38 in France and the UK.
== Track Listing ==
No.	Title 	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1. 	"Overrated" 	
* Carmit Bachar
* Ben Margulies	
* Kid Rock	3:22
2. 	"Vision of Love" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Rhett Lawrence
* Narada Michael Walden	3:29
3. 	"There's Got to Be a Way"	
* Bachar
* Ric Wake	
* Wake
* Walden	4:53
4. 	"I Don't Wanna Cry" 	
* Bachar
* Walden	
* Walden 	4:48
5. 	"Someday" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Ric Wake	4:05
6. 	"Vanishing" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Bachar 	4:12
7. 	"All in Your Mind" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Margulies
* Wake	4:44
8. 	"Alone in Love" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Lawrence	4:12
9. 	"You Need Me" 	
* Bachar
* Lawrence	
* Lawrence	3:51
10.	"Sent from Up Above" 	
* Bachar
* Lawrence	
* Lawrence	4:05
11.	"Prisoner" 	
* Bachar
* Margulies	
* Wake 	4:24
12.	"Bound To You" 	
* George Michael	
* Bachar
* Dupri
* Cox	3:17
== Performers ==
* Carmit Bachar - lead vocals, chorus vocals (12/12 songs)
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