Street Faërie is the only solo studio album by Canadian-American singer and actress Cree Summer. It was released on April 20, 1999, by the WORK Group.
The album was entirely produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz.
Music
The lyrics feature themes of racism, romantic liaisons, and spirituality into the lyrics of guitar-heavy pop and folk songs.
"Miss Moon" is an ode to having sex while a woman is menstruating. "Fall," a fully orchestral jazz ballad, reads like the breakup of a relationship but is in fact the literal interpretation of the wilting and decay of a leaf: "Black stemmed, orange trimmed/with the slighest wind I'm fallen from you."
"Naheo" is a tribute to Summer's Native American roots, while "Curious White Boy" is a Black woman's response to her white lover after she realizes he has become involved with her out of some sense of racial guilt: "Another housekeeper fantasy?/Coffee-colored remedy for your hangover from history", and "Mean Sleep" is an uncredited duet with producer Lenny Kravitz.
Track listing
- All tracks co-written by C.S. Francks. Additional writers are noted depending on track.
Standard edition
Japanese bonus track
Personnel
- Kimberly Evans - background vocals
- Lenny Kravitz - bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, harpsichord, organ, programming, tambourine, vocals, background vocals, clavinet, producer, mellotron, cowbell, horn arrangements, mixing, finger cymbals, drum loop, cabasa
- Terry Manning - engineer, mixing
- Matt Knobel - Drum programming, digital engineering
- Craig Ross - acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
- Cree Summer - vocals, background vocals
- Harold Todd - flute, saxophone
- CeCe White - background vocals