Pieces of Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ledisi Anibade Young, New Orleans, LA

Ledisi Anibade Young was born March 28, 1978 in New Orleans, LA. She comes from a family with strong musical roots where her mother was a Rhythm and Blues singer, her natural father a soul singer, and her stepfather a professional drummer.

Answer: Yoruba for "to bring forth"

Yoruba is a Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa mainly in Nigeria and Benin. A derivative of the language is used for religious rites in the Santeria religion of the Caribbean.

Answer: Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue

"Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" was released in 2002 and earned Ledisi the award for "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards.

"Lost & Found" was a 2007 album that received a Grammy nomination as Best R & B Album and Lidisi a nomination as Best New Artist.

The 2009 album "Turn Me Loose" was nominated as Best R & B Album and the single "Goin' Thru Changes" from the album was nominated in the category Best Female R & B Vocal Performance.

The album "Pieces of Me" was nominated for Best R & B Album, while the single "Pieces of Me" was nominated for Best R & B Song and Best R & B Performance.

Answer: "F.A.M.E." by Chris Brown

All of these were nominated in 2012 as the best R & B album but it was Chris Brown that prevailed. Three singles from Brown's album became hits: "Yeah 3x", "Look at Me Now", and "Beautiful People".

Answer: Harvester

"B.G.T.Y." (Be good to yourself) lent itself to the name of the second tour that Ledisi did for the album "Pieces of Me". Ledisi did a video for "So Into You". An earlier version of "Coffee" had appeared on Ledisi's first album "Soulsinger: The Revival" produced in 2000.

Answer: Jaheim

Former rapper Jaheim has established himself as an R & B singer. His album "Another Round" received a Grammy nomination as Best R & B album in 2011. Just like Ledisi he grew up in a musical family where his grandfather was Hoady Lands who sang with many '60s groups including The Drifters.

Answer: It's Christmas

On the Gospel Channel in December 2008, a 30 minute show called "Ledisi Christmas" aired multiple times. Ledisi performed several songs from the album accompanied by her band Anibade. The album performed very well reaching number twenty-eight on the Billboard R & B charts.

Answer: "People just don't know what I'm about"

Ledisi makes a strong statement about her identity and how it is perceived by the world around her in these lyrics.

"People just don't know what I'm about.
They haven't seen what's there behind my smile.
There's so much more of me I'm showin out.
(These are the pieces of me.)"

Answer: Face

Ledisi finishes the chorus with these powerful words:
"Like every woman I know,
I'm complicated for sho.
But when I love, I love til there's no love no more.
(These are the pieces of me)"

The song ends with "I'm a woman. A woman... a woman woman woman. Yes, I'm a woman a woman. These are the pieces of me. Yeaahhh."

Answer: Cher

All of there songs have different lyrics. Ashlee Simpson's 2004 debut album "Autobiography" includes her version of "Pieces of Me". Meat Puppets' album "Golden Lies" contains their 2000 rendition. "Disconnected", the 2000 album of Fates Warning, has another song with that name. Britney Spears has a release with the slightly different name "Piece of Me" on her 2009 "Blackout" album.