In January 2009, the album's title track was released as the lead single. In mid-2008, Michele began recording for her second album, Epiphany. In September 2008, Michele performed twice at the Evening of Stars: A Tribute to Patti Labelle. From May to July 2008 Michele embarked on a nationwide co-headlining tour with fellow soul singer Raheem DeVaughn called the Art of Love Tour Solange Knowles served as the opening act. She also wrote a song for Tyler Perry's House of Payne entitled "I've Gotta Love Jones". Michele guest starred as herself in The CW's Girlfriends, in the episode entitled "What's Black-a-Lackin'?", which originally aired on February 11, 2008. In 2008, Michele appeared on the track "Rising Up" from The Roots' album Rising Down. In 2008, "Love Is You" was released as the album's fourth and final single it reached number ninety on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number twenty on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay. In December 2007, "Be OK" was released as the third single, charting at number sixty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number twenty-one on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay. "Best of Me" charted on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks at number twenty-one.
The album's lead single "If I Have My Way" charted at number four on US Billboard 's Hot Adult R&B Airplay and number twenty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album spawned four singles: "If I Have My Way", "Best of Me", "Be OK", and "Love Is You". The song "Your Joy" was released on iTunes as a free single of the week. Michele's debut album, I Am, was released on June 18, 2007. She also appeared on the bonus track "Slow Down", from Ghostface Killah's The Big Doe Rehab. On Jay-Z's Kingdom Come she was featured on the second single "Lost One", while on Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead, she was featured three times: on the album's second single "Can't Forget About You", the Kanye West-produced "Still Dreaming", and the final track "Hope". She is on The Game's album LAX on "Let Us Live". Michele has been featured on several hip hop albums.
She attended Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York, and graduated with a vocal performance degree. Michele led gospel choirs in high school. Her father was a sociologist and her mother a psychologist. Michele was born in Central Islip, New York, and grew up in Patchogue.
Surrounded by music since she was a small child, twenty-four year old singer, songwriter and composer Chrisette Michele has been blessed with an old soul and this Long Island bred songwriter and vocalist has a deep appreciation for the harmonic foundations that includes gospel and jazz.
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