Producer Reveals the Role Jordin Sparks Played in Ariana Grande's Debut Album 'Yours Truly,' & It Was Major

Several of the hits on Ariana Grande‘s debut album might not have been possible without Jordin Sparks, according to a producer who worked on the project.

Harmony Samuels produced and wrote on several songs that landed on the album’s tracklist, including her Top 10 breakout hit “The Way” and her Big Sean collab “Right There.”

In a recent interview, Harmony explained how the music came to be and Jordin‘s connection to it.

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Harmony told Rated R&B that the songs were originally intended for Jordin. If you were unaware, the singer also has a writing credit on “The Way.”

“While I was doing that album [Fantasia's Side Effects], I was working on those records for Ariana Grande, but they weren’t Ariana Grande records — they were Jordin Sparks records,” he explained.

He continued, saying, “Jordin Sparks is the originator of those records and the blueprint behind who Ari is now. My vision was for Jordin to be that person.”

“Unfortunately, RCA didn’t see the value in what I was producing for Jordin, and they proceeded to go in a different direction,” he added.

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Revisit Ariana Grande’s “The Way,” for which Jordin Sparks was the “blueprint,” below…