I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really adding a lot of musical elements to compliment my voice and to compliment the song.

On February 17 2004 Deborah Cox made her Broadway debut in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida returning to recording only to release a dance remix of "Easy As Life" as a single. Won: Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"). 1998–2001: One Wish
The first single from that album "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the Hot R&B charts in the USA as well as eight consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Deborah Cox (born July 13 1974) is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart (14 weeks) a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved eleven number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.