Show Me Your Heart (2008)
Sometimes a road takes a number of turns before it reaches its destination. That certainly seems to be a metaphor for the creation of Show Me Your Heart, the debut album by singer/songwriter Barbara Perry. A few years in the making, Show Me took a back seat to raising a family and a career outside […]
Nothing But Worship (2008)
The last time we heard from John P. Kee was on the 2005 CD The Reunion. That album featured former and present members of the The New Life Community Choir singing the classics that made the ensemble well known in the field of gospel music. On his latest effort entitled Nothing But Worship, the "Prince […]
In My Dreams (2008)
Ever shop around looking for new music, happen upon a CD, and immediately form an idea of what it might sound like? This is my experience with Ruby Collins’ CD "In My Dreams." What I was expecting from the artist, Ruby Collins, was a sweet, soulful, deep and earthy sound. What I heard was ALL […]
It Is Time For a Love Revolution (2008)
Lenny Kravitz’s eighth CD, entitled It Is Time For a Love Revolution, should be changed to It Is Time For a New Music Revolution. The John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix vibe that he delivered on his classic debut Let Love Rule has now given way to sappy ballads and uninspired rock anthems like the title […]
The key of H (2008)
The 25th Street Band is, in every respect, the creation of Russ Klinger and Dave Radnor. They write, arrange and produce all the songs and, as well as providing the instrument programming, play both keyboards and guitars. The band’s new CD, ‘The Key Of H‘, was recorded in London and Los Angeles. It’s a wonderful […]
Wings to Walk This Road (2003)
At first glance, classically trained pianist John Stoddart wouldn’t appear to be at the forefront of anything. But this little known artist may be the springboard for yet another style of popular music that will certainly appeal to many SoulTrackers. Mixing an orchestral background with soulful rhythms, mellow adult vocals and ethereal spiritual lyrics, Stoddart […]
Introducing Tortured Soul (2005)
It would be an understatement to say that Soul Music and House Music have not always peacefully coexisted. To many Soul purists, House (like Disco before it) was like a musical one-night stand. It often tried to capture specific pleasurable elements of Soul but ended up gutting much of the emotional element that Soul brings […]
Music From “The Great Debaters” (2008)
The Denzel Washington directed film The Great Debaters has won over film critics and audiences with it’s stirring portrayal of the debate team at historically black Wiley College in the 1930s. Nominated for a Golden Globe as well as multiple NAACP accolades, Washington has secured his place among the greats of this generation as a […]
A Woman’s Touch, Vol. 1 (2008)
The most anticipated soul music album of 2008 has arrived. Ever since Angela Johnson released her outstanding debut, They Don’t Know (2002), the prolific singer/songwriter/musician/producer has been cooking up a spicy stew of tracks for some of the most admired artists in the indie soul community. Listeners have waited patiently and now, following her acclaimed […]
Hot! Live and Otherwise (2008 reissue)
By the time Hot! Live and Otherwise hit record store shelves in 1981, Dionne Warwick was coasting on the crest of a high-profile career resurgence fueled by her first two efforts on Arista Records, Dionne (1979) and No Night So Long (1980). The mid-‘70s had not been kind to Warwick, especially in the wake of […]
