Posted January 30, 200718 yr http://e-webz.com/beverleyknight/news/beverleyknight_nashville.jpg Following the success of last year’s quarter of a million selling Greatest Hits CD, award winning UK singer songwriter Beverley Knight is set to release her eagerly awaited 5th studio album, her 4th for Parlophone, in April 2007. Recorded in 5 days Nashville, Tennessee (known as ‘Music City’ due to it’s rich musical heritage), ‘Music City Soul’ sees Beverley adopting a live, organic soul sound that pushes her gospel roots to the fore - and the result is electric. The album is produced by Mark Nevers (producer of last year’s acclaimed Candi Staton album) and features a fine collection of local Tennessee musicians who have played with legends such as Elvis Presley and Al Green. ‘Music City Soul’ also features the guitar playing of legendary Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood on three tracks: Every Time You See Me Smile, Black Butta and Ain’t That A Lot Of Love. Wood, a long time fan of Knight’s, offered his services after she played a gig with him in 2005 and he adds his flavour here in style. This impressive new body of work was mostly co written by Knight in the UK last summer and recorded in Nashville last November prior to her sell out UK tour. Music City Soul may well be the definitive Beverley Knight album - the songs were recorded almost entirely in one take and the power and feel of Knight’s awesome vocals are captured on record like never before. Co writers include Guy Chambers. who co-wrote Beverley’s Top 10 hit ‘Come As You Are’, other former collaborators Jimmy Hogarth and Martin Brammer, and Eg White. The album also contains covers including a stunning rendition of the Stones’ ‘Time Is On My Side’. Knight, who was awarded an MBE for services to music last year which she collects this February, will tour the UK later this year.
January 30, 200718 yr Looking forward to this, but due to the type of music it sound to be rooted in, I cant see it performing better than Who Am I/Affirmation
January 30, 200718 yr The title sounds HORRIDLY bland and bleh. I loved "Affirmation", it was a tad MoR and I fear this album will push that even further :(
January 30, 200718 yr Author If 'Black Butta' is anything to go by, i doubt this album will be anything less of amazing.
January 31, 200718 yr Affirmation was her best album to date :D Can't wait to hear it I think she has the potential to be huge this year
February 1, 200718 yr Author sounds brilliant, where did you hear black butta 'coolnav' ? Twice on tour!
February 9, 200718 yr Can't wait for this to be released :D I feel that Affirmation was her best album. Although Who I Am had 'Gold', 'Shape Of You' and 'Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda' :wub: which are in my Top 5 Bev songs, IMO Affirmation was stronger overall.
February 9, 200718 yr Author http://e-webz.com/beverleyknight/discography/albums/musiccitysoul/musiccitysoul.jpg this is the album cover! im not too sure about it though! Edited February 9, 200718 yr by coolnav
February 10, 200718 yr http://e-webz.com/beverleyknight/discography/albums/musiccitysoul/musiccitysoul.jpg this is the album cover! im not too sure about it though! :cry: Nah not too keen on that cover either ;) ;)
February 12, 200718 yr http://e-webz.com/beverleyknight/news/beverleyknight_nashville.jpg This impressive new body of work was mostly co written by Knight in the UK last summer and recorded in Nashville last November prior to her sell out UK tour. Music City Soul may well be the definitive Beverley Knight album - the songs were recorded almost entirely in one take and the power and feel of Knight’s awesome vocals are captured on record like never before. Co writers include Guy Chambers. who co-wrote Beverley’s Top 10 hit ‘Come As You Are’, other former collaborators Jimmy Hogarth and Martin Brammer, and Eg White. Looking forward to this, but due to the type of music it sound to be rooted in, I cant see it performing better than Who Am I/Affirmation and what's that music its gonna be rooted in??? is it gonna be proper atlantic or stax kinda soul or the usual AC stuff written by all those Alex Fletcher hasbeen and never were types as shown by this album ?? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/JamesMorrisonUndiscovered.jpg
February 12, 200718 yr http://e-webz.com/beverleyknight/discography/albums/musiccitysoul/musiccitysoul.jpg this is the album cover! im not too sure about it though! well i suppose the marketing words for this album are organic, old soul
March 24, 200718 yr Has No Mans Land had any decent promo yet? 3 weeks now till the download release and then another 2 until the physical CD goes on sale.
March 24, 200718 yr I cant see No Mans Land bein a big hit its no Come As You Are :unsure: but still Vote Yes For A Bev Forum :D
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