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 | Title : Talking To Strangers
Author : Copeland, Shemekia
Release Date : 20020917
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Shemekia Copeland has already scored numerous awards and accolades, but this is the young singer's real artistic breakthrough. While Copeland's first two CDs were at times marred by ham-fisted musical support and subpar songwriting, she is now free to unfurl the subtle, soulful side of her big voice. 'Don't Whisper' sounds like a lost Memphis classic--the kind of tearjerker Ann Peebles might have cut. Copeland pours her vocals like warmed honey over the song's sad lyrics and an arrangement that balances producer Dr. John's delicate piano with edgy, tremoloed guitars. She turns soft and breathy on the lovely, jazz-inflected ballad 'Happy Valentine's Day,' evoking a worldly, relaxed beauty that belies her 23 years. There's plenty of full-tilt belting, too. 'Sholanda's,' a tongue-in-cheek trip to a beauty parlor, balances her power with graceful New Orleans-flavored drums and slide. And 'The Push I Need' is a playful duet with Dr. John that's sprightly and smart enough to sidestep clichés. Overall, there's a sense of poised musicianship at work, which makes Talking to Strangers emotionally tempered and rewarding.
Buyer Reviews :
Opening with Arthur Neilson's slide guitar, 'LIVIN' ON LOVE' kick starts the highly anticipated TALKING TO STRANGERS, Shemekia Copeland's new CD that's chock full of hot cuts. 'TWO'S A CROWD' is a rocking blues number that shows off Shemekia's powerful pipes.
Copeland gives it to the dogs out there with 'WHEN A WOMAN'S HAD ENOUGH'. During 'SHOULD HAVE COME HOME', Shemekia repents for the women who have made mistakes in their relationships. The driving rhythm of this song will stay on your mind. The emotional feelings that Copeland conveys on the songs 'DON'T WHISPER' and 'TALKING TO STRANGERS' shows just what the teeny bopper superstars are missing.
Producer Dr. John turns performer with his piano solo on 'TOO CLOSE', which helps bring out the smoldering side of Shemekia. 'KA-CHING' tells of the lighter side of life. Even having fun, her voice rings true. Dr. John then brings out the soulful side of Shemekia on their duet, 'THE PUSH I NEED'. She then burns a hole through your heart on 'HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY', with all the pain in her voice.
Ending her CD with 'PIE IN THE SKY', a song by her late father blues great Johnny Clyde Copeland, Shemekia shows that though she may be daddy's little girl, her great big voice makes her so much more than that. Certainly, she is no stranger to the blues.
(by Don Brown Sr. writes for Caught Live Too! and Las Vegas Blues --BLUES.LVJAZZ.COM )
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