Name: Cold World
Brand: Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens

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dap033

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-07-28

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823134003323

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Artist

Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Daptone

Recorded at the Daptone Records House of Soul, and produced by Grammy Award winning producer Bosco Mann. Featuring Fred Thomas; long-time bass player for James Brown. Musical Director, Cliff Driver's resume includes work with Baby Washington, Little Willie John, King Curtis, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and Solomon Burke. With Gabriel (Bosco Mann) Roth at the helm, Naomi and company went into the studio, and cut onto tape what can only be described as bonafide Soul Excitement of the highest order. Though the music is most unapologetically gospel, most of the lyrics on the record would fall under what could be called 'message songs'. That is, music containing uplifting spiritual messages, reminiscent of the more inspirational moments of The Staple Singers or Curtis Mayfield.  However, the relationship between gospel and soul music does not need to be discussed again here. It is as plainly and naturally inherent in these grooves as it is in the singer's every word and motion.  here is no one alive today that has a voice or spirit more capable of lifting an audience than Naomi Shelton. On this record, the grooves are pure Soul. 'Sinner' sits atop Side One as a dark welcome into the soulful stomping world of the Queens. They flow effortlessly from the Sunday stomp of 'Get Up, Child' to the country-twinged swagger of 'One Day' and 'I Earned Mine'; from the river's edge lilt of 'Everybody Knows' and 'I Don't Know' to the energetic boogie of 'Thank You Lord', 'It's A Cold, Cold World', and 'Bound for the Promised Land'. This album is a menagerie of Soul music at its finest, untied by the strong message-laden lyrics. Trust us, the wait was worth it.

Cold World

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