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专辑名称:Public Mind `T-lBwH
歌手姓名:Nehemiah ^GyGh{@,f
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. zFR=inI
发行日期:2008年3月13日 T|/B}srm
专辑流派:R&B l'K3)yQEJ
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! :~%
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 ]tu:V,q
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has F+lsza
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. .5t|FJ]`$
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 U#7moS'r
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with [i
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the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was 2E*k@
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue 9rCvnP=
music professionally. XW^Sw;[efZ
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped q%RPAe
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights _LOV&83O(
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture )(aj
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In ,rO>5$ w.
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took %. zcE@7*
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, MV~-']2u
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for HZG<aY="
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a GOzV#
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on :.K#=ROP
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group <f')]
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states z1WF@Ej
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. IhRYV`:
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR MmvMuX]#)
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. RjOQSy3
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life R24ZjbKL
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a C8J3^?7E
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as B F,rZZL
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? ?
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was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being :Hn*|+'
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. p{sbf;-x}
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on !GNLq.rQ
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. ZgXn8O[a
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that @`hnp:
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not `!K!+`Z9
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I 6*cY[R|q!
have made public through this release.? AIx,c1G]K
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil cITF=Ez
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes j.5;0b_L^
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of /!u#S9_B
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek @`</Z)
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner #kuk3}&
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. o*L#S1yL
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there ][b2Q>
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project 6L2Si4OGjG
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive $p}
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vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to E2PMcT{)_
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e xyoh
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lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. SSS)bv8m
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but CkJU5D
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of fO4e[g;G
them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I Od>^yhn
look forward to hearing how people find their own stories in these songs.? E
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Enjoy this quality rip !! $S"QyAH~-a
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Like the album, please support the artist by buying the original. ATeXOe
Also please, keep all releases out of public and P2P sh*t and don't /R_*u4}iD
distribute on the f*cking web !! S[TJ{L(
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01.I Met You (prod. by mike lloyd) [03:38] t*fG;YOg
02.I Won't Complain (prod. by derek clark) [03:57] .CrrjS w
03.Beautiful (prod. by mike lloyd) [03:27] ~/@5&