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专辑名称:Public Mind p)B/(%
歌手姓名:Nehemiah QO;Dyef7b
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. 'hr_g* i
发行日期:2008年3月13日 L-?ty@-i
专辑流派:R&B x*z[(0g!
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! Q|o$^D,
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 x@43ZH_
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has *.nSv@F
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. aWTurnee^
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15
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he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with ,4"N7_!7
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was ^?Xs!kJP
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue e+BZoK ^
music professionally. ZOPK
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped +&u/R')?6r
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights PR|z -T
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture :|V650/
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In [(*Eg!?W=
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took Y(6evo&IR
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, k vZ w4Pk
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for <MJU:m$3
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a -51LF=(!L
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on 5T.U=_ag
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group $>#0RzU
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states u4FD}nV
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. 6ZE`'pk<
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR %R?7u'=~
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. QErdjjgE
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life \9`E17i
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a V.
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celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as &X:;B'
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? =M-=94
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being F&!vtlV)
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. ]CLM'$
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on Szt2 "AR
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. $$ *tK8#
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that u_NLgM7*
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not &=)O:Jfa
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I 9Zd\6F,
have made public through this release.? B0|W
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil _Vp"G)1Y
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes *y?6m,38V
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of 0^S$_L
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek AH n!>w,
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner (y;
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(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. stK}K-=`
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there 'A5T$JV.r4
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project d`rZgY
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive MuMq%uDA"
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to &G_#=t&
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e LQ k^l`
lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. LTS{[(%
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but &C