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专辑名称:Public Mind R+ #.bQg
歌手姓名:Nehemiah fdCxMKlu;
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. <Hr@~<@~
发行日期:2008年3月13日 Be14$7r
专辑流派:R&B {Gb)Et]<
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 .f.j >
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has ZAnO$pA
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. 4Ow
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Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 @|\s$L
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with gE6y&a
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was <-oRhi4
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue (W}i287
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped 1+i
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights *2m&?,nJ
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture t#D\*:Xi
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In %.6?\w1e
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took /xrq'|r?C
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, /J9T=N
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for c J"]yG)=
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a d,Dg"Z
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on Z#cU#)`y1
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group ;ijfI
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states \ \mO+N47i
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. \'^Z_6{w
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Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. fY\tvo%
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life [%)B%h`XGf
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a ]BS{,sI
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as We+FP9d %
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? ;u-< {2P
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being kAQ\t?`x
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. Vp-OGX[
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on cwW~ *90#
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. - m x3^
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that n5,Pq+[
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not &<