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专辑名称:Public Mind OX
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歌手姓名:Nehemiah s_p\
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唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. FVgE^_
发行日期:2008年3月13日 /3!c
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专辑流派:R&B wUj#ACqB
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! hA6D*8oXD
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 <uYeev%
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has kw gsf5[
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. 0?{Y6:d+
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 qSg=[7XOO
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with 4dgo*9
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was aYBc)LCd
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue w`Ss MI
music professionally. 9r efv
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped mbS`+)1=l
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights p /x]
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture WkF60'Hf
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In [`]h23vRW
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took 7SyysH<H
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, +4r.G(n),
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for bh~"LQS1
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a @uJ^k
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subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on GlPd)m`
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group xX5EhVR
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states )v+R+3<
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. &>T7]])
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR *wd@YMOP
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. xaSg'8-
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life .Z0$KQ'iy
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a a*g7uaoP
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as T0Kjnzs
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? ?e. Ge0&
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being O
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born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. !/qQ:k-.
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on W~QH"Sq
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. ]w+n39da
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that G)S(a4
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not ayR;|S
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I !=f$
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have made public through this release.? ylo/]pVs
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil f-BEfC,}'
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes UgBD|~zu
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of @_L:W1[
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek wyVQV8+&>
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner A;'*>NS
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. 'ZUB:R@[
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there p[J 8
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is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project VOY#Y*)g
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive A$a>=U|Z8
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to Q6e;hl
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e O5lP92],
lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. *Bj7\8cKC
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but nB+UxU@
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of p#
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them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I '/[9Xwh9
look forward to hearing how people find their own stories in these songs.? Shm$>\~=
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Enjoy this quality rip !! iYE7BUH=
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Like the album, please support the artist by buying the original. .R<Ke\y/
Also please, keep all releases out of public and P2P sh*t and don't s&