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专辑名称:Public Mind {gy+3
歌手姓名:Nehemiah 3=4SGt5m
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. )xl6,bq3
发行日期:2008年3月13日 f!GHEhQ9
专辑流派:R&B F#q&(
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! \ a-CN>
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 ddpl Pzm#
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has FbSa ~uN
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. *crw^e
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 ')PVGV(D+
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with e 3@x*XI
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was ij)Cm]4(2
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue {/M\Q@j
music professionally. 7|D|4!i2Y
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped qJs[i>P[W
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights p%RUHN3G[
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture oFg'wAO.
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In }N3`gCy9eN
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took Etnb3<^[t
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, JAb$M{t
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for N7.
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Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a 2)LX^?7R
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on 2>y:N.
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group P\B3
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was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states 0^<,(]!
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. |_pl;&;:
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR Jh2Wr!5
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. C-#.RI7
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life ?eWJa
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a C6k4g75U2
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as ?n*fy
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? i!~>\r\6\
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being 8 lS($@@{
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. {rGYRn,
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on T^)plWw
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. <?|6*2_=
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that p{H0dj ^|
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not G,DOBA
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I ep?:;98|t
have made public through this release.? 0$Ff#8
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil d^aNR
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Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes Y+|PY?
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through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of 0BC`iql5
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek zzf7S%1I
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner swZpWC
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. 5#u.pu
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there 3X'WR]
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project eY3=|RR
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive |!b9b(_j9
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to {})y^L
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e ZlM_m
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lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. (v;A'BjN
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but 6lU|mJ`M
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of FE6C6dW{
them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I 5'9.np F)
look forward to hearing how people find their own stories in these songs.? i<:p.ug-O
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Enjoy this quality rip !! C={mi#G[/
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Like the album, please support the artist by buying the original. +u#Sl)F
Also please, keep all releases out of public and P2P sh*t and don't D=9}|b/
distribute on the f*cking web !! V_M@g;<o
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