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专辑名称:Public Mind 9!r0uU"
歌手姓名:Nehemiah <AJRU
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唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. RV]QVA*i
发行日期:2008年3月13日 U![$7k>,pr
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debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has xU{0rM"
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. AU}|o0Ur
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 FKe/xz
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with ,T^A?t
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was DqI "B
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue "9X(.v0ze
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped VWYNq^<AT
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights e<8KZ
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture W?N+7_%'
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In _TJkYz$
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took Z,-TMtM7
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, :vS/Lzk
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for SN7_^F
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a /r&4< @
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on -J'ked
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group pp#!sRUKPV
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states %k"hzjXAw
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. wT3D9N.
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR c8_,S[W
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. TgLr4Ex
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life GsD?Z%t~%
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a o5+7Lt]
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as $QT% -9&
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? E+ XR[p
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being 7bVKH[
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. u#V;
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on gH"aMEC
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. zT!.5qd
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that VsL*&Fk
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not )$pqe|,
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I P;X0L{u0H
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil E=bZ4 /
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes ={p<