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专辑名称:Public Mind iRv\:.aQ.
歌手姓名:Nehemiah mhs%8OTN
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. m8gU8a"(
发行日期:2008年3月13日 O"RIY3m
专辑流派:R&B /$FpceB!W
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! :&RpB^]
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 wc}4:~
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has F7=&CW 0
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. k4"O}jQO
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 _gCi@uXS3
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with w (ev=)7<
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was @ "CP@^
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue _Pl5?5eZj
music professionally. M=EV^Tw-=
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped A2`Xh#o
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights <bywi2]z
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture -t125)6 I
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In 99b"WH^3$y
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took e\*N Lj_(
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, """eU,"
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for E1qf N>0Z
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a ~(^?M
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on TLz>|gr
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group id1gK(F8H
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states 'puiahA
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. .bRDz:?j
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR cNl$
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Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. -e *(+
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life 1%N[DA^<\
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a i| *r/
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as 4L&Rs;
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? {iTA=\q2O
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being 5F1P|t#
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. zZPXI&,
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on 4z qO!nk
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. u#$sO;8s
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that ]"\sd"
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not Cs^'g'
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I v%E!
have made public through this release.? 4Jw_gOY&D
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil zf[KZ\6H
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes n55s7wzM
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of fZxEE~Q1
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek H4ancmy
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner $~1~+s0$
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. e:n3@T,R
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there U%tpNWB
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project N8m3Wy
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive &2pa9i
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to cN]g^
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e iE"+-z\U
lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. )Tf,G[z&ge
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but 7KV0g1GQ
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of VyOpPIP
them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I 6"GHVFB
look forward to hearing how people find their own stories in these songs.? tI+P&L"
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Enjoy this quality rip !! ]_:j+6i
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Like the album, please support the artist by buying the original. #pWeMt'
Also please, keep all releases out of public and P2P sh*t and don't h09fU5l
distribute on the f*cking web !! T<u QhPMw
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