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专辑名称:Public Mind @AHm!9?o
歌手姓名:Nehemiah vE@!{*
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. ~(!XY/0e
发行日期:2008年3月13日 f`9
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专辑流派:R&B 0sN.H=
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 +/,icA}PI
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has _vSn`
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. drzL.@h|
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 :I -V_4b
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with .+7;)K
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was NI#X@
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue NH$r
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music professionally. \^ghdU
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped JlMT<;7\
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights #e'
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of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture -F'b8:m
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In 8Ac)'2t;U
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took Ox#\M0Wn$3
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, 3_~cMlr3T.
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for t`*! w|}(1
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a ~\{^%~[48
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on *Qugv^-
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group ~U;rw&'H
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states 5N%93{L
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. hxCvk/7sT
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR B<j'm0a>B
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. >e\9Bf_
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life 3a.kBzus
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a :Y9NLbv
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as f$NM M
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he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,?
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was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being ml \4xp,
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. T,|
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Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on X[f=h=|
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. \j&^aAp r
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that UnI48Y
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not -S3MH1TZ
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I $O9^SB
have made public through this release.? Neg,qOt
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil T&Lb<'f
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes ^i:`ZfA#
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of 8_T6_jL<
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek !\&