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FRANCIS, NEAL

CHANGES (KARMA CHIEF RECORDS)

FRANCIS, NEAL - CHANGES 135932
Format:
1 LP
Release:
20.09.2019
Label:
KARMA CHIEF RECORDS
Kat.-Nr.:
135932
Barcode:
0674862654222
"I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story," muses Neal Francis.

After years of dishonest living - consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction - such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician.

Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n' roll.

There is a deep connection between Francis's childhood - his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father's gift of a dusty Dr.

John LP - and the songs he's created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene.

The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr.

John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band.

Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell: "It's the life I've lived so far."
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. THIS TIME
  • 1.2. SHE'S A WINNER
  • 1.3. HOW HAVE I LIVED
  • 1.4. THESE ARE THE DAYS
  • 1.5. CHANGES, PTS. 1 & 2
  • 1.6. LAUREN
  • 1.7. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
  • 1.8. PUT IT IN HIS HANDS