Shemekia Copeland, Talking To Strangers - 57m 14s

Tracks & Durations

1. Livin' On Love	4:05
2. Two's A Crowd	2:51
3. When A Woman's Had Enough	3:57
4. Sholanda's	3:43
5. Don't Whisper	4:48
6. Should Have Come Home	3:32
7. Talking To Strangers	4:09
8. Too Much Traffic	4:06
9. Too Close	4:41
10. Walk On	4:16
11. The Push I Need	3:50
12. Happy Valentine's Day	5:39
13. When The Batle Is Over	4:35
14. Pie In The Sky	2:54

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Review

Shemekia Copeland has already scored numerous awards and accolades, but this is the young singer's real artistic breakthrough. While Copeland's first two CDs were at times marred by ham-fisted musical support and subpar songwriting, she is now free to unfurl the subtle, soulful side of her big voice. "Don't Whisper" sounds like a lost Memphis classic--the kind of tearjerker Ann Peebles might have cut. Copeland pours her vocals like warmed honey over the song's sad lyrics and an arrangement that balances producer Dr. John's delicate piano with edgy, tremoloed guitars. She turns soft and breathy on the lovely, jazz-inflected ballad "Happy Valentine's Day," evoking a worldly, relaxed beauty that belies her 23 years. There's plenty of full-tilt belting, too. "Sholanda's," a tongue-in-cheek trip to a beauty parlor, balances her power with graceful New Orleans-flavored drums and slide. And "The Push I Need" is a playful duet with Dr. John that's sprightly and smart enough to sidestep clichés. Overall, there's a sense of poised musicianship at work, which makes Talking to Strangers emotionally tempered and rewarding. --Ted DrozdowskiShemekia Copeland, Alligator's fastest-selling artist ever, returns with TALKING TO STRANGERS! One again, Shemekia unleashes her stunning "whisper-to-a-scream" vocals on a wide variety of blues, funk, rock and ballads, all tinged with Dr. John's New Orleans grooves and backed by his airtight, funky band

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