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Following Lost & Found, an album that earned Ledisi a pair of Grammy nominations, Turn Me Loose partially roots itself in the singer's past work and otherwise branches out from it. The album's title, as well as its cover, indicates a new, brash direction -- one that makes up only a portion of the set. Throughout the opening "Runnin," "Knockin'," and stretches of a couple other songs -- not to mention a charging, howling cover of Buddy Miles' "Them Changes" -- Ledisi and her band deliver rocking funk that cooks as hot as Labelle's "Messin' with My Mind" and "What Can I Do for You," or anything by Van Hunt. Here, Ledisi wails and belts with a kind of power previously untapped -- in recorded form, at least -- all the while maintaining remarkable finesse. "I Need Love," one of the collaborations with Ivan Barias and Carvin Haggins, is another highlight, seductively melancholy over a slick and slippery rhythm, while the title track's bluesy Southern soul backdrop seems just as ideal for Ledisi's voice. Most of the material that is in the vein of the subdued, sophisticated R&B showcased throughout much of Soulsinger and Lost & Found is fine, if sporadically tepid -- something that really comes through when heard with the harder material. Verve Forecast might be a little sheepish about their artist straying from the style that brought them success; on the sticker affixed to the album, the label singles out three songs, none of which break a sweat. They really should help her expose the versatility as much as possible.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Teak Underdue, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Herve Salters, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David James, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Urbano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chief Xcel, Producer - Xavier Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cresswell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chucky Thompson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kyonte Vincent, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Phipps, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., v
Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dewayne Swan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BARDANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Everette Harp, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dwayne Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Lane, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Cooney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Madiao, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Q. Wright, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Evans, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JOHN JACKSON, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Iz, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Marrin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Big Jim, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Smith, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Barias, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carvin Haggins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Curt Chambers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Deitch, Drums, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Krasno, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ari Raskin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fyre Dept, Producer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Deitch, Drums, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Krasno, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ari Raskin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nigel Hall, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Fyre Dept, Producer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dewayne Swan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dwayne Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Cooney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Smith, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Barias, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carvin Haggins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chucky Thompson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kyonte Vincent, ComposerLyricist - John Phipps, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi Young, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dewayne Swan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BARDANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tiffany Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mabvuto Carpenter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dwayne Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lorenzo Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi Young, Producer - Dewayne Swan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ledisi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Miles, ComposerLyricist - RAY BARDANI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Everette Harp, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dwayne Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Lane, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Cooney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Madiao, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Following Lost & Found, an album that earned Ledisi a pair of Grammy nominations, Turn Me Loose partially roots itself in the singer's past work and otherwise branches out from it. The album's title, as well as its cover, indicates a new, brash direction -- one that makes up only a portion of the set. Throughout the opening "Runnin," "Knockin'," and stretches of a couple other songs -- not to mention a charging, howling cover of Buddy Miles' "Them Changes" -- Ledisi and her band deliver rocking funk that cooks as hot as Labelle's "Messin' with My Mind" and "What Can I Do for You," or anything by Van Hunt. Here, Ledisi wails and belts with a kind of power previously untapped -- in recorded form, at least -- all the while maintaining remarkable finesse. "I Need Love," one of the collaborations with Ivan Barias and Carvin Haggins, is another highlight, seductively melancholy over a slick and slippery rhythm, while the title track's bluesy Southern soul backdrop seems just as ideal for Ledisi's voice. Most of the material that is in the vein of the subdued, sophisticated R&B showcased throughout much of Soulsinger and Lost & Found is fine, if sporadically tepid -- something that really comes through when heard with the harder material. Verve Forecast might be a little sheepish about their artist straying from the style that brought them success; on the sticker affixed to the album, the label singles out three songs, none of which break a sweat. They really should help her expose the versatility as much as possible.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:35
- Main artists: Ledisi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Forecast
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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