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专辑名称:Public Mind BOcD?rrZ0
歌手姓名:Nehemiah ST?Rl@4
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. +TaxH;
发行日期:2008年3月13日 w{2CV\^>5
专辑流派:R&B %0/qb0N&
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The smooth sounds of R&B with a gospel twist !! F.1u9)
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 C8T0=o/-`
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has p8@&(+z
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. J` gG`?
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 V rx,'/IS8
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with (y&sUc9
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was B9$f y).Gp
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue 'kY/=*=Q
music professionally. |>'N^
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped *l"CIG'
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights zn&ZXFgN
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture ePJ_O~c
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In qq<T~^
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took (U#
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his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, 5p:BHw;%;
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for IpSWg
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a YwF&-~mp7n
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on yZ)9Hd
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group aT}Hc5L,b
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states !vpXXI4
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. Cj`~ntMN
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR yFb"2
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. gC iM\Qx
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life 1jop;{,^
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a }
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celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as jn(!6\n"
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? :#?_4D!r
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being ~"J1@<
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. e`LkCy[_
Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on vxC];nCC#
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. 4Otq3s34FT
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that GQhy4ji'z
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not :3
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simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I 2PRiiL@
have made public through this release.? >JsVIfAF
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil _&9P&Zf4
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes [TUs^%2@
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of <; ?1#ok
the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek #Y=b7|l
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner z~~pH9=c2
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. Ert={"Q
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there _,aFQ^]'9
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project An0N'yo"Z
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive Y%0rji
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to !m9hL>5vR
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e rEC
lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. 00dY?d{[D
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but ]cS(2hP7
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of a)=|{QR>W
them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I (?^ F }]
look forward to hearing how people find their own stories in these songs.? ^p9V5o
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Enjoy this quality rip !! N wNxO
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Like the album, please support the artist by buying the original. UF-'(
Also please, keep all releases out of public and P2P sh*t and don't \z FCph4
distribute on the f*cking web !! X`WS&!C<
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01.I Met You (prod. by mike lloyd) [03:38] h4 9q(085V
02.I Won't Complain (prod. by derek clark) [03:57] eWex/ m
03.Beautiful (prod. by mike lloyd) [03:27] fiA8W
04.Trade It All (prod. by derek clark) [05:17] XxdD)I
05.Fix Me (prod. by jbizz) [05:41] 6Y,&