Music City Soul
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| Studio album by Beverley Knight | ||||||||||
| Released | 7 May 2007 | |||||||||
| Recorded | October 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | Gospel, Soul | |||||||||
| Length | 53:43 | |||||||||
| Label | Parlophone | |||||||||
| Producer | Mark Nevers Eg White Jimmy Hogarth Paul Reid |
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Music City Soul is the fifth studio album recorded by British singer-songwriter Beverley Knight, and was released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains the singles "No Man's Land", "After You" and "The Queen of Starting Over", and features Ronnie Wood on a number of tracks. The album became Knight's second highest charting album in the UK, peaking at number eight.
The majority of Music City Soul was recorded and Produced by Mark Nevers at The Beech House studio in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States in just five days in late October 2006. All the songs on the album were written beforehand the previous summer and then recorded back to back in the studio with an array of different musicians. The intention was to create an organic sound reminiscent of classic 1960s soul albums that epitomised releases by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Al Green, who had influenced Knight as a child .
The album was titled Music City Soul to reflect the fact that Knight has returned to her soul and gospel roots. It was also intended to pay homage to Nashville, the city it was recorded in, which is often referred to as 'The Music City' due to its rich musical heritage.
The album was preceded by the single "No Man's Land" on 30 April 2007.
Vinyl Edition Released 7 May 2007
Side A
Side B
Notes:
All tracks (except track 4 and 12)
Track 4
Track 12
The following songs were recorded in the run up to the release of Music City Soul, but not included on the album:
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