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naomi shelton & the gospel queens - what have you done my brother? - daptone records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. What Is This?
2. What More Can I Do?
3. Ill Take The Long Road
4. What Have You Done?
5. I Need You To Hold My Hand
6. Trouble In My Way
7. Jordan River
8. He Knows My Heart
9. Am I Asking Too Much
10. By Your Side
11. Lift My Burdens
12. A Change Is Gonna Come

Naomi Shelton is no ordinary gospel singer. Though she, like many others, grew up singing with her sisters in their Alabama church, she has also spent much of her life in the soul clubs around New York, and her 45s, “41st St. Breakdown” and “Wind Your Clock” b/w “Talking ‘Bout a Good Thing,” have long been revered and prized by funk DJs around the globe.

Now, with her first offcial full-length release, it’s clear that her singing is equally infuenced by both facets of her life. This is soul music – informed by the church, perhaps, but soul music nonetheless, relatable to all. Which means that What Have You Done, My Brother?, an uplifting record that conveys Naomi’s energy, her excitement, her love of music, her compassion, is no ordinary album.