Charles Bradley - Changes (VINYL LP) | NEW Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    Dunham – DUN-1005, Daptone Records – DAP-041, Daptone Records – DAP041
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:    US
Released:    2022
Genre:    Funk / Soul
Style:    Soul

A1        God Bless America
Written-By – Irving Berlin
A2        Good To Be Back Home
Written-By – C. Bradley*, D. Guy*, H. Steinweiss*, L. Michels*, T. Brenneck*, V. Axelrod*
A3        Nobody But You
Written-By – C. Bradley*, D. Guy*, H. Steinweiss*, L. Michels*, N. Movshon*, T. Brenneck*
A4        Ain't Gonna Give Up
Written-By – C. Bradley*, D. Guy*, H. Steinweiss*, L. Michels*, N. Movshon*, T. Brenneck*
A5        Changes
Written-By – Ward*, Osbourne*, Butler*, Iommi*
A6        Ain't It A Sin
Written-By – B. Profilio*
B1        Things We Do For Love
Written-By – T. Brenneck*, WC Shalda*
B2        Crazy For Your Love
Written-By – C. Bradley*, T. Brenneck*
B3        You Think I Don't Know (But I Know)
Written-By – D. Guy*, L. Michels*, T. Brenneck*, V. Axelrod*
B4        Change For The World
Written-By – C. Bradley*, H. Steinweiss*, L. Michels*, N. Movshon*, N. Wray*, T. Brenneck*
B5        Slow Love
Written-By – P. Schalda*, T. Brenneck*, WC Shalda*
Recorded At – The Diamond Mine
Recorded At – Dunham Sound Studios
Mixed At – The Diamond Mine
Distributed By – Daptone Records
Published By – Extraordinaire Music
Published By – Big Deal Music
Published By – BMG
Published By – EMI
Published By – Downtown
Published By – Kobalt Music
Published By – Tro Essex Music
Published By – Irving Berlin Music Company
Pressed By – GZ Media – 237680E
Art Direction – Homer Steinweiss
Bass – Nick Movshon (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Design [Graphic] – High Tide
Drums – Homer Steinweiss (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – Joe Harrison (8)
Featuring, Backing Band [Music By] – Menahan Street Band (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5), The Budos Band (tracks: A5 to A6)
Featuring, Backing Vocals – Saun & Starr (tracks: A4, B5), The Gospel Queens (tracks: A1, A3, B3, B4), The Sha La Das (tracks: B1 to B3)
Flute – Joe Harrison (8) (tracks: A3)
Guitar, Bass, Organ, Percussion – Thomas Brenneck (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Mastered By – Carl Rowatti
Mixed By [Assistant] – Victor Axelrod
Mixed By [Assistant], Other [Spiritual Guidance] – Jens Jungkurth
Organ – Mike Deller (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5), Raynier Jacob Jacildo* (tracks: A1)
Painting – Charles Bradley
Piano, Organ – Will Schalda (tracks: B1)
Piano, Vibraphone – Victor Axelrod (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Thomas Brenneck
Saxophone, Organ, Flute – Leon Michels (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Trombone – Ray Mason (3) (tracks: B4)
Trumpet – David Guy* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
Vibraphone – Joe Harrison (8) (tracks: B2)
Includes download card.

Some copies have Made in Czech Republic sticker on shrinkwrap.

Runouts are stamped.
Barcode (Text): 8 23134 00411 5
Barcode (Scanned): 823134004115

If Wilson Pickett could cover the Archies and Al Green could interpret the Bee Gees, why shouldn't Charles Bradley put his spin on Black Sabbath? Bradley's deep, soulful reading of Black Sabbath's "Changes" (from 1972's Vol. 4) became something of a viral sensation when it first surfaced on a Record Store Day single in 2013. Now it's become the title track and cornerstone of Bradley's third album, and in this context it doesn't sound like a novelty, but like the striking, deeply felt performance it truly is. As on his two previous albums, Bradley is one of the most authentic-sounding artists in the 2010s retro-soul sweepstakes on Changes. The production by Thomas Brenneck is straightforward but naturalistically effective, and puts Bradley's rough but passionate vocals in engaging relief with the accompanists. (Most of the album features the Menahan Street Band backing Bradley, though the Budos Band does the honors on two cuts.) Most of the songs on Changes are new, but they sound like they could have been prize Atlantic or Stax rarities from the mid-'60s, and the performances honor the sound and the emotional power of classic soul. Bradley spent years imitating James Brown, and the influence of Mr. Dynamite is still audible on many of these tunes. But since he launched his belated recording career, Bradley has developed a greater sense of self and more confidence in his own musical personality. On Changes, the rough-hewn power of Bradley's voice is at its most powerful, and there's a fierce sense of longing and need in this music that's almost tactile in its realism. Charles Bradley doesn't sound like a '60 soul singer, he sounds like a great soul singer regardless of era. And Changes shows Bradley still has plenty of new ground to explore at the age of 68. That's a lot more than one can say for the other guy who sang "Changes," Ozzy Osbourne. ~ Mark Deming

• Best Sellers: Top Seller
• Condition: NEW
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 823134004115
• Format Detail: 1LP
• Genre: FUNK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 04/01/2016