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While soulbrother Rahsaan brings in the funk, Donnie is trea

SaveOurSoul Crew | The netherlands | 08/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Steve 'The Scotsman' Harvey is a household name in soul music. His name often appears as a producer of soul music on albums by the likes of The Temptations, Donnie and a whole bunch of soul artists as some of you might have noticed on the Devalicious album.

Steve's latest album is entitled "The Everyday People Project Vol.1". On this album it's Steve Harvey who invited the artists to join him in his daily work. The singers that participate on this project are: Ledisi, K.K., N'dambi, Rahsaan Patterson, Donnie, Linn Segolson, Keite Young, Storm and Pretty Terry. As every individual artist contributes to this project with his or her own quality,it results in an excellent variety of music to be heard. Nice to hear as well is the flute by Louis van Taylor on some of the tracks.



We hear soul music in a wide range and of course with a different approach by the artists. Where Ledisi shouts it out big time in the opener "I Can't Let You Go", Linn Segolson takes us on a slow ride in the beautiful ballad "Troubled Times". We hear a compassionate voice of K.K. in "Where Has The Love Gone" and sensual and husky notes sprouting from Storm's voice. Almost all the participants together with Steve took part in writing their song with N'dambi co-writing on three of the songs. Her duet with Keite Young is sublime. While soulbrother Rahsaan brings in the funk, Donnie is treating us in his own rebellious way. By the way Donnie's forthcoming album will be a Steve Harvey production as well.(TA)



Stand Out Tracks: I Can't Let Go, Where Has The Love Gone, I Can't Leave You Alone, Shake It Off, If We Were Alone"