It’s R&B for adults, and man, does it groove.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned “Aphrodisiac” is nearly six minutes of some of the best stuff this woman has ever put on record. Sure, it never quite achieves the power its build suggests, but there’s something to be said for the subdued feel that plays the track out, a chorus of backing vocals fully in tow. It isn’t long before the band spreads out, swinging along with ease, and the organs add girth to an already warm production. “Hey, I Won’t Break Your Heart” begins with a pretty acoustic guitar arrangement and Rae’s hummingbird voice before the electricity is turned on and a tasteful six-string floats on top of soulful blues. … There’s some really playful songs and some kind of cosmic, quite trippy, soulful songs as well.”Ĭonsider the difference between the set’s two best tracks. She recently told the website Female First that she feels the album is “really, really diverse. The Leeds-born singer’s third album touches on all the signature traits that make Corinne Bailey Rae the Corinne Bailey Rae her fans have grown to love over the last decade or so. You could choose any of those and not be disappointed with The Heart Speaks In Whispers. Which Corinne Bailey Rae do you prefer? Is it the coffee shop soul singer who burst on the scene in 2006 with “Put Your Records O””? How about the pop balladeer that won your heart with “Like a Star”? Perhaps it’s the R&B queen that pierces through on one of the singer’s latest singles, “Green Aphrodisiac”?
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