Black Velvet (Charles Bradley album)

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Black Velvet
Charles Bradley Black Velvet cover.jpg
Studio album by
Charles Bradley
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
GenreSoul
LabelDaptone Records/Dunham Records
ProducerThomas Brenneck
Charles Bradley chronology
Changes
(2016) 		Black Velvet
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
American Songwriter4.5/5 stars[3]
The Austin Chronicle3/5 stars[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
MusicOMH4/5 stars[6]

Black Velvet is the fourth and final studio album by American funk/soul artist Charles Bradley, released on 9 November 2018.[7] The album release was preceded by two singles, "Can't Fight the Feeling" and "I Feel a Change".[8] The name of the album comes from Bradley's stage name during his time as a James Brown impersonator.[8] The album consists of songs originally recorded for Bradley's three previous studio albums, and was compiled by producer Thomas Brenneck after Bradley's death from cancer in September 2017.[9] Included are covers of "Stay Away" by Nirvana and "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young.[10]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Fight the Feeling"2:48
2."Luv Jones"3:51
3."I Feel a Change"4:26
4."Slip Away"3:32
5."Black Velvet"3:29
6."Stay Away"3:13
7."Heart of Gold"3:03
8."(I Hope You Find) The Good Life"5:11
9."Fly Little Girl"3:19
10."Victim of Love"4:39
Total length:37:31

Personnel[]

Menahan Street Band[]

Main article: Menahan Street Band
  • Victor Axelrod – piano/vibraphone
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitar/bass guitar/organ/percussion
  • Nick Movshon – bass guitar
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Michael Deller – organ
  • David Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – saxophone/organ/flute

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 154
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 182
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 75
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 7

References[]

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (November 5, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Fawcett, Thomas (December 7, 2018). "The Austin Chronicle Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Patrick, Ryan (November 7, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Horton, Ross (November 12, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Stream Charles Bradley's Final Album 'Black Velvet' in Full". Jam Bands. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Warren, Bruce. "First Listen: Charles Bradley, 'Black Velvet'". NPR. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  9. ^ Pedrosa, Marina (6 September 2018). "Charles Bradley's Posthumous Album 'Black Velvet' Due in November: See the Track List". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. ^ Colburn, Randall (1 November 2018). "Charles Bradley's final album, Black Velvet, has arrived: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 46, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 19, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "Charles Bradley Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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