JIM COLE

2008. Someday Charlotte. Does not ring a bell? Of course it does. Someday Charlotte was one of the musical highlights of 2008. This popsong with a sixties twist was one of Jim Coles hits that entitled him to a spot in the annals of Belgian and Dutch music. The song was released in both Belgium and The Netherlands and became a big hit. But Jim Cole was not a one-day wonder, mind you! Someday Charlotte was one of the songs that pushed Cole's debut album, Soul in 2, high in the charts. Soul in 2 was well received: it got four-star reviews in newspapers and on internetblogs (De Morgen, OOR, Stage, Digg, Cutting Edge) and gave a boost to young Cole's career.
With Someday Charlotte Jim Cole proved to be a very talented songwriter and singer. The song was picked up nationwide, both in Belgium and The Netherlands, and remained in the charts for weeks. (Studio Brussels, Radio 1, Radio2, MnM, Radio 1 – The Netherlands went wild)…
2010. Two years later. High time for the next step: Jim Cole uses the slipstream of his debut to release his second album 'When love is not enough'. (is it ever?). On this album Cole shows that he has grown both as a songwriter and a musician/singer.
The differences with Soul in 2? There are some. Less introspection, more exploration. A coming of age album, if you want. For this album, Cole had a different recording approach: he wanted his record to sound live. You can still hear Cole's love for old soul and Motown/Stax classics, but the sound is less polished. He did not use too many overdubs and worked with some old vintage mics. The result is a fairly rawer sound that refers to the sound of Mark Ronson's work (Amy Winehouse, Daniel Merriweather; also Daptone).
'When love is not enough' was recorded in the famous Jet Studios, Brussels. The engineer was Staf Verbeek, the producer David Poltrock.
Think soul, scratches on the heart and fierce hooks below the belt.