JAMES DAY

PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE I FINISH MY NEW CD & UPDATE MY SITES & SOUNDS.I PROMISE IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT!!!

Since topping the UK Modern Soul Charts, DAY was voted Number 1 at SoulTracks & 4DaSoul, featured in a NOKIA commercial, and has appeared on several highly acclaimed compilations alongside many of his heros including UNAM & Rahsaan Patterson, Maysa (of Incognito), Frank Mccomb, and Stephanie Mills. Check iTUNES or CDBABY.COM/JAMESDAY3 for the DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION of BETTER DAYS with Exclusive Bonus Track HOPES UP (Obama's Song) featuring Jeff Ramsey! OR Click Below:



SOULTRACKS REVIEW: Soul music's heydeys of the 60s & 70s were filled with great singers, but arguably the genre grew to new heights on the backs of songwriters. From Holland-Dozier Holland in Detroit to Gamble & Huff in Philadelphia, songwriters paved the way for the golden age of Soul and created songs that are now considered the musical centerpiece of an entire generation. The last 15 years have been less kind to Soul Music, as it is tough to name songwriters who have created the kind of classic material that folks will be singing 30 years from now. So when an extremely talented songwriter comes along, they should be cherished. Thats what makes James Days first full-length Independent release, Better Days, one of the best albums of 2006. He is, flat out, a great songwriter. Day knocked many folks out with last years Remember When EP on CDBABY, and here he shows it was no fluke. The best two tracks of that disc (Dont Waste the Pretty and the irresistible Brick By Brick) return on Better Days and the title cut from the EP is redefined here as a brilliant ballad breathtakingly performed by Catherine Russell. Day also adds a half dozen new compositions that are uniformly strong. The new disc also has far richer and more compelling arrangements, with nice touches like the sax solo on the title cut, a forlorn harmonica on Remember When and Jim Gatelys fine guitar work. Better Days is ostensibly a salute to 80s soul music, but really comes off as a timeless disc of quality pop/soul music, superbly performed. Musical world, please meet James Day. Hell be around awhile. Very highly recommended.



Chris Rizik

Publisher, SoulTracks



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