Chicago's Ward Brown led a group named
Brown's Bag who released a couple of albums "Labor Of Love" (2005) (listen HERE) and "Soul Satisfied" (2006) (listen HERE).
A track from the first album, "No More Love", featured on a 2006 compilation put out by Soul Brother "This Is Soul 2006". The first album was co-produced with Sherrod Brown (his brother?) and
was the first release on the relatively short-lived Soulchoonz label.
He released a solo album in 2012 "Where I Should Be" (still available
on
Bandcamp and other DSPs or direct from Ward's website .. all links below)
He is currently working on a new, self-titled, album in collaboration
with Raymond Earl, bassist with Instant Funk who also wrote and
performed on many other Philly acts recordings through the 70s and 80s
and co-wrote, probably Instant Funk's most iconic recording, "I Got My
Mind Made Up" with Kim & Scotty Miller with whom he formed the group which evolved from The Music Machine.
It's quite interesting how things intermesh as only a month or so ago
I posted an obscure record by E-Jon "Tricky, Sticky Situation" which has been covered by Alleshure (which is due for release on vinyl if it
hasn't been already). E-Jon is Elihjah John who was later to become a
member of T.N.J.s (standing from Trenton New Jersey) who were backed
by The Music Machine/Instant Funk also from Trenton, NJ.
Ward and Raymond have jointly written ten tracks for the new
album which is scheduled for release in July 2022. To promote it a
single "I'm Coming Home" has just been released, which funnily enough as soon as I heard it
reminded me a little of The Temptations new single, a classy old
school style ballad with which he says he "hopes to inspire others to not give up hope that we will hug and
enjoy our significant others soon even through these most difficult
times...and...get the vaccine (lol)".
As Ward himself terms it 'grown up music for grown ups'! Great to hear 'proper' music with no auto-tune and other gimmicks just raw talent.
Thanks to Bill Buckley soulandjazzandfunk for sending this one over.
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| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Early Park Entertainment |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | ??/01/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Value: | £1 |
My Boy Ward Brown is Back with a new Hot Single "I'm Coming Home" hoping that all who venture can find their way back home!
ReplyDeleteSherrod Brown is not related to ward brown, and wrote 40 percent of the songs on the two browns bag albums
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