The latest single from Raja-Nee' "Take My Breath" is released today (11 Aug 2022). It will be the fourth
single to be released from her forthcoming album "The Sovereign of 14742" preceded by "Come Get This Love" (Jul 2021), "Love In A Groove" (Oct 2021) and her last "Rolling At Midnight" (Apr 2022), however the album version is the previously unreleased
"Midnight Vibe Mix".
The single release today comes bundled with a surprise bonus track "Breathe" which features Anthony Thompson which is an alternate take on "Take My Breathe Away" that is not included on her forthcoming album. The song was originally released on her 2018 EP "Don't Marry Her" and is the basis for the latest single. Anthony Thompson is a producer friend of Raj-Nee's (also known as 12 Tones) who added the 'Breathe' elements and some other vocals.
The new album has twelve tracks with two interludes, so putting the
four singles already released to one side, there are six new songs. One
is a cover of the Bacharach & David song "One Less Bell To Answer", possibly best know by The Fifth Dimension (1970) with Marilyn McCoo on lead vocals, but also recorded by
many others including Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Dells, Dionne
Warwick, Barbara Streisand and Shirley Bassey, so very big shoes to fill
on that one and she does a terrific job. I believe that there are at
least another three tracks which have potential for future
singles.
The forthcoming album is dedicated to Raja-Nee's parents and the title is a reference to the address she grew up in at 14742 Lincoln Avenue, Harvey, IL. Raja-Nee tells us: "The entire cd is dedicated to my parents. That’s why you see all of the old pictures. My parents, my 8 siblings, both grandmothers (mother & father), Auntie, my daughter and husband. They are all important to who I am and who I’ve become. So it’s all about them!"
Raja-Nee' was 'discovered'
by Marshall Thompson (founder of The Chi-Lites) who mentored her and
she toured with The Chi-Lites and performed on their 1990 "Just Say You Love Me" album. Later she signed to a deal with Auto & Cherokee who got
her an audition with Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis which led to a solo
project on their Perspective label where they produced her hit track
"Turn It Up" which also featured on "Low Down Dirty Shame" movie soundtrack in 1994. She released a few singles and an album "Hot & Ready" and had a UK #42 hit with 'Turn It Up' in Mar 1995.
In 2020 she re-emerged from her musical hiatus with a vengeance
with "Come Get This Love" making a big noise, especially in the UK, and gaining a vinyl
release on LRK Records.
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