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Lost and Found Press,News & Reviews
Here is where you will recieve first hand all the news you want to know about Ledisi and her albums.
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August 2007
Upscale Magazine
Billboard Magazine
People Magazine
September 2007
Vibe Magazine
Ebony Magazine
October 2007
Essence Magazine
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Billboard Magazine
August 18, 2007
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003624104
August 18, 2007
Eight months in, 2007 can be tagged as the year of the female. Sashaying in the chart-climbing heels of Mary J. Blige and Beyoncé are an umbrella-waving Rihanna and talked-about newcomers Amy Winehouse and Chrisette Michelle. Back on the upswing is former "American Idol" champ and "The Color Purple" chanteuse Fantasia. And that's without factoring in anticipated releases by Alicia Keys, Keyshia Cole, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Blige.
Bumped up to heavy rotation in my CD player is another qualified entry in the R&B sweepstakes: Ledisi's "Lost and Found" (Verve, Aug. 28). Though Ledisi is an up-the-coast home girl from Oakland, Calif., I was first clued in to her soulful, jazz-inflected style by a radio programmer in London in 1999. Turns out I was on the late freight. Underground enthusiasts had been raving about her since 1996.
Finally making her major-label debut after 11 years of indie hustling, Ledisi delivers on the best bets nod accorded her in Billboard (Jan. 6). The 16-track album hums along from start to finish. Lead single "Alright," a mellow groove about staying positive, recently entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 66.
Among other songs logging repeat action: relationship-ending ballad "I Tried," the rhythmic "Upside Down" (featuring Ledisi's longtime producing/writing partner Sundra "Sun" Manning) and the anthem "We Are One" (with Rahsaan Patterson). Ledisi co-wrote and co-produced all the tracks, collaborating with Rex Rideout, Luther "Mano" Hanes, Rick Watford, Jamey Jaz, Errol Cooney and Lorenzo Johnson.
The most haunting song is the title track, which elegantly showcases Ledisi's nuanced vocals backed only by piano and violin. "The whole record is about my personal life and my career life," she says. "About trying to find love, feeling love and being accepted."
Weathering ups and downs on the long and winding road to Verve, Ledisi questioned her pursuit. "Should I stay, should I quit . . . I was just tired," she remembers. "I'd played every nook and cranny. All these people [were] seeing my shows. But it seemed like nobody wanted to help push me further. What I was doing wrong?"
Picking up stakes and relocating to New York proved to be a rejuvenating jolt. Auditioning for Broadway's "The Color Purple" and other shows, she hooked up with producer Rideout ("He helped me find myself again"). That relationship opened the door to Ledisi's lively reworking of Luther Vandross' "My Sensitivity."
Her interpretation caught the attention of Verve president Ron Goldstein. Three years then passed between her signing in 2004 and finishing songs for the album she'd been working on before Verve stepped into the picture. Then Goldstein and other Verve executives were downsized out of jobs last year. But Ledisi says the changes didn't alter what she'd been promised from the start and relished as an indie artist: the freedom to be herself artistically.
In addition to finally making her major-label debut, Ledisi is also scratching her thespian itch. She was handpicked by director George Clooney for a small role in the film "Leatherheads" starring himself and Renée Zellweger. In the December flick, Ledisi portrays a blues singer in a speakeasy, doing a smoking version of "Loverman."
"Girl, I've been in the loop a long time," Ledisi says. "It was hard to keep going—I sacrificed a lot. But it was worth it."
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Re: Lost and Found Press,News & Reviews
Ledisi Featured Artist on Okayplayer.com
http://www.okayplayer.com/feature/index2.html
Ledisi on Fox 5 in Atlanta Check out the performance by clicking the sidebar:
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Ledisi on OKAYPLAYER.COM
http://www.okayplayer.com/
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San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/08/27/entertainment/e090938D34.DTL
Pop Matters:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47246/ledisi-lost-and-found/
Tennessean.com
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Soulbounce Interview:
http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2007/08/soulbouncecom.php
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Re: Lost and Found Press,News & Reviews
From Eurweb
Ledisi Boxes 'Lost & Found' : New artist drops major label debut
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur36506.cfm
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