I struggled so hard to get this out last week. Didn’t happen. Then I tried to do it yesterday…and I went to bed like the old person I am.
A day late, but here we go:
Her voice is unreal. Or, more like, it’s unreal how much of her father I hear in her. That talent is literally passed down from God. Anyway, as much as I like her, I think her material can be uneven. This recently released live album, though? This album is her at her best. I love that she chose a “lesser” known Anita Baker single (aka, not one off of her monster hit machine Rapture) to show off that killer contralto. If those low notes don’t shake you to your soul like they did with my girl India.Arie…then I got nothin’ for you.
Ernie Halter – Love No Limit (2015)
Ernie’s a special artist and this simple, stripped down version of a somewhat jazzy Mary J. Blige song showcases that. It feels easy and effortless in his hands in a way and I always thought that the original tried a little too hard with the Anita Baker vibe. This is the version you never knew you always needed to have in your life.
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