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Sep
2007
Il soul Torna ad esplodere nella vocedi Roy Young
by Alberto Castelli |
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Un album di
grande intensita, omagio a maestri del pasato come Sam Cooke,
Ottis Redding, e Wilson Pickett. |
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May
2007
An explosive soul singer : Roy Young (English version)
by
Cali Rise,
www.impudique.net/ |
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| The voice of Roy,
the melodies of two brothers Frankel and the famous
musicians who play with him at the time recording contribute
to make an album which will definitely join the legend of
soul. In the need to learn more about this man born in the
hills of Jamaica to choose to live in Israel to sing his
passion. I revised my English before the attack. |
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Apr 2007
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis" (Everybody
Hurts)
by
Wade Tatangelo |
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Judging by the four songs streamed online, Young is a
gravelly-voiced soul survivor capable of projecting myriad
emotions onto any song he deems worthy. |
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Feb 2007
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis"
by
David Cole, editor, IN THE BASEMENT - U.K.’s Leading Soul Magazine |
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| Roy has a great world-weary voice that can wail like a good ‘un on tracks like the deep and doomy ‘Don’t Call It Love’ and send shivers up the spine on the solely piano-accompanied ‘Bring In The Dawn’. |
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Jan
2007
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis"
by Przemek Draheim, www.blues.pl/draheim |
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| Wow, this is
the word that came to my mind after listening to the whole
album. I tell you, if Solomon Burke received so much praise
after his "Don't Give Up On Me" CD than Roy should
become a soul music God after this one. His voice is as soulful
as it gets and can get both, tough and tender with ease. Arrangements
on the album are classy and escape from cliches. For me "Memphis"
is one of the best deep soul CDs I've heard in couple of years
with "Turn Right At Midnight" being a song of the
year! |
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Jan 2007
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis"
by Brenda Jeanne Wyche, www.blackstarnews.com |
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| Great things are not created overnight. Like the finest wine that has fermented for a very long time, such is music phenomenon, Roy Young. The timing of his arrival is divine, as we have lost so many great ones and are in need of a new musical champion. With his vintage soul stylings incomparable to any other, Roy Young brings comfort to the restless spirit that lies within us - and for those spirits who are dormant - or just numb from life's challenges, Roy brings a resurrection that reminds you to jump back in and appreciate life. |
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Nov
2006
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis"
by
Alan Shutro, www.bluesbytes.net |
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| Boy, was this a surprise! I really
didn't know what to expect from Roy Young on his CD, Memphis.
Here's a Jamaican born singer that was discovered while performing
in Tel Aviv, Israel, and it was decided to bring him to Memphis
to record with the legendary Willie Mitchell in his Royal Studios.
What came out of this unusual partnership was a quite personal
and unique recording. |
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Aug.
2006
Review of Roy Young's debut album "Memphis"
by
Dylann DeAnna, Editor www.bluescritic.com |
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RATING:
**** (4 out of 5 stars)
The first thing I thought of after hearing this seriously Soulful disc was: "the
darker side of Memphis". Though it has a Memphis Soul backbone, the moody,
occasionally ominous soundscapes mixed with bittersweet lyrics make this more
challenging and quite unique. It's tone more accurately fits current reality
than your standard issue R & B record of sex, love & getting your party
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Roy Young's
debut album "Memphis" is due to be released early
2007.
Roy Young is an explosive Soul singer with a truly
unique and memorable voice.
Tommy Boy’s goal was to surround his voice with dirty blues and funk grooves,
true, distinctive soul music and a touch of that Motown sound to give it some
pop! The plan was to get together original soul legends, tight players, hardened
by the road - and key players on some of the
world’s greatest soul records. We brought in Motown arranger and trumpet
player Gil Askey to write the horn and string arrangements for the album
and to add his deeply moving and unmistakable muted trumpet to the ballads.
We recorded
first in Melbourne (home to the producers and current home to Gil Askey and
guitar legend Jack Jones). Next, we brought Roy Young in from Israel, the
producers in from Australia,
and we from New York City….all converging in Memphis at Royal Studios.
Like the three wise men following a star to a manger in Bethlehem, we came
following the star of Willie Mitchell.
Daniel and Gideon Frankel are two brothers from
Melbourne writing and producing soul music for the first time in their young
lives. They had discovered and were working with the Jamaican born Roy Young
who had been paying dues, singing in soul and jazz bands throughout Eastern
Europe for years.
They all came to Memphis to experience the magic of Willie Mitchell.
Twenty musicians were assembled and performed flawlessly and quickly for
Willie. Roy Young had his first lesson in singing and discovered that he
had not one
but two voices as Willie asked him to “sing
it pretty.”
I saw Roy Young become inspired to believe that he could be
more than he ever believed. And I saw Willie Mitchell get younger every day
we came back to the studio. And we
all felt like a family
should really be…supporting each other, encouraging each other, pushing
each other to be better and most of all sharing love.
It was then back to New
York to work with Grammy Winner, Dave Darlington on the mixes and polish
the final result with Leon Zervos at the mastering desk.
There’s magic in every
track on this CD and it is our pleasure to share
that magic with you.
— Tom Silverman, founder and CEO of Tommy
Boy Music | |
