Black Velvet (Charles Bradley album)

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Black Velvet
File:Charles Bradley Black Velvet cover.jpg
Studio album by Charles Bradley
Released November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Genre Soul
Label Daptone Records/Dunham Records
Producer Thomas Brenneck
Charles Bradley chronology
Changes
(2016)		 Black Velvet
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 78/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
American Songwriter 4.5/5 stars[3]
The Austin Chronicle 3/5 stars[4]
Exclaim! 8/10[5]
MusicOMH 4/5 stars[6]

Black Velvet is the fourth and final studio album by American funk/soul artist Charles Bradley, released on 9 November 2018.[7] The album release was preceded by two singles, "Can't Fight the Feeling" and "I Feel a Change".[8] The name of the album comes from Bradley's stage name during his time as a James Brown impersonator.[8] The album consists of songs originally recorded for Bradley's three previous studio albums, and was compiled by producer Thomas Brenneck after Bradley's death from cancer in September 2017.[9] Included are covers of "Stay Away" by Nirvana and "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young.[10]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Can't Fight the Feeling"   2:48
2. "Luv Jones"   3:51
3. "I Feel a Change"   4:26
4. "Slip Away"   3:32
5. "Black Velvet"   3:29
6. "Stay Away"   3:13
7. "Heart of Gold"   3:03
8. "(I Hope You Find) The Good Life"   5:11
9. "Fly Little Girl"   3:19
10. "Victim of Love"   4:39
Total length:
 37:31

Personnel

Menahan Street Band

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  • Victor Axelrod – piano/vibraphone
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitar/bass guitar/organ/percussion
  • Nick Movshon – bass guitar
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Michael Deller – organ
  • David Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – saxophone/organ/flute

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 40
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 154
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 182
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 75
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 7

References

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  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Charles Bradley – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Charles Bradley. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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