That is why he jumped off the stage and literally tried to hug everybody he could. He felt that if he loved enough–-if we all loved each other enough-we could take away the world’s pain and sadness. What was really special about him and made him different from everybody else in the world was how he understood his pain as a cry for universal love and humanity. Sadly Charles never got to hear the finished version of this beautiful song.”Ĭharles was truly a transcendent singer who led a remarkable life, overcoming unimaginable adversity to achieve great success and international acclaim very late in his life. He truly loved the expression ‘going through changes’ and this was a few years before we would record our rendition of Sabbath’s ‘Changes’ with the Budos. Rather, this album is a profound exploration through the less-travelled corners of the soulful universe that Charles and his longtime producer, co-writer and friend Tommy “TNT” Brenneck created in the studio together over their decade-long partnership.īrenneck notes of “I Feel A Change,” recorded during the Victim of Love sessions, “Horns and organ were recorded later adding a haunting beauty to the otherwise a cappella intro.
Though chronologically the material spans Charles’ entire career, this is no anthology, greatest hits or other shallow rehashing of the songs that already made him famous. Black Velvet will feature ten studio recordings never before included on any album including lead single “I Feel A Change.” Watch the video for the track, directed by Living On Soul’s Jeff Broadway & Cory Bailey.īlack Velvet is a celebration of Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and family at Dunham/Daptone Records. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records will release his fourth and final album on November 9.
Novemwould have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday.
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