New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On August 11th, GRAMMY-winning artist and activist
Paula Cole returns with her eighth studio album, 'Ballads,' a collection of soulful interpretations of American jazz, folk and country classics from the 1930's to the 60's. Self-produced and released through her own label, 675 Records, the twenty-song double-album features tracks originally written or popularized by Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Gentry, John Coltrane,
Ella Fitzgerald and more.
Listen to Paula's gorgeously understated take on "
God Bless The Child" via Top40-charts.com here:
'Ballads' is dedicated to Paula's father who instilled a joy of music in her from a young age, and the album shines a light on her own roots as a jazz singer. Cole takes these songs on a journey, transporting Bobbie Gentry's timeless mystery "Ode to Billy Joe", and lends her silky vocals to John Coltrane's signature saxophone melody on "Naima," turning it into a haunting, ethereal stretch of sky.
Like much of Cole's discography, 'Ballads' was self-produced and was mastered by Bob Ludwig. Rounding out her studio ensemble are the first-call rhythm section drummer Jay Bellerose (T Bone Burnett,
Regina Spektor, Punch Brothers, Joe Henry) and upright bassist
Dennis Crouch (Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Diana Krall), plus guitarists
Kevin Barry and Chris Bruce, and pianist Consuelo Candelaria.
Paula Cole has infused wit and poetry into seven albums of original work stretching back over twenty years. Her 1997 breakthrough 'This Fire' featured the singles "
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want To Wait," achieving double-platinum sales in the U.S. and seven GRAMMY nominations including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best New Artist, the latter of which Cole won.
Now nearing 50, Paula will play select dates across the country this year, including shows where she plays 'This Fire' in full from front to back. See below for full tour routing.
TRACKLIST
1. God Bless The Child
2.
I Wish (I Knew How It Feels To Be Free)
3. Naima
4. Ode To Billy Joe
5. You've Changed
6. What A
Little Moonlight Can Do
7. I'm Old Fashioned
8. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
9. Never Will I Marry
10. Skylark
11. The Ballad of Hollis Brown
12. Body and Soul
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It
14. Farewell, My Friends
15. I Cover The Waterfront
16. Blue Moon
17. You Hit The Spot
18.
Willow Weep For Me
19. Autumn Leaves
20. My One And Only Love
TOUR DATES
Jun 3 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery Atlanta
Jun 19 - New York, NY - City Winery
Jun 30 - East Hampton, NY - Guild Hall
Jul 6 - Carlsbad, CA - Museum of Making Music
Jul 7 -
Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's
Jul 8 -
Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
Jul 28 - Rockport, MA - Shalin Liu Performance Center<
Aug 11 - West Kingston, RI - Courthouse Center For The Arts
Aug 12 - Rockport, MA - Shalin Liu Performance Center
Aug 13 - Derry, NH -
Tupelo Music Hall
Oct 11 - Evanston, IL - SPACE
Oct 12 - Cleveland, OH -
Music Box Supper Club
Oct 13 - Monroe, MI - La-Z-Boy Center
Oct 14 - Saugatuck, MI - Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Oct 19 - North Bethesda, MD - AMP by Strathmore
Oct 20 - New York, NY - City Winery
Oct 26 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi's
Oct 27 - Kirkland, WA - Kirkland PAC
Oct 28 - Portland, OR -
Aladdin Theatre
Oct 29 - Bremerton, WA - Admiral Theatre
Dec 16 - Natick, MA - The Center for the Arts in Natick
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