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The Brand New Heavies
Shelter
Release Date: 1997 05 13
Label: Delicious Vinyl

By the time the Brand New Heavies released Shelter in 1997, urban R&B was shifting toward the more organic grooves that they helped pioneer in the early '90s. Although the Heavies were into acid jazz as well, they smoothed over many of the experimental elements of their music in the mid-'90s, leaving behind a seductive, earthy, and jazzy variation of urban soul. That provided the foundation for Shelter, their first album featuring Siedah Garrett as lead singer. Garrett's smooth voice helps push the band toward more conventional territory, yet their songwriting is stronger than most of the contemporaries, and their sound is funkier and more convincing. While there are no standout singles on Shelter, it's a uniformly engaging listen, illustrating that the Brand New Heavies are one of the great underrated urban R&B bands of the '90s. Leo Stanley, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	I Like It		4:02
2	Sometimes		4:45
3	Shelter		5:01
4	Crying Water		4:21
5	Day by Day		4:41
6	Feels Like Right		4:21
7	Highest High		4:30
8	You Are the Universe		4:12
9	Stay Gone		4:56
10	Once Is Twice Enough		3:58
11	You Can Do It		4:01
12	After Forever		5:23
13	Last to Know		4:24

Releases:

Year	Type	Label
2005		Delicious Vinyl
2001	CD	Delicious Vinta
2001	CD	Delicious Vinta
1997	CD	Delicious Vinyl
1999	CD	FFRR
1997	CD	London
1997	CD	London
1997	CD	London
2001	CD	Rhino
1997	CS	Delicious Vinyl
1997	CS	Delicious Vinyl
1997	CS	FFRR
1997	LP	Delicious Vinyl
1997	LP	FFRR