[2018-08-24] Candi Staton "Unstoppable" (Beracah/Thirty Tigers)

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3845

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Unstoppable, produced by Lambchop's Mark Nevers, delivers the kind of forthright confidence and soul-girding power that can only be summoned by a grown woman who has learned a thing or two. And Staton has lived many lives. Creatively, the quadruple Grammy nominee and Christian Music Hall of Famer has moved between soul and R&B, gospel, disco and even EDM before returning again to her roots as an elder stateswoman.

So it makes sense that, in 2018, the Southern soul survivor has made an album about strength: a holistic shot in the arm to help you find the fortitude to fight. The muscular, high-energy Unstoppable talks real talk about coming through the other side of heartbreak and embracing self-love, as on the simmering, funky pep talk "The Prize is Not Worth The Pain" and the slinky "Confidence," with its growling, affirmative chorus, trippy echoes and throwback groovy synthesizers.

Other cuts are strident exhortations to beat back the bad that comes from the outside, not from within. Covers of Patti Smith's "People Have the Power" and Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" feel imbued with shiver-inducing spiritual force, enough to propel a listener to the protest march or the voting booth. Originals, like "Revolution of Change" and "Stand Up" – "If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything," she warns – feel like kin to the soul and gospel anthems of an earlier era, one she remembers well.

Tracklist
1. Confidence
2. I Fooled You, Didn't I?
3. Love Is You
4. It Ain't Over
5. People Have The Power
6. Revolution Of Change
7. Stand Up
8. (Whats So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
9. The Prize Is Not Worth The Pain
10. Can I Change My Mind

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DQ9DC74/?tag=imwan-20

I stumbled upon this release on NPR first listen. I thought it was pretty impressive.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/63864609 ... nstoppable

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:26 am

[2018-08-24] Candi Staton "Unstoppable" (Beracah/Thirty Tigers)

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