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Five decades after she became a 60s icon with the timeless pop hits The First Cut Is The Deepest and Angel Of The Morning on Rolling Stones manager Andrew Oldhams ultra-hip Immediate label, soul singer P.P. Arnold returns with a double-album of stunning new material featuring contributions from, among others, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scenes Steve Cradock, The Specials and songwriter son, Kodzo.
Titled The New Adventures Of P.P. Arnold, the album crowns an extraordinary career that has seen the singer back Ike & Tina Turner as one of The Ikettes, record with Mick Jagger, the Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Barry Gibb and Primal Scream, and provide her distinctive backing vocals for Billy Ocean, Peter Gabriel, the KLF, Paul Weller and, most recently, Roger Waters. The New Adventures Of P.P. Arnold was recorded and produced by life-long P.P. enthusiast, OCS star and Paul Weller band guitarist Steve Cradock at his Kundalini Studio in Devon, and follows on after a 51-year gap from the singers two legendary solo albums on Immediate Records, The First Lady Of Immediate(1967) and Kafunta (1968), as well as a more recent compilation of previously unreleased material from the late 60s and 70s, The Turning Tide (2017).
The beginnings of the album spanning classic orchestral soul (Baby Blue, Finally Found My Way Back Home), sunshine pop (The Magic Hour), house music (Hold On To Your Dreams), a spine-chilling gospel elegy inspired by her daughters death (Ill Always Remember You), two Paul Weller originals (When I Was Part Of Your Picture, Shoot The Dove) and an epic, edgy 10-minute reading of Bob Dylans poem The Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie can be traced back 25 years to 1994.
Ive been a fan of PP ever since hearing The First Cut, and then Tin Soldier. Her voice is still as great as it was when she was 18/19 years old! exclaims Weller. Steve Cradock has tried to keep something of the early Immediate Records sound on this new record, whilst still sounding fresh, and it is for me one of the finest in her collection.
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