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Blessed Burden

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I just wanted to say something positive about Paul weller. I happen to like paul weller.It seems to me that you are just pissed off that carleen anderson worked with a white man on this album.You need to grow up!It was her idea to work with paul and mick talbott(I guess you don't know who he is, and I won't tell you.)I don't know who you consider to be good musicians,but paul and mick are the cream of the crop. why do you think carleen left America and went to Egland.Because thats were she got some respect. Thank god she did not work with any American producers,She would have ended up sounding like some shit off of bet,talentless bull shit!

Am I the one and only person who has heard of Carleen Anderson in this world. It seems quite incredible to me that she has not become one of the biggest stars of the 90s with her unique voice, powerful vocal range, extraordinary mixture of songs and superb production of her LPs.

Unlike her 1994 debut 'True Spirit' this album has a very 'live-performance' sound, which brings out Anderson's quite unbelievable voice. From the powerful opener 'Fortune's Drive', with its prophetic lyrics and stunning build-up through to her superb covers of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' and 'Who Was That Masked Man'; from the wonderfully uplifting 'Peace In The Valley' to the superb Paul Weller-sounding 'Burnin' Bridges'; from the up-tempo 'Redemption' to the what I think is one of the most beautiful songs of all time, 'Leopards in the Temple', the album never loses its superb quality.

So different to 'True Spirit' which I had thought was terrific this improves on her debut as her lyrics have matured and music has with it.

If you've never heard of Carleen Anderson and you like good music combined with a superb voice and fascinating lyrics then 'Blessed Burden' is for you. And if 'Blessed Burden' isn't your thing then check out 'True Spirit' - a thoroughly different recording but also of a very high standard.

That's all for my rantings and ravings about Carleen Anderson and if this hasn't sold her product then nothing will!

What a huge leap of success from the first album. I always loved her voice, but found the material mild. This is a very exciting album with more funky licks and great soul. The whole family is talented, check out Jhelisa.

Great CD! It's a shame she isn't a household name in the US. Great seller - very fast shipping (considering it came from Europe). Highly reccommended.

well i see you guys are into acid jazz, have you heard the news...... the new lead singer of the brand new heavies is......

carleen anderson

the new single: saturday nite

I wouldn't describe this album as "a pile of *!@#e"for a start. Personally, I'm not a fan of Paul Weller so I partlyagree with that person's review... he has changed her sound too much.. what you think is wrong with Jamiroquia is beyond me.. they are Acid Jazz - the genre I love and that which carleen started out in... and to the other person, no, you're not alone! there are other admirers of Ms Anderson in the world too! lol.. anyone who is interested can join a little group of us through the iMusic bulletin Board for carleen... Drop me an email and i'll send you some details...

This is Carleen's second album and about 4X better than the debut album. Her sexy soulful voice is strongly showcased in this sultry Japanese Import. If you like Jhelisa, Lauryn Hill & Erica Badu I encourage this investment. Her first album though vocally strong is not as interesting musically. I do however recommend any of the re-mixed singles from the first album (especially K-Klass).