Trunk Funk - The Best of The Brand New Heavies
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Following her departure from Virgin, Carleen Anderson
briefly filled in as lead vocalist for the Brand New Heavies
following the departure of their previous lead singers N'Dea Davenport
and Siedah Garrett
. Carleen Anderson
also continued to provide guest and backing vocals for other artists whilst working on her first independently produced album, Alberta's Granddaughter (Dusky Sappho Music, 2002), which was followed by greatest hits album Up To Now: The Best Of (Virgin, 2004).
Carleen Anderson
Carleen Anderson is an American soul singer, who has had success in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of the singer Vicki Anderson and stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd, and is most well known as the lead singer in the Young Disciples as well as for her own solo career.-Early career:Anderson was...
briefly filled in as lead vocalist for the Brand New Heavies
Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England.-Biography:The Brand New Heavies began in the 1980s as an instrumental acid jazz group called Brother International....
following the departure of their previous lead singers N'Dea Davenport
N'Dea Davenport
N'Dea Davenport is an American recording artist, dancer, performer and producer, best known for her work as a vocalist in the UK funk band, The Brand New Heavies, and her pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz.-Biography:...
and Siedah Garrett
Siedah Garrett
Siedah Garrett is an American songwriter and singer.-Biography:She appeared as a contestant on Password Plus in 1980.She performed "One Man Woman" on Quincy Jones' Grammy-Award winning "Back on the Block."...
. Carleen Anderson
Carleen Anderson
Carleen Anderson is an American soul singer, who has had success in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of the singer Vicki Anderson and stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd, and is most well known as the lead singer in the Young Disciples as well as for her own solo career.-Early career:Anderson was...
also continued to provide guest and backing vocals for other artists whilst working on her first independently produced album, Alberta's Granddaughter (Dusky Sappho Music, 2002), which was followed by greatest hits album Up To Now: The Best Of (Virgin, 2004).
Track listing
CD Version- "Saturday Nite" - (4:33)
- "Dream Come True" - (7:46)
- "Never Stop" - (3:54)
- "Stay This Way" - (4:09)
- "Dream On Dreamer" - (3:35) (N. DavenportN'Dea DavenportN'Dea Davenport is an American recording artist, dancer, performer and producer, best known for her work as a vocalist in the UK funk band, The Brand New Heavies, and her pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz.-Biography:...
/D. AustinDallas AustinDallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...
) - "Back To Love" - (4:10)
- "Midnight At The OasisMidnight at the OasisA version of this song was recorded by the group Brand New Heavies, attributed to "Brand New Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport". This version reached #13 in the UK in 1994 and was their biggest hit up until the departure of Davenport, when Sometimes made #11....
" - (3:47) (D. NichternDavid NichternDavid Nichtern is an American songwriter and television composer, soundtrack artist and Buddhist teacher.-Biography:Nichtern is the son of broadway producer Claire Nichtern, the first female Tony award winner. He began his career as a professional musician during his college years at Columbia...
) - "BNH" - (4:28)
- "You Are the UniverseYou Are the Universe"You Are the Universe" is a song by Brand New Heavies, released in 1997.The composition was issued as the third single taken from Shelter, which remains the Brand New Heavies only album recorded with Siedah Garrett, who afterwards left the group to concentrate on her own songwriting...
" - (3:41) - "Forever" - (5:24)
- "Shelter" - (3:47)
- "Sometimes" - (4:01)
- "Spend Some Time" - (3:38) (A. Levy/A. Cheung)
- "You've Got A FriendYou've Got a Friend"You've Got a Friend" is a song from 1971, originally written and performed by Carole King. It was included in her album Tapestry of 1971, but was made famous by James Taylor's cover version the same year...
" - (3:26) (C. KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
) - "Close to You" - (4:04)
- "Gimme One of Those" - (3:42)
- "Apparently Nothing" - (4:24) (C. AndersonCarleen AndersonCarleen Anderson is an American soul singer, who has had success in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of the singer Vicki Anderson and stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd, and is most well known as the lead singer in the Young Disciples as well as for her own solo career.-Early career:Anderson was...
/M. Nelson) - "Try My Love" - (3:46)
Personnel
- Carleen Anderson - Vocals on Tracks 1, 17 & 18
- Simon Bartholomew – Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
- N'Dea Davenport – Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals on Tracks
- Siedah Garrett - Vocals on Tracks 9, 11, 12 & 14
- Jan Kincaid – Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Andrew Levy – Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Background Vocals, String Arrangements