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Pebble To A Pearl is the fourth yet to be released ""adult"" album by the American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. Tha album was produced by Costas husband Justin Stanley who also worked with Jamie Lidell and Beck. / / Nikka Costa has always seemed to thrive on a certain sense of freedom. Its no wonder that when Nikka set out to create a record on her own terms and as an independent artist finally free of major label confines she has made her boldest and most passionate record yet. Over 14 days at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles Nikka created Pebble to a Pearl -- a quintessential collection of soul blues funk & pop infused tracks which marks Nikkas triumphant return onto the scene this Fall. Nikka will release the album on her own Go Funk Yourself Records in conjunction with Stax Records. Growing up as legendary producer Don Costas (Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra) daughter Nikka Costa broke on the scene in the early 2000s with an intuitive sensibility for the soulful sound that has kept her place as a forerunner among the new breed of soul singers. During this time she toured with Prince Lenny Kravitz Coldplay and Beck recorded with Mark Ronson was nominated for an MTV Music Award and had hit singles in Europe. Known for her dynamic and energetic live performances Nikkas voice and presence has often been compared with Janis Joplin Chaka Khan and Sly Stone. / / Astonishingly with this record Nikka comes into her most empowering work of genre defying genius yet. Pebble to a Pearl may be perhaps the most honest of these albums to date blending sounds and textures in an undefined concoction that speaks as profoundly to a discriminating musicians ear as it does to the casual listener. The album was produced by Justin Stanley (Jamie Lidell Beck) as an analog recording on two inch tape with Nikka and the band recorded the songs live in the studio giving it a truly organic feel. Joining Nikka on the record is legendary drummer James Gadson (Al Green Bill Withers Stevie Wonder) Grammy Award winning songwriter and keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu Lauryn Hill Al Green) as well as extraordinary guitarists Jason Falkner (Beck Air Paul McCartney) and Chris Bruce (George Clinton/Parliament Meshell Ndegeocello Betty Lavette). / / Track listing / ""Stuck To You"" / ""Cant Please Everybody"" / ""Pebble To A Pearl"" / ""Someone For Everyone"" / ""Cry Baby"" / ""Keep Wanting More"" / ""Keep Pushin"" / ""Love To Love You Less"" / ""Without Love"" / ""Damn I Said It First"" / ""Loving You"" / ""Bullets In The Sky""

Artist: Nikka Costa
Title: Pebble To A Pearl [2 LP] (180 Gram Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket)
Record Label: Stax / Fantasy
Release Date: 9/30/2008

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