Diane Shaw - Love, Life and Strings (2015)

‘Love Life and Strings is an amazing debut album from experienced performer Diane Shaw which recalls the golden age of Soul from the late 60’s- early 70’s featuring real musicians and a string and horn section. Some of the songs are self penned, others are new songs by vintage writers plus there are a few covers. ‘Leave a little love’ is a wonderful dramatic uptempo string laden song arranged by Bert DeCoteaux and Andy Birkenshaw, that could have been made 40+ years ago. ‘Never Been Hurt’ and ‘Today I started loving you’are great 70’s style Modern Soul dancers that really swings. ‘These tears are real’ and ‘No More Love to give’ are Philly style mid tempo ballads, ‘Good Lovin Man’ and ‘I Go To Pieces’ Northern Soul dancers and ‘Thing That you do’ a lovely stepper using ‘Mellow Mellow right on’rhythm. This ambitous and optomistic album has that feel good factor and deserves to be one of the Soul albums of the year.

TRACKLIST

01. Leave A Little Love
02. Never Been Hurt
03. These Tears Are Real
04. Good Lovin' Man
05. Don't Promise Me Sunshine
06. That Thing You Do
07. You Let Him Get Away
08. I Go To Pieces
09. Today I Started Loving You
10. No More Love To Give
11. Say A Little Prayer (String Mix)
12. I Go To Pieces (String Mix)
13. That Thing You Do (Radio Edit)