Beverlei Brown – Next To You
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Beverlei’s first interest in music came from her mother who sang in the local church gospel choir. As she was growing up in Birmingham, Beverlei couldn’t wait to join the choir herself and eventually she became leader of her local choir, even getting the chance to sing a solo part with the US gospel act The Clarke Sisters.
“One day my music teacher told me that a local band were looking for some gospel type singers to help on a recording project, so my mum, sister, a cousin and I went along to audition for the group, who turned out to be the Fine Young Cannibals.
In 1996 Beverlei got her lucky break to begin work as a solo artist in her own right, recording with writer/producers Gary Benson and Livingston Brown. The resulting single “On and On” was a huge club hit in the UK and Beverlei completed an album to follow it.
Rob Derbyshire and Solomon Mullings first worked with Beverlei when she contributed guest vocals on “Unwrap”, one of the tracks on their 1999 Full Flava album, and they were keen to contribute a track to her solo project. The song chosen is another club-friendly tune, “Gonna Get Over You”, first recorded in the disco era by Canadian singer France Joli.
Audio Samples >
Track Listing >
1.Somebody Knows How You Feel
2.Love You Yes
3.Could Be You (with Dennis Taylor)
4.Part Time Lover
5.Keep On Doing (What I’m Doing)
6.Dedicate
7.In The Summertime
8.Best Friend
9.Gonna Get Over You
10.Tell Me
11.Unhappily Ever After
12.I’ve Had Enough
13.Somebody Knows How You Feel (VRS Mix)
14.Gonna Get Over You (Full Flava Mix)
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