Journey (Verity album)
Encyclopedia
Journey is the debut album released by Verity
and her band Verity and the Shades
.
website featured a method for "future owners" to preorder CDs to fund the production of the album. Over 2000 people in 25 countries bought the album without guarantee of their investment. 10.6% of every sale was given to two South African charities, POWA and the Live Your Dreams Foundation, and by the time the album was recorded over R
30,000 had been contributed.
The album was named Journey by Verity's fans and was recorded with award winning producers Paul McIver
& Brian O'Shea
. It was released in September 2008.
Verity Price
Verity is a singer, songwriter, actress and motivational speaker from Cape Town, South Africa.-Biography:Verity was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. She won the Catch a Rising Star talent search in Florida in 2002 and was awarded a US working visa as an artist of outstanding ability in...
and her band Verity and the Shades
Verity and the Shades
Verity and The Shades is a music group from Cape Town, South Africa.- Band Biography :Verity and The Shades have been performing throughout South Africa since 2004. Their music style is a fusion of pop, rock and township genres...
.
History
Journey was the first South African album to be sold before it was even produced. Verity'sVerity Price
Verity is a singer, songwriter, actress and motivational speaker from Cape Town, South Africa.-Biography:Verity was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. She won the Catch a Rising Star talent search in Florida in 2002 and was awarded a US working visa as an artist of outstanding ability in...
website featured a method for "future owners" to preorder CDs to fund the production of the album. Over 2000 people in 25 countries bought the album without guarantee of their investment. 10.6% of every sale was given to two South African charities, POWA and the Live Your Dreams Foundation, and by the time the album was recorded over R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
30,000 had been contributed.
The album was named Journey by Verity's fans and was recorded with award winning producers Paul McIver
Paul McIver
Paul McIver is an actor and musician from New Zealand. His first film appearance was in the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater. He has appeared in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys films and television show as Hercules' son, and the 1993 movie, The Tommyknockers.-Biography:Paul McIver...
& Brian O'Shea
Brian O'Shea
Brian O'Shea is a former Irish Labour Party politician. He served as a Teachta Dála for the Waterford constituency from 1989 to 2011....
. It was released in September 2008.