Out of the Blue (Claudia Carawan album)
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Out of the Blue is the debut of Claudia Carawan
, and derives its sound from several styles including soul
, old school R&B, reggae
and jazz
. The lyrics of the album lean heavily on messages of hope, love, and inspiration. The album was released to positive reviews; Andy Garrigue commented that "Both sultry and righteous, sassy and pouting, Carawan's got a hair raising set of pipes. She sets a mood impossible to ignore."
Claudia Carawan
Claudia Carawan is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Although she has been creating and performing music for more than 20 years, it took until 2003 before she released her debut album, Out of the Blue. It derives its sound from several styles including soul, R&B, reggae and jazz...
, and derives its sound from several styles including soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, old school R&B, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. The lyrics of the album lean heavily on messages of hope, love, and inspiration. The album was released to positive reviews; Andy Garrigue commented that "Both sultry and righteous, sassy and pouting, Carawan's got a hair raising set of pipes. She sets a mood impossible to ignore."
Track listing
- "The Journey" - 4:13
- "The People Who Love You" - 4:09
- "Love Came Home" - 4:56
- "Everything I Need" - 5:00
- "Guardian Angel" - 4:16
- "Leap of Faith" - 3:54
- "I Wish You Well" - 4:49
- "It's Gonna Come Back To You" - 3:31
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) - 4:25 - "Brighter Day" - 6:14
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) - 2:42