Award-winning soul and blues singer-songwriter Jo Harman released her second studio album, People We Become, on February 3rd. Recorded in Nashville with producer Fred Mollin the album consists of ten original tracks including the first single, “When We Were Young,” which features soul legend Michael McDonald. Opening with the gorgeous gospel-like introduction of “No One Left To Blame” (which leads into a sultry bluesy tale with a wicked guitar solo) the album focuses on the myriad of emotions that one experiences in, and after, a relationship. While the piano-driven ballads “Silhouettes Of You” and “Lend Me Your Love” as well as “Unchanged and Alone” emit a sad ache that finds loneliness front and center, the funky “Reformation” and “Changing of the Guard” both look forward. The album is rounded out with the ethereal “Person Of Interest,” “The Final Page,” which offers a plea for forgiveness and the sweeping, heart-wrenching closer “Lonely Like Me.” Harman delivers a sophomore record that is elegant, delicate, and spacious. Intricately crafted, the emotional songs, delivered with passion and soul by a singular voice, will resonate with anyone who has experienced the pain and joys of a relationship - and knows they play a large part in making us the people we become.
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Mazzo
3/8/2017 10:06:33 am
Sincerely one of the classic albums of our time and one that reveals more with every listen.
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Uk songwriting
10/30/2018 09:45:25 am
In my opinion this album has lost all the appeal that Jo H initially had since I first saw her live. I looked up Fred Mollin talking about Jo and he describes this as a pop rock album, that isn’t her style and is a great shame. Many times US record producers and studios have taken UK acts money and churned out generic flavourless dross. This sadly is another example. Use your regular musicians and stop thinking that US producers and studios know better than UK ones.
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Evan
6/18/2020 06:48:23 pm
You are so far off the mark about the album and Jo. She follows her own muse and having listened to the album many a time, its a highly accomplished and thoroughly enjoyable album.
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