{"product_id":"neal-francis-changes-lp-vinyl","title":"Neal Francis – Changes (LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Francis came up through the Chicago blues and gospel world, learning piano the hard way, absorbing the city's deep well of rhythm and soul before addiction nearly derailed everything. *Changes* arrived as a debut that felt less like an introduction and more like a reckoning, the kind of record that sounds like it was made by someone with something serious to get off their chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story,\" muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living-consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction-such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n' roll. There is a deep connection between Francis's childhood-his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father's gift of a dusty Dr. John LP-and the songs he's created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell: \"It's the life I've lived so far.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. This Time (4:54)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. She's A Winner (5:06)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. How Have I Lived (4:06)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. These Are The Days (3:40)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Changes, Pts. 1\u0026amp;2 (6:30)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Lauren (3:04)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Can't Live Without Your Love (4:04)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Put It In His Hands (4:40)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 674862654222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karma Chief\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.20.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455556333723,"sku":"675377","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-neal-francis-changes-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1777566585","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/neal-francis-changes-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}