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Angela Johnson

- Newark, NJ R&B/Soul / Neo-soul

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Members: Les Cleveland, James Spears, Lisala Beatty, Trevor Allen

Sounds Like: ♥ Jill Scott ♥, Alicia Keys, Chrisette Michele, Adele, Avery*Sunshine

Label: www.purposerecords.com

Bio: After delivering nearly two decades of honest music, Angela Johnson has nothing left to prove. A newly liberated Johnson returns ready to party. Culling the funky sounds of that twilight period between the end of disco and the height of the funk era, Johnson’s production on It’s Personal rediscov... See Full Bio

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“Angela Johnson sported a big, swirly letter “S” on a white T-shirt underneath her black vest. You couldn’t see it, but it was there. As soul music’s “Superwoman,” she is here to save us all from mediocrity. That’s what two standing-room-only crowds discovered at the Blue Note on the occasion of Angela Johnson’s CD release for It’s Personal, her fourth solo studio project on Purpose Records.”

— By Christian John Wikane, PopMatters

“It's Personal is Angela Johnson up close and personal. She shows off those chops and demonstrates some vulnerability in songs like "Hurts Like Hell," with its funky intro and Brand New Heavies-ish undercurrent. A vocally driven song, Angela reminds us how on point her vocals are. ”

— Moon, Soul Bounce

“New York contemporary soul singer/songwriter/producer/instrumentalist Angela Johnson this month follows-up her 2008 LP ‘A Woman’s Touch Vol. 1’ with the more uptempo, dance-oriented direction of her new, fourth solo album ‘It’s Personal’. Which - in addition to the recent European dance-floor favourite ‘Better’ - also includes songwriting input from fellow Dome Records artist Eric Roberson, plus Josh Milan of legendary New Jersey Garage music trio Blaze.”

— Words Pete Lewis, Blues&Soul

“There's a cathartic delight in watching a woman claim her freedom. Talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumental producer Angela Johnson projected the conservative woman next door on her first two urban/AC bellwethers, Got To Let It Go and They Don't Know, but that provincial view shifted on her compilation, A Woman's Touch. There, Johnson growled and belted in ways that shattered her former restraint and dignified air. On the aptly titled It's Personal, Johnson unleashes further, embodying a vocal strength and vigor on one self-produced disco smash after the other. Heavy with Latin and Afro rhythms, propulsive house songs like "Better" and "Hurts Like Hell" thread Salsoul Orchestra classics. Such languid ballads as "All In Me (feat. Darien)" maintain Johnson's softer side, as does the project's exemplary live instrumentation. Edgier and brasher, especially on the damning "On the Radio," Johnson finally lets her short fro'd hair down. (4 out of 5 stars)”

— by L. Michael Gipson, Creative Loafing Atlanta

“Honest, sincere, unpretentious, and yes, personal. These are the qualities that make Angela Johnson one of the finest artists-writers-producers to emerge in the modern soul era. Read more: Angela Johnson | Review - It's Personal (2010) | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews ”

— By Christian John Wikane, Soultracks

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Wolfgang Leng - Art,...
Have a good start into the new Week...Blessings - Wolfgang
K.B. Beats
great songs!!! lot of passion in your music! how do you like my beats?=) we should talk about a collaboration;)
Wolfgang Leng - Art,...
VERY VERY NICE Angela !!!...Blessings - Wolfgang
Steve Kelly
This is wonderful. More! More! 1000 Blessings. Peace. Steve Kelly A. Goude Orange Road Records
Smoove Noir
Very nice work.....Its not hard to tell.....
BOLTONBEATS
you have a nice voice