Label Provogue
 
Tracklist
Afficher crédits
A1
 
Whole Lotta Lovin'
Featuring – Ron Carter
A2
 
Born Of A Woman
Featuring – Shaneeka Simon
A3
 
Whole World's Got The Blues
Featuring – Eric Gale
B1
 
Dear America
B2
 
Different Picture
Featuring – Chuck Campbell (3)
B3
 
Tell Yourself
C1
 
Emmet's Ghost
Featuring – Ron Carter
C2
 
White & Black
C3
 
Along The Way
C4
 
Talkin' 'Bout A Train Part 1
Featuring – Billy Branch
D1
 
Talkin' 'Bout A Train Part 2
D2
 
Love's Kingdom
Featuring – Glen Scott, Tommy Sims
D3
 
One-ness Of Love
 
Recorded before the pandemic shuttered the world’s recording studios, the chemistry on ‘Dear America’ is palpable, with each musician playing with the emotional commitment demanded by the material. In November 2019, the bandleader hit Brooklyn’s Studio G to track the album with producer/co-writer Glen Scott, along with a studio band featuring the talismanic drummer Steve Jordan and Memphis guitar sensation Eric Gales. What resulted is a thoughtful record that brings Bibb full circle, taking the pulse of these febrile times while returning the songwriter to his proud roots in New York. “My home now is Sweden,” says Bibb, “But New York City was where I came of age. So to be there, recording this album that had so much to do with my whole journey – it was really inspiring.” And yet, just as the history of the United States has both light and shade, so does ‘Dear America’. It’s a record that laces its exploration of the nation’s most poisonous issues with hope, love and a brighter road ahead. All is not lost, stresses Bibb, and neither are we. Bibb leaves no doubt that the future is ours to write.