Stop, drop and scroll down to hear "Remember The Day," the first single from uber-pop/R&B diva Shoshana Bean's upcoming album, Spectrum, due out February 9.
Bean’s three independent solo releases have all topped the iTunes R&B and Blues charts in the US and UK in peak positions including #1. Her 2014 release, Shadows to Light, earned her a Hot Shot debut at #10 on the Billboard Blues charts.
Her body of work is as wide-ranging as her voice. She made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Hairspray on the Great White Way; starred as the first replacement for "Elphaba" in the Broadway mega-hit Wicked. In regional theater, she's won awards and nominations for starring performances in Funny Girl and the pre-Broadway production of Beaches.
She's performed sold-out concerts around the world, worked on countless voiceover projects for film and TV, and performed with Ariana Grande, David Foster, Postmodern Jukebox, Brian McKnight, and Michael Jackson.
On her fourth studio album, Spectrum, Bean is living large with her fresh collection of standards and newly-penned songs recorded in the classic tradition of big band.
Drawing inspiration from Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, and Frank Sinatra, Spectrum swings and sways the Shoshana way.
Eighteen - count'em eighteen! - big band musicians kill it on ten tracks arranged by Grammy Award-nominated Alan Ferber.
And then there are the vocals. Lord have mercy.
Bean has long been known for her incredible power and visceral, emotional range. And it's all on display here.
Every track on Spectrum is a gold, and Bean's song selection is genius in giving you a little piece of everything in her arsenal of vocal weaponry.
You can trust and believe Aretha would be proud to put her name on Bean's soulful cover of "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Totally flipping the script, her Streisand-inspired "If Ever I Would Leave You" is a master class in artful musicianship and restrained passion. Ferber's subtle, moody arrangement percolates to the perfect boiling point for an evocative emotional meltdown that will leave you breathless.
A soulful "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You;" a swing-a-ding-dinging "I Wanna Be Around;" and an emotionally raw, closing-time take on "How Deep Is The Ocean" all contribute to sonic bliss.
Listen to her Bond-worthy, backbeat-driven "Remember The Day" below. You're gonna be glad you did.
You can also check out this live music video performance of "Never Loved A Man" below. #Dang
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