Dianne Birch [Bible Belt]What an album!, this is her debut, and she's hit the jackpot on first strike, the whole album is drenched in Gospel, and is permeated with Soul and Blues too, she's a Keyboardist, so the album is piano / organ driven, and what a voice she's got!, very versatile indeed, she sounds like a Black Soul Singer at times, she learned a lot from her religious upbringing, you can almost hear the Gospel choirs on this disc, if she improves on her next album, it's gonna be a killer, she'll be 27 in a few days.
I bought this disc on Ebay for £1, i was attracted to the booklet cover, yes my eyes listen and picks what i buy!, and then my ears get to make the final choice, it's a very varied album.
My favourite tracks that moved me the most are 5-6, 8 & 10, the middle of the album is strongest, so far my favourite track is Ariel, though that could change on next listen, Diane Birch plays the keys, and with only a small group of musicians she gets maximum power and feeling, the chorus is sooo catchy, you get that catch in your throat feeling, she effortlessly gets through chord and key changes in voice and tune, and her voice easily improvises, she has that knack of subtly varying her phrasing, so that the way she sings things differently, is the only way it should be sung.
Here's Diane Birch singing Ariel on YouTube.
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