(r'n'b, swing, funk, soul) [WEB] Divine Brown - The Love Chronicles - 2009, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican parents. She first began her singing career singing in local nightclubs. A single mother, she has one daughter.
Brown is known for her 2005 Canadian radio hit "Old Skool Love". The single and video whet the appetites of U.S. Soul music fans, and a Reggae remix version secured the attention of Riddim junkies in Jamaica fueling Divine to reach for something more. Even without an album prior to 2005, she was invited to perform at various musical festivals around the world. Her debut album Divine Brown was an underground hit and was fairly successful in the mainstream market. She has a five-octave vocal range. Her second album, The Love Chronicles, was released on August 19, 2008 and won a Juno award for best R&B/Soul album of the year in 2009. To date, three singles have been released from the album: "Lay It On the Line", "Meet Me At the Roxy", and "Sunglasses". Brown grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She toured with the Backstreet Boys for their Unbreakable Tour in North America in 2008.
In 2009 Divine Brown took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had Divine perform at Toronto’s Rex Hotel.
In January 2011, Brown recorded a tribute to Dennis Brown, "Sitting & Watching". Brown's third album Something Fresh is set to be released in Fall 2013 under Universal Canada. After a three year hiatus, Divine Brown marks her return to the spotlight with a collection of brand new music for her fans. Executive Produced by Divine and her manager Stephane Lecuyer, “Something Fresh” continues her commitment to the hearty soul music of yore with a bright, contemporary spin courtesy of noted songwriter/producers The Rezza Brothers of Toronto (Obie Trice, DMC, The Commodores). Divine offers that the new album possesses an “old school vibe with a new school twist” and as such, “Something Fresh” draws upon the blueprint of her first two hit albums displaying her retro sensibilities while fully representing today through its lyrical content, musical arrangements and hip-hop inspired production values to be a decidedly fresh contemporary Soul/R&B offering.First single "Gone" is set to release early summer. "Gone" produced and co-written by the Rezza Brothers.

The self-titled first release by Canadian R&B songstress Divine Brown was a strong start for the budding artist, however it failed to bring her to a level of stardom. Her first album, released in 2004, was a sassy sampling of pure soul music. That album had its magical moments, but overall lacked a hook that pressed you to listen to it through and through; it was too heavy on sappy soul ballads and slower beats, something that can hold an artist back quite badly in today's pop market. Ultimately, the music didn't feel fresh, and the creative team behind Brown knew that if they wanted to keep their soul goddess in the music market, it was time for a step up. Luckily for Brown, her second album, The Love Chronicles is a giant leap towards mainstream success. Packed with plenty of soul and dollops of R&B, Brown synthesizes rhythm & blues from all decades; sounds from the '40s, '50s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and even some new millennium waves speckle the album. Quite masterfully, Brown's producers successfully mix dramatic horns, electric synthesizers, big-band beats, and other genre-defining sounds into each track, making each of them feel like a whole new experience. The album is filled with more upbeat tracks, songs that are fun and bouncy, yet sultry in their nature (such as "Bebe," a punching retro production filled with razor-sharp hook lines.) The lyrics this time around are more polished and sharp, yet not cliched. That's not to say the album is without its ballads; in fact, the album's slower tunes, reminiscent of early Mariah Carey, are fewer this time around, but much more appealing. "One More Chance" and "Sweet Surrender" are impassioned love tunes that chill the listener; while Brown's eight-octave range runs all over these tracks and revives the dying sound of '90s ballads. All these strong samplings on The Love Chronicles are topped, however, by the album's summery first single, "Lay It on the Line," a wonderful mastery of breezy pop music topped in soulful doo wop. For this outing, Brown has called on all her influences: Mariah Carey, En Vogue, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Dinah Washington, and so many more; yet this combination of tunes works. Brown has successfully put together a stunning showing of how much talent she truly has, and the songs here string together perfectly. Each beat and sound weaves together and creates a wonderfully dynamic listen for even the most casual fan.

A&R – Kelly Anglin, Steve Blair (# 02)
Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Divine Brown (## 11, 12)
Bass – Calvin Beale (## 02, 05-07, 11, 12)
Drums – Shamakah (## 02, 05-07, 09, 11, 12)
Electric Piano (Rhodes), Organ (Hammond B3) – Chris Gestrin (## 02, 05, 07)
Guitar – James Bryan (## 01, 03)
Guitar – Russ Klyne (## 02, 05-07, 09, 11, 12)
Horns – Bill Runge (## 03, 11)
Horns – Rod Murray (## 03, 11)
Horns – Vince Mai (## 03, 11)
Keyboards – Soulfingaz (## 06, 11, 12)
Strings – Finn Manniche (## 07, 09)
Strings – Henry Lee (## 07, 09)
Strings – Marcus Takezawa (## 07, 09)
Strings – Mark Ferris (## 07, 09)