Discography Artist: Carol Riddick

March 01, 2009
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Philadelphia’s best kept secret is out of the bag! Carol Riddick is releasing her solo debut album Moments Like This for all the world to hear. The sultry singer/songwriter has graced stages from her hometown of Philadelphia to across the globe, winning fans and admirers with her extraordinary voice. Highly regarded in the music community for her vocal dexterity, mesmerizing performances, and genuinely warm personality, Carol Riddick’s time is now. Born and raised in South Philadelphia, music has been a part of her life since she was a teenager. It was in her early adulthood that the industry took notice of her vocal talent when she got her start touring with Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff. Since then Carol has blessed the tracks of many notable artists. She is featured on records by Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott, Norman Brown, and Kindred. Most recently her distinct vocal delivery can be heard on Musiq’s “Soulstar”, the title track on his multi-platinum album.

“I so love sharing my gift of music and creativity with others. It’s amazing to have worked with such stellar artists and vocalists like I have. I am blessed to have been able to work on beautiful music with some of the most talented musicians in the universe.” Yet even while working with the industries finest, Carol always dreamed of sharing her own music. Now, with the release of her debut album, Carol has evolved into an artist in her own right.
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Carol Riddick - Moments Like This

Moments has been percolating around in soul circles for most of 2006, getting uniformly strong word-of-mouth, and with good reason. Riddick has a smooth, attractive voice reminiscent of Regina Belle, and her performance on Moments is uniformly stunning. She also proves herself a quality songwriter, with both a consistently strong sense of melody and intelligent lyrical content. There's more than a touch of 70s Philly Soul on Moments Like This, giving the album an instantly classic feel. So mid-tempo cuts like "Confused" and "I Like the Way It Feels" could have been relevant in 1976 but sound great in 2006. Even stronger are the numerous ballads, the best of which are "A Better Me" and the beautiful title cut. Arguably the album's high point, though, is "Brown-Eyed Girl," an bluesy ode to empowerment that benefits from rich production by Fred Kenney. But any of a half dozen other cuts could be noted, as Moments is uniformly strong in material, production and performance.

Like Lynne Fiddmont's Flow earlier this year, Moments Like This evidences that there is a talented new generation of female adult soul singers ready to accept the torch held twenty years ago by Anita Baker and Phyllis Hyman. It is a marvelous album and a great introduction to a very talented young artist. Highly recommended! © Soultracks

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