Oleta Adams
Oleta Adams ( born May 4, 1953 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is an American soul singer, jazz singer and pianist, the cooperation with the British New Wave band Tears for Fears the springboard for a successful solo career delivered.
Biography
Oleta Adams is the daughter of a preacher and therefore grows from a very early age with gospel music on. Oleta is six years old when her family moves to Yakima, Washington - Yakima is specified incorrectly in several biographies as their birthplace.
As a child she sang gospel in the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, the parish church of her father, learned very early to play the piano and directs the age of eleven already four gospel choirs. At 18, she opts for the profession as a professional musician, the hoped-for success can be initially slow in coming, because in the 70s dominated the genre Disco and Soul - votes are not in demand at that time. Beginning of the 80s it therefore moves to Kansas City, where she works as a bar pianist in hotels and showrooms. During this time they released two self-financed, but neither successful albums.
In 1985, she was discovered at a gig in a hotel bar in Kansas City by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal of the band Tears for Fears, the same evening make an appearance in the city and happen to visit the bar after the concert. Both invite Oleta spontaneously to work as a singer on their next album "The Seeds of Love". The album will be released in 1989. Later, the duet was repeated on the album " Raoul And The Kings Of Spain " with the song " Me And My Big Ideas ".
1990 Roland Orzabal produce and Dave Bascombe, the producer of "The Seeds of Love" in return, the first solo album by Oleta Adams Circle Of One with the title. The contained therein cover version of the song " Get Here ", which was originally written by Brenda Russell, is released as a single and reached a top 5 ranking in the American Billboard charts - not least because this very sentimental song to anthem for those American families was whose fathers had to move as soldiers in the Gulf War.
The first album remains Oleta Adams most successful album, to which the two successor "Evolution " and " Moving On ", despite good sales figures can not connect. The album appeared in 1997, " Come Walk With Me" includes an excursion into the past only gospel pieces and stands in the crossfire of criticism, the album released in 2001 "All The Love" then in turn represents the return to R & B and cuddly Soul is ( this album in 2004, with a new title "I Can not Live A Day Without You " and a new cover re-released ).
In winter 2006, the Christmas CD Christmas Time With Oleta appeared - it was published in the USA and Canada and can be ordered through Oletas website. Published in 2009 Oleta Adams My studio album Let's Stay Here.
Quotes
"After years of longing for a great pop singer with a vision, it looks like we have finally found one june. "
" Adams ' exquisite voice is an instrument Whose high end vibrated in stunning clarity and Whose bottom range resonates richly. "
"She performs within the pop lexicon without letting it transform or cheapen her talents. Her classically trained voice is nuanced, and she coaxes quiet tears from her listeners as Often as she inspires spontaneous, one- person standing ovation. She dares to be overtly inspirational, vulnerable and loving. "
"When the music is so good it makes you swoon did; When the lyrics are so real thatthey can make you cry; When the voice is so rich and so passionate did all you can do is wave your hands, close your eyes and shake your head, you know it 's Oleta. "