MARTHA HIGH Tribute To My Soul Sisters NORTH AMERICA ONLY KEY SELLING POINTS • The new album by James Brown’s protégée Martha High, recorded, mixed and produced by Japanese funketeers Osaka Monaurail • Performance: Martha High With Osaka Monaurail - The Payback DESCRIPTION The funky Diva Martha High has been an integral part of James Brown’s Martha High ARTIST: life and career for more than 30 years: she was his backing vocalist, TITLE: Tribute To My Soul Sisters hairdresser, payroll master and his always loyal and reliable confidant. CATALOG: L-RKX067 / CD-RKX067 The idea for this album was hatched back in 2014, whilst she was visiting LABEL: Record Kicks the producer Dj Pari, head honcho of the Soulpower organization and tight collaborator of the soul legends Marva Whitney, The Impressions, GENRE: Soul Lyn Collins and many more. They reminisced about tours with her fellow BARCODE: 5050580676862 / 5050580676848 James Brown show veterans and Martha decided that she wanted to FORMAT: LP / CD record a tribute to JB’s female vocalists. Following DJ Pari’s advice, she flew to Tokyo to partner with one of the hottest name of the new funk HOME MARKET: Virginia / Tokyo renaissance: Osaka Monaurail. The Japanese premiere funk orchestra RELEASE: 11/17/2017 has hitting stages around the world for more than two decades, and it is LIST PRICE: $23.98 / FI / $15.98 / AP considered to be one of the world’s leading groups in the genre. Martha could not have chosen a better band for her last LP: the band TRACKLISTING replicated the sound and feel of James Brown’s music with unmatched dedication, authenticity and respect; their shading is at times almost 1. Think (About it) hair raising, putting the spotlight solely on Martha and her mission. This legendary collaboration has given new life to 13 soulful hits, interpreted 2. This is my Story as only a real Soul Sister can do. To name a few: “Think (About It)”, made 3. A Little Taste of Soul famous by the female preacher Lyn Collins, “Mama’s Got a Bag of Her 4. Mama’s Got a Bag of Her Own Own”, Anna Kings’ answer to JB “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, “This Is My Story”, of which she recorded the original version with The Jewels and 5. I Cried the soul classic “Answer to Mother Popcorn” by JB’s “best female singer 6. Don’t Throw Your Love in the Garbage Can in his revue” Vicki Anderson. “I looked up to these ladies of soul,” says Martha, “Given the opportunity and the pleasure to perform their songs 7. Things Got to Get Better is my way of saying: thank you, you’re not forgotten. To keep the music 8. Put it on the Line of the Funky Divas going was special to Mr. Brown, too. He wanted the world to know he had some powerful women on stage that could hold his 9. Unwind Yourself crowd while he was changing clothes or taking a break; they were just as 10. You can make it if you try powerful and funky as he was.” 11. Answer to Mother Popcorn As well as having spent a lifetime shoulder to shoulder with the Godfather 12. Mama Feelgood of Soul, Martha launched her solo career in 1979 with the self-titled 13. Oh What a Feeling debut album for Salsoul Records. Since then she released five albums under her name and, being one of the “hardest working ladies in the show business”, she became as well the lead singer of the legendary funky music machine Maceo Parker. Throughout her career Martha shared stages worldwide with some iconic artists like Little Richard, Jerry lee Lewis, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson and George Clinton to name a few. Martha has been carrying the torch of soul music for her whole life, like a true Soul Sister. Now, with this new effort, she is keeping the music of the Funky Divas going, and we are sure that the Godfather of Soul would appreciate it. PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM.