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Elisabeth Withers

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It all starts with the voice. A soulful instrument that is both powerful yet strikingly vulnerable; an engaging gift that transcends musical genres and industry trends. For acclaimed singer/performer Elisabeth Withers, that voice and a fierce spirit garnered her a prestigious Tony Award nomination for her role as the seductive scene-stealer Shug Avery in the Broadway mega-hit The Color Purple. Now the Joliet, Illinois-born singer/songwriter is set to release her debut solo album It Can Happen To Anyone on the legendary Blue Note Records.

”My music is a reflection of my life,” says a matter-of-fact Elisabeth. “Through my work, I want people to know that with a strong self-love, work ethic and fearlessness, anything is possible.” Indeed, It Can Happen To Anyone makes its case for the Berklee School of Music and NYU graduate. It is uplifting and honest but it is also sensuous and passionate and at times seriously sexy, unpredictable and just plain infectious.

Fans of Elisabeth Withers’ Broadway work will be taken aback by the impressive range of her album, which mines everything from R&B, gospel and pop to old school cabaret and rock. Not surprising when you consider Elisabeth loves both Millie Jackson and Sheryl Crow.

The title track finds Elisabeth warning the object of her affection over a funked-up groove with such bold proclamations as, “When you are born until ya grow old, somewhere it’s blowing in the wind.

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Ldannyweb wrote:
December 2008

This song is old..

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TEDstudio wrote:
June 2008

love her voice

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dallas17 wrote:
January 2008

most underrated rnb singer of the world!one of the best vocal album in the last decade!this voice is amazing!Leona Lewis has such a rising since last year, maybe It can happen to anyone,maybe not.who understands this buisness is on the right side of life...

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WegoW wrote:
June 2007

Great album, fantastic voice. Reminds me of Oleta Adams.

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It'sOnlyU wrote:
March 2007

[be with you]you like that?[/be with you] lol

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