No Time for Dreaming Vinyl
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No Time for Dreaming is the debut Charles Bradley waited a lifetime to make, a raw soul record that sounds lived-in from its first note.
Released in 2011, when Bradley was 62, the album capped decades of hard living, odd jobs and nights performing as a James Brown impersonator. Daptone's Dunham imprint paired him with the Menahan Street Band, with Thomas Brenneck at the helm, and their warm, horn-flecked grooves recall classic Southern soul. Bradley's voice, ragged and pleading, carries every song as if his life depended on it.
"The World (Is Going Up in Flames)", the first single, sets his anguish against a slow, burning groove. "Why Is It So Hard" wrestles with hard times, and his reworking of Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" turns the folk standard into a deep soul plea, full of grit and longing.
The album closes with "Heartaches and Pain", a fittingly emotional sendoff that leaves the listener in no doubt about how much this music meant to the man singing it. The band plays with restraint and real feel throughout, leaving plenty of room for Bradley to testify.
This pressing includes a digital download card, and it captures the beginning of a late-blooming career that touched countless listeners.
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