Black Velvet (Charles Bradley album)

Black Velvet is the fourth and final studio album by American funk/soul artist Charles Bradley, released on 9 November 2018.[7] The album release was preceded by two singles, "Can't Fight the Feeling" and "I Feel a Change".[8] The name of the album comes from Bradley's stage name during his time as a James Brown impersonator.[8] The album consists of songs originally recorded for Bradley's three previous studio albums, and was compiled by producer Thomas Brenneck after Bradley's death from cancer in September 2017.[9] Included are covers of "Stay Away" by Nirvana and "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young.[10]

Black Velvet
Studio album by
Charles Bradley
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
GenreSoul
LabelDaptone Records/Dunham Records
ProducerThomas Brenneck
Charles Bradley chronology
Changes
(2016)		 Black Velvet
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Fight the Feeling"2:48
2."Luv Jones"3:51
3."I Feel a Change"4:26
4."Slip Away"3:32
5."Black Velvet"3:29
6."Stay Away"3:13
7."Heart of Gold"3:03
8."(I Hope You Find) The Good Life"5:11
9."Fly Little Girl"3:19
10."Victim of Love"4:39
Total length:37:31

Personnel

Menahan Street Band
Main article: Menahan Street Band
  • Victor Axelrod – piano/vibraphone
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitar/bass guitar/organ/percussion
  • Nick Movshon – bass guitar
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Michael Deller – organ
  • David Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – saxophone/organ/flute

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 154
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 182
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 75
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 7

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Horowitz, Hal (November 5, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. Fawcett, Thomas (December 7, 2018). "The Austin Chronicle Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. Patrick, Ryan (November 7, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. Horton, Ross (November 12, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. "Stream Charles Bradley's Final Album 'Black Velvet' in Full". Jam Bands. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  8. Warren, Bruce. "First Listen: Charles Bradley, 'Black Velvet'". NPR. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  9. Pedrosa, Marina (6 September 2018). "Charles Bradley's Posthumous Album 'Black Velvet' Due in November: See the Track List". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. Colburn, Randall (1 November 2018). "Charles Bradley's final album, Black Velvet, has arrived: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  13. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 46, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Charles Bradley – Black Velvet". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  16. "Charles Bradley Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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