In My Mind has fun with its title: from the opening bits of the bittersweet title track down through the gospel-lite of "Change," the closer, these songs hew so closely to the major themes running through the average woman's mind in any given 45 minutes that the effect is like letting your own thoughts spool out onto disc. Two-timers, long-lost flames, breakup fantasies, crises of confidence, family dramas, fun with the girls, and self-improvement fixations all get their due, and in a style that translates roughly to "step right up-I know you've been there too." Busting up the diary-ish aspects of the disc are Vybz Kartel, who puts the party in "How Many Ways," and the equally long-lost Shaggy, who shakes Headley's Trinidadian tree on the uptempo "Rain." -Tammy La Gorce « lessĮvery couple of years neo-soulsters get to worrying that the well has run dry-Heather Headley, long forgotten since 2002's This Is Who I Am despite a gargantuan voice and a sexy stiletto-heeled swagger, is the latest to step up and offer sweet relief. Connect with him at michaelpcoleman.Every couple of years neo-soulsters get to worrying that the well has run dry-Heather Headley, long forgotten since 2002's This Is Who I Am despite a gargantuan voice and a sexy stiletto-heeled swagger, is the latest to s. Michael P Coleman is a Sacramento-based freelance writer.
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Watch Bocelli & Headley perform “The Prayer.”īocelli chose just three North American cities for this leg of his tour before he heads to Europe this summer, and I’m thankful he chose Sacramento, where he hadn’t performed since 2006. If you’ve not heard their version of this song, correct that. I had never been more thankful to God for the ability to hear. The first of three encores followed, with Bocelli bringing Headley back on stage for the third time for the night’s highlight, a jaw-dropping version of “The Prayer” that prompted the misty eyes I admitted to earlier. He followed that stunner up with the show’s closer, fan favorite “Canto Della Terra” performed with soprano Maria Aleida. At the end of the latter, Bocelli held the final note for an impossibly long time, to the exasperated delight of duet partner Headley and the audience. We were up on our feet after almost every selection that followed, including “Amapola” and Elvis’ “Love Me Tender” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love”. That first moment came after a twenty minute intermission with the theme to The Godfather, after which Broadway and R & B star Heather Headley delivered a breathtaking version of “Over The Rainbow” that earned the night’s first standing ovation. Although I couldn’t name a single performed piece, I repeatedly marveled at the legend’s instrument - both its power and his mastery of it - while waiting to hear some of Bocelli’s more accessible selections.
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Performed by the San Francisco Festival Orchestra and the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, the show’s first half was dedicated to Bocelli’s favorite arias, which delighted opera fans but could have turned off those of us who came to his throng by way of his pop hits. The 7:30pm performance began just before 8pm, as gridlock in the parking lot prevented many -including this writer -from taking their seats on time. I am rarely at a loss for words, but I was rendered completely speechless by the sheer majesty of the tenor’s voice and presence. I paused often, teared up a little, and could have fainted several times during Bocelli’s standing-room-only performance at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena Wednesday night. I agree with her -and I also think it pisses Him off when you hear internationally-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli’s voice and don’t…pause. Alice Walker very famously wrote “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”