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Racquel Roberts: The Secret Of Christmas

By Keith Hannaleck

Artist: Racquel Roberts
Title: The Secret Of Christmas
Genre: R&B-Jazz-Pop
Label: Peace Rock LLC
Website: www.TheSecretOfChristmas.net
iTunes Link: http://tinyurl.com/2rlyd5
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The Secret Of Christmas is Racquel Roberts celebrating the holiday season her own way with a diversifed style and approach. Typically a Christmas album is filled with a more traditional framework in every aspect. This CD takes the word tradition and flips it around with great success.

Racquel has a very pleasing warm voice filled with soul and rhythm. She is an accomplished actor and vocalist that will certainly find a new audience with this recording. She can count in one more fan right now, as I enjoyed this album from start to finish.

From the viewpoint of a listener that dreads a plethora of holiday albums every year, I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied after taking in this modern tribute to time tested tunes. Racquel composed her own vivid and energetic musical interpretations of the tracks with the help of Los Angeles jazz composer Nick Mancini. Having a seasoned composer in your camp can never hurt and it is evident that there were some good synergies going on with the entire process of recording this project.

The most agreeable aspect of this album is the use of several genres, including jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, funk, and more. I can see Racquel transforming into a blossoming jazz diva listening to this album.

There are 12 tracks on this CD and never will you lose interest or feel it goes flat for a moment because of the excellent backing instrumentation the vocalist enjoys. You cannot build a house without a foundation and it is quite apparent that Racquel took advantage of what was set in place prior to getting in front of the microphone. Her stellar support aided in bringing out her very best vocals.

This one is a real keeper and if you have been yearning for something different in your stocking this year, this CD is a sure bet to make you smile for years to come. This artist has given the greatest gift of all this year, her heart and soul with good music to deliver the meaning of Christmas.

Reviewed - December 9, 2007

Tracks:

01. The Christmas Song
02. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
03. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
04. Christmas Time Is Here
05. The Christmas Waltz
06. Do You Hear What I Hear?
07. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
08. Joy to the World
09. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. Give Love on Christmas Day
11. O Holy Night
12. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (Auld Lang Syne)

About the Author:

Keith Hannaleck, known as “MuzikMan” is a Journalist specializing in independent and major music reviews and the promotion of artists via the various media outlets flourishing online. He has worked closely with artists, management, publicity directors, and webmasters to provide some of the best and far-reaching coverage an artist could have. Focusing primarily on the internet as a medium for his work, Keith has been a pioneer in the industry changing the way a reviewer with his various talents are used by many artists, PR folks, and labels. He has provided strong and valuable work to labels, artists, and publicity people, writing reviews, press releases, and biographies and much more over the years, giving the people he works with the maximum amount of exposure through several top-notch websites that post his content on their sites.

Hannaleck built and maintained his own website in 1998 while networking and building his reputation through thousands of reviews and interviews, creating a special niche for himself. Through many years of dedication and hard work, he has reached a respected level of competence and knowledge that is frequently sought by the music industry today. Known for his speaking from the heart interpretations of music and being able to put it in layman’s terms for music fans, his work is found everywhere in cyberspace and in traditional print media, from press kits to quotes from reviews in magazine advertisements.