Lizz Wright | Fellowship (Coming Sept. 28th, 2010)

LIZZ WRIGHT RETURNS WITH
FELLOWSHIP
OUT SEPTEMBER 28 ON VERVE FORECAST

FEATURES ME’SHELL NDEGÉOCELLO, ANGELIQUE KIDJO,
DR. BERNICE REAGON AND OTHERS

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New York, NY
– Verve Forecast releases the new album Fellowship by acclaimed singer
Lizz Wright on September 28. The 12-track gospel-tinged record features a
number of traditional songs long held sacred by Wright alongside
originals by guest performers Angelique Kidjo, Me’Shell Ndegéocello,
Joan as Policewoman and social activist and Sweet Honey in the Rock
founder Dr. Bernice Reagon, among others. Produced by Brian Bacchus,
Fellowship is the follow-up to Wright’s 2008 record The Orchard, which
“CBS News Sunday Morning” declared “one of the best albums of the year”
while the Los Angeles Times called it “a creative breakthrough for
Wright, whose smoldering, sensual voice now has a vision to go with it.”

Fellowship
continues Wright’s celebrated collaboration with acclaimed
singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon, who co-produced the new album and
wrote/performed on a number of tracks on Wright’s previous release. The
record features several traditional songs that Wright grew up with in
church including “Amazing Grace,” “Sweeping Through the City,” and a
gospel medley featuring “I’ve Got a Feeling” and “Power Lord.” Wright
also covers a number of songs by noted writers including “Presence of
the Lord” by Eric Clapton and “In From the Storm” by Jimi Hendrix. Dr.
Bernice Reagon performs on two tracks, including “I Remember, I Believe”
which she composed.

Lizz Wright, whom The Wall Street Journal
calls “a thoughtful, sensitive soul,” has received critical praise from
Time Magazine, NPR, Ebony, Essence, New Yorker and Billboard, and her
music is featured in several major television shows. Wright was born in
the small town of Hahira, Georgia, to a local minister. She grew up
traveling through the South singing with her parents and siblings. She
first came to national attention in 2002 when she performed in a series
of Billie Holiday tribute shows. Since then, she’s released Salt (2003),
Dreaming Wide Awake (2005) and The Orchard (2008), all three critical
and fan favorites.

Lizz Wright
Fellowship – In Stores and Online 9/28
Pre-Order: http://www.amazon.com/Fellowship-Lizz-Wright/dp/B003Y9KKJU
Verve Forecast
www.lizzwright.net
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