Charles Bradley "Black Velvet" 2023-04-28 released in 2004

released in 2004

Chris Shiflett

It's lead single

It focuses heavily on rock and roll but there is a human interest parallel - songs about growing up poor

Charles Bradley "Black Velvet" 2023-04-28 released in 2004The final album from the late, great Screaming Eagle of Soul arrives, just over a year after Charles passed away. Along with fan favorites like Bradley's soul drenched renditions of Nirvana's "Stay Away," Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" and Rodriguez's "Slip Away," you'll hear four never before heard tracks from the vaults. If you step up to the black velvet wrapped box, you get the album on 180 gram vinyl, a 12" 45 rpm EP featuring stripped down mixes