Ledisi thrives with soulful Pieces of Me

Ledisi's earned her Grammy nominations for her breakthrough album Lost & Found.

Ledisi’s jazzy style earned her Grammy nominations for her breakthrough album Lost & Found and the follow-up,Turn Me Loose. Now,the soulful singer is back with another stellar piece of work,Pieces of Me, an album filled with engaging love songs and enjoyable high-tempo jams.

Ledisi thrives with passionate ballads that lyrically touch the soul as she sings about hope,love and self-assurance. For 12 tracks,the singer shows that she is fully content with her identity and being her own woman,no matter what critics might say. Clearly,she is confident in herself,which certainly is evident on the title track and the song Shut Up.

Her vocals are powerful on the piano-driven Bravo, encouraging listeners to celebrate when overcoming life’s trials. She also sings about self-empowerment on Shine and Raise Up.

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On Stay Together, she glows alongside Jaheim. The two exchange verses on working through relationship drama,and how their love has reached its full potential after the two put in the work to understand each other.

But while Ledisi sings about love at its highest,therealso is gloom on the album with the lovesick I Miss You Now, written by John Legend. She attempts to fix a broken relationship following a heated argument,pleading for her mate to return.

In all,Ledisi wows from beginning to the end and does not miss a beat with Pieces of Me. Shealready has carved out her niche in the world of R&B,and it should not only continue to grow,but surge.

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