Strange Times, by Omar Coleman

Strange Times

by Omar Coleman

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1.	Chicago 03:55		buy track
2.	Strange Times 04:23		buy track
3.	Crazy About You 04:59		buy track
4.	Got A Good Man 02:46		buy track
5.	Slow Down Baby 03:53		buy track
6.	You've Been Cheatin' 03:03		buy track
7.	Old Man Teaser 05:49		buy track
8.	Happy Home 03:29		buy track
9.	I Want You To Have My Child 04:58		buy track
10.	Slow Down Baby 03:53	lyrics
Slow Down Baby, you too fast for me, Ohhh Slow Down Baby, you too fast for me Come here lil’ girl, I love your harmony Look hear baby, time ain’t on our side, naw it ain’t Look hear baby, time ain’t on our side I wanna love you baby, love you until I die, naw.. Slow Down Baby, you too fast for me, Ahhh Slow Down Baby, you too fast for me, Look out Come here lil’ girl, I love your harmony, Ohhh Look hear baby, time is gettin’ real hard Look hear baby, time is gettin’ real hard I wanna love you baby, love you with no regard, hey Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Bae-bey, Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Baby, Too fast for me, Hey you Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Bae-bey, Slow Down Baby, I said Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Baby, You too fast for me Hey man, give me that guitar.. Oooo, Woah Ah-ha, yeh, yeh, Ooooo Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Baby, Want you to Slow Down Bay-bey, Slow Down Baby, Slow Down Baby, I love your harmony Yeh

about

It’s the core philosophy of astute curiosity that’s established Omar Coleman as a rising star with iron-clad longevity in the national blues scene. Hailing from the West Side of Chicago, Coleman grew up entrenched in soul music and black music that defined the era in the mid-90s. Working as a barber by trade, Coleman recalls being bored at his shop on Michigan & Adams in Downtown Chicago and sauntering to the music shop down the street to pick up an instrument to pass the time. He landed on the harmonica thinking it would be easy to learn quickly and would fiddle around on it between cutting hair and usurping the shoeshine guy’s chair when he went to shine shoes in the back. With many clients being musicians, Coleman would learn about Chicago being heralded as ‘Home of the Blues’ and was tipped off to legends such as Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, and more. Another world opened up.

Fast forward to 2020 after tours to Brazil, Japan, and Europe and headlining shows & festival plays as both a solo artist and harmonica player (including the award-winning Sean Carney Band who won the International Blues Challenge) where Coleman found himself flying to Denver, Colorado to work on ‘Strange Times,’ produced by Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds. With Roberts at the helm as a master of analog recording techniques and capturing vintage tones, much of the composition work was done in the studio that allowed Coleman the space to expand his style into danceable, soulful groove music and craft lyrics to float over them. The result lands him in the same blues and soul revival category with artists like Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Gary Clark Jr. and more.

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released February 9, 2024

Production Credits:
Produced by Eddie Roberts
Tracking Engineer(s): Eddie Roberts, William Umphrey
Mixing Engineer: Eddie Roberts
Mastering Engineer: Doug Krebs

Performed by Omar Coleman, Eddie Roberts, Eric Benny Bloom, Dan Africano, Chris Spies, Cole Rudy, Carl Sorensen, Nick Gerlach, Kari Clifton, Adrienne Short

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