Seasons Of My Soul

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Nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Female Solo Artist [45] Brown has described Seasons of My Soul as "a kind of emotional Trojan horse" and he is right. The glide and tinkle of the schmaltzier numbers here, like "Slow", a single, often obscure the complexity of feeling lurking in Rumer's songs.

Despite his co-write on Aretha, Steve Brown echoes Ennis's words. "I added some chords to it, but that was it. She offered me publishing on the song. I refused twice before finally relenting." Brown's role in Rumer's story is well-documented elsewhere. He has spent decades composing music for several comedy shows, including Steve Coogan's Knowing Me Knowing You. It was Brown's serendipitous encounter with Rumer at an open-mic night that led to Seasons of My Soul. Between shifts working as a concierge at the newly opened Apple Store, Rumer would be allowed to use his studio. Brown became her de facto producer. In an Interview with Robert Copsey of Digital Spy she explained why the album was called "Seasons of My Soul", she said: "Mainly because it took me so long to make the album that I noticed that the songs were coming round again. I'd have these moods in my soul that would come around like seasons over the years and the songs matched the moods. It was like an emotional landscape. There are different shades, different feels and different colours to the album. Some people have been saying that 'Slow' is an autumnal song and so is 'Aretha' in a way." [2] Rumer – 'Am I Forgiven' (Directors Cut) – Music Video". YouTube. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 15 July 2012. Rumer – 'Goodbye Girl' – Music Video". YouTube. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 15 July 2012. On 9 May 2012, Rumer performed at the White House in a tribute concert honouring the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, singing the Bacharach-David song " A House Is Not a Home". She also participated in the finale, " What the World Needs Now Is Love". The concert, Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at the White House, was broadcast on PBS on 21 May 2012. [41]Rumer, the seventh of eight children, was born in 1979 in Tarbela Dam, Pakistan. Rumer's family lived there from 1977 to 1984 while her British father was contracted as Chief Engineer of the Tarbela Dam Project. [13] And after she found out who her father was? What happened then? Very little, which, for Rumer, added to her burden. "If you told a child that information, would you pretend it never happened?" Did she find out why her mother chose not to mention it again? "I think she was so freaked out and embarrassed. She thought she'd get it out. Just dumped it on me." And because her mother felt ashamed, it didn't occur to Rumer to feel anything other than ashamed. Three years elapsed before she told her siblings. In that time, she decided: "The world was not a safe place to live in, that adults were not to be trusted. I became a control freak." Duda, Marty. "Rumer – Boys Don't Cry (Atlantic) / Stereo Venus – Close to the Sun (Sudden Hunger)". The 13th Floor. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016 . Retrieved 18 January 2016. On 15 August 2012, Rumer appeared on episode #57 of Daryl Hall's webcast 'Live From Daryl's House' where they performed 'Sara Smile' together as well as other songs including 'Take Me As I Am' and 'I Can't Go For That'. Rumer – 'Am I Forgiven' – Music Video". YouTube. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 15 July 2012.

Rumer and her husband Rob Shirakbari recorded two songs for the BBC's Radio 2 from their home in Macon, Georgia while self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two live songs "Hard Times for Lovers" and "Aretha" were aired on Ken Bruce the morning of 5 May 2020 along with an interview. [42] Personal life [ edit ]The Lebara Mobile UK Asian Music Awards 2011... and the nominees are..." ethnicnow.com. 2 February 2011 . Retrieved 13 March 2011. Jas Sembhi (10 March 2011). "2011 UK Asian Music Awards Winners". desiblitz.com . Retrieved 13 March 2011. UK Charts – Seasons of My Soul – #3". Official UK Charts – By. 13 November 2010 . Retrieved 16 January 2020.