Highly acclaimed
Canadian singer-songwriter Bobby Bazini is set to release his debut U.S. album,
"Where I Belong," on August 12 through Capitol Music Group's Strange
Cargo/Manhattan label. The album debuted
at #1 on the Canadian Albums chart after its May 26 release in his home country
and remains in the Top 5 after seven weeks.
Most recently, Bazini performed in front of 60,000 people at the 35th
Annual Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.
"The
recording of 'Where I Belong' has been a tremendous experience and has allowed
me to work with some truly amazing and talented people," said Bazini. "I'm thrilled to not only have debuted
at #1 in Canada, but to also now be able to bring an album I care about so much
to fans in the U.S."
"Where
I Belong" found Bazini teaming up with legendary producer Larry Klein and
recording at the historic Village Studios, a studio that has hosted some of his
heroes such as Bob Dylan and Otis Redding.
The album is also filled with some of Bazini's favorite musicians
including, Booker T Jones (organ), Jack Ashford (percussion) and Jay Bellerose
(drums). "Where I Belong" will
be released in the U.S. under Capitol Music Group's Strange Cargo/Manhattan
label, the famed division that has signed with the likes of the Beatles and
each of the band's members, as well as Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, David Bowie,
Frank Sinatra and Pink Floyd.
"Bobby
is an extraordinary talent. It's
incredibly rare in this era of American Idol and The Voice to come across a
young man of Bobby's age who has gone the extra mile and not only assimilated
his influences and made them his own,
but has developed his own voice as a songwriter," said producer Larry
Klein. "I assembled a group of legendary musicians to work with on this
album, and Bobby left us all shaking our heads after each take. This is just
the beginning for him."
In 2010,
Bazini's musical career climbed at a rapid pace with his very first single
"I Wonder," which topped the Québec charts for nine straight weeks at
#1 in the very same year, holding off challenges for chart supremacy by teen
sensation Justin Bieber and fellow Quebecer Rufus Wainwright. The single was featured on "Better in
Time," the album that launched his
career in Canada and secured the
attention of contemporary music fans around the globe, in addition to securing
him two Juno® Award nominations for "New Artist of the Year" and
"Pop Album of the Year in 2011."
Website:
www.bobbybazini.com
Facebook:www.facebook.com/bobbybaziniofficial
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/bobbybazini
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/bobbybazini
~ Universal Music Group
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