Joanne Talyor Shaw, Drowning In A Sea of Love (Drum Cover)

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Album: Joanne Shaw Taylor -Heavy Soul“
Drowning in a Sea of Love”, an early Seventies hit for Joe Simon.

The album’s latest single, “Drowning In A Sea Of Love,” is a soulful rendition inspired by Eva Cassidy’s version of soul icon Joe Simon’s 1971 R&B hit. Introduced to Taylor by renowned producer Kevin Shirley, the track perfectly captures the album’s theme of exploring emotional depths through a blend of blues and soul music.


Celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has just announced the release of her new studio album, Heavy Soul, now available through Journeyman Records. This latest addition to Taylor’s discography was recorded at the historic RCA Studios, just before its closure, adding a touch of nostalgia and history to its creation. Taylor shares, “I love the history – it seemed like the natural place to come back to. It’s been a wonderful album to make.”

Heavy Soul, the ninth studio album by British blues-rock singer-guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor, is her first in two years, its 10 songs already released as singles. Produced by Kevin Shirley, whose credits include Aerosmith, Iron Maiden and Joe Bonamassa, whose indie label she joined a couple of years back with The Blues Album, its musical line-up features the fine talents of Doug Lancio, Anton Fig, Allison Presswood, Jimmy Wallace, and Rob McNelly.
Recorded in Nashville, the album features both JST originals and covers, including a faithful and fabulous version of “All the Way from America”, from Joan Armatrading’s 1980 album Me Myself I. A timeless classic and that rare thing – a rock anthem written by a woman. “Someone Like You” is still recognisable as Van Morrison, but her handling is thrilling – a big-hearted, smoky and soulful vocal with spine-tingling guitar and piano. “Devil in Me” (another searing guitar solo), with its call-and-response, is pure gospel, while “Change of Heart”, written with Beth Nielsen Chapman, brings the album to a barnstorming close even as the lyric speaks of vulnerability and daring to take the risk for love.