United Kingdom soul legend Beverley Knight\u2019s latest album The Fifth Chapter<\/i> arrives a whopping six years after her last two studio albums, 2016\u2019s solo album Soulsville <\/i>and 2017\u2019s Songs From The Stage<\/i>, a Broadway album she recorded with Amber Riley and Cassidy Janson. In the ensuing six years, Knight wasn\u2019t silent, though, appearing on the West End as well as doing TV and stage work. By the time she got around to releasing another album, Knight had established herself as an icon. <\/p>\n
The Fifth Chapter<\/i> is a smart way for the singer to return to pop music. Working with a group of strong songwriters and producers seems to have made The Fifth Chapter<\/i> a safe\u2014yet enjoyable\u2014effort for Knight. Covering her bases, the album includes some stirring ballads and sassy soul numbers, as well as some jazzy dance songs. The London Community Gospel Choir also joins Knight on several inspiring, moving tracks, adding a dash of celestial soul to the record. <\/p>\n
The best songs on The Fifth Chapter<\/i> bring Beverley Knight to the dance floor. Though the singer had paid tribute to classic soul throughout her career\u2014even recording a pair of albums dedicated to American soul music and British soul\u2014she finds spirit and energy when channeling her inner Donna Summer. On the neo-disco stomper \u201cEverything\u2019s Gonna Be Alright\u201d Knight joins the London Community Gospel Choir for a feel-good anthem that powers on good will and joy. The album\u2019s first single, \u201cLast One On My Mind\u201d is great to move to with an easy, smooth beat. \u201cSomeone Else\u2019s Problem\u201d is an angular, Chic-like tune that is another highlight. <\/p>\n
Though stately ballads like the dramatic \u201cNot Prepared For You\u201d and the inspirational \u201cCold War\u201d show off Knight\u2019s supple, passionate vocals beautifully, she would do well to consider devoting her next LP to dance music. As heard on the quicker, up-tempo tunes, this grand superstar has the goods and chops to be the most fabulous of dance divas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":34896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[10897],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-46763","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-beverley-knight","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=46763"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=46763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}