Keep Reachin Up

Keep Reachin Up' is a studio album by soul recording collaboration Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, released on Timmion Records in 2005. The music is composed and performed by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators and the record is produced by Didier Selin. Timmion Records is located in Helsinki, Finland.

Keep Reachin' Up
Studio album by
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Released2005
Recorded2003-2005
GenreSoul, funk
Length39:40
LabelTimmion Records
ProducerDidier Selin
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
The A.V. Club(B)[3]
Boston Herald(favorable)[4]
Les Inrocks(favorable)[5]
Kevchino(9/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[7]
PopMatters(6/10)[8]
Record Collector[9]
XLR8R(10/10)[10]

The title track of the album 'Keep Reachin' Up' was chosen as one of many songs on US President Barack Obama's Re-election Spotify Playlist in February 2012.[11]

Track listing
  1. "Feeling Free" - 3:37
  2. "If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is)" - 3:28
  3. "Keep Reachin' Up" - 3:24
  4. "Blues Downtown" - 5:13
  5. "My Four Leaf Clover" - 2:53
  6. "A Perfect Kind of Love" - 4:01
  7. "Invisible Man" - 2:59
  8. "Holdin' on" - 3:37
  9. "No One's Gonna Love You" - 6:06
  10. "Soul Investigators Theme (Instrumental)" - 2:42
  11. "Outro" (bonus track) - 1:40

Personnel
  • Svante Forsbäck – Mastering
  • Maurice Fulton – Composer
  • Erno Haukkala – Trombone, Horn Arrangements
  • Sami Kantelinen - Bass Guitar, Composer
  • Jay Kortehisto – Trombone, Soloist
  • Pekka Kuusisto – Violin, Composer
  • Antti Lauronen – Baritone Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
  • Antti Määttänen - Hammond Organ, Piano, Composer
  • Jukka Sarapää - Drums, Composer
  • Eero Savela – Trumpet, Horn Arrangements
  • Didier Selin – Tambourine, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Composer, Producer
  • The Soul Investigators – Arrangements, Direction
  • Jimi Tenor – Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Composer, Horn Arrangements
  • Pete Toikkanen - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Composer
  • Lasse Tolvanen - Tenor Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
  • Nicole Willis – Vocalist, Lyricist, Composer

See also

References
  1. Hoffman, K. Ross. Review: Keep Reachin' Up. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  2. Schroeder, Audra (July 20, 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  3. Murray, Noel (July 24, 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  4. Arnold, Ben (January 6, 2008). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. Boston Herald. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  5. Columnist (September 30, 2006). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. Les Inrocks. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  6. Lambert, Sean. Review: Keep Reachin' Up Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Kevchino. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  7. Tangari, Joe (July 17, 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  8. Lundy, Zeth (July 23, 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  9. Harrington, Jon (August 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. Record Collector. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  10. Hopper, Justin (July 2, 2007). Review: Keep Reachin' Up. XLR8R. Retrieved on 2010-10-30.
  11. Coplan, Chris (February 9, 2012). "Obama releases Spotify playlist". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
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