Artist: MAHALIA BARNES/ JOE BONAMASSA
Album: OOH YEA! - THE BETTY DAVIS SONGBOOK VINYL (2LP)

Year: 2015
Media type: LP

Mahalia Barnes & The Soul Mates featuring Joe Bonamassa Get Nasty On “Ooh Yea! -  The Betty Davis Songbook”

Powerhouse singer Mahalia Barnes, one of the most impressive female vocalists to come out of Australia, and her band The Soul Mates have teamed up with American blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa to release an album of Betty Davis covers called Ooh Yea! – The Betty Davis Songbook. Scheduled for release on 23 Feb 2015, it explores tracks from Davis’ sexy, raw funk records of the early ‘70s.

Mahalia Barnes, eldest daughter of Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes and recent contestant on The Voice, has been around music her whole life but has always been most heavily influenced by soul, blues and rock n’ roll. Standout tracks include the strong, heavy-grooved opener “If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up,” the intense, rocking “Steppin’ In Her I. Miller Shoes” which features a wailing guitar solo by Bonamassa, the snarling vocals of “He Was A Big Freak,” Barnes, MacRae and Tippins harmonizing on “Game Is My Middle Name” and “Walking Up The Road” featuring guest vocals by Jimmy Barnes.

Ooh Yea! - The Betty Davis Song Book is certainly Mahalia’s most ambitious and prodigious work to date. It’s a record of songs with passion, feeling, power and grit that celebrates one of the most progressive voices of funk and R&B.

Vinyl One:

A1 If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up
A2 Steppin In Her I Miller Shoes
A3 In The Meantime

B1 He Was A Big Freak
B2 Your Mama Wants You Back
B3 Game Is My Middle Name

Vinyl Two:

C1 Nasty Gal
C2 Ooh Yeah
C3 You Won't See Me In The Morning

D1 Anti Love Song
D2 Walking Up The Road
D3 Shoo-B-Doop And Cop Him