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Straight From the Heart
R&B / Soul · 2025 · 12 tracks · 48m

Straight From the Heart

Bill Medley

A legendary baritone explores the intersections of blue-eyed soul and country heartache. Weathered, wise, and deeply intimate interpretations of classic standards.

February 21, 2025 · Curb Records

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A dignified and soulful meditation on loss, aging, and the enduring power of a simple melody.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 48m
01
Crying Time
4:06
02
The Dance
3:20
03
Please Help Me, I'm Falling
4:02
04
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
5:44
05
(Since You've) Gone
2:47
06
Lay Down Beside Me
3:55
07
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
3:59
08
Whenever You Come Around
4:22
09
He Stopped Loving Her Today
3:33
10
Sweet Music Man
4:44
11
These Days
3:58
12
Let It Be Me
3:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The way his gravelly lower register anchors the iconic opening lines of Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, adding a layer of lived-in exhaustion.
The swell of pedal steel that mimics a sob during the climax of He Stopped Loving Her Today.
The intimate, almost whispered delivery of the final verse in Let It Be Me, where the production strips back to nearly nothing.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Straight From the Heart sound next to the rest of Bill Medley's catalogue?

Dusk+1.9σ

Dusk saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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