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February 19, 2010 | Press
Co-produced by Mikal Blue, who produced Colbie Caillat’s Double Platinum Debut Album “CoCo” and has also helmed projects for Five For Fighting, Augustana and OneRepublic, Invitation spotlights a unique songwriting collaboration between Keith Chagall and Oscar and Tony Award winning composer Al Kasha and features dynamic performances by a wide range of top session and touring musicians: bassist Abe Laboriel (Michael Jackson, George Benson, Miles Davis), drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Paul McCartney), trumpeter Lee Thornburg (Tower of Power, Rob Thomas) and percussionist Rafael Padilla (Enrique Iglesias, Celine Dion). The collection was engineered by Grammy Award Winner Chris Brooke and features arrangements by Andrew Williams (nephew of Andy Williams), who also plays slide guitar on the Beach Boys-flavored “Summer of My Life.”
The long awaited follow-up to Chagall’s popular and critically acclaimed 2004 indie release Soundlight, the 10 track set breaks free from the iTunes-inspired, singles oriented world, evolving as a fully realized “love play” inspired by a wonderful romantic renaissance in Chagall’s own life. Even before its official release, Invitation—whose richly textured songs blend a modern day Antonio Carlos Jobim sensibility with accessible “McCartneyesque” melodies—was featured in the Robb Report’s 21st Annual Best of the Best issue 2009. Many of the tracks on the album lend themselves brilliantly for licensing to TV, film and commercial opportunities.
In a high stress era where heartfelt creativity seems to be ebbing and disposable pop continues to reign, Keith Chagall extends a joyous and infectious musical Invitation reminding us that that music can still ease our minds, love can still break through our cynicism, and there are just enough reasons to remain hopeful for a brighter day. The Colombian born, American raised singer-songwriter’s infectious and exotic blend of Latin tropical rhythms, classic pop and Spanish guitar driven vocals and instrumentals bridges cultures and strips down barriers, making him a perfect representative of what CNN has referred as the next great social wave of Latinos in America.
About the new album “Invitation”
