A Evening With Carol Riddick

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This Philadelphia native singer/songwriter has repeatedly broken through barriers, to become known internationally. She has a silky sound that will captivate you from the first note that escapes her lips. Her performance brings out the passion that is expressed in every word of her lyrics. These two combinations are extraordinary and rare to find in today's artists. You will experience the engaging sound of "Vintage Soul". If you are yearning for good music, please allow me to introduce Carol Riddick.

Carol began her career performing with local bands. It was after her performance at a wedding that she met James Lassiter who managed Jeff Townes and Will Smith a/k/a "Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince". That introduction led to studio session work at Jeff Townes' production company, "A Touch of Jazz, Inc.". She began to tour with the duo, and was the featured vocalist at the wedding of Will Smith. Carol's local buzz quickly spread on a national level which resulted in her signing a recording contract with Motown Records. She received high acclaim from the dance single "Take Your Time", which was released in the United Kingdom. It received rave reviews and appeared on the charts for several weeks.

She has written for and with a wide range of artists, including Terry Ellis of En Vogue. The song, "Tomorrow" which appeared on Terry's Debut CD "Southern Gal", was thought by many to be the crown jewel of the album. She was also the featured artist on the following projects: "Loving You" (Larry Gold presents Don Cello and Friends), "Can You Come Over" (Jeff Bradshaw's "Bone Deep") and "Float" (Grammy-nominated artist, Anthony Hamilton's debut CD, "Comin' From Where I'm From"). Carol's contribution to both Larry Gold and Jeff Bradshaw's projects expanded even further, as she co-wrote the songs on which she appeared. She can be heard frequently with Multi-platinum selling recording artist, Musiq, on "Soulstar", "Bestfriend", "Dontchange" and "Youloveme". Additional collaborations include: "Family Song (Reprise)" from Kindred The Family Soul's album ("Surrender To Love"), Jill Scott's ("Experience Jill Scott 826+") and Norman Brown's "I Might", which received medium rotation airplay throughout the country.

Carol has worked with and/or shared the stage with various artists and producers including, Brian McKnight, Myron, James Poyser, Keith Crouch, Mario Winans, Malik Pendleton, Yolanda Adams, Herb Middleton, and a host of others. Her talents have been shared on stages throughout the world. While she has worked with many artists, she would love the opportunity to work with Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson and John Mayer.

Her upcoming CD, "Moments Like This", which she co-produced, will be released in Summer 2005. She wrote 13 of the 14 songs, further showcasing her ability to translate emotion into words. This emotion shines through on songs like "I Believe in Me" and "It's Okay". Other songs on the album, including "All I Want To Be", "Brown Eyed Girl" and the title song "Moments Like This", serve as a strong reminder that Carol is a woman who understands herself. Once you begin to wander through her beautifully-woven array of music and soul, you will surely understand her as well.

She has remained steadfast and strong in pursuing her dreams. Please accept this invitation to get to know Carol Riddick.