Various - My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall (LP Vinyl)

"I had songs recorded in the '80s, in the '90s, in the 2000s, and 2010s, but I never once had the joy of hearing one of the songs that I wrote from the perspective of a Black woman recorded by a Black woman. With this project...I hope to change that." - Alice Randall For more than four decades the songwriter, New York Times best-selling author (The Wind Done Gone), and acclaimed educator Alice Randall has been one of the few Black female writers on Nashville's Music Row, and the first to pen a #1 hit (Trisha Yearwood's "XXXs and OOOs"). And while she has seen her songs recorded by multiple generations of country artists — from Glen Campbell and Mo Bandy, to Marie Osmond and Yearwood — none of those artists looked like her. Until now. My Black Country is a collection of Randall's most beloved songs as interpreted by some of the strongest Black female voices in modern country, roots and folk music including Rhiannon Giddens, Saaneah Jamison, Valerie June, Miko Marks, Leyla McCalla, Rissi Palmer, Allison Russell, Sistastrings, Adia Victoria, Sunny War, and Alice's daughter Caroline Randall Williams. Produced by Ebonie Smith — whose credits include Hamilton, Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy, Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer, Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth and more — My Black Country is an exploration of the history of Black contributions to the country, roots and folk genres, and a poignant reclamation of Randall's own work depicting powerful Black narratives. The My Black Country album release coincides with the publication of Alice's memoir of the same name. Alice wrote the book to honor the pioneering figures of Black Country and to chronicle her own four-decade journey through the genre.

Small Towns – Leyla McCalla Girls Ride Horses Too – Sistastrings Went for a Ride – Adia Victoria The Ballad of Sally Anne – Rhiannon Giddens Solitary Hero – Sunny War I'll Cry for Yours – Miko Marks Many Mansions – Allison Russell Get the Hell Outta Dodge – Saaneah Jamison Who's Minding the Garden – Rissi Palmer Big Dream – Valerie June XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl) – Caroline Randall Williams