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"Closer To The Win" is soul in its purest form dominated by Laura's unreal vocals - funkyastronaut
Closer To The Win’ – a glorious, building ballad with an old school feel and full on vocal from Laura. It’s proper vintage soul! - Souland jazzandfunk
“If I Can’t Have You” has the feel of a song that could thrive in any of the last five decades. With the rhythm section laying down a deep groove, the song allows Laura Rain to release her expressive vocals, fully delivering both the passion and the longing that weave through the song’s lyrics.- Soultracks
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I left my rings in LA
Left my car there too
And I started my life back in Detroit
Looking for something new, yeah yeah
I have lived so many different ways
So many different times
I am here to tell all you people
I’m not so pretty in my state of mind
You can see where I’m coming from
I just got to get on with the new
Yes I do
I left one life And started a new
But I’m trying to find my way
I’m still after the same things
I keep on searching
Am I getting closer Am I getting closer
I want to win
Am I getting closer
I want to begin
Always looking from the outside
Never in
I want to be closer to the win
I’ve been trying to reach myself
It's been so long
I still dont know
where I begin
I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know what to do
I left one life
And started a new
But I’m trying to find my way
I’m still after the same things
I keep on searching
Am I getting closer Am I getting closer
I want to win
Am I getting closer
I want to begin
Always looking from the outside
Never in
I want to be closer
To the win
I am only trying to tell you
Maybe you wonder how I am
But I’m sitting here
And I’m wondering
How to get in
I want to win
I want to win
Am I getting closer
I want to begin
I want to win
Am i getting closer
I want to begin
Am i getting closer, am i getting closer, am i getting closer, (repeat)
How could you know
if you never know me
but my love is pure
just look and see
How can I show you
I’ve lost a lifetime of love
If you don’t need me
I’ve already given up
I’m chasing my past
(If I can’t have you)
where would I go
(If I can’t have you)
I’m running too fast
Where would you be
(If I can’t have you)
My love is all I have
(If I can’t have you)
I’ve found the only chance
(If I can’t have you)
What would I do without you
(If I can’t have you)
I only live and learn with you
How could you feel
What I cant see
When you let go
You still have me
about
Limited Edition 400 copies
LRK proudly presents Closer to the win and If i cant have you on a double A sided 45 by Laura Rain & The Caesars
Set to a lush background of legato strings, vibes, Hammond organ, and
funky guitar trills and stabs, "Closer to the Win" reaches into the early 1960's pop-soul bag with a fabric of rich vintage tones. A touching homage to the beauty of AM radio and 45 rpm records. Laura Rain's passionate soul-drenched delivery tells a story of her quest for personal achievement, and inner happiness. A message of renewal, and striving for success.
LAURA RAIN & The Caesars
DETROIT ORIGINALS
A tough, hard-working American city is reinventing itself as a vibrant incubator of ideas and creation. Back from decades of neglect, Detroit has returned to the forefront on the world stage. Adventurers, investors, artists, and young entrepreneurs are flocking to the Motor City, bringing with them energy, creativity and innovation. The city and its people are inspired again.
Laura Rain is a product of that environment, a hard driving soul singer who uses the power and finesse of her own voice to inspire and electrify your spirit. Born and raised in Detroit, where her father engineered conveyer systems for the auto plants, she delivers her original music with fearless emotion and excitement. Along with her creative partner George Friend, the pair have released four albums with a unique blend of contemporary funky soul, blues and r&b worthy of Detroit’s rich history of musical innovators.
It is the Motor City where Aretha Franklin, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye all lived and created. A town where singers are continually influencing and defining the world around themselves. Laura Rain creates her own environment of expression through her music. Having released four albums of all original music since 2013, the band blends their favorite elements of funky ‘60s organ jazz, lowdown blues, dance music, old-school R&B, and soul. Laura and producer-songwriter George Friend have created a unique style, winning a prestigious Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Blues Songwriters” and touring the U.S. Canada and Europe. Laura Rain’s voice soars as she weaves her own path through a classic, but thoroughly modern, funky sound, reimagining the r&b, gospel, blues, and soul that the city made famous.
In 2021, Laura Rain is poised to release a large collection of new music (written over the last two years) and rebuild, renew and reinvent herself once again.
Detroit has returned: strong, creative, inspiring, and always soulful!
credits
released May 31, 2021
written by Laura Rain and George Friend
Recorded by Max Bauhof, Jim Alfredson, George Friend
supported by 40 fans who also own “Closer To The Win / If I Can't Have You”
so thankful to find yet another gem set for release from the magical voice of Dennis Taylor.
keep me posted on any future releases from the man. roddersztsc
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