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  1. 'Cuz I'm Here
  2. Heal Yourself
  3. Fruits of My Labor
  4. People Grinnin' in Your Face
  5. Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
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  1. 'Cuz I'm Here
  2. Heal Yourself
  3. Fruits of My Labor
  4. People Grinnin' in Your Face
  5. Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
  6. Harder Than the Fall
  7. Beaver Creek Blues
  8. Mama Said
  9. Phenomenal Woman
  10. A Friend Like You
  11. I Don't Know What to Do with My Heart
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Ruthie Foster's fifth CD features the singer moving away from her usual genre of modern folk music into soul. While she performs selections by Son House and Sister Rosetta Tharpe and there are bluesy performances, most of the numbers are of more recent vintage. Her powerful voice, which infuses secular music with the power and emotions of gospel, is heard throughout in prime form and she makes a particularly powerful statement on "People Grinnin' in Your Face." Throughout this set, Ruthie Foster sounds a bit like a young ...

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The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster 2007, Blue Corn Music

UPC: 677967060226

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