The album was released to positive critical reception with an aggregate score of 80 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[10]
Pitchfork awarded the album a score of 7.1, with music critic Jay Balfour describing the album as Bradley's "most straightforward and best to date".[7]AllMusic awarded the album a positive review, stating that "the rough-hewn power of Bradley's voice is at its most powerful, and there's a fierce sense of longing and need in this music that's almost tactile in its realism".[1]
The Observer's Kitty Empire awarded the album 3 stars, likening Bradley to Al Green,[11] while critic Steve Horowitz from PopMatters praised Bradley's vocal style, describing him as "the closest living equivalent to [James] Brown" and concluding that "Bradley sings of his aches and pleasures with such conviction that he makes one believe this is possible".[8]
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Changes is the third album released by American funk soul singer Charles Bradley released on April 1 2016 on Daptone Records 1 The title track on the album is a cover of the Black Sabbath song of the same name and was first released as a Record Store Day Black Friday single in 2013 2 ChangesStudio album by Charles BradleyReleasedApril 1 2016 2016 04 01 GenreSoulLabelDaptone Records Dunham RecordsProducerThomas BrenneckCharles Bradley chronologyVictim of Love 2013 Changes 2016 Black Velvet 2018 Contents 1 Critical reception 1 1 Accolades 2 In Other Media 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Menahan Street Band 4 2 The Budos Band 4 3 The Gospel Queens 4 4 Additional Musicians 5 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic80 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Exclaim nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Paste7 9 10 6 Pitchfork7 1 10 7 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Record Collector nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The album was released to positive critical reception with an aggregate score of 80 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews 10 Pitchfork awarded the album a score of 7 1 with music critic Jay Balfour describing the album as Bradley s most straightforward and best to date 7 AllMusic awarded the album a positive review stating that the rough hewn power of Bradley s voice is at its most powerful and there s a fierce sense of longing and need in this music that s almost tactile in its realism 1 The Observer s Kitty Empire awarded the album 3 stars likening Bradley to Al Green 11 while critic Steve Horowitz from PopMatters praised Bradley s vocal style describing him as the closest living equivalent to James Brown and concluding that Bradley sings of his aches and pleasures with such conviction that he makes one believe this is possible 8 The album also received praise from a number of other musical publications including American Songwriter 4 Record Collector 12 and Paste 6 Accolades edit Publication Accolade Year RankMojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016 14 13 Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016 43 14 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016 5 15 Blues Critic Top 10 Retro Soul Soul Blues Albums Of 2016 2016 1 16 In Other Media editThe opening title sequence for the first 3 seasons of Barry TV series uses the instrumental intro of Bradley s song Change For The World Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 God Bless America Menahan Street Band Irving Berlin1 312 Good to Be Back Home Menahan Street Band Victor Axelrod Charles Bradley Thomas Brenneck David Guy Leon Michels Homer Steinweiss3 043 Nobody But You Menahan Street Band Charles Bradley Thomas Brenneck David Guy Leon Michels Nick Movshon Homer Steinweiss4 004 Ain t Gonna Give It Up Menahan Street Band Charles Bradley Thomas Brenneck David Guy Leon Michels Nick Movshon Homer Steinweiss3 565 Changes The Budos Band Geezer Butler Tony Iommi Ozzy Osbourne Bill Ward5 456 Ain t It a Sin The Budos Band Brian Profilio3 527 Things We Do For Love Menahan Street Band Thomas Brenneck William Schalda Jr 3 318 Crazy for Your Love Menahan Street Band Charles Bradley Thomas Brenneck4 219 You Think I Don t Know But I Know featuring The Gospel Queens Menahan Street Band Victor Axelrod Thomas Brenneck David Guy Leon Michels3 3010 Change For the World featuring The Gospel Queens Menahan Street Band Charles Bradley Thomas Brenneck Leon Michels Nick Movshon Homer Steinweiss3 3611 Slow Love Menahan Street Band Thomas Brenneck Paul Schalda Will Schalda3 38Total length 40 44Personnel editCharles Bradley vocalsMenahan Street Band edit Main article Menahan Street Band Victor Axelrod piano vibraphone Thomas Brenneck guitar bass guitar organ percussion Nick Movshon bass guitar Homer Steinweiss drums Michael Deller organ David Guy trumpet Leon Michels saxophone organ fluteThe Budos Band edit Main article The Budos Band Jared Tankel baritone saxophone Thomas Brenneck electric guitar John Carbonella Jr congas drums Mike Deller organ Daniel Foder bass guitar Andrew Greene trumpet Rob Lombardo bongos congas Brian Profilio drums Dame Rodriguez percussionThe Gospel Queens edit Main article Naomi Shelton amp the Gospel Queens Naomi Shelton leading vocals Cliff Driver pianist Bobbie Jean Gant background vocals Edna Johnson background vocals Gabriel Caplan guitars Fred Thomas bass Michael Post drumsAdditional Musicians edit Raynier Jacildo Organ on God Bless America William Schalda Jr Piano Organ amp Mellotron on Things We Do For Love References edit a b c Deming Mark Album Review Charles Bradley Changes AllMusic Retrieved 2016 04 16 Blistein Jon 8 December 2015 Charles Bradley Preps Changes LP With Powerful Black Sabbath Cover Rolling Stone Retrieved 16 April 2016 Changes Charles Bradley Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved April 16 2016 a b Horowitz Hal 2016 03 28 Album Review Charles Bradley Changes American Songwriter Retrieved 2016 04 16 Mathurin Yasmine 2016 03 30 Album Review Charles Bradley Changes Exclaim Retrieved 2016 04 16 a b Danton Eric R 1 April 2016 Charles Bradley Changes Review Paste Retrieved 2016 04 16 a b Charles Bradley Changes review Pitchfork 31 March 2016 Retrieved 16 April 2016 a b Horowitz Steve 31 March 2016 Album Review Charles Bradley Changes PopMatters Retrieved 2016 04 16 Kennedy Jake Charles Bradley Changes Record Collector Retrieved 2016 04 16 Charles Bradley Changes Metacritic Retrieved 16 April 2016 Empire Kitty Charles Bradley Changes review heartbreak with horns The Observer Retrieved 16 April 2016 Kennedy Jake Charles Bradley Changes Record Collector Retrieved 16 April 2016 The 50 Best Albums of 2016 Mojo November 22 2016 Retrieved November 22 2016 The 50 Best Albums of 2016 Paste November 30 2016 Retrieved December 1 2016 Albums of the Year Rough Trade November 14 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 11 16 Retrieved November 15 2016 Best Albums 2016 www 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