……The years since her stellar 2011 release Pieces Of Me have apparently been bittersweet ones for the Lousiana-born singer and songwriter, highlighted by a rise in recognition, record sales and respect from fellow peers. On the other hand, as the soul music crowd fell under the sway of her enthusiasm and effervescence, Ledisi and her man also fell out of love and called it a wrap. Purging the pain, picking up the pieces and pressing on with a re-calibrated sense of self is what listeners will hear within the ten tracks, and given the exultant up-tempo style dominating the disc, Ms.Young is all about that Forward Movement Life, thankyouverymuch.

Anyone who witnessed Ledisi’s Black Girls Rock performance of her first smash single “I Blame You” last winter couldn’t help but notice the grown-woman confidence and come-hither sex appeal that came with it, and there’s certainly more of where that came from nestled within The Truth. Every song has the lyrical presence and power…..(click here to read the full-length review at soultracks.com)

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