Black Acid Soul (Deluxe Edition) [LP]

With "Black Acid Soul - Deluxe Edition", jazz singer Lady Blackbird releases a new version of her breakthrough album (Jazz Charts #1, Album Charts #11). The repackaged album features 11 additional songs of brand new material - including her version of Shirley Bassey's "I Am What I Am," originally recorded for Virgin Atlantic's "See The World Differently" campaign. The album features remixes commissioned by electronic, jazz and funk luminaries including Emma-Jean Thackray, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Greg Foat.

"Black Acid Soul" was originally released in 2021 and has already received high praise from critics. The Sunday Times named Lady Blackbird their "Breaking Act" and wrote in a 4-star review, [She] "brings a singing voice of extraordinary nuance and immaculate phrasing to a selection of covers / reworkings and pindrop originals" The Guardian gave the album a 5-star review and said of Blackbird, [She] "finds her calling with an extraordinary collection of songs and performances that burn deep into you."

It earned her comparisons to soul, jazz and blues heavyweights like Issac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Billie Holiday, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse.