Columbia Records Set to Release 'Shine Through It,' the Highly Anticipated Debut...

Columbia Records Set to Release 'Shine Through It,' the Highly Anticipated
Debut Album of Music from the Acclaimed Actor/Musician Terrence Howard
'Shine Through It' Available in Stores & Online Tuesday, September 2

NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records is proud to announce
the release of Shine Through It -- the avidly awaited debut album of new music
written, produced and performed by Terrence Howard -- on Tuesday, September 2.
For Shine Through It, Howard has written, arranged and produced 11
original songs for a collection heralded in the Los Angeles Times (May 3,
2008) as a "stylish retro neo-soul album...Howard and his backing
outfit...conjure up a smooth blend of flamenco guitars, swooning violins, hard
drums and dazzling trumpet lines that recall an eclectic combination of John
Legend, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and a dash of Cab Calloway."
Produced by Terrence Howard, Shine Through It was recorded at Spiral
Recording in Hollywood with Terrence Howard on vocals and lead guitar; Miles
Mosley (Lauryn Hill, Herbie Hancock, Common, Chris Cornell, Jonathan Davis),
who also co-produced, on upright bass, guitar, drums and piano; Kamasi
Washington (Gerald Wilson, Roy Hargrove) on tenor sax; Serafin Aguilar on
trumpet; Kenneth Crouch (Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Eric Clapton) on
keyboards and Tom Lea on viola.
Covering a Los Angeles listening session for Shine Through It, People
(April 21, 2008), noted, "The album chronicles everything from broken
relationships on 'It's All Game' to self-reflection on 'Plenty' and the
celebration of love on his single, 'Love Makes You Beautiful.' Howard told
the audience that he began writing songs at age 16 in his 'rainbow colored
notebook,' and discussed recording an "emotionally sobering" song that began
as a letter to his ex-wife. The collection of songs is highly reminiscent of a
live, big band, jazz feel, which Howard backs up by playing the guitar."
Songs on Shine Through It include "Love Makes You Beautiful," with its
flamenco melody and haunting flute, inspired by watching people made beautiful
from being in love; the dramatic, soulful "Shine Through It," with its piano
and acoustic guitar groove building to a cinematic climax of strings and horns
expressing the light of spirituality; the highly personal "No. 1 Fan"; the
island rhythms, south-of-the-border horns, hip-hop rhythms and Cuban flair in
"Mr. Johnson's Lawn"; "I Remember When," with its warm vibe, and whistling
intro recalling adolescent romance; the jaggedly bombastic "War"; the soulful,
romantic "Sanctuary" (inspired by Howard's chance meeting with Seal and Heidi
Klum at a Hollywood party); the instrumental "Spanish Love Affair," with its
horn solo, Latin guitars and Middle East feel; "She Was Mine," a sophisticated
jazz-blues shuffle about falling in love at a stop light; and "Plenty," with
its "Super Fly" vibe and ominous hip-hop undercurrent.
Raised in Cleveland with many summers spent in New York City, Terrence
Howard, an aspiring songwriter and musician since early adolescence, landed
his first film and television acting roles in the late 1980s before his
breakthrough performance in the 1995 film, "Mr. Holland's Opus." A succession
of theatrical and television films -- including "Ray," "Crash," "Lackawanna
Blues," "Hustle & Flow," "Four Brothers," "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," and "Brave
One" -- established Terrence Howard as a major screen talent. His most recent
film, "Iron Man," opened at #1 across America with the highest-grossing
opening weekend of 2008, the second-highest grossing premiere ever for a
non-sequel film, and the 10th biggest movie opening weekend of all-time.
Howard's role as "DJay" in the 2005 musical-drama "Hustle & Flow" earned
him numerous accolades (including Oscar, Golden Globe and Image Award
nominations for Best Actor) while his musical performances in the film brought
home several high profile honors including the Academy Award for Best
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song ("It's Hard
Out Here for a Pimp") and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Critics Choice Award for which Howard received the award for Best Song
("Hustle and Flow").
"Music has always been the road that leads to where I'm headed," says
Terrence. "Film is my vocation, my 9 to 5. In the movies, I'm doing what
somebody else is asking me to do. Music is my own personal form of expression.
My responsibility, like the sun's, is to shine. Even if the planet is covered
with clouds, I must say what I have to say."
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