Feel Good by Women of Soul

Australia’s premier collective of female-identifying artists “Women of Soul”, are proud to launch their groundbreaking full-length LP ‘Feel Good’. Featuring more than 25 creatives, the album contains contributions from artists such as Kylie Auldist, Stella Angelico, Thndo, Maria Moles, Monique diMattina, Vanessa Perica, Kathleen Halloran, Tamara Murphy and many more. With Chelsea Wilson as Executive Producer and Anna Laverty as Producer and Engineer, the album was entirely composed, recorded, performed and produced by an all-female team, a first in the Australian music industry.

Women of Soul is led by Artistic Director, Vocalist, Broadcaster and DJ Chelsea Wilson. Since 2011 WOS have presented live original music from artists including Mo’ Ju (VIC), Nkechi Anele (Saskwatch) (VIC), Odette Mercy (WA), Clairy Browne (VIC), Alphamama (NSW), Randa and the Soul Kingdom (WA), Tara Lynch (The Transatlantics) (SA), Milan Ring (NSW), Shae Mourtzakis (QLD) and many more. The collective has been featured on ABC Radio National, Mi-Soul London, PBS 106.7FM, RRR 102.7FM, and were guest hosts on triple J’s Roots ‘N’ All program. Performance highlights include Melbourne Recital Centre, The Malthouse Theatre, Federation Square, Adelaide Fringe Festival and a special live broadcast from the MPavillion for Australian Music Week on ABC Radio. Their debut self-titled album was nominated for Best Soul/R’n’B Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards. The collective aims to empower women in the music industry through songwriting, recording and live shows. Women of Soul also engages women behind the scenes in supporting roles including sound engineering, production, photography, lighting, producing and childcare, overcoming barriers to women participating and thriving in the music industry.

Tracklist

1.	Celebrate ft Germaine McCarthy and Chelsea Wilson	4:06

2.	I Am Enough ft Candice Monique	4:27

3.	Lifeline ft Rita Satch	4:22

4.	Happy ft Kylie Auldist	4:06

5.	Not Ready to Say Goodbye ft Carla Troiano	4:37

6.	Lover Don't Lock Me Down ft Chelsea Wilson	3:23

7.	Feel Good ft Kylie Auldist	3:55

8.	Pretend You Don't See Me ft Stella Angelico	5:35

9.	I'm On It ft Carla Troiano	4:37

10.	I See It/ I Believe It ft Rita Satch, Miss Emilia, Alzzy and Raleigh Williams	4:17

11.	I'm Coming Home to You ft Vanessa Fernandez	3:34

12.	Every Drop ft Raleigh Williams	4:36

13.	Monster ft Alzzy	3:10

14.	In The Pixels ft Fem Belling	3:48

Credits

released June 2, 2023

Executive Producer: Chelsea Wilson
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Anna Laverty
Mastering: Kathy Naunton
Assistant Engineer: Natasha Newling
Additional Engineering: Laura Hancock
Graphic Design: Vanessa Fernandez
Photography: Nicole Cleary
Behind the scenes studio photography: Molly Ruth
Recorded at Sing Sing East Box Hill and Tender Trap Studios Melbourne
Drums: Maria Moles (tracks 7, 2, 4, 8, 9) , Freyja Hooper (tracks 3, 6, 5, 1, 10)
Bass: Tamara Murphy
Guitar: Kathleen Halloran
Piano/Keyboards: Monique DiMattina
Percussion: Neda Rahmani
Cello: Anita Quayle
Violin: Fem Belling, Rita Satch
Saxophone: Kellie Santin
Trumpet : Ashley Ballet
Harp: Emily Rosner
Horn/String Arrangements: Audrey Powne (4), Vanessa Perica (6), Tamara Murphy (8), Tamara Murphy and Chelsea Wilson (5, 10), Rita Satch (3), Antia Quayle (1)

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