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I feel\nlike I personally thrive under the limitations that tape gives you; it offers the opportunity to\ncapture a vibe of a performance more so than chasing perfection. Knowing that my favourite\nsoul records were recorded this way gives me an even deeper appreciation for the skill and\ntalent involved in this process.\"\n\"Get it Right\" is a record born out of the faith that there's better things on the other side of fear.\nWhether that's breaking toxic cycles or being truly honest about what is and isn't working in life.\nThe first song written for the record was the title-track of the album which began as a jam\nbetween Davis on guitar, producer Scott McCannell on bass, and drummer Chino deVilla. \"The\nlyrics were inspired by my relationship with my partner and the intention that we both have to\nwork on healing ourselves in order to make our partnership work. I'd like to think that it's a love\nsong with a strong sense of maturity and understanding to it. And the whole record was really\nshaped around that idea of my relationships and experiences stemming from my own sense of\nself-love and my desire to live and create from an authentic place.\"\nThe songs on the album feature co-writes from Scott McCannell, Kyla Charter, and Toronto\nproduction house Safe Spaceship Music, in addition to horn and background vocal\narrangements by composer La-Nai Gabriel. Musicians include Heather Crawford on guitar,\nScott McCannell on bass, Adrian Hogan on keys, Chino de Villa on drums, Juan Carlos\nMedrano on percussion, Aphrose, Tegan Michelle Gordon and Chynna Lewis on\nbackground vocals, and horn section The Northern Soul Horns.\n\"Get it Right\" follows up Davis' most recent 7\" vinyl release of \"Long Gone\"\/ \"Times\nHave Changed\" and most recent single release \"Intuition\" on LRK Records.\nHuey Morgan played \"Times Have Changed\" on \" The Huey Show \" on BBC Radio Six\nTune of the week on David Bishops Street Sounds radio.\nKaren Gabay played \"Intuition\" taken from the album on \"The People\" BBC Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LRK","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50384443572555,"sku":"2014702","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50384443834699,"sku":"2014704","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_02e29988_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726299184"},{"product_id":"rise-again","title":"Rise Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother identifier for the LP album is that as well as LRK-LP01 it has a different Cat number on the spine LRK-LP02\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso on a CD but the CD has 5 bonus tracks which are not on the Vinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Am (who I want to be) is a slightly different mix to the 45. 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