New Artist! She has written for Monica (After The Storm album) Tierra Mari and
Jennifer Lopez. Now she is trying her hand at being a solo artist. Check her out
at www.shamora.com she is amazing!


Shamora: “How It Feels” “Seamless Transition” An album review by Nfared
Johnta Austin is doing it. Ne-Yo is doing it. Now Shamora is joining the list
of songwriters who are stepping into the spotlight as solo artist. Having
written for the likes of Tierra, Jennifer Lopez, and Monica, it’s almost a
no-brainer that she tryin her hand on the other side of the spectrum. There is
even more. Her debut album “How It Feels” has her holding down the writing and
production, creating tracks for all but one song on her album. With such talent,
her solo career is bound to sprout wings and fly.

On “Betcha”, Shamora’s writing skills shine on a slow dance inspired track as
she explores the possibility of reversing the occurrences in her relationship.
She sets the tone immediately with the first few lines, “You say don’t ask where
you goin/you say girl don’t bother me/why you all up in my business/I got
somewhere that I gotta be.” The thoughtful chorus follows; “I betcha you
wouldn’t walk in my shoes/betcha you wouldn’t let me hurt you/so you can feel
the pain that I do/betcha you wouldn’t still care/betcha you wouldn’t be here.
Still the storyteller, “Stronger” is a song about hope. A familiar situation for
some starts off the tune, “Money got you steady down cause/the bills due on the
house and/the car notes due today…” While not like a traditional chorus, base,
if you will, is a move to encouragement. Even though the “wind of a storm” seems
“much stronger than you she sings, almost in a lullaby like tone, “I know it’s
hard/and things don’t look good right now/if you just
believe, everything is gonna work out some how.” R&Bs new motivational speaker
has spoken. “Juke Joint”, with its track inspired by the title is a clever play
on words, creating an inviting song. She starts off as if talking about dancing,
“We’ve been doin this for years now/you always loved to get down/but you startin
to drag yo feet now…./I see those dancing feet look lazy”. There is then the
sudden realization that this is more than about dancing as she goes into the
chorus, “If it’s late and you feel you wanna leave/no longer wanna dance with
me/you need a break from this old swing/baby that’s alright with me”.
Songwriting is rarely this good. Produced by Shamora and Mike “Ese” Severson,
“Better Than This” immediately elicits a head nod with it’s strings and DJ
scratching sound. The tell all chorus is moving; “There’s gotta be something
better than this/wish I could find out just what it is/cause I can’t spend my
life/living like this/wish I didn’t feel pain like this/oh god
please give me something to miss/oh anything/that’s better than this. In almost
the same mood, “Let Go” is about knowing when to, well, let go. In the chorus
Shamora steps out as the person who realizes it’s time to stop trying as she
flows, “Imma let go/so you can let go/cause otherwise you’ll just hold on to
me/and you and I both know that you don’t need me no more/just let go/so I can
let go/so I won’t have to hold on anymore/and it tears me up that I’m giving
up.” From another famous songwriter, sometimes you gotta, “Know when you fold
em… know when to walk away”

Needle Meter Writing? Solid. Vocals? Amazing. What more could be asked of an
artist looking for a solo career? Mainstream she is not, straying away from
traditional lyrics and carving out new ways to sing about old topics. R&B dreams
of this kind of artist because there are so few of them. Her wit and insight
making listening intriguing. Shamora is on a ride to the top and hopefully, she
is enjoying how it feels.
FIVE NEEDLES! Classic Album!!
















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