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You'd think being dropped from a major label would hurt your career, but in Emily King's case, it helped fuel her success. In 2008, she left a major label, J Records, and began working on an independent record. With the help of producer/composer Jeremy Most, she created "Seven" a seven-track EP filled with soulful ballads and heartfelt lyricism. 

Singer/saxophonist Braxton Cook joins Morgan to discuss this album, Emily King's powerful voice, watching her perform live (remember live shows?), and the subtle but important decisions she makes throughout the record.

More on Braxton Cook

• Braxton's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
• Braxton's interview with CapitalBop
• Twitter | Instagram

More on Emily King

• Emily's interview with Afro about Seven
• Emily King's Latest Album Is a Sweeping Coming-of-Age Tale (NPR)
• Emily performing "Georgia" live at Rockwood Music Hall

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Seven unless otherwise indicated):

• Ever After
• Braxton Cook: FJYD
• No More Room
• Emily King: Walk In My Shoes
• Georgia
• Christian Scott: Georgia (Live)
• Emily King: Georgia (Live)
• Every Part
• Down
• Emily King & Nick Hakim: Down (Live)
• Down
• Radio
• Braxton Cook: Never Thought
• Sides
• Georgia
• Every Part
• No More Room
• Down
• Emily King: Look At Me Now
• Nick Hakim: Cuffed
• Brittany Howard: Georgia

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.
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The Albums:

Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit (1976)

Vesta Williams - Vesta (1986)

Anita Baker - Compositions (1990)

Agent K - Feed The Cat (2002)

Braxton Cook - Somewhere In Between (2007)

We are kicking off our Comfort Music series this week with Morgan's five comforting albums. We discuss what exactly makes music comforting, Tower Records, and the power of pleasant voices.

Show Tracklisting:

Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit

Earth, Wind & Fire: Imagination

Vesta Williams: Don't Blow A Good Thing

Vesta Williams: Congratulations

Vesta Williams: You Make Me Want to (Love Again)

Vesta Williams: I'm Coming Back

Lalah Hathaway: I'm Coming Back

Vesta Williams and Lalah Hathaway: I'm Coming Back

Vesta Williams: Be You

Anita Baker: A Perfect Love Affair

Anita Baker: More Than You Know

Anita Baker: Love You To The Letter

Agent K: Armz R Deh

Young Disciples: As We Come (To Be)

Agent K: Rideaway Getaway

Agent K: Hands

Kaidi Tatham: These Things Shall Pass

Braxton Cook: FJYD

Braxton Cook: I Cook

Jill Scott: Slowly Surely (Theo Parrish Remix)

Jill Scott: Jilltro

Jill Scott: Honey Molasses

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there

If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!