Rita Ray (5) – Old Love Will Rust

Label:	Funk Embassy Records – FER-005
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Repress
Country:	Estonia
Released:	May 11, 2020
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Fool For Loving You	3:56
A2	Losing It	6:21
A3	Little Girl	4:33
A4	Lover Man	4:02
B1	How Much Can a Small Heart Take?	2:36
B2	Disco Stu	4:12
B3	Oh Honey	3:55
B4	Old Love Won’t Rust	3:40

Companies, etc.

Produced At – Solid Gold Sound (2)

Credits

Baritone Saxophone – Keio Vutt (tracks: A2, A3)
Cello – Kaspar Kluge (tracks: B2)
Executive Producer – Henrik Ehte
Graphic Design – AKU, Céline Binkert
Guitar, Percussion – Luiz Black (tracks: B2, B4)
Mastered By – José Diogo Neves, Peeter Salmela (tracks: A4)
Musician, Bass Guitar, Backing Band – Jasper Alamaa
Musician, Drums, Percussion, Backing Band – Ott Adamson
Musician, Electric Guitar, Backing Band – Kristen Kütner
Musician, Keyboards, Backing Band – Artis Boriss
Photography By – Hannelore Karmel Juurikas
Producer, Composed By, Written By, Musician, Lead Vocals, Executive Producer, Backing Vocals, Arranged By, Piano, Percussion – Kristi Raias
Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Martin Laksberg
Recorded By – Markko Reinberg, Robert Linna
Tenor Saxophone – Siim Aimla (tracks: A2, A3)
Trumpet – Jason Hunter (3) (tracks: A2, A3)
Viola – Talvi Nurgamaa (tracks: B2)
Violin – Laura Klesment (tracks: B2), Toomas Hendrik Ellervee (tracks: B2)

Notes

Short description of the album:
The debut album of the singer-composer Rita Ray from Estonia packs powerful, warm vocals and crisp production to go with it. "Old Love Will Rust" contributes 8 soul-heavy cuts to the current scene: it's got that slower, classic R&B side of affairs, as well as an uptempo disco delight, that keeps things tight. While miss Ray herself has credits in almost all aspects of the LP, it's a certified Solid Gold Production, led by Martin Laksberg of Lexsoul Dancemachine. Blue-eyed soul hasn't sounded so strong in ages!

Short bio:
Rita Ray is a small-town girl whose vocal chords are hardened by a decade in choir singing, spirit toughened by the city life and a foundation built in jazz studies. She's the first contemporary soul diva to rise from the post-Soviet state. Her soul-stirring shows have yet to leave a heart cold - she'll have you in her palm to deliver tender melodies, irony-filled lyrics, catchy riffs and disco-stomping sessions.