Oates' 'Phunk'
Finds Home On Rhythm & Groove
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BILLBOARD, July 27, 2002 By JILL KIPNIS
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Oates had booked studio time and signed a record contract with indie label Rhythm &
Groove, which will distribute the album through Universal. By April, the entire album was
finished. "It's not overproduced, and it's certainly not overthought," says
Oates, who is managed by Brian Doyle of New York-based Brian Doyle Entertainment. I wanted
to put a band together and play the songs. When we were in the studio. l said that it was
kind of like that Feng Shui thing. Then I went, It's not Feng Shui, it's Phunk Shui. It's
about harmony and balance and putting the funk in all the right places." Highlights on the album - produced by Oates and Jed Leiber - include
"All Good People," which has a pleasing AC feel with a beautiful melody and
opportune lyrics that reach out to people coping with the craziness of the world. On
"Color of Love," Oates sings about love being colorblind, on top of funky guitar
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