ATTITUDE - Paula James Chavis
  • Fix Up Me - uptempo (short slow intro)
  • Find a Rose - ballad
  • Freedom - uptempo
  • People - slow mid-tempo
  • Who Could Believe? - ballad
  • Attitude - slow mid-tempo (title song)
  • What We Get - uptempo
  • Long Before Goodbye - ballad
  • Rainbow - ballad
  • Everybody Talks - mid-tempo
  • Stop the World - ballad
  • Hard to Do the Same Thing - slow mid-tempo
  • Eyes of a Child - ballad
  • Somebody - ballad
  • What We Overcome - ballad
Biography

paula@freedomtracks.com
www.FreedomTracks.com
(615) 889-1669

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PAULA JAMES CHAVIS

Nashville Jazz, Soul, R&B, Pop and Blues artist Paula James Chavis grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and began singing at four years of age at the historic Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity located in downtown Nashville. She continued to sing throughout Junior High, High School, and College. Her influences are many and varied, including Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson, Etta James and Tina Turner. She of course has developed her own style over the years, combining influences from those listed along with many others.

While continuing to engage in her music career performing on recordings, stage and television, Paula raised three children and was a teacher for Metro Nashville Schools. She was the lead vocalist in noted Nashville jazz artist Sam Levine's "City Lights" Orchestra and has performed with American Idol finalist Melinda Dolittle, Amy Grant, Charlie Daniels, The Drifters, Shirley Caesar, Kenny Rogers, The Chi-lites, Arthur Murray and several others, including Dr. Dorothy Marcic, acclaimed author of "Respect" and, the John Birdsong Trio at Nashville's Rudy's Jazz Room.

Paula has released her own jazz/soul CD entitled "Special Requests" and has done extensive Nashville studio demo and harmony work. She has also appeared in local Nashville and national television commercials, performed in the Super Bowl "Halftime for Kids" and was featured in an Opryland presentation for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS. She was also a regular member of the Nashville Symphony Chorus and has been a featured soloist with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.




ATTITUDE

LEAD VOCALS
Paula James Chavis

HARMONY
Jason Eskridge, Jaimee Paul Shires

ADDITIONAL HARMONY
Paula James Chavis, Melissa DuVall, Kris Koon, Mike Lusk

NASHVILLE SESSION PLAYERS
Guitars: Tim Galloway, Bob Hatter, Scott Neubert, Sol Philcox-Littlefield, Jason Roller
Keyboards: Steve Peffer, Dwain Rowe, Dennis Wage
Bass: Pat Lassiter, Matt McGee, Dow Tomlin
Drums, Shaker, Tamborine: Steve Holland, Wes Little, William Ellis
Banjo, Dobro, Mandolin, Steel: Scott Neubert
Fiddle, Violin: Jason Roller
Flute, various Saxophone: Sam Levine

Produced and Engineered by Denny Martin
Arranged by Denny Martin and Richard Aberdeen
Recorded and mixed at Denny Martin Studios, Nashville, TN
Copyright © 2019 Freedom Tracks Music / Records
Bar Code: 190394317157 – Catalog #C1-63530




TRACK LIST (in order):
For tracks not included here and more music,
Please visit www.FreedomTracks.com

01. Fix Up Me - 3:23
02. Find a Rose - 4:33
03. Freedom - 3:23
04. People - 3:35
05. Who Could Believe? - 3:58
06. Attitude - 3:46
07. What We Get - 3:45
08. Long Before Goodbye - 3:31
09. Rainbow - 3:28
10. Everybody Talks - 3:18
11. Stop the World - 3:53
12. Hard to Do the Same Thing - 3:57
13. Eyes of a Child - 4:24
14. Somebody - 4:20
15. What We Overcome - 3:55

(tracks below not included here)

16. Way Over Yonder (cover) - 3:52
17. Big Bang - 3:05
18. Pete's Song - 4:23
19. Where Were You? - 3:47

paula@freedomtracks.com
www.FreedomTracks.com
(615) 889-1669
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  • Members:
    Paula James Chavis
  • Sounds Like:
    Aretha Franklin, Gladys Night, Mary J. Blidge, Eva Cassidy, Tina Turner, Sarah Vaughan, Chaka Khan
  • Influences:
    Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, The Platters, Eartha Kitt, Tina Turner, Aaron Neville, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Dianna Ross, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Whitney Houston
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