Ruthie Foster - Healing Time - LP

Ruthie Foster’s ninth studio album represents a new high water mark for the veteran blues artist—a collection of songs possessing pure power, like a tidal wave of musical generosity. Healing Time finds Foster pushing her boundaries as a singer and songwriter more than ever before, creating a truly live-sounding atmosphere with the help of her band, who sound refreshingly loose and lived-in throughout these 12 songs Healing Time is the latest jewel in Foster’s accomplished career, which includes multiple Grammy nominations and collaborations with fellow luminaries like Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Work on the album began in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as Foster enlisted previous collaborators like Gary Nicholson and Grace Pettis to pitch in during the writing process—as well as every member of her band. Joining Foster and her band: members of Austin psych-soul outfit Black Pumas, whose cobandleader Adrian Quesada lent time at his famed Electric Deluxe studio as work on Healing Time was being finished up. “They gave these songs a breath of fresh air,” she says about their contributions—and veteran producer Mark Howard (Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams) also came in to bring new ideas to Foster’s table.

Side A :
Soul Searching / Lie Your Way To The Truth / What Kind Of Fool / I Was Called / Paradise / Don't Want To Give Up On You

Side B :
Healing Time / For You / Finish Line / Feels Like Freedom / 4:00 AM