The Fifth Chapter CD

Crowning her 50th birthday celebrations in style, the undoubted Queen of British Soul Beverley Knight releases a new studio album, The Fifth Chapter September 29th on Tag8BMG.No stranger to the spotlight, Beverley can do it all. An Olivier awardwinning star of the West End stage, Saturday night TV regular on the latest series of Starstruck, and an astounding singer with a prolific music career. She finds herself aged 50, bigger than ever.Partnering with a wealth of songwriting talent including Diane Warren, Seb Coe, Ollie Green and Andrew Roachford, as well as being coproduced with the likes of Jimmy Hogarth, AC Burrell, Mitch Allen amp Josh CohenDJ Waldie, Beverleys first collection of new music in seven years is a spectacular journey through the inspirations that have defined her incredible career.Beverley explains My new album covers the kaleidoscope of my soul influences from disco, RampB, funk, gospel through to northern soul and big ballades. Maintaining a dual career in acting meant that for the first time I stepped back from my usual songwriting to allow some of the worlds greatest songwriters to scribe my thoughts. This album is a true team effort of incredible talents for which I am truly grateful.