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Lisa Stansfield To Release New Single

• 31st Mar 2014

‘So Be It’ is the third single to be released from Lisa Stansfield’s new Top 15 album ‘Seven’. After the success of her latest single ‘Carry On’, which she performed live on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny 2013 on BBC Two, Lisa Stansfield is presenting us with another seductively soulful tune about accepting who we are and believing in ourselves.

‘So Be It’ is flavoured with the jazzy tones that Lisa is famous for; soothing to the soul and easy on the ears. Her powerful vocals alongside gentle instrumentation and emotive lyrics make for a beautiful third single. “This song is lovely to me. It’s all about being proud of being yourself and holding your head up high. We are what we are. So be it!”

Lisa did a wonderful acoustic session of her hit ‘Someday’ on Daybreak. Watch on ITV Player here – http://www.itv.com/daybreak/showbiz/lisa-stansfield-acoustic-exclusive

Twenty five years after topping the charts, globally, with the single ‘All Around The World’, and ten years after the release of her last album, Lisa returned to the UK charts in February when ‘Seven’ debuted at number 13.

The Grammy nominated, multi BRIT, Ivor Novello and Silver Clef Award winner – who can boast sales of nearly 20 million records and a string of international top 10 hits – wrote and recorded the album with long-time songwriting partner Ian Devaney, whose credits include The Bodyguard and Indecent Proposal soundtracks, ‘Seven’ is “a soul record and while it is eclectic there is a thread running through it. A lot of the album is about the trap that a woman has got herself into – an unrequited, doomed or mismatched love – and how to get herself out of it…if she can.” The songs are strong reminders of Lisa’s ability to tell stories and create identifiable characters within her lyrics – “I think we all suffer the same pain, all feel the same happiness, and we all have the same emotions within us. My life isn’t very racy or exciting so I make things up, tell stories. I like telling stories.”

Having reclaimed her place in the album charts, Lisa will return to the UK stage in September with a 10 date UK tour. Starting in Birmingham on September 5th the tour will visit Gateshead, Manchester, Northampton, London, York, Glasgow, Reading and Southend before concluding in Guildford on September 17th. Lisa and her band will be performing songs from ‘Seven’ as well as classic hits from throughout her 25 year career.

Fri 05 Sep 14 – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sat 06 Sep 14 – Gateshead Sage Hall 1
Sun 07 Sep 14 – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Tue 09 Sep 14 – Northampton Derngate
Wed 10 Sep 14 – London Royal Festival Hall
Fri 12 Sep 14 – York Barbican
Sat 13 Sep 14 – Glasgow O2 Academy
Mon 15 Sep 14 – Reading Hexagon
Tue – 16 Sep 14 – Southend Cliff Pavilion
Wed 17 Sep 14 – Guildford G Live

Adding a further string to her bow, and with Lisa’s ongoing contribution to British Soul being undeniable, she will be starring in an independent film about the genre due out in 2014. Charting the soul phenomenon that rose out of Northern England, ‘Northern Soul’ will see Lisa team up with a renowned cast of UK actors including Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson paying homage to the musical genre that has influenced her own style.