![Speak A Little Louder [Deluxe] Diane Birch - Speak A Little Louder [Deluxe]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/4/2/0/7/2307024.jpg)
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Though only in her late-twenties, Birch likes to think of herself as an old soul, and indeed there is a startling maturity in her singing and a veteran s self-assurance in her writing. With hook-driven songs, Birch mixes piano-playing virtuosity with easy-going soul, and can strike an uplifting groove on even the most melancholy tune. Her work bears hints of Laura Nyro (when she was hanging out with LaBelle) and early 70 s Karen Carpenter (when she was ruling the charts), while effortlessly incorporating New Orleans second-line rhythms, gospel fervor, doo-wop harmonies, country-blues guitar and classic AM radio-style melodies.
Soft pac with fold out liner notes and credits.