TAMELA MANN DROPS OVERCOMER AUGUST 6
Some
albums are destined for a certain time. After several years of
evolution and change in her life, Grammy® Award-Winning Artist, NAACP
Image® Award-Winning Actress, Songwriter, and Producer, Tamela Mann, is set to release her new Tillymann Music album, Overcomer, through The Orchard Distribution on Friday, August 6.
There is a new sense of authority and urgency in Tamela’s music now;
she has lived these songs and is ready to share the strength and purpose
she has found.
Propelled
by the singer’s strong, passionate vocals, and her newfound voice as a
songwriter, each of the 12 tracks on Overcomer was conceived to bring
healing and hope to a world resetting after a tumultuous chapter in its
history. There is plenty to unpack from a lyrical standpoint, and Tamela
is at the writing helm on most of the songs.
“I poured my experiences into the lyrics, putting my heart and soul into the words on this album,” Tamela says.
“It’s me looking at my life and the things I was dealing with, trying
to learn from those things, and doing what I can to overcome them.”
Overcomer may
be Tamela’s best work to date. Each song stands on its own as a
masterful production. The album was executive produced by Tamela and her
husband, Music Producer and NAACP Image® Award-Winning Actor/Comedian, David Mann, with production quarterbacked by a cadre of all-star producers and writers. Special guests include Kirk Franklin and Wyclef Jean on the stand-out track melding R&B, reggae, rap, and gospel, “Hello God;” Todd Dulaney on the worshipful “Finished Work;” Travis Green, the co-writer and producer of the anthemic “Finished;” and The Fellas,
on her current single, “Help Me.” “Touch From You,” the debut single
from the album, added to Tamela’s bank of personal bests; the track was
her seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. “Source” and “He
Did It For Me” are two other standouts. Says Tamela of the inspiration
behind the lyrics for them both: “God is the source and my go-to when
I’m lost. I can’t do anything without Him, and I never want to try to.”
Overcomer is the latest accomplishment and centerpiece in Tamela’s busy career. In Tyler Perry’s
Assisted Living (BET+), she reprises her role as “Cora,” which she
originated in Perry’s successful “Madea” plays, films, and hit
television show, Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns. She and David released
their first book and joint album, the NAACP Image® Award-winning Us
Against the World. She is starring in two upcoming films: the Tyler
Perry “Madea” movie coming to Netflix and Soul Santa airing this
Christmas on BET, which she executive produced with David. Tamela also
launched her own successful athleisure apparel line, the Tamela Mann
Collection (tamelamann.com). The line has become a popular staple in the athleisure apparel space.
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