TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Anthony David

TITLE: 3 Chords & The Truth

LABEL: Brash Music

RIPPER: Team RNS

185kbps avg - Soul
1hr 1min total- 85.2mb

RELEASE DATE: 2004-08-24
RIP DATE: 2004-08-20

08 Ain't Enough For Me            3:08

11 Part Of My Life                4:21

13 The Water / The Fire           4:53
14 GA Peach (Remix)               4:35

Atlanta songwriter/singer/guitarist
Anthony David is recapturing the sound
of Soul music that harkens back to the
genre's banner era of the 60's and into
the dawn of the 70's. On his beautiful
debut album, 3 Chords and the Truth,
David layers his husky vocals atop
melodic guitar strokes, which serve as
the backdrop for his arresting lyrics
that showcase his unique musicianship.
"I've always tried to do something
creative," explains David. "And I've
written stories all my life."

His organic and eclectic approach to
music can be credited to his passion
for merging a great story with a great
melody, which is the foundation of his
14-track CD. "There's an old-school
saying that all you need to make a good
song is three chords and the truth, so
I tried to base everything in the
truth--my truth. This album comes from a
very honest place."

Savannah, Georgia, was David's home
before migrating to Atlanta to
jumpstart his music career. Shortly
after arriving, he befriended another
young, aspiring, and multi-gifted
artist--her name was India.Arie. "India
was about the first person I met when I
got to Atlanta. I saw her at The
Underground and she looked cool, so we
started talking, and I learned that we
both liked the same artists, and we
began sharing music. We were friends
for 3 years before I even knew she could
sing." Because of his thick, raspy voice,
David was too insecure to showcase his
voice, so he chronicled his life
experiences on paper and, through his
friendship with India, he found an outlet
to express his thoughts and emotions in
song. "India had been playing the
guitar, so I bought one and started
messing around with it." David went on
to write the song "Part of my Life" for
India's critically-acclaimed and
multi-Grammy nominated album Acoustic
Soul. "It wasn't until I heard some
Bill Withers songs that I got the
inspiration to really try singing, and
then I sort of found my vocal stride
singing Anita Baker songs."

From rock, rap, and reggae, to rhythm
and blues and soul, 3 Chords and the
Truth is as diverse as David's rich and
eclectic brew of musical influences.
Those influences range from legends
such as Bill Withers, James Taylor,
Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Bob
Marley, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Dennis
Brown, and Jacob Miller to contemporary
artists like Anita Baker, Howard
Hewitt, Prince, Slick Rick, Big Daddy
Kane, Jay-Z, and Black Thought. David's
music is a melting pot of strong music.

The first single, "Georgia Peach", is
an up-tempo and funky composition that
pays homage to the beautiful ladies that
reside in the singer's home state. "I
wanted to compose a song in the blues
tradition that was cool and respectful
to women, but also fun." David scores
and soars on the distinctly romantic
tracks, "Heartstrings" and "Aint Enough
for Me", while the stylish,
reggae-flavored hit, "50/50 Love",
bounces jauntily along. But it is in the
more introspective songs--"Cold Turkey",
"Cheatin' Man", and "Krooked Kop" that
The Truth speaks loudest and gets laid
bare. "While this album is written
from personal experiences, I think it
will touch the masses in the sense that
it's based on some very universal human

His combined talents deliver a
sophisticated, laid-back, and sometimes
moody masterpiece with songs that are
constructed around the melodic beats of
vintage soul and the rhythmic
ingenuity of hip-hop. 3 Chords and the
Truth may just be the beginning of a

"A PREVIEW OF . . . Anthony David's
upcoming CD, "3 Chords & the Truth." Or
Tony Harrington's. Or whatever name the
Atlanta singer-songwriter is calling
himself. Here's a suggestion: How about
impressive. Once a year it seems like
one act comes out of the Apache Cafe
scene with remarkable promise. Last year
it was Van Hunt, who toiled outside the
spotlight as a musician-songwriter for
local talent Dionne Farris. This year
could very well be David's, who's also
done his time as a background singer for
Atlanta's India Arie. You can hear some
Arie in his acoustic guitar-based debut
(due in stores next month). But in his
steady, gritty croon and lovely,
plain-spoken writing there's Bill Withers,
and yet another Georgia-groomed artist,
David Ryan Harris."

Atlanta Journal Constitution

In my opinion, Van Hunt is anyway much