Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears

by Samora Pinderhughes

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1.	Better 03:37	buy track
2.	Inertia 04:40	buy track
3.	Gatsby 04:17	buy track
4.	Hands 03:48	buy track
5.	Slow Time 04:59	buy track
6.	Versus 02:03	buy track
7.	Storm 02:31	buy track
8.	Drown 04:59	buy track
9.	Erased 00:47	buy track
10.	WCID 06:29	buy track
11.	Forgive Yourself 03:58	buy track

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released October 18, 2024

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Produced by Jack DeBoe

1. BETTER ft. Dani Murcia

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Rhodes, Juno 60
Jack DeBoe – Drums & Percussion
Kyle Miles – Electric Bass
Dani Murcia – Vocals

2. INERTIA

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Grand Piano, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Oberheim SEM 4
Jack DeBoe – Drums, Percussion, & Drum Programming
Burniss Earl Travis – Electric Bass
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar
Brad Allen Williams – Electric Guitar
Elena Pinderhughes – Flute
Riley Mulherkar – Trumpet
Andy Clausen – Trombone

3. GATSBY

Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Oberheim SEM 4 Voice, Elka Synthex, & Hammond M3 Organ
Jack DeBoe – Drum Programming
Mike Bono – Electric Guitar
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar

4. HANDS

Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Elka Synthex

5. SLOW TIME

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe, & Joshua Crumbly
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Prophet 6, Juno 60
Jack DeBoe – Drums & Drum Programming
Kyle Miles & Josh Hari – Electric Bass
Lucas Pino – Tenor Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
Riley Mulherkar – Trumpet
Nio Levon – Vocals
Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson – Vocals

6. VERSUS

Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Wurlitzer 140B, Prophet 6
Jack DeBoe – Drum Programming

7. STORM

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe & Brad Allen Williams
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Prophet 6
Jack DeBoe – Drums
Kyle Miles – Electric Bass
Josh Hari – Electric Bass
Brad Allen Williams – Electric Guitar
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar
Nio Levon – Vocals

8. DROWN ft. Nio Levon

Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Strings Arranged by Jonathan Ragonese
Vocals Arranged by Nio Levon
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano
Nio Levon – Vocals
Argus Quartet - Strings

9. ERASED

Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Produced & Mixed by Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano

10. WCID

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Gabe Schnider, Jack DeBoe & Joshua Crumbly
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes
Jack DeBoe – Drums
Burniss Earl Travis - Electric Bass
Gabe Schnider - Electric Guitar
Brad Allen Williams - Electric Guitar
Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson – Vocals

11. FORGIVE YOURSELF ft. The Healing Project Chorus

Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Nio Levon, Elliott Skinner, Dani Murcia, Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson, Nia Drummond, & Joshua Crumbly
Strings Arranged by Samora Pinderhughes
Vocals Arranged by Nio Levon
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano
Healing Project Chorus: Nio Levon, Nia Drummond, Dani Murcia, Elliott Skinner, Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson, Nina Moffitt, Taj Sapp, & Brayla Cook
Joshua Crumbly – Electric Bass
Chris Pattishall – B3 Organ
Argus Quartet – Strings

Executive Produced by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe, & Jesse Sachs

Mixed by Jack DeBoe except tracks 5 & 8 mixed by Ben Kane
Engineered by Jack DeBoe at Figure 8, Sugar Mountain, & House of Ronin, Brad Allen Williams at Figure 8 & Boomtown, Eric Elterman at Boomtown, Ben Kane at Electric Garden, and Gloria Kaba at Power Station NYC
Additional Vocals Engineered by Beatriz Artola at Electric Lady Studios, & Samora Pinderhughes
Assistant Engineered by Lily Wen & Michael Coleman at Figure 8, & Michael Hickey at Power Station NYC
Mastered by Steve Fallone & Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NJ
Cover Artwork: Painting by Glenn Ligon: Figure #23, 2009, Acrylic, silkscreen, & coal dust on canvas. c. Glenn Ligon 2009, usage courtesy of the artist. Photography by Sonia Broman. Creative Direction by Sue Ariza & Samora Pinderhughes

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Samora Pinderhughes New York, New York

Samora Pinderhughes is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist known for examining sociopolitical issues and fighting for change through his art. Lauded as “…one of the most affecting singer songwriters today, in any genre.” by The New York Times and “a magical being” by Forbes, Samora is shaping new worlds through his art, his honesty, and his vulnerability. ... more

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