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    Gregory Porter Take Me To The Alley

    Blue Note
      • 1. Holding On
      • 2. Don't Lose Your Steam
      • 3. Take Me To The Alley
      • 4. Day Dream
      • 5. Consequence of Love
      • 6. In Fashion
      • 7. More Than A Woman
      • 8. In Heaven
      • 9. Insanity
      • 10. Don't Be A Fool
      • 11. Fan The Flames
      • 12. French African Queen

      Gregory Porter solidifies his standing as his generation’s most soulful jazz singer-songwriter with his new album 'Take Me To The Alley' the much-anticipated follow-up to his million-selling Grammy-winning 2013 Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit. Includes Porter's version of 'Holding On' the hit single that he wrote with Disclosure.

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