Platinum Garage Recordings in association with SoulMusic Records-Digital is proud to release “Dancing To A New Groove,” a the first ten-song digital full album by popular contemporary soul recording artist & performer TAKIM, who has established a listening audience on both sides of the Atlantic with UK soul radio charted singles including “Turn It Up (featuring Eastwood)” “Love Is Gonna Take You There,” “Say It Like You Mean It” and the title track for this, Takim’s first full album as well as the 2024 single, “A Place Where Never Is.”
Brand new tracks, “Upgrade On Love (featuring Eastwood),” “Topsy Turvy (featuring Nils),” “Belle Of His Twilight Dreams,” “Heaven Right Here” and a dance remix of the latter track are sure to appeal to Takim’s growing audience with this solid collection of uptempo jams and soulful ballads, produced by award-winning music man Preston Glass and Christian Belnavis.
Distributed worldwide by Warner X; (P) & (C), 2024, Platinum Garage Recordings/SoulMusic Records-Digital
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CREDITS
TAKIM: DANCING TO A NEW GROOVE (Digital Album)
All tracks:
Produced by Preston Glass & Christian Belnavis for Seepin’ Ventures LLP
Lead Vocals: Takim
All Instruments: Preston Glass (unless otherwise stated)
1. UPGRADE ON LOVE (feat. Eastwood)
Written by Christian Belnavis & Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI)
& Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Briana Belnavis, Christian Belnavis & Takim
2. SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Written by David Nathan, Preston Glass, Christian Belnavis, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Published by: David Nathan (PRS), Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI) & Warner-Tamerlane Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Kimberlyne
3. DANCING TO A NEW GROOVE
Written by Preston Glass & Brandon Wattz
Published by Platinum Garage (BMI), BW Live (BMI), Seepin Publishing (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Backing Vocals: Takim & Brandon Wattz
Guitar & lead guitars: George Benson
4. TOPSY TURVY (feat. NILS)
Written by Christian Belnavis & Alan Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI) & NIA Music Ltd. (PRS)
Background Vocals – Takim
Additional background Vocals: Briana Belnavis
All Instruments: Alan Glass
5. BELLE OF HIS TWILIGHT DREAMS”
Written by Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Kimberlyne
6. TURN IT UP” (feat. Eastwood)
Written by Bryan Harris & Christian Belnavis
Published by Liquid Oxygen (BMI), Seepin Publishing (BMI), & Sentric Music Songs (ASCAP)
Keyboards, Bass, guitars & drums: Preston Glass
Additional keyboards: Brandon Wattz
Background Vocals: Brandon Wattz, Takim
Rap Part: Eastwood
7. “A PLACE WHERE NEVER IS”
Written by Christian Belnavis & Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Acoustic Guitars: Duane Neillson
Harmonica: Willie Cheadle
All Other Instruments – Preston Glass
8. “HEAVEN RIGHT HERE”
Written by Christian Belnavis & Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Briana Belnavis, Takim
9. “LOVE IS GONNA TAKE YOU THERE”
Written by Christian Belnavis & Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Kimberyne
10. “HEAVEN RIGHT HERE” (remix)
(Produced in collaboration with Keith Crouch)
Mixed by Christopher Hastings
Written by Christian Belnavis & Preston Glass
Published by Seepin Publishing (BMI), Platinum Garage (BMI) & Liquid Oxygen Music (BMI)
Background Vocals: Briana Belnavis, Takim
Engineered by: Michael McDonald, Preston Glass, Felix Cardonia, Bruce Carter
Studios – Private Island Audio, ‘the hang’ Los Angeles, Ca.,
Executive Producers: David Nathan & Preston Glass
Cover Art: Marc Blake
Engineered By – Michael McDonald, Preston Glass, Christian Belnavis, Christopher Hastings
Studios – Private Island Audio, Hastings Productions, “the hang” studios, Los Angeles, CA
Thank You’s – Gina Glass, Brandon Wattz, Private Island Audio, George Benson, Alan Glass, Nils, Gary Van Den Bussche, Gary Spence, Zena Evans, Cassandra Williams, Christopher Hastings, Danielle Holland, Marvyn Mack
