A lucrative legal career is a lot to give up. But that's exactly what ex-lawyer Melissa Forbes did to become a singer, establish her own record label, and release her self-produced debut album "No More Mondays". See below for album details.

Album Description & Tracklisting

On "No More Mondays" Melissa fuses jazz with soul, r&b, pop, blues & folk and presents originals, standards & jazzified takes on popular tunes (e.g. D'Angelo, Michael Jackson, Metallica). She seamlessly integrates her conservatorium jazz training with r&b grooves, producing an album of diverse and refresingly different tracks. Eight of Melissa's own songs are featured on the album and each reflects a different aspect of Melissa's  broad range of musical influences and tastes.  Released March 2005, "No More Mondays" is available in Australia  at all good records stores and internationally via online music retailers. To listen to samples of all tracks from the album go to Melissa's profile at CD Baby - see link below.

1.  Shhh! (intro)

2.  Black Coffee/Brown Sugar (jazz standard/cover)

3.  Broken Wings

4.  Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (cover)

5.  Thinking You Over

6.  The Weekday Sun

7.  Rising Up?

8.  Shadows of Love

9.  You're My Alter Ego/Nothing Else Matters (jazz standard/cover)

10.  Still

11.  Blackheart Blues

12.  As I Sing

* All music by Melissa Forbes except 1, 2, 4 & 9

* Produced by Melissa Forbes with Ben Stewart in Brisbane, Australia, 2004

* Label: Kitten Kong Records

Links

CD Baby - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/melissaforbes

Melissa's official website - http://www.melissaforbes.com

Download the album -  http://www.martianmusic.com