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Unstoppable

by Valerie Ghent

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Unstoppable 06:13
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Silences 06:31
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Truth 05:35
TRUTH CRUSHED TO THE EARTH SHALL RISE AGAIN (Music & Lyrics V. Ghent) Pravda podavlynaya k zemlee vostaneet opyatsh Twenty million people died in Stalin's great terror Sideways up and upside down let me tell you a story 'bout what was found floating in a river in Siberia you're not gonna believe this so just hang tough you see Stalin's people purged the masses but not like Hitler they didn't use gasses they buried bodies in a riverbank many years ago so many years it was a long enough time to pretend to forget and close your mind but when the heavy rains came, showed the shame and reclaimed the soil that covered those souls the ground was frozen for so long you could still see the clothes that the people had on the day they were collected, herded like sheep, shot in the head and piled in a heap there they were for the world to see as they tumbled from their misery alive and kicking to the end Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again about those bodies don't be surprised when they were found with open eyes workers caught the corpses and sank them down at the river station one thousand people only a fragment of twenty million more felled by evil the Cheka, secret police (NKVD NKVD) the executions, fake trials, and those sent to the labor camps in exile were alive and kicking to the end but truth crushed to the earth shall rise again Truth crushed to the earth (byelostomuy) crushed to the earth shall rise again (Stalinsky) Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again rise again how many times will we be forgiven Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again there are no crimes in history more terrible there are no crimes in history more terrible Trotsky was one of millions killed as Stalin purged party and people of opposition to his rule "Stalin's trial against me is built upon false confession, extorted by modern pugatorial methods" don't have to be loud to be strong don't have to be right to be wrong (Stalinsky) Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again there are no crimes in history more terrible there are no crimes in history more terrible Thousands of bodies of people killed in the great terror have been discovered in a mass grave outside the town...twenty thousand people died in Stalin's great terror...Forty million people were repressed - about half of these were executed...I just fell down on my knees - byelostomuy So if you're daring to be different where the safe survive just remember most important is to stay alive we've got plenty of martyrs, plenty of saints the best thing you can do is educate you know it's more than watch your back jack all the time because there's never no rest for the urban survivalist adapt or die is the law of the street that's where you'll find common ground with your enemy is it really any different from the stone age life when we fight before we reason 'cuz there's no insight alive and kicking to the end truth crushed to the earth shall rise again we don't need another Stalin Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again at the rate that we are goin' Pravda podavlynaya k zemlee vostaneet opyatsh Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again
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No One Else 04:55
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Survive 04:53
SURVIVE Music and Lyrics by Valerie Ghent Another day with no expectations and you find it don't make much of a difference if you love or hate you know I don't believe that fate determines the hereafter I won't sit and wait 'cuz when you hold on to the dock the waves crash anyway I, I want to live more than survive It's getting late the rising sea of ignorance calls too many flames are clutching and grabbing and learning to hate now the crucial key trust in your own instincts don't believe all you read but take a good long look at who profits from the greed I, I want to live more than survive there's more to life than struggle I, I want to live more than survive I'm gonna live more than survive I got to know that I'm alive I'm gonna live more than survive There's got to be more to life than the struggle Another day with no expectations and you find it don't make much of a difference if you love or hate you know the crucial key trust in your own instincts don't believe all you read but take a good long look at who profits from the greed I, I want to live more than survive there's more to life than struggle I, I want to live more than survive I'm gonna live more than survive I got to know that I'm alive yeah I'm gonna live more than survive There's got to be more to life than the struggle Yea I wanna live more than survive Survive yea…………
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Oasis 06:03
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Justice 05:12
Justice music & lyrics by Valerie Ghent In the times of Ancient Greece the Fates and Furies avenged the wrong while the goddesses Justice, Order and Peace labored long these sisters three left by the wayside our Lady Liberty is all but forgotton the river smells rotton and no one holds the key to Justice Justice only the few can buy justice it's getting harder to prove that evil succumbs to good it seems that every day another famous crime is only celebrated in politricks, lies and holy statements watch the headlines whip us into thinking without ever blinking that no one holds the key to Justice Justice only the few can buy justice oh is it just enough I call your bluff the hole of greed burns every pocket no more Plato's ideal when the seven sins have such appeal in time in time hold the scales high the sword will prove the lie I dare you to deny Justice Justice only the few can buy justice as a sign of decency let's give credit where credit's due: be ever mindful of what your local kingmaker says to you wooed by slow advance a carrot on a string you might think she's taken in but don't be mistaken cuz she won't be taken this lady's not a fool Justice Justice only the few can buy justice Justice Justice if it were you would you buy justice
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Whisper 04:26

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My first solo album, Unstoppable, features funk-based grooves and smooth pop ballads: "Valerie's striking voice and crystal clear record production fill these eleven original songs of love and truth, survival and justice. A musical oasis."

Voted Best Album of 1998 by Belgian radio & profiled in Keyboard Magazine: "...the strength of Ghent's spirit and intellect shines bright on pieces like "Truth", "Survive", and "Place In this World"...songs with impact and sparkle". "Silences" was premiered by MusicDirect and Tower Records.

Created almost entirely in my home midi studio, I recorded & programmed the eleven songs myself, and bartered engineering for studio time to record vocals and overdubs in iconic recording studios including Skyline, Mystic and Longview Farms.

It took four years to finish Unstoppable because at the same exact time (1992-1996) I was recording the Ashford & Simpson w/ Maya Angelou album, Been Found, during the days - and coming home to work on Unstoppable at night!

A labor of love, start to finish. I hope you enjoy it!

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released February 9, 1997

Musicians on Unstoppable:

Valerie Ghent - vocals, all keyboards, drum programming, sound design, backing vocals, arrangements
Tony Bridges - bass
Knox Chandler - guitar, cello
Yuri Zak - accordion (#3)
Natalie Natashe Ghent - russian voice (#3)
Nigel Hitchcock - saxophone (#7, #9)
Benjamin Orick - drums (#6, #10)
Kit Hain, Napua Davoy, Deborah Berg, Sherryl Marshall, Elise Morris - backing vocals

Basic tracks recorded by Valerie Ghent at Jam On It
Additional recording at Stereo Society (NYC), Skyline Studios (NYC), Longview Farms (N. Brookfield, MA), Ambient Recording (Stamford, CT), Mystic Studios (Staten Island)
Engineers: Harvey Goldberg, Hiro Ishihara, Valerie Ghent, Carl Beatty, Fernando Kral
Synclavier/Direct-to-Disk programming: Valerie Ghent
Assistant Engineers: Tom Bender, Brenda Ferry, Fran Flannery, Mark Glass, Miriam Gonzales, Niko Tenektzis, Bruck Dawit

Mixing:

Unstoppable, Truth, Survive and Oasis mixed by Tsuyoshi Inoue at Mystic Studios, NY
Silences mixed by Harvey Goldberg at Ambient Studios, CT
No One Else mixed by Michael Brauer at Sony Studios, NYC
Right Here Beside You & Justice mixed by Carl Beatty at Mystic Studios, NY
Keep Me Strong mixed by Jeff Dovner at Sony Studios, NYC
Place In This World mixed by Michael Barbiero at Electric Ladyland Studios, NYC
Whisper mixed by Alex Haas at Mystic Studios, NY

Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk

Produced by James Biondolillo & Valerie Ghent
All songs written, arranged and performed by Valerie Ghent

© Valerie Ghent/West Street Records 1997
Published Valerie Ghent/Cavos Music (ASCAP)

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NYC recording artist Valerie Ghent weaves together blues, soul & jazz into soul-stirring, uplifting songs full of vitality and joy.

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