Cold World

Personnel: Saundra Williams (vocals, tambourine); Alba Ponce De Leon (vocals); Bosco Mann (guitar, tambourine); Max Shrager, Thomas Brenneck (guitar); Cliff Driver (piano); Jimmy Hill (organ); Fred Thomas (bass guitar); Brian Floody, Mikey Post (drums).Recording information: Daptone Records; House of Soul, Bushwick, NY.Photographers: Dulce Pinzón; Jacob Blickenstaff.Gospel and rhythm & blues have long been close siblings even if they don't always acknowledge each other in public -- many early R&B hits were essentially secularized versions of classic sacred numbers, and dozens of soul stars got their start singing with gospel groups -- so it certainly makes sense that the soul revivalists at Daptone Recordings would open their arms to the talents of Naomi Shelton, who has sung both Saturday night and Sunday morning music over the course of her career that's spanned six decades. Shelton's second album for Daptone, Cold World, mixes elements of traditional gospel with '60s-influen