SUMMARY: Martha Wash of “It’s Raining Men” fame has released her stunning new LP, her first in two decades, titled, “Something Good.”

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Martha Wash has released her stunning new LP, her first in two decades, titled, “Something Good.” The record is a full-length, long playing album that transitions away from her tradition of top-notch, foot-tapping, voice-soaring dance numbers. “Something Good” is a collection of new music from Wash in a different vein than her old favorites, the jukebox andVH1 hits that have not left the club scene since her rise to stardom and famein the early eighties. Surely, there is not a soul within earshot of a radiowho has not heard her infamous dance hits, “Everybody Dance Now, Strike It Up, Everybody, Everybody!” Nevertheless, Martha Wash may yet be most recognized for her part in the Weather Girls’ 1982hit, “It’s Raining Men.” “Something Good,” while containing music that is sure to please longtime fans, is more an alternative pop-rock album than a traditional house record.

“Something Good” is a departure from the dance club manner of excellence fans have come to expect from Wash, and commands its own powerful character among her releases. For one thing, “Something Good” is remarkably, almost poetically uplifting. “It’s My Time,” one of the album’s main singles, is a righteous celebration of the self, an oath to the universe that the indomitable human spirit is not only alive and kicking, but also on the rise toward ultimate achievement and glory. “I’m almost there,” proclaims the first verse. “It’s indescribable. It’s my time to shine.”

Martha Wash has called the eight songs on “Something Good” “empowering,” which is to dramatically understate the point. Wash, herself, who has encountered more than any artist’s fair share of adversity, is a patron saint of perseverance (Wash famously filed suit against Black Box and C&C Music Factory for failing to give her due credit for her lead vocals on their albums; the suit was in tandem with another case concerning the Milli Vanilli lip-syncing scandal of 1990). This new record showcases her staggeringimpetuousness and optimism – not to mention her flawless, Aretha-Franklinesque intonations – unlike any she has recorded before. “Whatever song [my fans]listen to,” says Wash, “I hope they get something positive out of it. I want them to think about themselves, and about helping others.”

Whether “Something Good” changes the world in some small way or not remains to be seen, but the startling beauty and magnificence that is Martha Wash at this latter point in her career is plain to be heard, right now.

“Something Good”is available online at Amazon.com and ITunes.com

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