Song stylist Victor Fields must fall in love with the songs he selects to sing in order to be able to infuse the material with the inspired passion he's known for on his soulful jazz recordings. He has always wanted to record a Diane Warren composition as she is arguably one of this era's best pop writers of heartfelt, anthem-like love songs. Fields delivered a gorgeous version of Warren's Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart on his recently released Victor album. The track is being serviced to smooth jazz radio stations as the third single from the critically-acclaimed disc and will start collecting radio adds on June 19th.The timing of the single release meshes with the pact recently inked between online retailer CD Baby and retail distributor Super D. Fields, who releases his albums independently through his own Regina Records label, has online distribution through CD Baby. With Super D providing retail distribution for CD Baby's artists, all three of Fields' albums are now available in record stores worldwide. His previous album releases were 52nd Street (2002), featuring appearances by Chris Botti, Jeff Lorber and Gerald Albright, and Promise (1999), which was produced by Grammy-nominee Kashif.
Work has already commenced on Fields' next album, which is tentatively slated for release this fall. For the third consecutive time, Fields will enter the recording studio with guitarist Chris Camozzi handling production duties. The fourth collection will be decidedly aimed towards the smooth jazz audience, although it will of course retain elements of R&B and adult contemporary.
Victor was released on Valentine's Day. It's a diverse, sophisticated collection of jazz, urban, adult pop and even Broadway-esque songs sung with elegance and grace. Fields is a classic crooner in the vein of such legends as Nat King Cole and Luther Vandross. The Bay Area resident has received praise from respected media outlets including USA Today, Chicago- Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
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