Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Soul Stirrings: Listen to Chrissi Poland’s Album Dedicated to REAL R&B, “Forever Muscle Shoals,” With Unique Genuine Takes on Classics

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Chrissi Poland is one of this country’s most in demand backup singers. She’s performed with every class act.

Now she’s got her own album reflecting her soul background. “Forever Muscle Shoals,” is a title referring to one of the great homes of soul music, Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

These performances are really sensational. I was particularly happy to hear her version of “Hold On, I’m Coming” since she sang it behind Sam Moore for a long time. Also. she’s got Ryan Shaw with her on the Staples Singers’ “Respect Yourself.”

It probably won’t happen, but this album should be in the Grammy category of Traditional R&B. It’s a winner. This is actual music!

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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