Album Notes

The Steve Somers Band has been busy performing in Michigan and Ohio. Lead vocalist Valerie Barrymore was born and raised in Detroit and cites gospel and the music of Al Green as major influences. Band leader Steve Somers was born in New York City and came to Detroit via Berkeley, California in 1980. Somers does all the arranging for the group and studied music formally, receiving a masters degree in 1986.

The band has appeared on the same stage with Glady's Knight, Morris Day, Bobby Bland and Denise LaSalle. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Valerie, Steve and the band were nominated for several Motor City Music Awards along with Johnnie Basset, Thornetta Davis and Alberta Adams. In 2000, Steve received an award for "Guitar Player of the Year" in the Wayne County (Detroit)Music Awards.