Paul Rodgers
"The Royal Sessions" on 200gm Audiophile Vinyl
Personally signed by Paul, together with a Limited Edition Programme of the one-off performance of the album at The Royal Albert Hall on Monday, November 3rd 2014, in aid of Willows Animal Sanctuary. The programme is also personally signed and numbered 095 of 700.
10% from this sale will also be donated to the sanctuary.
Mint condition - see photos for details
LP comes with two page insert and download code for "Born Under A Bad Sign"
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From the Willows website:
Patrons Paul and Cynthia Kereluk Rodgers are true animal lovers and have many rescues of their own. They are extremely dedicated and involved with Willows Animal Sanctuary.
Singer, Songwriter Paul Rodgers formed iconic bands Free & Bad Company. He and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page formed The Firm. Queen and Paul Rodgers joined forces to tour and record before he returned to his Solo career. Dr Rodgers, an Ivor Novello Award winner, has released 36 albums and sold in excess of 90 million in his 45 year career and was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the '100 Greatest Singers Of All Time.' 
Cynthia Kereluk Rodgers is a former Miss Canada and Host/Writer of TV's highly ranked international exercise show the Everyday Workout 1986-2000. This Simon Fraser University graduate is an artist and animal rescuer who in the past three years has personally rescued/rehomed more than 70 animals. 
Paul says: 'Having visited Willows Animal Sanctuary I am aware of the immense need for what they do. Not only do they employ vulnerable people, seven days a week they run an Animal Assisted Therapy Program pairing challenged individuals with animals to aid in their healing. If that weren't enough they provide a sanctuary before heaven to more than 300 unwanted, abused and old animals ranging from rabbits, cats, dogs, sheep to horses of all sizes and have been doing so with limited funding for 15 years. To help them continue please join Cynthia and I by signing on as a Friend of Willows'.

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The Royal Sessions is a studio album by  of  and  fame. Released on 4 February 2014, it consists of ten  of ,  and  songs recorded at  in  with local musicians and produced by Perry A. Margouleff. Rodgers chose songs for the album that inspired him in his youth.

Rodgers announced before the album's release that he would be donating all proceeds from it to the , an after-school music programme in Memphis, stating that he wanted to "pay the proceeds to the people who gave us this music".

Tracklist A1I Thank You3:11A2Down Don't Bother Me2:17A3I Can't Stand The Rain4:05A4I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)5:37A5That's How Strong My Love Is3:16B1Walk On By6:49B2Any Ole Way2:39B3It's Growing3:06B4I've Got Dreams To Remember6:31

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February 4th, 2014
Paul Rodgers: The Royal Sessions Review

Emerging from the iconic Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee is The Royal Sessions, a new collection of blues and soul classics invigorated by none other than Paul Rodgers. Aptly named for the studio and all its storied history, The Royal Sessions gleans inspiration from legends like Chuck Berry and Solomon Burke who recorded in the same location many years earlier, as well as from dozens of other artists who first inspired Rodgers to devote his life to making music. From “Born Under a Bad Sign” to “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” Rodgers breathes new life into songs deeply ingrained in the history of American music.

Born in England in the late 1940s, Rodgers was an integral part of the second wave of English rockers who dominated the music world in the 1970s as the lead singer of Free and Bad Company. In addition to founding two of the prominent rock bands of that decade, Rodgers commanded a voice notable for its strength and clarity – a voice that has retained its muscle through the four decades that have passed, as The Royal Sessions clearly demonstrates. On the soulful Redding classic “That’s How Strong My Love Is,” organist Charles Hodges provides an enduring background that meshes well with the composition’s recurring brass interludes as Rodgers’ vocals flow easily through the lyrics. A handful of other Redding originals, including “Dreams To Remember” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” appear on the album, but it is Rodgers’ version of “I Can’t Stand The Rain” that stays with listeners long after the music stops. Rodgers lifts his voice to the high notes Peebles first set in stone back in 1973 as though it’s a piece of cake for him, an easygoing vibe furthered by the track’s jazzy tempo.

As Rodgers explained in a recent , his goal with The Royal Sessions was to reinvent a hand-picked collection of prominent tracks authentic in both sound and style. Each of the tracks selected for the challenge are tried and true classics, a fact Rodgers respected as he completed the recording process. None of the ten songs on this collection were significantly altered from their original state, but that’s what makes it worthy. The Royal Sessions is simply Rodgers singing along to some of the soul recordings that inspired him as an artist, and it’s an enjoyable ride from start to finish.

The Royal Sessions is now available worldwide. As an added bonus, all proceeds will go to music education programs based in Memphis: the place where so many of Rodgers’ favorite artists came into their own.

The Review: 8.5/10

Can’t Miss Tracks

– I Can’t Stand the Rain
– I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
– That’s How Strong My Love Is
– Born Under a Bad Sign