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(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (2006 studio track, released 2022)

by Benedict Moleta with Jason Barfoot and Sam Scherr

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On this cover of You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman) Benedict is joined by Jason Barfoot on drums and Sam Scherr on electric guitar and backing vocals.

The song was recorded by Alan Smith in 2006, when Benedict was working on songs that would appear on the album The Lines of Parallel Trees (released in 2007).

Background:

Having played as a two-piece through 2005, Jason and Benedict were joined at live shows through 2006 by Rob Schifferli (on bass and electric guitar) and Jonathan Brain (on piano). This is the group that played on The Lines of Parallel Trees:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/album/the-lines-of-parallel-trees-album-2007

Jason and Jonathan continued to work with Benedict. Both played on the 2008 album Continuous Talking:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/album/continuous-talking-album-2008.

Highlights of that album include Jonathan’s acoustic and nylon-string guitar on the tracks And Not Riding on a Stolen Horse and Aberrant:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/and-not-riding-on-a-stolen-horse
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/aberrant

The first track on Continuous Talking (Two Girls) is played by Benedict and Jason as it was in live shows through 2005 and 2006:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/two-girls

Benedict had the idea to record Natural Woman as way of getting to work with Capital City frontman Sam Scherr.

Some Western Australian punters had earlier been nonplussed when Benedict opened for Capital City at the launch of their 2004 ep Capital City Versus the Bangkok Lady Boys - though by that time the two singers had already been circling for several years.

Following Natural Woman Sam was to become a long-term collaborator, playing on three albums with Benedict.

On Continuous Talking Sam brings the album to a close with his guitar solo on final track Bicoastal:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/bicoastal

On Timesheet (2010) the track Believer provided an opportunity for mutual expatiation by Benedict and Sam, via Telecaster/Mustang exchanges:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/believer

And on White Marble Heyday (2011), while drummer Lily Sumich thought the track Thermal Currents was leaning toward the Go-Go’s, Sam’s guitar playing had others thinking of Steve Cropper:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/thermal-currents

On White Marble Heyday Sam also lays it down on Benedict’s ode to “Mr Frontside Flip” Andrew Reynolds:
benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/track/andrew-reynolds

In live shows over the years Sam contributed to the reworking of older songs. Two examples can be seen in live videos from 2010, of songs from The Lines of Parallel Trees:

Sheldon (originally played two-piece by Benedict with Jonathan Brain on piano):
youtu.be/fKb6U0LjetM

The Rushing Sound (originally a three-piece song with Jason Barfoot and Rob Schifferli):
youtu.be/ZdT11kvqvSM

You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman) was written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin and Jerry Wexler in 1967.

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released November 12, 2022
Benedict Moleta: Acoustic guitar and singing
Jason Barfoot: Drums
Sam Scherr: Electric guitar and singing

Recorded, mixed and masterd by Alan Smith

Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.

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Benedict Moleta Perth, Australia

Benedict Moleta began playing solo shows in 2001 and released his first music in 2002. He has worked in lots of collaborative formats, as well as continuing to play solo. These configurations are represented on his 8 albums and various other releases.

Official video channel is:
m.youtube.com/channel/UCE_rjpxZaaQYLSZ9Wep7KDg

Back catalogue is also on Spotify and Apple Music. ... more

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