1 CD – U.S. Import

Stand Up! It’s not just an album title, it’s an order, forcing anyone who hears Whitney Shay’s brand of rocket-fueled R&B onto the dancefloor.

A flame-haired stick of dynamite in a sparkling dress, this San Diego phenomenon has made a record for dancing, drinking and dreaming, with songs to soundtrack the peaks and punches of life. Stand Up! Is sure to mark the global explosion of a singer-songwriter who’s long been threatening to go ‘boom’.

Coming up the old-fashioned way – with a thousand word-of-mouth shows blazing her reputation across the planet – Shay’s first decade has seen four wins at the San Diego Music Awards, a nomination at last year’s prestigious Blues Music Awards and the tag of “future blues icon” bestowed by Blues Matters! #magazine.

Whether you picked up 2012’s debut album, Soul Tonic, caught up with her on 2018’s acclaimed A Woman Rules The World – or heard her songs on major TV networks including HBO and NBC – you’re probably already a fan, whether you realise it or not. But having signed to Ruf last year, Shay is set to paint the world red in 2020.