Turn the Heat Up is a powrhous of Blues and R&B, proving without a doubt that Shemekia Copeland is the real deal. The daughter of the late great Texas blues man, Johnny copeland, brings huge, dynamic voclas and loads of personality to mostly new material, plus Don Covay's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and Johnny C's "Ghetto Child." This album features guest appearances by Joe Louis Walker, Michael Hill, "Monster" Mike Welch and the Uptown Horns.