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Der 64-jährige “Screaming Eagle of Soul” wurde von Kritikern wie Fans gleichermaßen gefeiert. No Time for Dreaming, veröffentlicht im Januar 2011, wurde zu einer der bestverkauften Independent-Platten des Jahres und platzierte sich in den Jahresbestenlisten von GQ, Esquire, SPIN, MOJO, Paste Magazine, Mother Jones und vielen mehr. Außerdem trat Bradley mit Sharon Jones & Grace Potter in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno auf, war in diversen Episoden von Last Call with Carson Daly zu sehen und performte Anfang des Jahres in der BBC-Show Later … with Jools Holland.

Seit seinem Live-Durchbruch im Rahmen der SXSW 2001, der ihn auf den Titel des SXSWorld Magazins brachte, hatte Charles vor ausverkauften Häusern und auf Festivals unter anderem in ganz Nordamerika, Europe, Australien gespielt. Darunter so renommierte Festivals wie Bonnaroo, das Newport Folk Festival, Austin City Limits, Bumbershoot, Outside Lands, Montreux, Roskilde, Flow Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, das Vienna Jazz Festival, das Calgary Folk Festival und das Winnipeg Folk Festival. Er war auf dem Cover des Pollstar und bei den Inaugural A2IM Libera Awards wurde er als “Road Warrior of the Year” geehrt.

"Every brass blast and chicken scratch could have come straight off a 1968 Stax Records release, but it's Bradley's ragged, resilient powerhouse singing that makes this soul..." - Rolling Stone

"While there were plenty of great debut albums in 2011, it's hard to top the one by this 63-year-old soul throwback. Turning a lifetime of troubles into this triumph, Bradley shows that you don't need to reinvent a genre to be at its forefront." - AOL Spinner

"[No Time For Dreaming] might be the best thing the label's ever released, a howling, hooting affair fit for end times or just the end of the night." - GQ

"Bradley's success is a result of his music, which overflows with the ingredient most crucial to soul music - soul... he sounds battered and bruised but still standing. He aches but is never angry. There's heartbreak but also hope. In a sea of acts tagged as 'throwback soul' or 'retro soul,' Bradley is neither - he's the real thing." - Washington Post

"This man's sound reminds us of the best moonshine-soaked, sweat-drenched Mississippi juke joint we were lucky enough to frequent. Don't miss it." - LA Weekly

"Bradley is a classic showman. He sells every syllable, dropping to his knees, outstretching his arms, shaking his hips. And that voice, both pleading and plaintive, anguished and extraordinary." - Los Angeles Times