The first release from Keyshia Cole since "I Don’t Wanna Be In Love" in 2021 is "Forever Is A Thing" (out today) and both are expected to be included on her upcoming
eighth, as yet unnamed, studio album.
The song is a grief-stricken ballad (co-written by Cole with Larry Griffin Jr. (aka Symbol One) Ron Fair and Sir Tim (Timothy German)) paying tribute to her mother Frankie Lons who, owing to her drug addiction, gave Keyishia up
for adoption to family friends aged two. They reconciled years later but her mother passed
in July 2021. The song is being released on the eve of the debut of a
Lifetime biopic, "Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story", in which Cole plays herself and her mother is played by Debbi Morgan
(short trailer below).
It is simply stunning, a beautiful song, beautifully sung and
very well produced. This is what soul music should be all
about in our book! Never mind all the electronic wizardry, soul music should move you and we don't mean just on the dance floor!
Keyshia is from Oakland, CA, and began her career in music aged 12 when
she met MC Hammer for whom she sang BGV's She was later taken under the
wing of Tupac Shakur who promised to help her on her way but was
shot in a drive by shooting and died six days later.
She moved to L.A. and was signed by A&M and released her debut album
"The Way It Is" in 2005 followed by a further six albums since then and now with an
eighth in the pipeline.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | BMG |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 23/06/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 6A/68 |
| Price: | £1 |
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