On the heels of Chechi Sarai's cover of Minnie Riperton's "Loving You", by coincidence, is another cover of a song of the same ilk and era.
Patrice Isley covers Deniece Williams' "Free" which will be available on 29 Mar.
William's original topped the UK pop chart for two weeks of it's ten
week run in the Top 40 in May 1977, spending six in total in the Top 10.
It peaked at #25 on the Hot 100 and #2 R&B in the states.
Patrice shares, "I loved this song as a little girl. I loved Deniece's voice. It was
easy to sing along with. The chorus was beautifully 'catchy,' and the
message was strong, 'I want to be Free!'" As an adult, she now appreciates the message of love and freedom
coexisting in a relationship, making this cover particularly meaningful
to her.
She goes on to tell us: “What I thought would be different in this recording, I found out
Deniece did in the original!. I used male background singers. Turns
out Deniece used Maurice White (EWF) and Sidney Barnes as background
vocalists! The other difference was my idea to reach a higher vocal
register than she did in the original. This was not easy to achieve!!
I did it, however (modestly stated). One of my backing singers is Ron
Stansfield who announced at the end of the recording session he is,
indeed, Deniece Williams’ cousin!”
Ms Isley possesses a five-octave vocal range and is known for her
renditions of timeless classics (last Oct she covered The Isley's "Harvest For The World"). She slows down the tempo on "Free" and immerses her own style into
the song. To clarify, she is not related (directly) to The Isley
Brothers.
Born in Houston, TX, she began singing from an early age, although not
in the church as with so many soul singers. She relocated to L.A. where
she joined a group that included Nina Simone's daughter, Lisa Simone, and
not long afterwards found herself in the studio with Teddy Pendergrass
singing BGVs.
After touring with an array of A list artists (including Barry White,
Gladys Knight, Teddy Pendergrass, Ashford & Simpson, Andre Crouch,
Phillip Bailey Chante Moore and Glenn Jones to name but a few) she
recorded her debut solo album "Believe In Love" in 2016, the title track, "Just Believe In Love" featured on Expansion's Luxury Soul 2019.
The new single will be her fourth single since then and first since
"Harvest For The World". We have been provided with a 4:16 radio version
and a full Monty 8:35 version (below) so suspect that both versions will
be available when released.
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| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul / Cover Version |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Self Released |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 29/03/2024 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £1 |
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