Corinne Bailey Rae Sets New Release
. The Love EP is a five-song collection of covers that Bailey Rae calls an "homage to some of my favorite musicians, as well as a conversation between some of my musical influences." "Low Red Moon" is followed by Bailey Rae's unique take on the 1978 Bob Marley classic "Is This Love," which cruised up the Urban AC radio chart this fall. "Bob Marley is an incredible songwriter and this is one of my favorites," Bailey Rae says. "I wanted to bring the tempo back to underline the poignancy of the lyric. Marley's music is so influenced by American doo-wop, so I loved that guitarist John McCallum gave it this Hendrixy/Curtis Mayfield sound, two musicians who also brought doo-wop into their own sound." Bailey Rae also chose to cover "My Love," a No. 1 hit by Paul McCartney & Wings. "I first heard 'My Love' at an event for Paul McCartney at the White House, where I had been invited to play," Bailey Rae says. "A string section played the song and I was struck by the fragility of that ascending melody on the lyric 'My love does it good.' I was also really touched by Stevie Wonder and PaulMcCartney's relationship. When we recorded this song, it was definitely influenced by Stevie's sound." The Love EP closes with a live version of "Que Sera, Sera" (popularized by Doris Day and Sly Stone) - a song that Bailey Rae and her band have been closing shows with on her recent tour. "I love Sly and the Family Stone's version, how it takes what feels like a nursery rhyme in Doris Day's lovely hands and turns it into a philosophical outcry," she says. "'The future's not ours to see.' Sometimes I attack this lyric angrily, sometimes I'm peaceful and surrendered to it." Bailey Rae co-produced each track on The Love EP with Steve Brown who co-produced Bailey Rae's latest album The Sea, which bowed in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top200 chart in February. The strength of that album, which The New York Times hailed as "a major creative leap forward" and People and The Los Angeles Times awarded with four-star reviews, led to nominations for Q, MOBO, BET, American Smooth Jazz, and Soul Train Music awards, as well as inclusion on the Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist. Click here to read today's full Day in Pop report Preview and Purchase Corinne Bailey Rae CDs Corinne Bailey Rae MP3 Downloads |
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