I’m 29 and I’ve got to have this deep romance.
“I remember thinking, ‘I’ve had a really good run. 2020, Bailey Rae reflected on her deep grief in an interview with Red. According to BBC News, she was married to saxophonist Jason Rae, whom she met during her time at the University of Leeds, for seven years until his untimely death in 2008. In addition to crossover success and fruitful collaborations, Bailey Rae’s journey has included her share of heartbreak. RELATED: Do Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Have a Prenuptial Agreement? The singer/songwriter endured tragedy and heartbreak along her journey Since her successful debut, Bailey Rae has released two additional full-length albums: The Sea in 2010 and The Heart Speaks in Whispers in 2016. In addition to her four nominations, Bailey Rae won two Grammy Awards – in 2008, for Best Album of the Year as a featured artist on Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, and in 2012, for Best R&B Performance. The singer/songwriter toured with John Legend, served as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and was eventually nominated for four Grammy Awards.Īnd the musician’s talent certainly didn’t go unnoticed. and the UK in diverse genre categories like jazz, R&B, pop, and adult contemporary. 1 spot in the UK.īailey Rae’s ethereal first singles, “Like a Star” and (of course) “Put Your Records On,” found crossover success in both the U.S. She released her debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae, in 2006, which immediately shot to the No. RELATED: What Were Prince’s Biggest Hit Songs of All Time? Bailey Rae released her debut album in 2006Īfter growing up singing in church in her hometown of Leeds, England, Bailey Rae helmed the all-female indie musical group Helen and collaborated with a funk band before venturing out on her own. The song is what’s doing the heavy lifting.” “I really didn’t change much about the song besides modernizing it a bit. “All the credit goes to Corinne Bailey Rae,” he told the outlet in no uncertain terms. Rutter told Rolling Stone that he even felt some “guilt” for getting so much success out of another singer/songwriter’s piece.
“It reminded me of writing in the back of my mom’s minivan and a much simpler time,” he told Billboard of “Put Your Records On.” “It has always been the epitome of a joyful, hopeful song for me.”īut the young musician said he certainly couldn’t take all, or even most, of the credit for the cover’s popularity. 2 in the UK when it was first released – Rutter told Billboard he grew up loving it and had “memorized it his whole life.” The nostalgia-inspiring song, he said, was the perfect pick-me-up during the stressful beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. Of his decision to cover Bailey Rae’s song – which hit No. The 21-year-old eventually signed with Columbia Records as a result. The then-indie rock solo act – who released his debut album, Her and All of My Friends, in 2019 – began to attract attention after the cover started taking off due to a video by TikTok user Skiian, according to Genius. Rutter, as Momney, released his cover of Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On” in April 2020, just when the COVID-19 crisis was ramping up in the U.S. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Victoria and Albert Museum Rutter scored a hit with a cover of Bailey Rae’s most successful song It's a shame every decent female R&B singer seems to roped into doing the featuring male rapper bit.Corinne Bailey Rae | David M. I'd grade it three and a half out of five which may sound low but this album is heads and shoulders above much of what R&B divas come up with lyrically and stylistically and is a slow grower. Of the ballads 'The Sea' a piece inspired by the downing of her Grandfather, has lush beatlesque quality and closes the album on a high. Many of the songs such as the opener 'Are You Here' are built on insistent bass riffs and another 'The Blackest Lily' is driven by heavy bass and rock guitar solo a reflection of her past involvement in rock.Stylistically many of these songs are slow reflective pieces with some uptempo numbers added to avoid the drift toward the maudlin.'I Would call It Beauty' is a gorgeous slow piece. Although mine is supposed to be a digipak in reality it's a gatefold mini lp minus the inner sleeve so for heavens sake line it or your disc will be scratched forever!
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