MUSIC: Tough Love

 

I only came across  the marvel that is Jessie Ware whilst on one of may many YouTube excursions. So there I was, sitting in front of my laptop thinking of what songs to listen to. I hardly ever scroll through the YouTube home page but last night I did. Boy oh boy! Was I glad I did. Call it luck but Jessie Ware 'You & I (Forever)' featured and for some reason I was compelled to play it. Trust me when I say this, I immediately fell in love with it.

This post is on her second studio album 'Tough Love'. I have two favorites being 'Say You Love Me' and 'You & I (Forever)'. Please do have a listen. It's absolutely a beautiful album. I've played it quite a few times now. Sorry Ed, I'll have to put 'X' on hold for now.. Don't worry, I'll still be sure to show some love :)

Track listing (Wikipedia)

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tough Love"	Jessie Ware, Benny Blanco, Ben Ash	BenZel	3:26
2.	"You & I (Forever)"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Miguel Pimentel	BenZel	3:58
3.	"Cruel"	Ware, James Ford, Dave Okumu	Okumu, Ford	3:52
4.	"Say You Love Me"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Ed Sheeran	BenZel	4:17
5.	"Sweetest Song"	Ware, Okumu, Sam Dew	Okumu	3:27
6.	"Kind Of...Sometimes...Maybe"	Ware, Blanco, Ash, Pimentel	BenZel	3:34
7.	"Want Your Feeling"	Ware, Dev Hynes	Ford	4:21
8.	"Pieces"	Ware, James Napier, William Phillips	Emile Haynie, Hwang	3:25
9.	"Keep On Lying"	Ware, Dew, Matthew Walker	Julio Bashmore	3:28
10.	"Champagne Kisses"	Ware, Blanco, Ash	BenZel	3:22
11.	"Desire"	Ware, Paul Jefferies, Tom Hull, Daniel Daley, Mitchum Chin	Nineteen85	3:11

[hide]Deluxe version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"All On You"	Ware, Okumu, Dew	Okumu	5:13
13.	"Share It All"	Ware, Romy Madley-Croft	Julio Bashmore	4:18
14.	"The Way We Are"	Ware, Napier, Ford	Ford	3:29
15.	"Midnight Caller"	Ware, Ford	Ford	4:38

MUSIC: James Arthur

I've always said that good music has to be shared no matter how old it may be. Today's post is on James Arthur's album which has been out for some months now. Before, I never really did bother to take time out and listen to him. Today, for some reason I found myself downloading and listening to his album.

"James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988)^[2] is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. It has since gone on to sell over 1.25 million copies in the UK and 2.5 million copies worldwide.^[3] He released his self-titled debut album in November 2013. It debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart."- wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVveNy5Hrk4 (James Arthur (Deluxe) Full Album)

Tracklist:

“You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You”

“Get Down”

“New Tattoo”

“Impossible”

“Lie Down”

“Recovery”

“Roses”

“Supposed”

“Suicide”

“Is This Love”

“Certain Things”

“Smoke Clouds”

“Flyin’”

MUSIC: Beyonce

The internet was ablaze with the unexpected release of Beyonce's second self-titled album. It's been a while since I've been up-to-date with music, but I managed to listen to a few of them so far. Okay, five to be exact.Those were Mine, XO, Pretty Hurts, Drunk In Love and Blue.

It seems like Drunk In Love is a favourite for most people but of the few songs I've listened to off this album, I'd say XO is my favourite. I happen to like Blue as well. It's such a beautiful song. Pretty hurts, to me, is quite sad. I think it talks about society and how hard it is to be perfect. "Prettiness" Often comes at a price. Here's a link to the video, http://simplysebastian.me/2013/12/13/audio-video-pretty-hurts-by-beyonce/

All in all, I think it's a pretty good album. Is it different, I'd say yes. I like Beyonce most when she sings so I guess I'd say that's why my favourite song on the album is one of the slow ones. I'm not sure if all the songs have videos but you can find the audio on YouTube or iTunes.

Here's a list of all the songs from her new album.

• Pretty Hurts
• Haunted
• Drunk In Love ft Jay Z
• No Angel
• Partition
• Rocket
• Mine ft Drake
• XO
• Flawless
• Superpower
• Heaven
• Blue ft Blue Ivy