I'm in love all over again!!!

Growing up I was hearing music from everywhere. It started with my pops, then to my Aunt...even my older sister from time to time. But for every person in my life who introduced me to music, I can associate each of them with a specific artist. For instance, when I think of my pops, I think about Regina Belle, Anita Baker, S.O.S. Band and The O'Jays. When I think of my Aunt, immediately I think After 7, Lo-Key, and the Rude Boys. Nonetheless, the artist who inspired this blog was an artist that I have to credit my older sister for introducing me to. I remember growing up and hearing my sister listen to Zhane's debut album Pronounced Jah-Nay. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a sucker for a woman with an amazing voice. Hip Hop takes an immediate back seat whenever I'm introduced to someone new. If you don't remember Zhane, they had the hit "Hey Mr. DJ" and "Sending My Love." The artists who comprised this group were Jean Norris and Renee Neufville.They were discovered by the third unknown (not really) member of the Trio Naughty By Nature Kay Gee. Their debut album was absolutely sensational (or at least in my opinion and the opinion of many others on Amazon as I read these album reviews). Some of my favorite songs were "For a Reason", "Love Me Today" and "La La La." Their second album, Saturday Night was just as amazing as their debut and solidified why they are hands down, one of my favorite duos. Sadly, a few years later, the duo split and both began to work on solo projects.

Fast forward to this past week...........I was reading an article and it mentioned something about a Jean Baylor solo album. When I looked at her picture I began to wonder how familiar she looked. But this couldn't be the Jean Norris from Zhane.....she didn't have the natural hair and of course her last name was different. After I researched the album, I found it actually was her and that she'd been touring for years and still singing since the group split. Anxious to hear it, I downloaded her album from Amazon. The first track is a song called Morning Time. Let's just say, I've been playing this one song for the last week....no interruptions!! The song simply is a testimony to GOD that she is everything that she is because of him....the lyrics r so simple yet so powerful. Check it out and lemme know what you think.......the link is at the very bottom of this post. Thanks for checking out the blog and I promise to try and do a better job of posting.


http://youtu.be/OxoArlCs9xw