John Legend returns to his roots together with his visitor look on gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard‘s new track “Church.”
On the Kenneth Leonard Jr.-produced observe, Leonard and Legend unlock the facility of leaning on their religion — not simply contained in the sanctuary, however in on a regular basis life.
“God, it’s simply / You and me now / Inform me what to do now / Train me have church on a Monday,” Leonard sings. Legend echoes within the third verse, “Now I’m understanding / You’re greater than a constructing / When the service is over / I’ll nonetheless be singing.”
“Working with John Legend on ‘Church’ was an unimaginable expertise—his expertise, authenticity, and coronary heart made this collaboration so particular,” says Leonard.
She continues, “Collectively, we created a track that captures the essence of discovering sacred moments in our on a regular basis lives. It’s an invite to attach, to heal, and to really feel the facility of religion and group regardless of the place you might be.”
“Church” seems on Leonard’s debut studio album, TASHA, which was launched July 25 through Motown Gospel. The album options extra collaborations with Kirk Franklin, Lecrae, and Chandler Moore.
With gospel at its core, TASHA incorporates a mixture of pop, hip-hop, and ’80s R&B. “This album is the truest expression of who I’m proper now,” says Leonard.
“It’s susceptible, it’s trustworthy, it’s joyful — and it’s rooted in all the things I imagine about God assembly us precisely the place we’re. We didn’t maintain again within the writing or the manufacturing. Each track is a bit of my journey, and I hope folks discover their very own tales in it too.”
This fall, Tasha Cobbs Leonard will embark on her Entire & Free Tour. The tour will go to Chicago, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Atlanta, Birmingham and extra. It would wrap up Nov. 9 at Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. Tickets can be found at tashacobbsleonard.com.
As for Legend, “Church” follows his duet with Norah Jones, “Summertime Blue,” launched in June.
On Aug. 23, Legend will launch the North American leg of his Get Lifted twentieth Anniversary Tour at Ravinia in Chicago.
From there, he’ll play in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto, earlier than concluding Dec. 9 in Oakland. The tour is in celebration of his lauded debut album, Get Lifted, launched in 2004.
Stream Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s “Church” with John Legend beneath.