Soul singer and songwriter Charlie Bereal has launched his new single, “Hope.”
On the uplifting anthem, which Bereal co-produced with Josef Liemberg, he provides religious phrases of encouragement for anybody experiencing hardship.
“It might get exhausting typically whereas I’m working this race / I’d slightly be struggling earlier than I get out His grace,” Bereal sings over retro-soul instrumentation that recollects Curtis Mayfield.
“Hope” was initially supposed to be launched as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday is in the present day (Jan. 15). Nevertheless, within the wake of the continuing devasting Los Angeles wildfires, “Hope” now carries an excellent deeper which means for the California native.
“Being a Pasadena/Altadena Native and watching my household church’s, properties, and companies burn has been utterly devastating for me and our neighborhood. However one factor I do know is that my metropolis is robust, and we’re discovering hope,” says Bereal.
“Hope” is the third single from Bereal’s debut album, Stroll With The Father, which releases Jan. 24 through Dying Row Information/gamma. The track follows the “Stroll With The Father” and “By no means Gonna Take Away My Love.”
Talking additional about “Hope,” Bereal completely tells Rated R&B, “It doesn’t matter what I do or the place I’m going, I preserve the love of Jesus in my coronary heart. ‘Hope’ is a love letter to the FATHER and an affidavit.”
Relating to his upcoming 13-track album, he shares, “Stroll With The Father is the album my father all the time wished me to make earlier than he handed away. This album is who I’m, my fashion, my vibe. Making this album with Josef Liemberg was enjoyable; it gave everybody pleasure who would stroll into the studio whereas engaged on it. It additionally introduced Snoop Dogg and me collectively, and we each hearken to this fashion of music on a regular basis. Stroll With The Father feels old style and new concurrently.”
Bereal could also be gearing as much as launch his debut album, however he’s no stranger to music. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and musician obtained an early begin as a touring guitarist for gospel singer Donnie McClurkin. He’s performed the guitar on hits like Aaliyah‘s “Extra Than a Lady,” Mýa‘s “My Love Is Like…Wo,” Missy Elliott‘s “One Minute Man” and extra.
Bereal scored his first Grammy nomination on the sixty fourth Grammy Awards for his cowl of Sam Cooke’s “Convey It on House to Me” with PJ Morton, BJ The Chicago Child, and Kenyon Dixon.
Stream Charlie Bereal’s new track “Hope” and see the official tracklist for Stroll With The Father under.
Charlie Bereal’s Stroll With The Father Album Tracklist
1. Hope
2. Some Individuals
3. By no means Gonna Take Away My Love
4. The Best
5. My Solely
6. Stroll with the Father
7. Power
8. Wherever You Are
9. Jack Transfer
10. Don’t Wish to Get Up
11. Poisonous Love
12. Hold It Pushing
13. Come Go With Me
Presave Stroll With The Father