“It was a very experimental process, but honestly, we just took a chance,” she says.

“I knew if I had tried to write this album in L.A., it would have gotten picked apart, so I went to Nashville, didn't tell anybody, and wrote about 40 songs.” Renea returned to Los Angeles and sat on them for a few months.

“I was like, ‘Wow, this is crazy, this is really different,’” she says. I didn't do that on purpose. All Rights Reserved. Her father was in the Navy, and the family moved frequently while Priscilla was growing up. Check out Priscilla Renea on Amazon Music. They'll see it as a beautiful thing because somebody like me was bold enough to use it.” “My focus is on the live show.

Coloured, which Renea describes as “a big gumbo of everything that’s happening in my life,” showcases her powerhouse voice and engaging story-telling on such classic urban-soul ballads as “Heavenly,” “If I Ever Loved You,” and “Let’s Build A House” (the latter two Renea co-wrote with Nashville A-lister Ashley Gorley), as well as rule-breaking country-inspired tunes like the autobiographical “Family Tree,” “Jonjo,” and “Gentle Hands.” “I just wanted to make something that had all the elements that I like, Renea says of the album’s eclectic sound. Coloured was created in Nashville where Renea spent a few months in 2016, staying in a barn that her “Somethin’ Bad” co-writer Brett James had converted into a studio. She is best known for writing/co-writing the hit singles "California King Bed" by Rihanna, "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony, and "A No No" by Mariah Carey. Deliver to

I'm focused on the freedom of being able to be who I am and be proud of it and be happy. She is signed to Capitol Records, and her debut album, Jukebox, was released on December 1, 2009. And I thought, ‘Well, you know what? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace.

A child of the Navy who bounced around the South growing up, Renea was living in Jacksonville, Florida, when she wrote her first song at eight years old. Does it make me laugh?’ Whatever it makes me feel, that's how I want people to feel when they're listening. I listen to classical music. Plus, when I grew up music was such a melting pot that I don't see how anybody could keep trying to box us in as a generation musically.

“So it’s funny that I’m now being myself and writing songs about my childhood and they naturally have this dark, swampy, country-western feel. Alice Merton. Priscilla Renea) [Explicit] “I was vacuuming the hallway and started singing this melody and lyrics,” she recalls. I listen to jazz.

She is signed to Capitol Records, and her debut album, Jukebox, was released on December 1, 2009. ‘Is it easy to sing? Her credits read like a who’s who of superstar artists and include hits for Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Mary J Blige, Madonna, Demi Lovato, Pitbull, Miranda Lambert, Chris Brown, Fifth Harmony, Mariah Carey, Charlie Puth, Nick Jonas, Train, Diplo, Curren$y, and Kelly Clarkson, among others.

“One of them was Chuck Berry and the other was Darius Rucker. “When I went to the Grand Ole Opry, there were photos of two black people hanging up on that wall backstage,” she continues. ©2018 White Rose Garden Music LLC. I know once people see me sing, it will stick with them for a minute. Amy Shark. Priscilla Renea Songs Videos Pictures Artist Radio . There's no limit anymore. Then hip-hop producer Honorable C.N.O.T.E (Migos, Gucci Mane) sent her some beats and she started singing one of the songs over them.

That's just in me from growing up in the South.” Delta Goodrem.

“I was vacuuming the hallway and started singing this melody and lyrics,” she recalls. By placing your order, you agree to our After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.No results were found for that selection.

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