Songs of Love & Freedom compact disc features a full color, 4-panel CD case, as well as an 8-page insert with full song credits, lyrics, and Cecily's personal thank you's and album notes.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
A limited edition vinyl pressing of Songs of Love and Freedom, featuring full lyrics, album notes, and thank you's.
Includes unlimited streaming of Songs of Love and Freedom
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
V1:
Midnight humming sweetly
Mystery of you near me
We’ve done it all before
And I can taste it once again
Your smile unwraps me
Comforted disarmingly
There’s a softness to you
But you still won’t release
Pre-chorus 1:
I’ve told you all my flaws
And half my mistakes
Bared every inch to you
And let me ego ache
All because…
Chorus:
I just wanna be your beautiful
I just wanna be your beautiful
Your idea of beautiful
I just wanna be your beautiful
Can I be your beautiful?
I just wanna be your beautiful everyday
V2:
Two months til I see you again
And still I’m willing to let you in
Been craving the depth of your voice
And the spirit in your hands
Pre-chorus 2:
Can’t seem to find your flaws
Ignored your mistakes
Bared every inch to you
And let my ego ache
All because…
Chorus:
I just wanna be your beautiful
I just wanna be your beautiful
Your idea of beautiful
I just wanna be your beautiful
Can I be your beautiful?
I just wanna be your beautiful everyday
credits
from Songs of Love and Freedom,
released May 4, 2018
Written by C. Bumbray & N. Aryee
Publishing company: Selim Music Publishing (BMI), Musical Lunatics (BMI)
Produced by Aaron Abernathy
Vocals recorded by Cephas Jackson, Omega Studios, Rockville, MD.
Instrumentation recorded by Aaron Abernathy, Abernathy Studios, Washington, DC
Strings recorded by Jason “BrotherSpanky” Edwards, BandoMansion Studios, Washington, DC
Drums recorded by Eamonn Aiken, The Bastille Recording Studio, Arlington, VA
Zachary Cutler: Guitar
Malik Hunter: Bass
Haikeem Johnson: Wurlitzer
Dante Pope: Drums
Vaughan Bradley-Willemann: Violin
Aaron Abernathy: Additional vocals
Mixed by: Eamonn Aiken, The Bastille Recording Studio, Arlington, VA
Cecily is a vocalist and songwriter known for her sweet soprano and honest lyrics. Unmoved by passing trends, Cecily’s sound is rooted in a deep appreciation for mid-century soul and jazz, 90’s R&B, and re-imagined folk music.
supported by 18 fans who also own “Your Idea of Beautiful”
Just a beautiful jazzy rap album with buttery smooth flows versed with huge talent. It's not only lovely to the ears, but the lyrics are profound and empowering about the struggles that she faces. zhangtastic
supported by 17 fans who also own “Your Idea of Beautiful”
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell