She’s draped with some throwback soulful harmony by her background singers to really make you wonder, yet again, how this song didn’t get included on an album. We get some soulful guitar work and powerful vocals.
Add this to my list not just of favorite songs this year, but one of my favorite Jill Scott songs ever. I’m resisting to just type out the lyrics and nothing else. Like I said though, this is a good version. Then you have versions done by Diana Ross and Kirk Franklin that seem to capture and convey that joy. This version misses the mark in the same way that Maroon 5’s version of the same song missed the mark, that happy emotion. Especially when he hit the chorus for the 3rd time and jumped up a few octaves. With the extended notes, you could hear him smiling like, well, like he was having a lovely day. I think Jill’s version is good, but the emotion Bill put into the hook is missing. …yes, that “Lovely Day.” The original is one of my personal favorites but hear me out. She then tells me, babe, this ain’t the way Again, this is one of the songs that really speak to me…and it’s about women understanding their value. However, this song is one of my favorites on the album. There is a real break in flow from the previous song to this one. This is the first moment that you get the feel that this was not constructed as an album, but instead a collection of songs. Don’t mind me though, I’m being overly critical because that’s my job, you’ll probably enjoy this just fine. I think the track is cool, and the vocals are cool, but together, they just don’t work for me on this version. Something about the tone of this song is undeniably heavy in relation to the vocals and it seems to be a bit out of balance. It wasn’t until I heard the other version that I made up my mind that I wasn’t a really big fan of this version. There isn’t anything complex about the song, and I guess therein lies it’s greatness. This song, a story of one of being lost in a failing relationship, is a great example. It’s hard to qualify what I’m saying verbally, but there are moments when she just seems really dialed in and feels like she’s reaching into your soul and putting those feelings on wax. So I guess it’s natural for me to feel like there is something more tangible about her making songs that have that coffee shop, open mic feel. Jill is quick to point out that she’s not an entertainer, she’s an artist.
I’ve got a feeling I’ll be saying that last line a lot…so I’ll spare you. The harmonies are extremely well done and Jill sounds so happy singing here that I wish this would have been included on one of her albums. Everything about this song is like a R&B revival making you clap, dance, bob your heads, and feel her soulfully tell this tale with ease. I dare anyone to sit still when this starts.
I’m assuming though, and they know what they say about that so let’s just get into The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. That is pretty different from her normal releases which are all very focused arranged. I would imagine that that would lead to these albums having a mixtape sort of quality to them.
#Jill scott love rain suite series#
As a solution to the much publicized issues between Jill and Hidden Beach, a series consisting of previously unreleased Scott songs was released for our consumption. Love, rain, down (Love rain down on me) Love, rain, down (Love rain down on me) Love, rain, down (Love rain down on me) Love, rain, down (Yeah) Love, rain, down (You broke me but I'm healing) Love, rain, down (Mending myself, not concealing) Love, rain, down (The pain, the rain) Love, rain, down (Thee rain) Love, rain, down (Yes, you broke me but I'm healing) Love, rain, down (Mending myself, not concealing) Love, rain, down (The pain, the rain) Love, rain, down (The rain) Love, rain, down (Yeah) Love, rain, down (You broke me but I'm healing) Love, rain, down (Love rain down on me) Love, rain, down Love, rain, down Love, rain, down Love, rain, down Love, rain, down Duh-duh-duh-duh-dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum Duh-duh-duh-duh-dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum Duh-duh-duh-duh-dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum Duh-duh-duh-duh-dum, dum, dum Love, love, love love love love Love, love, love love love love Love, love, love love love Love, love, love love love love love love Love, love, love rain down on me Love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love Love rain down on me Oh, you broke me but I'm healing Love, love, love, you broke me but I'm healing You broke me but I'm healing You broke me but I'm healing You broke me but I'm healing, healing, healing You broke me but I'm healing You broke me but I'm healing You broke me but I'm.For the second time in 2011, we are blessed with some Jill Scott music.
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