Two of nation music’s largest stars, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton, have shared their first duet, “A Song To Sing.” Lambert and Stapleton penned the track themselves, pulling from a demo by songwriters Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor.
Over a pulsing disco beat, the 2 commerce verses earlier than becoming a member of voices on the refrain, singing: “You are a part of me/ Baby you’re the heart of me/ Together we can write a song to sing/ And in that melody /Baby you’re the harmony/ That you just can’t find anywhere.”
The monitor is an homage to an extended historical past of nice nation duets, with a particular nod to early Nineteen Eighties collaborations. Its disco components are paying homage to the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers basic “Islands In The Stream,” written and produced by Bee Gees, in addition to Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand’s “Guilty.”
Lambert shared her expertise engaged on the monitor with The Tennessean: “To have someone so soulful and willing to go into the heart of the feelings, to share the pull of the road and creative life — and what that means when you love someone with every bit of your being is next level. When we finished it, we both knew we wanted to release it, to share it with everyone.”
Frasure additionally shared his perspective as a songwriter, noting, “Thankfully, we have fearless artists like Chris and Miranda who are willing to aim beyond Music Row’s (modern expectation) and do whatever the heck they want.” He continued, “the best songwriters in the world deserve to work over sonic presentations that open up the palette of melodies and moods that are possible. It has been proven that aspects of those early ’80s vibes lend themselves to emotionally vulnerable, cool, universally appealing and feel-good lyrics and melodies.”
Lambert and Stapleton boast a mixed 14 GRAMMY, 33 Nation Music Affiliation and 59 Academy of Nation Music awards.
Take heed to “A Song to Sing” now.
