Pianist, Singer, and songwriter, John legend has finally put out LEGEND, a solo piano version, that includes stripped down songs off of his double album, LEGEND.
John Legend stated that, “After releasing LEGEND last fall, a few of the songs kept coming back to me, wanting to take on a new form, I’m excited to share LEGEND (Solo Piano Version) with you today – just me and my piano. I hope these renditions can serve as a reminder that we’re all ever-evolving.”
The original version of LEGEND was originally released on September 9th, 2022, through Republic Records. While the new version includes 12 tracks such as, “All She Wanna Do,” “I Don’t Love You Like I Used To” and “Splash.” It also contains a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” LEGEND also features Muni Long, Jazmine Sullivan, Jhené Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Ledisi, Amber Mark and others.
When speaking of the inspiration behind the album’s title itself Legend said, “Until this point, I’ve never used an aspect of my name as the title of an album. I had to earn that, to live up to it by delivering in the performance and the music. And this is me saying, I’m proud of who I am, I’m confident in the work I’ve done, and I’m just going to declare it.”
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