LaDeana Michelle. Yeah, baby. We are talking about the beautiful, sultry songwriter, producer, multi-octave vocalist, author, actress, screenwriter and more. She is the same intelligent charmer with a tall resume and a laundry list of endless skills, who first gave us unforgettable visuals and distinctive vocal abilities on “Keep Your Faith”, the official “2009 Barack Obama Inauguration Song” and followed that up with the emotionally-charged “Believe”, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King.
She took things a step further and dangled more of herself in mid-air with the release of the mini-movie (if you will) entitled, “Seven", a compelling video embodying six of her most requested songs, and a bonus song that surprised many—while highlighting issues such as genocide, starvation, racism, hatred, and at the same time, the clear message of love. (“Seven” was fire, btw).
The loveable stunner went on to grace us with a steaming hot Valentine’s Day release, “Inside Love’s Window”, which featured her timeless, most requested romantic ballads “I Can’t” and “More Than Friends”, previously featured on The Urban Music Scene, which ranked #1 in two top ten R&B and Urban charts and placed LaDeana Michelle as a top 25 artist overall on Soundclick, a music-based, social community that reports over 3 million songs, 436,000 bands and artists, and close to 4 million registered members. Each and every song/video LaDeana Michelle released was a branch from her official 2009 “Love Quarter” campaign--a campaign which promotes love, social awareness, unity and change through music and visual arts from January 1st through March 31st, set to run every first quarter for the next nine years. We curiously opened our eyes to see what this gorgeous relative of soul legends Sam Cooke and Eddie Kendricks (Temptations) had to offer.
And then there was….silence. Or so it appeared. Wait---did we forget?
Everything we’ve heard up to this moment has been merely previews to one of the hottest talents to come. It’s what happens when a multi-faceted producer like her, or like similar predecessors Prince, R. Kelly, Ne-Yo, etc. has tons of songs in their arsenal, or writes and records endless songs per week, as she does. Many didn’t realize LaDeana Michelle was never officially released to the world yet. Her camp was merely responding to “leaks” of her music, events and the way she feels about world issues (i.e. our historic new President). Apparently, many of the websites associated with her name were merely sites put up by fans—none of them truly official at all. Her official MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and Black Planet sites have not been released yet. Then, there’s the hot joints pounding away on her website, www.ladeanamichelle.com, and on her popular fansite, www.ladeanamichelle.net, of which is probably not from her forthcoming album either, but is sparking flames just the same. Unmistakably desirable, LaDeana Michelle further draws you in, with her sexy-but-classy photos, delivering her usual sweet spark and dark, sexy curls to compliment that smooth, brown skin we love. Yep. Shawty got us ablaze.
Additionally, her trademark slogan, “Changing lives one day at a time” became highly infectious. Still is. The moment people heard this beauty’s voice, they wanted more….craved more and are still waiting, watching and wondering—where is that “more”—the “more” that will help change lives one day at a time? Where is she? Why the silence? Why has LaDeana Michelle stopped being publicly “spotted” around both the Los Angeles and Bay Areas? Why has she not Twittered in forever, or shown up on any of her social sites? Michael Jackson’s passing forced a turn in things. LaDeana Michelle responded with a “Rare” video tribute on YouTube, honoring the fallen icon. People deeply felt her distinctive, melodic voice as they mourned in unison around the world.
Then "Bringing Love Back" hit us like a hydrogen bomb—without any advance warning.
There it was…in your face…an explosion mix of three of the most sensual, sexy, romantically-charged songs you ever want to hear in a row. We didn’t see them coming—no press releases, no forewarnings on her websites—nothing. Yet, fans all over the world are catching wind and rushing to catch up to the hype. Rave reviews are pouring in all over, as the rush for fans and new admirers to have LaDeana Michelle’s latest release is looking a bit like Black Friday. After all…how could we stand to not have it?
It is a lovers’ mix. There couldn’t have been a better title for this release. Love is back through LaDeana Michelle. No dupes—she is the current trendsetter of what’s been missing. Her unique voice, style and swagger is rhythmic silk, baby. She is mysterious and unpredictable, but irresistibly addictive. In a time of world unrest, LaDeana Michelle is undoubtedly yielding that one crucial thing in its purest form that the world seems to be devoid of: Love.
"Bringing Love Back" is undiluted fire. If you don’t yet have it, this oversight should change on your next mouse click.
G’head. Do it. You won’t regret it.
- D.J. Redd, courtesy of Elijah Williams
