King & Queen
King & Queen is a studio album by American recording artists Otis Redding and Carla Thomas. It is Thomas' fourth album and Redding's sixth and the final studio album before his death on December 10, 1967. Influenced by Marvin Gaye's duets, the album features ten covers of soul classics and the eleventh finishing song co-written by Redding.
The album includes crossover hits "Tramp" and "Knock on Wood". Following Redding's death, the single "Lovey Dovey" was also released. The original album's liner notes were written by Tennessee Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. It was released on March 16, 1967, by Stax Records.
Background and recording
Producer Jim Stewart had the idea to produce a duet album with Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, as he thought it would help their musical careers' progress, and that "[Redding's] rawness and [Thomas's] sophistication would work" well together. Another reason to combine the two artists was in the hopes of achieving a success similar to that which Motown singer Marvin Gaye had with both Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. Carla Thomas was already successful in the R&B business; she had already had many singles appear in both the Hot 100 and Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles charts, most recently her 1966 song "B-A-B-Y". Redding agreed to record with Thomas, simply stating, "Well, hey, you from Memphis, you from Tennessee, you can hang". At the time the album was recorded in January 1967, Thomas was studying at Howard University in Washington D.C. for an M.A. in English. Recorded in about six days (another source states only three days), the album features eleven songs: ten covers of soul classics, and an eleventh song, "Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis", that Redding co-wrote with Al Bell. It features house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, pianist Isaac Hayes, and the brass section The Memphis Horns. Six out of eleven songs were cut during their session; the rest were overdubbed by Redding in the following days owing to their concert obligations.
Sol Invictus (band)
Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. Wakeford has been the sole constant member of the group since its inception, although numerous musicians have contributed and collaborated with Wakeford under the Sol Invictus moniker over the years.
Overview
After disbanding his controversial project Above the Ruins, Wakeford returned to the music scene with Sol Invictus in 1987. Since then Sol Invictus has had many musician contributions, including Sarah Bradshaw, Nick Hall, Céline Marleix-Bardeau , Nathalie Van Keymeulen, Ian Read and Karl Blake.
Wakeford repeatedly referred to his work as folk noir. Beginning with a mixture of a rough, bleak, primitive post punk sound and acoustic/folk elements, the band's music gradually evolved toward a lush, refined style, picking up classically trained players such as Eric Roger, Matt Howden, and Sally Doherty. In the mid-1990s, Sol Invictus spun off a side project called L'Orchestre Noir (later changed to Orchestra Noir) to explore an even more classically influenced direction. 2005 saw the departure of longtime contributors Roger and Blake, leading to a new line-up including Caroline Jago, Lesley Malone and Andrew King.
King & Queen (group)
King & Queen was a eurobeat group under the A-Beat C label. This is one of the female group projects on the said label, alongside Go Go Girls, Groove Twins, A-Beat Sisters, 70s Queens, Three Of Spades and Happy Hour. Vocalists in this group include Elena Ferretti, Alessandra Mirka Gatti, Francesca Contini, Elena Gobbi, Denise De Vincenzo and Annerley Gordon.
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by: Ciara(Intro - T.I.) Ay, ay, ay! Now listen to me for a minute. Ay, ay, ay! Can ya hear me? (Ciara) Yeah, yeah, ye-ah! La-la-la-la-la-la-la! Ha ha ha, yeah, ye-ah! La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la! Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ye-ah!
(Verse 1 - T.I.) I know what you be thinkin' when ya hear me tryna holla, I'm a baller! You don't wanna come near me. I know ya hear me, but you really ain't tryna be bothered. Cause you probably used to leavin' out the club gettin' followed. But listen, shawty, I ain't nothin' like a stalker. If I say then I mean it, I ain't just a sweet talker. I know I want a woman 'fore i ever try to call her. I know ya first mind tell ya to decline, but you oughta. Come and chill for a minute, take a load off. Know ya heard rumors, playin' hoes, them throw it off! If ya choose to listen to them then it yo loss. But what you wanna do let me know, 'fore I roll off. I know ya havin' second thoughts, it ain't yo fault. Just don't let the bling scare ya off, I'm a sure floss. But I keep my business to myself, let the hoes talk. Kick it wit da King, be the Queen, yup, at no cost.
(Chorus - Ciara) I'll be your Queen, for a day. baby we can get away (maybe we can get away). I can do anythin u wanna do (yeah), any time just pick its place. I'll be your Queen, for a day. Maybe you won't have to chase (baby). If ya really want me to be the one, all ya gotta do is say, "Be My Queen!"
(Verese 2 - T.I.) Come and hang wit me, shawty, I can change ya life! Not a lil bit, look I'm talkin' major! Like first class flights, not firt class seats. Got a "Go-G Phone" if ya commin' wit me. I put you in position bra, we beyond the ol' beach. Hoppin' in the cool cars, right in front of the suite. Tell the driver to drop us off in front of the beach. Set up a table in the sand, fix us somethin' to eat. You'll be surprised whatcha learn sit and talkin' to me. How the moon and the stars glisten off of the sea. You've hardly ever seen only one woman it me, and if ya did then she probably mean something to me. I know you know I toll blocks, and I come from the street. Now, I done grown up a lot, sinceI was runnin' the streets. And even if that don't change ya opinion in me, aren't ya glad you got the chance to come and kick it with me, right?
(Chorus - Ciara) I'll be your Queen, for a day. baby we can get away (maybe we can get away). I can do anythin u wanna do (yeah), any time just pick its place. I'll be your Queen, for a day. Maybe you won't have to chase (baby). If ya really want me to be the one, all ya gotta do is say, "Be My Queen!"
(Verse 3 - T.I.) I know ya had a chance to listen to the rest flirt, for you give on up its all come and try the best first. I can give it to ya slow, i can make the sex hurt. Ooh, but no pressure, we ain't gotta have sex first. I know you wanna note on this, some nutural respect first. But before we go kick it if ya wanna clear ya head first. We can blow on the first bloat, 'till it make ya chest hurt. Take a couple shots, shot the top of the wet vert. Call up ya homegirl, we can go and get her! if she love a good time then tonight might impress her (ha ha). Squeeze in ya tight skirt, match wit ya best purse. I can show ya both how to ball im an expert.
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