Gongs from the OG version are also pitched down for “Jerrod”, and the chants in the background are now absent, creating a subtle but sexy atmosphere.
The original features an unintelligible vocal performance that Solange transforms into a repetitious “call me” lyric, adding to its surrealist nature. Solange, John Key, and John Carroll Kirby sampled multiple elements from “Rainbow Room,” beginning at the 0:50 mark in the composition. And “Rainbow Room,” one of the obscure movie’s most eerie songs, was repurposed for a cut off of When I Get Home, “Jerrod.” Have you ever watched The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky? Probably not, but Solange has. It eventually found a home on the 2015 deluxe version of Sol-Angel, serving as the album’s new outro. But, after being dropped from Geffen Records, the track received no promotion or authorized rollout. “F**k the Industry” would receive an official release on her father’s imprint two years later. Dreams release, and was reportedly meant to be a part of a mixtape Solo was working on entitled I Can’t Get Clearance. The track was leaked online in 2008, ahead of Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Solange would lift the entire instrumental from Ye’s Graduation era “Everything I Am” to create “F**k the Industry”- a scathing critique of her critics who wanted her to be like “picture-perfect Beyoncé,” Ashanti, Jennifer Lopez, and other beauties whose aesthetic doesn’t groove with her own. The intro helped set the tone for the rest of the Sol-Angel LP and Knowles’ illustrious career, with the musician leaning harder into her free-spirited nature.Ĭontinuing her resistance to the mainstream gaze, Solange dug into the bag of a man who built his whole career on “going against the grain”: Kanye West. Solange would leave the composition unchanged while adding lyrics and her vocals to the mix, creating a grappling narrative about rejecting labels and expectations. Dreams. TC’s original 2005 composition is an acid jazz production, kitted with saxophones, a harp, and sly-hitting drums-the perfect backdrop for Solange’s Motown aesthetic for Sol-Angel. Thievery Corporation’s “A Gentle Dissolve” served as the musical skeleton for Solange’s “God Given Name” from her sophomore album, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Thievery Corporation - "A Gentle Dissolve".To help honor the acclaimed songwriter on her birthday (June 24), VIBE explores some of the tracks Solange has repurposed for her eclectic discography. 1 album on the Billboard 100, and winning a GRAMMY award for her lead single, “Cranes in the Sky.” Her follow-up LP, When I Get Home, more experimental than ASATT, was also well received, landing on 15 end-of-the-year lists as one of the best albums of 2019. Upon release, her third LP was met with critical acclaim, becoming her first No. However, Solange would break new ground eight years later with A Seat At The Table.
Dreams, which, according to Billboard, would peak at No.
2008 would see Knowles deliver a Motown-inspired record, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. But, “Sol-Angel” got her first shot at the solo limelight at age 16 when she dropped her debut album, Solo Star, on her father’s Music World Entertainment label, opening up her world to more bold, creative endeavors in the following years. A soprano-styled songbird, Solange began writing music at 9 years old and served as a backup singer for Destiny’s Child as a child. The Houston, TX- born songstress is known for her palpable bravery on records, baring the richness of the Black experience for the world to hear. Solange Piaget Knowles has carved out a lane of her own with her soulful, yet smoky vocal harmonies. What’s That Sample? is VIBE Staff Writer Marc Griffin’s analytical segment that decodes hit songs, fan-favorites deep cuts, and the songs that sample and, in some instances, cover them.
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