Courtney John “Lucky Man”
Imagine the delicate falsetto of Eddie Kendricks delivering a love letter over a laidback rocksteady riddim and you would perfectly nail the vibe of Jamaican crooner Courtney John‘s deliciously vintage-tinged new single “Lucky Man” (from his recently released third album, Made In Jamaica).
The gentle island ballad, currently rising up playlist charts everywhere from Miami and New York to Holland and Australia, nicely meshes the classic soul textures of Motown and reggae (love those subdued horns!!!), with John’s creamy-toned vocals providing the cherry on top as he revels in the midst of giddy romantic bliss (“Girl you know there’s no other place I’d be right now/ Holding hands with my baby…”).
If you’re currently with someone, listening to this will definitely have you wanting to stop whatever you’re doing and run off to be in their arms. If you’re single, bet you’ll be flipping through your cell’s contact list desperate to get back in touch with the last person that ever made you beam the way John does here.
Catch the video, backed by Courtney’s equally divine cover of the Car Wash/ Rose Royce classic “I Want To Get Next To You”, below.
his album is AMAZING!
also look up Tarrus Riley & Dwayne Stephenson…their music is in the same vein