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He’s not a superstar or a movie star or sports athlete. Guitar-heavy “Money” soon follows, offering up an escape from the 9 to 5 hustle for “the everyday working man. And here is the secret of life being enjoyed─those simple things.”
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“Here’s a guy from Scotland, and here’s a guy from Jamaica.
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I had an amazing time with my wife and kids, and Johnny’s wife and kids,” he adds.
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“I was just looking at how green and pretty it was, and I was shocked. Sometimes, it’s going to put you in the space of what is around you and what you’re experiencing. And it just shows you that your environment has a lot to do with your songwriting. Johnny played the track for me, and this line just came to me: I can’t help myself but thinking about it. “We were down there with my family, and we were going out on the boat on the lake. In the islands, we go to the beach, you know, but in the United States where you can’t get to the beach, you go to the lake. “Tennessee has many beautiful lakes, not as much as Minnesota, but it has some very nice lakes. The good vibes continue with “Secret to Life,” a family affair featuring his legend-making father Denroy and his son Jemere. It took no time at all, and Shaggy was onboard, elevating the charming, carefree tune into the stratosphere.
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Sitting in a friend’s backyard in Kingston, Jamaica, Morgan played the full record for Shaggy, a long-time friend, and previous collaborator. It’s really the epitome of a beach song─to have no worries in life.” One line came and then another line came. I thought, ‘It’s a great title for a song!’ We went to his house the next day and sat with the guitar. Sitting in the studio lobby one day, Reid randomly tossed out “float ya boat” in conversation, and “it was so funny to me,” Morgan laughs. With “Float Ya Boat,” a collaboration with Shaggy, Morgan retools the phrase, basically meaning “no problem” or “take it easy, man,” into one of the album’s most enveloping moments, as waves crash and seagulls mew in the background. Serving “to remind people of the little and simple things that we can enjoy that we took for granted before,” the towering release carries the listener away, and the problems of the world seem to melt like a dream, even if for just a moment. One day fell into the next, and before they knew it, they’d compiled 18 songs for the album. Later, the two met up at Berry Hill, once owned by Randy Scruggs and transformed from residential property into Scruggs Sound Studios, and Reid played him a song called “Runaway Bay.” Morgan immediately knew he had to record it, a soothing, windswept getaway that propelled him into the proverbial eye of the storm. “Johnny asked, ‘What do you want to do at this point in your life?’ And I said, ‘I want to become a better songwriter.’ Of course, we write great songs in the Caribbean islands, but when you hear certain songs, especially in country music, they’re amazing stories. He started chatting up Reid at a bar, and the conversation was instant. He took a risk and went out for a few drinks. I thought, ‘I need to start enjoying where I live.’” You know, I live in one of the most amazing towns in the world with some of the most amazing people─songwriters, musicians, and producers. “I was sitting at home when I got invited to a sporting event downtown Nashville. A lot of times people get tracks from producers, and then they write the song─but it’s not created from the ground up.”Īn unexpected night out on the town led their paths to cross, and some might even say it was fate. My favorite part is to see the process of sitting with a guitar and writing a song,” says Morgan. “The chemistry between us is so incredible. In working with producer Johnny Reid, a two-time platinum country artist from Scotland, Morgan strikes gold across 15 soul-warming tracks, from the sea-tossed title track and opener to “All About Love,” an invitation in times of trouble, all largely recorded at Nashville’s Berry Hill. But to be in a studio of this quality every day and recording… the biggest thing I’ve learned is that I will never record in hotel rooms again.”
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“Normally, we just plug into Pro Tools, and you’re in a hotel room, and you knock out the vocals and send it back to the studio. With his first solo record in nine years, Positive Vibration, out today (July 23), Morgan polishes up what he’s always done best, reggae-infused pop music with a dash of soul, but has fine-tuned his songwriting in impressive ways. “This is hands down the best quality of recording I have done in my entire career,” says Gramps Morgan, most known as a member of Grammy Award-winning Reggae band Morgan Heritage.