Prologue Vol. II available for free download here: www.aaronabernathy.com

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Hope

All This Love Ft. Phonte

Faded Pictures

You Used To Love Me

I Wanna Be Free Ft. Nat Turner

Almost Doesn't Count

Hopeless

In the vein of the classic, timeless, and golden era of Soul music, Aaron Abernathy, professionally known as Ab is relighting the torch and paying homage to the 7 inch vinyl record 45s with his “A” and “B” side project entitled "45 Series, Vol. 1."  

An ode to the classic 7-inch record culture, this collector's item consists of an upbeat A-side record produced by long time collaborator Black Milk. “Stop Fakin’” features a strong lead vocal from Ab, coupled with Funkadelic-like background vocals. The contrasting B-Side is reminiscent of greats like Donny Hathaway, Isaac Hayes, and Curtis Mayfield, who were known to orchestrate masterpieces without singing a note; leaving the instruments to speak freely. “Stevie’s Lament” is an ethereal composition written by Ab on behalf of his close friend and is a poignant expression of the pain of losing both life and love in one fell swoop.  Fitting in its format, its melody portrays a pain that is, in its nature, beyond words.

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CREDITS

A.) Stop Fakin'

     Produced by Black Milk
     Trumpet: DeAndre' "Dre King" Shaifer
     Written by Ab
     All Vocals by Ab

B.) Stevie's Lament

     Composed by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
     Bass: Malik Hunter
     Drums: Russell Carter
     Flute: Megan Nortrup
     Tenor Sax & Ewi: Quamon Fowler
     Trumpet: DeAndre' "Dre King" Shaifer
     All other instruments: Ab


45 Series, Vol. I | Stop Fakin'/Stevie's Lament

Produced and Arranged by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed & Engineered by Black Milk
Vocals, Keyboards: Ab
Bass, Additional Vocals: Malik Hunter
Drums: Black Milk

Download Ab's FREE EP the"Prologue Vol. I" that includes Sweetest Thing  @ www.aaronabernathy.com/music

Sweetest Thing (Yellow Theme Song)

0:00 Same Tribe, Same Vibe
2:31 Talk to Me
4:41 AP Chem
6:17 Don't Fall In...
6:58 Foreign Rooftops
8:07 GAD

Memories of Us

0:00 Curtis' Cutlass Supreme
2:08 Grandma's Crib
3:25 Cleveland City Limits
5:08 Missing Debarge
7:16 Inner City Distribution
8:19 Truth or D.A.R.E.

0:00 I Used To Live Here
1:17 Rollin’ wit Fatboy
2:08 Meaningful Convo with Black & Ro
3:20 L.A. Rallo
4:00 Food Adventures with My Dawnie
4:58 Donathan from New Jerusalem
5:54 Angels Know My Name?
7:04 Emmanuel’s Tilted Halo
8:24 Boaz & Enoch's Vibe (Oh, California)
9:54 L.A.X-it (Lamentations 4 Karla)

L.A. Haze

0:00 Children of David 
1:41 Bobbi’s World 
3:10 Black Moses & Pharaoh 
4:48 Motown Auditions 
5:11 James, Jesus’ Brother? 
6:00 Sly, Wes, Pino & ?uest  
7:03 Michael Arch Angel 
7:46 Couches Vs. Blouses 
8:46 I’ma Vamp Tramp

Waxpoetics

“Lyrically, I approached ‘I See You’ in the way I thought the late great Prince would. I really wanted to play with the lyrics but also invoke a feeling of wanting, feeling and just crushing on someone. We’ve all been there.”

"I See You" serves as the second single from Aaron Abernathy's new album Monologue, which debuts October 3rd! 

Pre-order Monologue NOW at www.aaronabernathy.com 

I See You

Cleveland-bred musician Aaron Abernathy joins forces with long-time collaborators Black Milk and Phonte to bring his high school days back to life. “Bachelorette,” from Abernathy’s upcoming release Monologue, is an ode to growing up in the city of Cleveland, his Dad letting him borrow the ‘96 Pontiac Grand Prix, and him taking that opportunity to pick up his crew and test the speakers out with his favorite anthems on the way to the mall. The song also touches on each man’s high school love. 

“You have three friends that all have three perspectives. The track tells the story of me trying to get at a girl I’ve been eyeing, Black Milk in a long-term relationship with his girl, and Phonte is the player of the group,” says Abernathy. “Bachelorette is the city of Cleveland to me. Musically I aimed to compose the record around that soulful pimpish midwest vibe to set the tone of the story I’m telling in the album. The feeling is home.”

“I got my eye out to get ya/ With the utmost respect and dignity is how I plan to treat ya/ To put you at ease / Just know that I’m a gentleman of scriptures / I’m a man of my word / I wouldn’t speak if I could not deliver,” sings Abernathy.

Pre-order digital and physical copies of Monologue NOW at www.aaronabernathy.com

Bachelorette feat. Phonte & Black Milk

Dialogue begins 10.16.17
Pre-order Dialogue: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dialogue/id1281554226

CHILDREN OF THE CITY | (A. Abernathy, A. Davis, N. Simone)
AARON ABERNATHY - ALL VOCALS , PROGRAMMED DRUMS, & KEYBOARDS;
MALIK HUNTER - BASS

Verse 1
With their foggy intuition 
They’re forced to make big decisions
That lead to massive collisions
All because they’re not conditioned
 
On how to play this game
And for years it’s remained the same
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You know that it’s a shame
That they treat Black human beings this way
So I fall on my knees and pray

Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city

Verse 2
Lord don’t let me backslide 
On the east side of Cleveland we ride
To thugs & Harmony 
Me and Scott Mescudi, used to listen to tribe
Pushing my Daddy’s ride
Son of Larry’s alive
And he’s breathing 
Yeah I’m still here I’m still Cleveland
A messenger for my people
You know the people
The victims of systemic evil 
And it’s been going on for centuries 
That white supremacy 
That no equality 
That store clerk in the store that follows me
Along with police brutality 
And we’re fed up 
And all lives matter is a setup 

Just like our schools with dated books 
Produce crooks that played hooky 
And now they’re out to get your daughter’s goodies 
We all know the system failed them 
Wouldn’t excel them 
They’d rather break them down and jail cell them 

Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city


Ending Refrain
Black king you better wear your crown 
Black queen please know I worship the ground
That you walk on
Don’t let the man bring you down 
Black People said we gotta be proud 
Lord have mercy
To be young, gifted, and Black
They can’t stop that, Lord knows  
With God on our side
They can’t stop us 
Yeah
Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city

Children of the City

EAST OF THE RIVER | (A. Abernathy, M. Hunter, M. King)
MALIK HUNTER - BASS
AARON ABERNATHY - ALL VOCALS , ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS;

East Of The River

Produced and Arranged by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy

Mixed and Engineered by Black Milk

Vocals, Keyboards: Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Drums, Moog: Black Milk

Kissing You

Produced by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed and Engineered by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Vocal and musical arrangements by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Additional Vocals:  Nikki Taylor
All Instruments: Aaron "Ab" Abernathy

Strawberry Letter 22 Interlude

Produced and Arranged by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed & Engineered by Black Milk
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar:  Ab
Bass, Additional Lead Vocals: Malik Hunter
Drums: Black Milk


Strawberry Letter 23 (feat. Nat Turner)

Produced and Arranged by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed & Engineered by Black Milk
Vocals, Keyboards:  Ab
Bass, Additional Vocals: Malik Hunter
Drums: Black Milk

Sweetest Thing

Produced and Arranged by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed & Engineered by Black Milk
Vocals, Keyboards:  Ab
Bass: Malik Hunter
Drums: Black Milk
Guitar:  Zach Cutler
Trumpet:  Dre King

Everlasting Love

Produced by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Mixed and Engineered by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
All vocals performed by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
Vocal and musical arrangements by Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
All Instruments: Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
	

Prologue

I wrote Forecast to instill confidence in our future and highlight the opportunity received in each new day. 

FORECAST IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE VIA:

iTunes | http://bit.ly/1go70NS


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Forecast

This is a message of hope, assurance, and reliability we all look for in love. 

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Call On Me

Producer 14KT got his hands on the "Call On Me" acapella to create this Mellow Smooth RMX.

Call On Me [Mellow Smooth 14KT RMX]

Picking up where he left off, Ab’s first single from Prologue Vol. II is a take on DeBarge’s Eighties classic “All This Love.”  Unlike the original, Ab’s transformation of this song speaks to his funk roots and takes his listeners on an emotional ride full of vulnerability. 

On this record, Ab is assisted by Nat Turner band mate, Malik Hunter on bass, Black Milk on percussion, and Phonte lending his expertise on the subject at hand.  With a stylistic lead and counter melodies reminiscent of the golden era, Ab helps us start the first week of summer on a high note (no pun intended). 

Prologue Vol. II will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD via http://www.aaronabernathy.com July 11th. 

For all information about AB, please visit his official website at http://www.aaronabernathy.com and the following social accounts:

Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/abmusic
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/absthename
Tumblr | http://aboftheheart.tumblr.com
Bandcamp | http://www.aaronabernathy.bandcamp.com
Soundclound | http://www.soundcloud.com/abtheconfidant
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All This Love ft. Phonte

Aaron Abernathy, professionally known as Ab, is a multi-talented musician -- singer, songwriter, producer, and entertainer.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ab joined the ranks of artists like Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack as a graduate from the prestigious music program at Howard University, where he sharpened his vocal abilities and musicianship.  With outstanding talents as both a keyboard player and a vocalist, he has acted as musical director for global touring acts Black Milk and Slum Village and collaborated with Grammy-nominated artists including Jack White, The Foreign Exchange, and Eric Roberson.

Aaron "Ab" Abernathy

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