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If you've listened to Top 40 radio or flipped through the video channels during the past few years, odds are pretty good you know something about John Legend. He played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" and might as well be considered Kanye West's sidekick, having assisted the producer and MC on several sessions — Jay-Z's "Encore" and Slum Village's "Selfish" being two of the more prominent 2004 singles featuring his work. A former choir director, he has also released a handful of energetic live discs, some of which are credited to his less hubristic birth name, John Stephens. And though he claims "I've got something new," you've also heard substantial chunks of Get Lifted in records made decades ago by Sly & the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Quincy Jones, and Bill Withers. This might not be a problem for listeners who crave anything that recalls the music they first heard in their youth, but Legend's over-reliance upon his inspirations is an impediment as much as a slick way to grab attention. That's because he has more than enough talent and charm to get by on his own. His own lyrics and hooks are unique and clever enough to get the point across that he's no everyday R&B artist and, just as importantly, he has a personable and instantly fetching voice you could listen to all day long. However, the association with West — whose Sony-distributed boutique label released the record — is very helpful. Without it, Legend would likely be zoned into neo-soul (2003's Live at SOB's New York City really makes this notion apparent), thereby standing little chance of reaching the ears of anyone younger than 30. The production work supporting his songs strikes a fine balance between soul and hip-hop, allowing him to appeal to those who are coming from either angle. This is a very good record. It's a given that Legend is destined to make at least two others that top it. 

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Let's Get Lifted

Skin - Rihanna Acoustic

If i was your summer 
If i was your winter 
If i was your springtime 
If i was your fall 

If i was your wind 
If i was your stars 
If i was your sun 
It would never rain at all 

If i was your lady 
If i was your baby 
If i was your sweetheart 
If i was your boo 

If i was your lover 
significant other 
if i was your up 
I stay down for you 

I think I love you 

If i was your teacher 
If i was your notebook 
I i was your pen 
I would give you an A 

If i was your cellphone 
if i was your minutes 
If i was your bill 
You would never have to pay 

If i was your college 
if i was your knowledge 
if i was your loan 
I would be your degree 

if i was your ticket 
If i was your suitcase 
if i was your plane 
your destination would be me 

I think I love you 

Pretty brown skin from way back when 
hey boy what you looking at no need to pretend 
tell me where you wanna go 
we can go back and forth fast or slow 
tell me how you like it 

Can we go way back 
way back in time 
flashback to the night when you were mine 
shot of belvidere two bottles of wine 
and a slow jam made our bodies align 
like a eclipse you keep blocking 
like a remix ima keep rocking 
listen let me make it clear 
what you're looking for is standing right here 

right here right here 
you over there you you you right in that chair (x2) 

I think I love you

Let's Get Lifted

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