Sophia James — her birth name is Sophia Wackerman — is a singer, songwriter pianist and global jazz studies major, and she describes her music as a mix of rock, soul, pop and fusion.
By the time Sophia Wackerman ended her American Idol 2020 run in the Top 11 after a jazzy performance of the Beach Boys “In My Room” she had changed her name to Sophia James. Judge Katy Perry suggested the singer switch to Star, her late mother’s stage name. But Sophia settled on paying tribute to her brother James, whose special needs never held him back.

Now, Sophia has released a new song,  “Somebody New.” The tune harkens back to standards from the 50s and 60s. There is even the sound of a crackling needle at the end of the record. Break out your martini glasses, people!



Somebody New - Sophia James

Written by Bruno Major and Emily Elbert
Produced and Mixed by Bruno Major and Phairo
Artwork by Robert Shuttleworth
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Lyrics:

Don’t you tell me that it wasn’t meant to be
Call it quits, call it destiny
Just because it won’t come easily 
Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try

We had a good thing going lately 
Might not have always been a fairy tale
But you know and I know that they ain't real
I’ll take the truth over the story

You might have tried my patience greatly
But I’m not about to let us fail
I’ll be the wind picking up your sail
But won’t you do something for me

Don’t you tell me that it wasn’t meant to be
Call it quits, call it destiny
Just because it won’t come easily 
Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try

Come and going, 
Inside out and back to front
All tangled and messy
That’s how we’ve been and we’ll always be
And that’s alright with me

Don’t you tell me that it wasn’t meant to be
Call it quits, call it destiny
Just because it won’t come easily 
Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try

Easily

Written by Bruno Major and Daniel McDougal
Produced and Mixed by Bruno Major and Phairo
Artwork by Robert Shuttleworth
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There’s no life without love they say
None worth having anyway
You’re a mystery to me some days
But that’s what keeps me sane
A heart that yearns is always young
But you can’t love just anyone
It’s been a while since 21
But I still feel the same.

Take me home and don’t spare the horses
Away to the silence I need
Take me home and don’t spare the horses.
Away to a gossamer breeze.
I don’t need to build a house of stone.
Wherever you are is where I call home

Home is where just you and me
Can drink and laugh and dance till three,
I have everything I need
When I’m with you alone
Home is where we stay all night
No roof above our starry sky
I’d lie here ‘til the day I die
And our time together’s flown

Take me home and don’t spare the horses.
Away to the silence I need
Take me home and don’t spare the horses.
Away to a gossamer breeze.
I don’t need to build a house of stone.
Where ever you are is where I call home

I know I’ve made mistakes at times.
Every now and then I’ve made you cry
For that I'm sorry
But they were few and far between
We’re closer now then we’ve ever been
You know I’m sorry

I used to wonder why I’m here
No rhyme or reason would appear
Since we've met it’s loud and clear
I’m here to see you home

Home

Written and Produced by Bruno Major
Mixed by Nathan Boddy
Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering
Artwork by Robert Shuttleworth
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Lyrics:
Smash all the pictures where I am in the frame
Toy with my emotions as if it is a game 
In the heat the moment call someone else's name 
I would love you just the same

Drag me through the dirt cut me to the bone
Leave me for dead and laugh your way back home 
I'd still be smiling, like a madman in the rain 
And I would love you just the same

So do your worst to me
Test my loyalty 
I will pass with distinction 
Of first degree
I lost my mind to you
Somewhere down the line that you drew
But I only have myself to blame
Cos I still love you just the same

Flog me with malice till the rivers running red 
Make me an outlaw put a price upon my head 
Cast me to exhile or a house for the insane 
And I would love you just the same

So do your worst to me
Test my loyalty 
I will pass with distinction 
Of first degree
I lost my mind to you
Somewhere down the line that you drew
But I only have myself to blame
Cos I still love you just the same

Just The Same

Produced and mixed by Bruno Major and Phairo
Written by Bruno Major and Dan McDougall
Mastered by Kevin Tuffy at EAB Studios
Artwork by Robert Shuttleworth
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He could buy you a bed
But it won't help you sleep
He could give you a watch
But not his time to keep
He could fly you to Verona or a mountain in the snow
He won't know the places that we used to go

I heard he's best friends with Hollywood now
He can afford all the champagne in town
I heard he's got a big house up on easy street
But I've got a big heart that I want you to keep

My fair-weather friend
I wish you could see
He'll never love you
Quite like me
He'll sing you a sad song just like one of mine
But I know it won't make you cry

Don’t you remember
the promise we made
As our shadows grew long
in the field where we lay
That you’d always be you,
and I’d always be me
As the sun fell asleep
and so did we

My fair-weather friend
I wish you could see
He'll never love you
Quite like me
He'll sing you a sad song just like one of mine
But I know it won't make you cry

Fair-Weather Friend

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Credits: 
Written by Bruno Major & Finneas O'Connell
Performed and Programmed by Bruno Major & Phairo
Produced and Mixed by Bruno Major and Phairo
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis
Artwork: Rob Shuttleworth

Lyrics:
Will it be a pavement or a sidewalk,
When I finally lay my eyes on you,
Someone I’ve already loved
Or will you find your way out of the blue?

Will it be my flat or your apartment,
When I finally realise I do?
Will we meet on Baker Street,
Or find ourselves on Melrose Avenue?

I don’t know who you are,
But I’ll save you a seat,
Hang my coat on a chair next to me.
I tried to reassure the waiter,
Say you’re down the street,
He laughed at me,
So here’s to you,
The most beautiful thing that I have never seen.

Someone on a screen asked me a question,
Something about what love means to me,
Maybe it’s just circumstance or general compatibility.

I don’t know who you are,
But I’ll save you a seat,
Hang my coat on a chair next to me.
I tried to reassure the waiter,
Say you’re down the street,
He laughed at me,
So here’s to you,
The most beautiful thing that I have never seen.