Today sees the release of I Decided the stunning new single from new solo artist Solange. Taken from her forthcoming album Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams, I Decided, co-written by Solange and Pharrell Williams, is a shimmery summer smash, with echoes of The Supremes and Motown at its best.
Solange has been writing and performing from an early age. Classically trained in ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance at school, her performing career started a little unexpectedly, as a back up dancer when a Destiny's Child dancer suddenly had to leave the tour. This experience and traveling with the group all across the world was huge influence on her and opened her up to many different types of music and style. She used this cultural melting pot on her debut album Solo Star which she released at the age of 16.
Since these beginnings Solange has developed into a notable singer, songwriter and actress, with some fantastic achievements already under her belt. The latest talent from the Music World stable, she co-wrote Beyonce’s Get Me Bodied and Upgrade You from Beyonce B-Day album, Love Off for Kelly Rowland’s Ms Kelly and Michelle Williams’s upcoming club smash We Break The Dawn. Tapping into her other passion acting, she has also starred in hit movies Johnson Family Vacation and Bring It On: All Or Nothing, in which she co-starred with Heroes star Hayden Panettiere.
Music has remained her first love throughout. Her forthcoming album Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams is influenced by the likes of Otis Reading and Marvin Gavin If I had to describe the sound of my record, say Solange, I would like to think that it is as if The Supremes, The Marvelettes, Dusty Springfield and Minnie Riperton were to make the music they did in the 60's and 70's now with a modern touch. I Decided totally encapsulates that vibe. Produced by The Neptunes and given an extra sparkle by UK’s finest Freemasons, I Decided is a burst of pure old school R&B pop drama with a modern twist.
With an amazing album to follow with collaborations from the likes of Pharell, The Boards Of Canada, Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, Raphael Saddiq and the legendary Lamont Dozier, Solange has well and truly found her own voice.