Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is a U.S. singer-songwriter and keyboard… Read Full Bio ↴Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is a U.S. singer-songwriter and keyboard player. She was formerly lead vocalist of the '90s R&B and soul group Groove Theory.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City. Her mother was a dance critic and professor who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip-hop and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
As a solo artist, her music is mostly categorized as fitting within the nu-soul genre, though she also dabbles in jazz, blues and gospel sounds. She sang lead vocals with Sade's band Sweetback while Sade was on hiatus. On her last album 'Lovely Standards' she gravitated away from nu-soul to produce a cover album made up of songs from the jazz and blues singers that inspired her. Larrieux is also influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Prince — as she has previously credited on her website.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City. Her mother was a dance critic and professor who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip-hop and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
As a solo artist, her music is mostly categorized as fitting within the nu-soul genre, though she also dabbles in jazz, blues and gospel sounds. She sang lead vocals with Sade's band Sweetback while Sade was on hiatus. On her last album 'Lovely Standards' she gravitated away from nu-soul to produce a cover album made up of songs from the jazz and blues singers that inspired her. Larrieux is also influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Prince — as she has previously credited on her website.
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Lovely Standards
Amel Larrieux Lyrics
I Like The Sunrise I like the sunrise cos it brings a new day I…
If I Loved You I used to think it might be fun to be Anyone…
If I Were a Bell Ask me how do I feel, Now that we're cosy and…
Lucky To Be Me Ask me how do I feel Ask me now that we're…
Shadow Of Your Smile If I loved you, Time and again I would try to…
Something Wonderful If you've never been in love And you're longing for the…
Try Your Wings If you've never been In love, and your longing For the hap…
Wild Is the Wind Love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away…
You're My Thrill You're my thrill You do something to me You send chills righ…
Younger Than Springtime The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…