The Houston Press says, “Gray has a sort of Sarah Vaughn sits-around-with-Sade-at-Ella Fitzgerald’s-house-voice that has a tremendous strength and range.” Going even further the San Francisco Examiner called her, “a musical, most-imaginative tour de force.”
She recorded her first album, Standards In Gray (Justice Records) in 1990 and it soared to 12 of the Gavin Report with over 75,000 albums sold. Two years later she recorded another chart-topper, Tomato Kiss (Proteus Recordings). An induction into the Texas Jazz Heritage Society followed by a move to San Francisco and raised the bar and legitimized her as a career jazz vocalist.
CMJ magazine called her “full of moxie and sophistication.” In 2002-03 she produced the double live album, “Blue and Pink” (Proteus Recordings) and in 2007 released another collection of fan favorites on “Live at the Jazzschool (Grr8Records)”.
Amazon.com and Epionions.com report comments like, “Kellye Gray simply blew me away. Very few female jazz singers have her range and soul.” And, “Kellye Gray is one of the finest singers I’ve ever heard on record or in person. She can blast away or quietly capture your heart.”
Currently she’s releasing her acoustic trio project featuring classical guitar, acoustic bass and jazz voice. The trio recorded “KG3 Live! at the Bugle Boy (Grr8Reords)”; at the La Grange, Texas vintage WWII army barracks venue.
Kellye has performed for dignitaries and heads-of-state. She has had the honor of sharing the stage with a wide variety of jazz, blues and R&B stars throughout the United States and the world. She regularly tours the U.S. and Europe performing at festivals and concerts and nightclubs. Some notable mentions have been the Spoleto Festival USA, Stanford Jazz Festival, Houston International Festival, the Jazz and Blues Heritage Festival, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Yoshi’s, the Cinegrille, Snug Harbor, Lincoln Center, Les Caveaux de la Rochette, and many, many more.
“Simply the most exciting singer to debut” says USA Today.
Morning
Kellye Gray Lyrics
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Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
In Kellye Gray's song "Morning," the lyrics depict a dialogue between the singer and their heartache. The song opens with the singer addressing their heartache as a gloomy sight, expressing surprise that it has returned after seemingly saying goodbye the previous night. The heartache is personified, as the singer reveals that they had hoped it had left with the dawn but finds it still present. The singer then expresses a wish to forget the heartache, but acknowledges its persistent presence since their love departed. The repetition of "Good morning heartache, what's new" suggests a resigned acceptance of the heartache's continuous presence in their life.
The lyrics also convey a sense of exhaustion and weariness in trying to escape the heartache's grip. The singer pleads for the heartache to stop haunting them and to leave them alone, expressing a desire for solitude. The mention of "Monday blues, straight through Sunday blues" further emphasizes the singer's feelings of melancholy and despair, suggesting that the heartache persists throughout their week without respite.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Hello, heartache, you old and depressing presence
Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
I thought we had parted ways last night, heartache
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
I tossed and turned until it appeared you had left
But here you are with the dawn
But now you're back with the sunrise
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
I wish I could forget you, but it seems you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
It feels like I encountered you when my love left
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Now every day I begin by addressing you
Good morning heartache, what's new
Hello, heartache, what's the latest?
Stop haunting me now
Cease tormenting me at this moment
Can't chase you no how
I can't chase you away in any way
Just leave me alone
Simply leave me be
I've got those Monday blues
I'm feeling down and dejected like it's Monday
Straight through Sunday blues
All the way through to Sunday, I'm feeling low
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Hello, heartache, here we are once more
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Hello, heartache, you're the one who knew me in the past
Might as well get used to you hanging around
I might as well become accustomed to your presence lingering
Good morning heartache, sit down
Hello, heartache, take a seat
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham Padellan
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