was submitting songs to Quincy for the Patti’s new album. At the time, he was producing Patti Austin, and every songwriter in L.A. There were a lot of producers and songwriters in the room when Quincy was auditioning singers. Here’s the video of Michael Jackson’s great performance of “Man In The So did this all happen around the same time? So what you hear on that record…I’m really proud of that.ĭK: You said that you had an audition for Quincy Jones. But they couldn’t get in the same room at the same time, so the record company ended up using my demo vocal for that song. “Don’t Look Any Further” was a demo that was supposed to become a duet for Chaka Khan & Dennis Edwards. They were two songwriters who were at the auditions, when I auditioned for Quincy Jones, and I just started doing their demos. That was through (writer/producer) Dennis Lambert and (songwriter) Franne Golde. And we’ll be remixing this song for this upcoming project I’m working on.ĭK: Going back to the early part of your career, you had a duet hit with Dennis Edwards (of The Temptations) on the song, “Don’t Look Any Further.” Was that a big break for you? I never got to tell him how much he meant to me.
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He also co-wrote the score for the movie Hidden Figures with Pharrell and Hans Zimmer.ĭK: In 2012, you wrote and released a song called “Keep On Lovin’ You.” Was this song written as a tribute to Michael Jackson? And it’s a joy to work with Benjamin Wallfisch, who is a very important part of. This documentary is poignant and meaningful and it touched me so much, that I’m writing a song or two for the documentary. So this man and his whole story is just so amazing. And he decided to give all his money away and rescue orphans from the street, because he was a street child. It’s about an African man named Charles Mulli who was homeless, orphaned and abandoned by his family, yet he went on to become one of richest businessmen in Kenya.
In fact, there’s a new documentary that’s coming out soon that’s called Mully. Are you currently working on new songs for movies? He makes very intelligent, artistic choices, and I knew I just had to bring it-I had to write something that meant something, in order for him to want to be a part of that.ĭK: Over the years, you’ve written many songs for movies, and you’ve received two Oscar nominations for Best Song. When I realized that the song could really use a hip-hop flavor, I knew I had to write something significant for him to want to be.
How did you decide to collaborate with Common on this song?
Here’s the audio of Siedah Garrett’s new single, “G.H.E.T.T.O.”ĭK: The song features a rap by Common. And I think that song does speak to that in a very definitive way. I wanted to call attention to the fact, that there needs to be a change in perception of those who believe that their circumstances determine what they can achieve in their lives, or how high they would climb or how successful they’ll be. She talks about her new single, her work with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, and how she co-wrote the acclaimed hit, “Man In The Mirror.”ĭK: You have a new single called “G.H.E.T.T.O.” (feat. We are pleased to do this new Q&A interview with Siedah Garrett. Notably, she and Glen Ballard (who co-wrote “Man In The Mirror” with her) wrote another song for Michael Jackson called “Keep The Faith,” which is on Jackson’s multi-platinum album, Dangerous. Then in 2003, she released her second solo album, called Siedah.Īs a songwriter, Garrett has also written songs for Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Earth Wind & Fire, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am and other artists. In 1996, Garrett joined the popular group, the Brand New Heavies, and she was featured on their album, Shelter. She released her debut album Kiss of Life in 1988, and she also sang lead vocals on two songs (“One Man Woman” and “The Places You Find Love”) on Quincy Jones’ Grammy-winning album, Back on the Block. Around that time, she auditioned for Quincy Jones and was signed as an artist to his label, Qwest Records. Garrett got her start in the music business as a background vocalist, and then she sang a duet with Dennis Edwards (of The Temptations) on a single called “Don’t Look Any Further,” which was an R&B hit. This single is a motivational anthem about not being defined by where you come from. In this song, the letters in “G.H.E.T.T.O.” stand for: Greatness Happens Even Though There’s Oppression. Notably, this recording features a rap performance by Common. Here’s an excerpt of our interview with Siedah Garrett, who tells how she wrote (with Glen Ballard) the classic hit song “Man In The Mirror” for Michael Jackson, and she discusses the song’s unique lyric concept.Ĭurrently, Garrett has written & recorded a new song called “G.H.E.T.T.O.,” which she has released as a single.
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