music to Warm The Soul
connect the spirit of music to your soul with lyris greene
featuring artists like
Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Four Tops, Michael Jackson, Frank Ocean, James Brown, Childish Gambino, Earth, Wind & Fire
“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” -Hans Christian Andersen
What we listen to during the day is vital in crafting the energy we create.
So I ask, what kind of music do you want to invite in for the moment? How about music that encompasses this quote? Music to warm the soul features songs that stimulate a feeling of joy. A selection of songs crafted in a manner that connects the spirit of the music to your soul. From a melodic rhythm or texture in the artist’s voice, this playlist will surely warm your soul!
Happy Feelin’s – Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
5 December 2018
The feeling when you experience listening to this playlist, “Happy Feelin’s”. But seriously, the “Warm the Soul” playlist is to evoke positive sentiments while listening and this Maze classic encompasses those exact emotions, again it’s a perfect fit…
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
14 November 2018
A classic tune by the late Luther Vandross, “Never Too Much” is a feel good record that combines the elements of soul, funk, disco, and jazz influences. Written, composed, and produced by Luther Vandross, the song was released in 1981 on Vandross’s debut album Never Too Much
Strawberry Letter 23 – The Brothers Johnson
30 October 2018
Intros to songs always announce a certain energy that the track will bring. It’s one of the first characteristics I connect with when I first hear a track. Sometimes it just takes those first 10 seconds that let me know the journey a song will take me. And that’s why tracks with memorable intros land on this playlist…
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
16 October 2018
One of the great opportunities to curating this playlist, is selecting songs from any genre and/or decade that echoes the warmth of the soul. One of the best feelings in the world is to gaze into the night sky and feel one with the universe, and a song that perfectly embodies that feeling is Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars.”…
That’s the Way of the World – Earth, Wind, and Fire
2 October 2018
I can remember hearing Earth, Wind, and Fire (EWF) aka the “Elements” every Saturday morning as a kid growing up. One of my father’s favorite groups. And understandably so. EWF took jazz, soul, gospel, pop and more and wrapped it up in one psychedelic, mystical package…
All That I Can Say – Mary J. Blige
18 September 2018
Keeping the theme of soft string openings, this week’s track is coming from the Ms. Mary J. Blige. Curating hip-hop soul over the last 26 years, Mary J. Blige is credited for merging hip hop and R&B music, coining her the “Queen of Hip Hop Soul”. The track “All That I Can Say”, was released in 1999 off Mary J. Blige’s fourth studio album, “Mary”…
Summertime Magic – Childish Gambino
12 September 2018
Nothing like an ode to the summer than this gem. If I was to pick a 2018 summer track, this one would hit the mark. Why? Simply, the rhythms. This mellow R&B track sums up that summertime feeling, opening with steel drums that immediately take you to paradise. A place of joy!…
Free – Deniece Williams
29 August 2018
A jazz-kissed ballad penned by Williams and produced by the late great Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Another 70s classic, that perfectly fits into this playlist with it’s angelic melodies…
Optimistic – Sounds of Blackness
22 August 2018
It’s my personal testimony of faith. Written and produced by Gary Hines, and the legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in 1991, “Optimistic” embodies an uplifting rhythm of hope and inspiration…
All I Do – Kirk Whalum
14 August 2018
A favorite remake of mine. Originally recorded by Tammi Terrell in 1966, but most notably known by Stevie Wonder, on his 1980’s classic album “Hotter than July.” This performance of “All I Do” was recorded by Kirk Whalum on his 1998 album “For You.”…
It’s Love – Jill Scott
31 July 2018
Have you ever found yourself connecting to a song and begun noticing other souls around you connecting to the song? You realize in that moment, everyone around you is vibrating off that same energy? Amazing, right?…
Show You The Way to Go – The Jacksons
24 July 2018
One word to describe this song…. “magical”. I mean c’mon, the strings are immediately alluring to the soul. A Jacksons gem, composed by the legendary Gamble and Huff of Philadelphia International. This single comes from the album The Jacksons released in 1976…