John Legend - Everybody Knows
Taken from his third album, Evolver, new single Everybody Knows is yet another in a line of grand successes for the man with possibly the sexiest voice in music.
Having sold over a million albums in the UK alone and been the man responsible for signing pop sensation Estelle, John Legend is quite simply unstoppable.
Despite sounding terribly similar to a bad Blue record at the very start, John’s steamy vocals soon slide in while the relaxed underscore seems to feature the oddly placed squeak of a Stylophone.
While not one of John’s catchiest melodies to date, the song’s definitely a grower; by the time you get to the second chorus you’ll find yourself wanting to join in.
This is an R&B record crammed full of soul and styled almost to perfection by the rich texture such a mellifluous croon lends. Easy on the ear and its only real shortcoming being that it doesn’t have a trademark piano solo, it’s guaranteed to reach your heart and rouse a smile.
Rating: 4/5
Anthony Hill
Tagged in John Legend