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About U Gotta Love Being U
U Gotta Love Being U, is MonkeyRat’s first pop/singer-songwriter/soul, single and Anna’s first co-written song with Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen. All three songwriters were selected in 2018 and participated in Koda’s co-writing session at Reinsaríið, in the Faroe Islands.
Anna liked the universal message so much, that she later added a 2nd verse in 2019 and asked Alain Apaloo to sing the song, because of his distinct African accent and spiritual journey within. As producer, Anna heard soft sounding oohs and ahhs in her head and asked African American singer, Deborah Herbert to once again lend her beautiful soothing voice for the final touch.
In these dark and uncertain times, U Gotta Love Being U lifts the spirit and raises the vibration spreading a message of positivity and love.
Reviews:
“Led by Canadian artist Anna Iachino – and sung by Alain Apaloo who has an incredibly peculiar timbre, I must admit – and the award-winning virtuoso bass player Arnold Ludvig (also her husband), MonkeyRat deliver such a refined project that, if not your preferred genre, could totally be the one to convert you”.
– Jim Esposito /A&R Factory
“Alain Apaloo is extraordinary as the featured artist on the track. The pre-chorus sees the guitar parts playing with more space and elongated notes, giving the vocal, and overall arrangement room to breathe. The overall vibe is upbeat and uplifting. U Gotta Love Being U” by MonkeyRat ft. Alain Apaloo is a powerful and moving song. Driven by a solid groove, the song pulls listeners in with a memorable melody, and meaningful lyrics. With a well-constructed arrangement and fantastic performance, the song shines and uplifts listeners.”
– Byron Harris / Indie Spoonful
Released on the following formats:
Digitally on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). You can check it out with this link: https://bfan.link/u-gotta-love-being-u
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