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Carolyn Malachi Performs "Gold" @ the GRAMMYs headquarters

Carolyn Malachi discusses genres on the new album

 

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  GOLD Lyrics & Liner Notes
Nothing - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music composed and produced by Joe Lindsay (BMI). Bass played by Marcus Reddick. Additional Engineering by James McKinney, Recorded at Realtyme in Long Island, NY

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Finally - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music composed and produced by Lorenzo Johnson for ZoSmooth Music (BMI). Guitar played by Alvin White. Additional Engineering by James McKinney. Engineered by Lorenzo Johnson. Washington, DC.

LYRICS | MUSIC VIDEO
Free Your Mind - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music composed and produced by Marcus Marshall for MEC Productions LLC (BMI) and Vito for Silvio Delis (BMI). Bass played by Tarus Mateen. Additional Engineering by James McKinney. Recorded at Studio 202, Washington, DC.

LYRICS | MUSIC VIDEO
  Fall Winter Spring Summer - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Produced by Apple Juice Kid (BMI) and Hilo (BMI). Guitar, bass, and synths by Hilo. Drums and additional engineering by James McKinney. Engineered by Marcus Marshall at MEC Audio, Washington, DC

LYRICS | LYRIC VIDEO
  Beautiful Dreamer - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Lyrics co-written and music written by Matthew Shell for MTS Music. Arrangement by Carolyn Malachi and Matthew Shell. Produced and engineered by Matthew Shell (BMI). Co-produced and co-engineered by Darrick Atwater. Piano by Vahagn Stepanyan. Djembe by Jabari Exum. Guitar by Devin Spear. Bass by Marcus Huber. Recorded at Assemblyline Studios, Vienna, VA.

LYRICS | MUSIC VIDEO
 
  All Right - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Violin by Chelsey Green (ASCAP). Bass by Kevin Powe Jr. (ASCAP). Music written, produced and engineered by Marcus Marshall for MEC Productions LLC (BMI) and Vito for Silvio Delis (BMI). Additional Engineering by James McKinney. Band recorded at Studio 202, Washington, DC.

LYRICS | MUSIC VIDEO
  Kamikaze - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music by Matthew Lewis (ASCAP), James McKinney Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP), and Thomas Morris (BMI). Drums by Brian "Spyda" Wheatley. Bass by Kevin Powe Jr. Keys by James McKinney. Recorded at The Art Institute of Washington, Rosslyn, VA. Engineered by Forrest Hall, Steven Harris, Brett Borat and Adriana Mendez . Haiku written and performed by Yoko K. for SevenMu Music (BMI), Produced by Carolyn Malachi. Additional production, recording, and engineering by James McKinney for Infinite Icon Productions, Greenbelt, MD.

LYRICS | BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO
 
  Choose Me - Verse lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Chorus lyrics by Muhsinah for Haveusina Publishing (SESAC) and James McKinney, Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP) performed by Muhsinah with additional BGVs (Background Vocals) All Instruments by James McKinney Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD.

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  The Fence - Lyrics (words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music written, produced played and engineered by James McKinney (ASCAP). Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD for Infinite Icon Productions, Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP)

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  Don't - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Rap lyrics written and performed by Tabi Bonney for Coldwater Music Publishing (BMI). All instruments by James McKinney. Music written, produced and engineered by James McKinney. Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD at Infinite Icon Productions, Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP)

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  Since Yesterday - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Flugel Horn by Theljon Allen. Co-produced and played by Keith McIntosh (ASCAP), Recorded at Potomac Studios, Potomac, MD and Co-produced, arranged, played and engineered by James McKinney. Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD for Infinite Icon Productions, Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP)

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  Ready for the World - Lyrics (melody and words) written and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Music written by Carolyn Malachi (ASCAP), Daniel Tait (ASCAP), and Matthew Lewis (ASCAP). Drums by Daniel Tate. Bass by Matthew Lewis. Piano by James McKinney. Guitar by Alvin White. Lap steel by Brock Smith. Produced and engineered by James McKinney. Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD and at Omega Studios, Rockville, MD engineered by Marcus Marshall and assistant engineer Henri Ludner, Jr.

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  Gold - Lyrics (melody and words) written by and performed by Carolyn Malachi for Carolyn Malachi Legacy Brands (ASCAP). Guitar by Alvin White, all other instruments played by James McKinney, produced and engineered by James McKinney. Recorded at Infinite Icon, Greenbelt, MD for Infinite Icon Productions, Noom Wen Publishing (ASCAP)

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MIXING

Beautiful Dreamer mixed by Matthew Shell and Derrick Atwater at Assemblyline Studios
Vienna, VA

All other songs mixed by Scott Jacoby at Eusonia Studios
New York, NY

MASTERING

Mastered by Emily Lazar and Rich Morales at Lodge Mastering
New York, NY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Carolyn Malachi and James McKinney

ALBUM COVER 

Photography - Yulia Rock
Design - Ishmel Fulton and William Feagins