(February 2, 2024) The phrase “Grown N Sexy” had its moment in culture a decade ago, describing a certain calm sense of self-assuredness that came with maturity, regardless of Madison Avenue telling us that we all needed to be 25. And while the time of that saying has passed, it is a pretty good description of the sensual new duet between legendary singers Ledisi and Kenny Lattimore, “Perfect Stranger.”
A sneak peek from Ledisi’s upcoming album Good Life, the Rex Rideout-produced single pairs two revered vocalists on a song that explores the electricity of early attraction, expressed in poetic eroticism:
This is so divine, mystic fireflies
Moonlight and red wine…blazing.
There’s no sense of time, midnight indigo
That’s what I want, how it should be
(February 2, 2024) The phrase “Grown N Sexy” had its moment in culture a decade ago, describing a certain calm sense of self-assuredness that came with maturity, regardless of Madison Avenue telling us that we all needed to be 25. And while the time of that saying has passed, it is a pretty good description of the sensual new duet between legendary singers Ledisi and Kenny Lattimore, “Perfect Stranger.”
A sneak peek from Ledisi’s upcoming album Good Life, the Rex Rideout-produced single pairs two revered vocalists on a song that explores the electricity of early attraction, expressed in poetic eroticism:
This is so divine, mystic fireflies
Moonlight and red wine…blazing.
There’s no sense of time, midnight indigo
That’s what I want, how it should be
The artists caress the lyrics as the protagonists caress each other, expressing desire in ways that that Madison Avenue 25 year old – filled with more awkward impulse than romanticism – simply couldn’t. This is the embodiment of what that term “Grown N Sexy” was meant to be.
Credit to all involved in this song. It is a wonderful addition to each artist’s adult soul catalog, and is exactly what both UAC and Quiet Storm radio should be embracing as we try to warm our way through winter 2024. Well done.
By Chris Rizik
Ledisi feat. Kenny Lattimore
“Perfect Stranger”