THELIGHT
The Light
"The Light" is the Grammy-nominated second single from Common's 2000 album Like Water for Chocolate. It was produced by Jay Dee and features keyboards performed by James Poyser. It samples "Open Your Eyes" as performed by Bobby Caldwell and the drums from "You're Getting a Little too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds. Framed as a love letter, it is a confession of Common's love for a woman - most likely his girlfriend at the time, Erykah Badu . Cythia Fuchs of PopMatters describes it as a "charming, tender, and undeniably soulful declaration of affection and respect." A music video directed by Nzingha Stewart features ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: The Light (Common song)
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