SONG OF THE DAY (#188)

'one more chance,' by candie payne

if you not heard candie payne's album, 'i wish i could have loved your more,' by now, you really need to yourself a favor and get on that. i've listened to it a couple dozen times and wow, what a record. she's doing for blue-eyed sould what amy winehouse is doing for old-skool r&b. the difference seems to be that while ms winehouse embraces her darkside and demons, candie payne is pure class. it's the kind of class apparent in pretty much everything she does and the way she carries herself. in the age of the indulgent rock star, candie payne is a breath of fresh air AND a complete joy to listen to.

i really thought 'one more chance' should have been the first single from her album. 'i wish i could have loved you more' is a fine song, even a great song, but 'one more chance,' in my opinion, is a superior record. mark ronson, who seems to take all sorts of flak--why i don't know--does a bang up job on the remix. i can only hope that we'll see ms payne stateside soon. the country is hers for the taking.

��� candie payne: one more chance / video
��� candie payne: one more chance [mark ronson mix]
��� candie payne: ordinary fool ['one more chance' b-side / bugsy malone cover]