Breathe Again: A Tribute to Babyface
Digital album · Released
Breathe Again: A Tribute to Babyface is a tribute to one of Vivek’s favourite artists, featuring covers of ten songs (co-)
Read the essays by Vivek
“Over time I felt that I needed to make peace with the possibility that maybe we were just strangers with a blood connection.”
“Babyface was one of the first artists I was exposed to who could do everything…”
Sittin’ Up in My Room* (Brandy)
Breathe Again (Toni Braxton)
Can We Talk† (Tevin Campbell)
Red Light Special (TLC)
Queen of the Night (Whitney Houston)
Melt Away (Mariah Carey)
Not Gon’ Cry (Mary J. Blige)
Take a Bow (Madonna)
When Can I See You Again (Babyface)
Water Runs Dry‡ (Boyz II Men)
- Performed & produced by Vivek Shraya
- Mastered by Shane Smith
- Artwork by Juliana Neufeld
- * Featuring MC Jazz
- † Featuring Afi Browne
- ‡ Featuring Shamik
The resulting album ranges from the eponymous track ‘Breathe Again,’ a tender take on the desperately romantic song made famous by Toni Braxton, to an unapologeticly diva-licious stab at following in Whitney Houston’s tracks with ‘Queen of the Night.’… And yes, he covers ‘Red Light Special.’ And damn it’s sexy.