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The first two, "High On A Mountain" followed by the unreleased instrumental, "The Gate," both veer into jazzy territory and feature outstanding musicianship from everyone involved. Their radiant harmonies and always positive lyrics were a direct reflection of their commitment to the Baha'i religion, which began in Persia, based on the teachings of the prophet Baha'u'llah, who died in The single debuted on the U. Released on December 4, the song serves as the lead single from his self-titled debut album, Ryan Leslie. With Seals on guitar, saxophone and violin, and Crofts on guitar and mandolin, the duo created an extremely original sound.

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Released on December 4, the song serves as the lead single from his self-titled debut album, Ryan Leslie. The song also peaked at number 95 on the U.

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This approach to singing and instrumentation would be a key to their success, but what made them quite different from the early s pantheon of singer-songwriters was their deep religious faith, which dominated their songwriting. After such sweet and singable pop hits like "We May Never Pass This Way Crofts-diamon and "Diamond Girl," this disturbing anti-abortion song alienated both fans and critics alike and began the decline of the duo's career.

However, the Baha'i religion also forbids homosexuality and more significantly to Seals and Crofts career, forbids abortion.

This page was last edited on 27 Augustat Views Read Edit View history. April Learn how and when to remove this template message. They not only had serious craftsmanship, arranging skills and an undeniable gift for melody and harmony, but they also had the ability to write deeply seal lyrics based on their own strong beliefs while making them seem universal.

Diamond Girl (Ryan Leslie song)

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Throughout their career, Seals and Crofts never wavered in their commitment to advance the Baha'i faith through their music. This is immediately apparent as the recording begins with the unison riff of Dash Crofts' mandolin and Bobby Lichtig's bass kicking off "Summer Breeze.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The electric mandolin solo by Dash Crofts in the former song is of particular note and on "The Gate" listeners get the opportunity to hear Jimmy Seals leading the way on alto sax.

The more stripped down "Not To Be Found" follows, a haunting track from the duo's debut album. Share Tweet Submit Pin. American hip hop and gangsta rap group G-Unit recorded their own version of the song, titled "Bottom Girl" and featured it on their mixtape Return of the Body Snatchers Volume 1 Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States which had just been handed down at the timethis features lyrics from a poem written by Lana Day Bogan, the wife of the group's recording engineer, Joe Bogan.

This prefaces a lovely performance of the ballad "Hummingbird," which quotes directly from the Baha'i Scriptures.

Retrieved from " https: Articles lacking sources from April All articles lacking sources Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles. The single debuted on the U. Although they stopped short of directly proselytizing on-stage, at the peak of their popularity, they held post-show "firesides," where they would return to the stage and chat with anyone who cared to hear more about it.

The official remix features Craig David and Mims. Their radiant harmonies and always positive lyrics were a direct reflection of their commitment to the Baha'i religion, which began in Persia, based on the teachings of the prophet Baha'u'llah, who died in To quote from an early interview with Jimmy Seals, "We worked out counterparts on the mandolin and guitar, and also on the vocals, and then we tried to work it out sometimes where we would sing two parts, and play the other two harmony parts on the instruments.

By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. By the time of their first album inboth were experienced singers and multi-instrumentalists, having worked together sincewhen they were still in junior high school. The harmonies, especially Dash Crofts' high vocal inflections, are undeniably superb and it's no wonder this would become the group's signature song, beginning and ending this night's performance. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

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At her suggestion, Seals and Crofts put her poem to music. With Seals on guitar, saxophone and violin, and Crofts on guitar and mandolin, the duo created an extremely original sound. The controversial title track from their forthcoming album is next, with "Unborn Child.

Written from the viewpoint of an unborn child, with lyrics like " Oh, little baby, if you only knew. Here Seals and Crofts front the most impressive touring unit they ever had, which not only featured Louie Shelton on lead guitar also their producer and longtime collaborator Bobby Lichtig on bass, but future Toto members David Paich on keyboards and Jeff Porcaro on drums, plus a four-piece horn section.