Cymande team up with Celeste for anthemic collab ‘Only One Way’

nme.com:

Cymande have teamed up with Celeste on their anthemic new track ‘Only One Way’ from the group’s upcoming album.Serving as the second single to be released from the British funk group’s album ‘Renascence’ and opens with a delicate piano riff followed by swelling strings and Celeste’ powerful and soulful voice singing: “Here you are again / In my arms / There you go again reaching for someone.”Speaking about the collaboration in a press release, Cymande’s Patrick Patterson shared: “We got together in New York some time ago.

Celeste approached it melodically and lyrically from a perspective we thought was great, we came back to the UK and perfected it.

Her performance is wonderful. It deserved an orchestral arrangement and we had an arranger, Chris Cameron, who could elevate it up to the firmament.

He did a brilliant arrangement.”Celeste added: “It was a blustery New York day, I had just performed at Carnegie Hall, and was asked if I’d like to meet Cymande at a studio close by to Broadway.