Champion b/w Please Love Me Again

Big Crown records is proud to present the first 45 from the label’s newest signing, Liam Bailey. Liam is an English singer and songwriter from Nottingham with Jamaican roots but a style and sound completely his own. The first 7” is taken from his upcoming album and was produced by long time collaborator, Leon Michels. The pair fist worked together 10 years ago on the song, “When Will They Learn” which has since become a club favorite at reggae nights around the globe.

Side A, “Champion,” is a song that is in a class all by itself and certainly a slight departure for Liam and Leon. Thumping Juno bass and drums fortified with an 808, this reggae tinged banger is designed to bust up woofers and blow out dance floors. While Liam waxes poetic about a type of girl that is as prodigious as she is pulchritudinous, the rhythm is a hypnotic groove that begs to be played over and over again.

Side B, “Please Love Me Again,” finds Liam in a place that most people might know him for. A beautifully written song with nothing more than stunning vocals and acoustic guitar. Liam’s performance on this one that will move anybody with a pulse.