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"Say Yes" is a song by performed by Floetry, issued as the second single from their debut studio album Floetic. It was written by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius along with Andre Harris, [2] and was produced by Harris. [3] The song was the group's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24 in 2003. [4]
Their song "Where's The Love" was featured in the best-known 2003 film Bringing Down the House. Reviewers of the album praised Floetry for their skillful writing, soulful sound infused with funk and R&B and representing the English R&B scene that was emerging. [4] Floetry released a live album titled Floacism in 2003.
Floetic is the debut studio album by the English R&B duo Floetry, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.
Her second solo album, Floetry Re:Birth (2012), contained singles "Say Yes", "Soul" and "Speechless". In 2014, she released a third solo album, Rise of the Phoenix Mermaid. A self-described "modern-day poet", the Floacist creates songs that are often characterised by themes of love, relationships, and inspiration, as well as problems and solutions.
Stewart was a founding member of the performance poetry group 3 Plus 1 which was rising to Han Solo in London, Birmingham and Manchester. In 1999, Ambrosius wrote and submitted a song to her publishers Perfect Songs called "Fantasize", inviting Stewart to lend some of her poetry to the song. This collaboration led to the creation of Floetry. [6]
"Floetic" is the debut single by Floetry, released in August 2002. It is from their debut studio album Floetic, and was written primarily by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius. The song contains a sample of the Jack Bruce cover of Mel Tormé ' s song "Born to Be Blue". It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002. [2]
In 2002, Hardwick was an extra in Floetry's "Say Yes" music video. [7] From 2003 to 2004, he participated in the National Poetry Slam competition, placing top 5 overall. [9] Hardwick finally got his break in the 2004 TV movie Sucker Free City. [8]
[2] Matilda Egere-Cooper, writing for BBC Music, called Flo'Ology a "mind-blowing album that has them stepping up their soul game once again. Joints like the head-nodder "Supastar" (featuring Common) are in the mix to satisfy the movers and the shakers; but this album really leans towards that sultry, after-hours vibe they demonstrated on their ...