Singer's wife Chrissy Teigen and their children Luna and Miles are seen on My favorite dreamFirst single “LOVE”
Singer John Legend is releasing a children's album, and the singer has revealed the unexpected collaborator he brought on to produce the album: Sufjan Stevens.
My favorite dreamThe new album, which will be released on August 30, will also feature appearances from Legend's wife, Chrissy Teigen, and their two children, Luna and Miles. The three will contribute to the album's first single, “LOVE.”
In an interview with Associated PressLegend spoke about recruiting Stevens for the project and what he brought to the table. My favorite dream.
“He sings a lot as an alternative, and he’s a genius. I’ve been a fan of his for about 20 years. When I was writing these songs, the first thing that came to my mind about who I wanted to produce these songs was Sufjan, because I love how dreamy he is, how weird he is, and how much of his personality is in everything he makes,” Legend said. “And I just felt like he would be the perfect energy for a kids’ album: to combine his songwriting with his production and his arrangement and his playing. You can hear his influence throughout the album and I love that.”
Legend added of Stevens: “I was so happy that he agreed because you never know if someone is going to want to do a kids' album with you, and we had never worked together before. We had never met before we started working on this album.”
My favorite dream The album contains nine original tracks and two covers – Bob Marley's “Three Little Birds” and the standard song “You Are My Sunshine”. There are also three bonus tracks that are covers of Fisher-Price songs.
“I want the kids to feel the love that I put into it, and I want them to be able to pass that love on to their families and loved ones,” Legend said of the album. “I think the messages on the album are ones that we would love to share with our kids, and I have a feeling that a lot of parents would want to share it with their kids as well, and it would make me happy if they could do that.”
