more from
Mack Avenue
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Conversations with Christian

by Christian McBride

/
  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Packaged in a simple white jacket featuring a signature from Christian McBride, these collectable test pressings are available in extremely limited quantities.

    Bundle includes:
    • Limited-edition signed test pressing
    • Original album with full artwork and packaging

    Includes unlimited streaming of Conversations with Christian via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $150 USD

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited Edition 2LP translucent orange colored vinyl in numbered gatefold jacket

    Includes unlimited streaming of Conversations with Christian via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $30 USD

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in jewel case

    Includes unlimited streaming of Conversations with Christian via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $18 USD

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD

     

1.
Min bi fon do africa gblé lo Min wè na fon bo mon dèkpè ton Min déssou sin alo min wè dé Mindé ma nan lin dagbé min ton Yé fon bo do yanyan ton do wè Africa min bi sé ton wè Min nou min gbè yanyan ton dido Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Min dé lè tin bo dji djan yin Bomin dé lè fon do nou wa wè Yénan don nou towé gblé lo Yéman do nou dé wa wè nin yon Yé fon bo do yanyan ton do wè Africa min bi sé ton wè Min nou min gbè yanyan ton dido Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika Nishè o, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo Nishè o, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo Nishè o, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo Nishè o, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo, nishèo Min bi fon do africa gblé lo Min wè na fon bo mon dèkpè ton Min déssou sin alo min wè dé Mindé ma nan lin dagbé min ton Yé fon bo do yanyan ton do wè Africa min bi sé ton wè Min nou min gbè yanyan ton dido Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika, Maman Afirika Ashè é Maman, ashè é Maman Afirika, Maman Afirika
2.
3.
You can't say that You can't say that You can't say that You can't say that There were rooms of forgiveness In the house that we share But the space has been emptied Of whatever was there There were cupboards of patience There were shelf loads of care But whoever came calling Found nobody there After today Consider me gone Roses have thorns And shining waters mud And cancer lurks deep In the sweetest bud Clouds and eclipses Stain the moon and stain the sun And history reeks Of the wrongs we have done After today Consider me gone Consider me gone Consider me, consider me Consider me gone I've spent too many years At war with myself The doctor has told me It's no good for my health To search for perfection Is all very well But to look for heaven Is to live here in hell After today After today Consider me gone Consider me gone Consider me, consider me Consider me gone You can't say that You can't say that You can't say that You can't say that You can't say that
4.
5.
6.
7.
Can you slap one more time, baby (Get down) Ow, I felt that one (let me do it one more time) Hit me, hit me, hit me, ooh Lord It's your thing, do what you wanna do I can't tell you who to sock it to ’Cause it's your thing, do what you wanna do now I can't tell you who to sock it to If you want me to love you, maybe I will I need you baby, but it ain't no big deal You need your love now, just as bad as I do Make's me no difference, baby, who you give your thing to ’Cause it's your thing (it’s your thing), do what you wanna do I can't tell you (get down), who to sock it to ’Cause it's your thing (it’s your thing), do what you wanna do I can't tell you who to sock it to Come on now baby Can I come in... It's your thing (come on baby), do what you wanna do I can't tell you who to sock it to ’Cause it's your thing (it’s your thing), do what you wanna do ’Cause I can't tell you who to sock it to I'm not trying to run your life I know you wanna do exactly what's right Oh give your love, babe, do whatever you choose How can you lose with the stuff you choose It's your thing (it’s your thing), do what you wanna do I can't tell you (go on, get down) to... It's your thing (it’s your thing), do what you wanna do now Oh, I can't tell you who ya gotta sock it to (come on with me now baby), come on now I wanna talk to ya baby (talk to me) I wanna talk to ya hard as I can (come on now) I want you to be my fella, baby Come on be my man now I’m gonna be your girl I’m gonna treat ya right, I’ll give ya what you need I’m gonna take ya to the limit, gonna take you to the top I’m here to please ’Cause it's your thing, do what you wanna do (Get down with the get down) I can't tell you who ya gotta sock it to ’Cause it's your thing, do what you wanna do I can't tell you who to sock it to But I want you to sock it to me baby Sock it to me baby, come on Give it to me baby Give it to me baby, come on Give it baby, give it Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme Gimme your love It’s your thing It’s my thing It’s our thing Oh, it’s your thing It’s my thing Oh don’t pull on that string like that Oh, mmm, oh It’s your thing Oh, pull it, oh, I like it It’s your thing... It’s your thing (take me there baby), do what you wanna do It’s your thing, do what you wanna do It’s your thing, do what you wanna do Do what you wanna do Do what you wanna do
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

about

McBride first considered a proposal to do a duet project during the latter ‘90s. “At the time,” he recalls, “I didn’t feel I was ready, or that it was the project I wanted to do. I had other things in mind. But as time progressed, I got to do other projects—putting together the Christian McBride Band and experimenting with a lot of different sounds and layers—and my focus returned to the duets idea.”

credits

released November 8, 2011

Produced by Christian McBride (for The McBride Company, Inc.)
Associate Producer: André Kimo Stone Guess

℗ 2011 The McBride Company, Inc., under exclusive worldwide license to Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. © 2011 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. All rights reserved.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Christian McBride Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride can be likened to a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded and most respected figures in the music world today. ... more

contact / help

Contact Christian McBride

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Christian McBride, you may also like: