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“‘Things Change’ came to me one night, waking me out of my sleep at 4 in the morning,” LaTonya clearly recalls. “I went on my balcony and wrote it right then. What I want listeners to take away from the song is you can’t hold everybody else accountable for things that change. You are responsible for your own growth. It’s o.k. to have your moment – to cry, cuss and fuss – but then you’ve got to release it, wish them well and press on. Don’t hinder your blessings. Love yourself first.”
Delicately produced by Myron McKinley (Earth Wind & Fire, Howard Hewett), “Things Change” places the focus on LaTonya’s voice and words. Refining her instrument under vocal coach Tim Carter (Tyrese, 5th Harmony), since her debut EP Love Me Just For Me in 2008, has shaped LaTonya’s already heart-piercing voice into golden tones of persuasion. Background vocals and arrangements were handled by her friend and first-call industry songbird Sharlotte Gibson (“American Idol,” Whitney Houston, Celine Dion).
lyrics
Things Change (Lyrics)
(Verse 1)
If you had just listened to my heart
We might not be apart
You called me insecure
Cause my instincts were sure
That you were cheating on me
With ole girl right down the street
And lying constantly
So I had to set you free
(Chorus)
Cause we were not meant to be together
And we were never happily ever after
Cause we were not meant to last forever
Just like the summer breeze
And the fallen leaves
In seasons of love
Things Change
(Verse 2)
If you had just told the truth up front
We might've worked things out
Instead you told me lies
Said you’d make me your wife
Then I saw you on my own
Out with your ex booty call
Just disrespecting me
So I had to set you free
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I thought that we were in love
But thinking just ain’t enough these days
And when I tried to communicate
You got mad and ran away
Then I had a change of heart
My love for you grew apart each day
(Chorus)
credits
released June 3, 2016
Things Change
Written by LaTonya Holmes / Myron McKinley
Background Vocals / Background Vocal Arrangements by Sharlotte Gibson
Produced by Myron McKinley For Darkelf Productions
"Mixed by Bob Horn at Echobar Studios in North Hollywood, CA"
"Mastered by Maor Applebaum at Maor Applebaum Mastering - California - U.S.A." www.maorappelbaum.com
As a fiercely gifted and driven singer, actress, voiceover talent and advertising presence, LaTonya Holmes has worked her
singular sparkle from Broadway to Hollywood as a coveted quadruple threat. Yet behind the effervescent energy and dazzling smile that keep her booked solid year-round, there is a woman with deeply painful yet extraordinarily triumphant stories to tell.
