Beautiful Day

by Millie Small

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New Millie Small Single Released Posthumously
First single in two decades, “Beautiful Day,”

Though the Legendary Jamaican recording artist died on May 5, 2020, her legacy will live forever. To celebrate her passion for life and love of music, the world will once again experience the effervescent Millie Small with a new recording, “Beautiful Day,” released on April 30, 2021, now available for preorder.

Recorded before her death on October 12, 2017 at Vanguard Studios in Camberwell, London, the song was written by Millie Small in the 1990s. Her daughter encouraged her mum to record “Beautiful Day” in celebration of Millie’s 70th birthday.

A video of the recording, including a singing-and-dancing Millie Small, will accompany the release. More information and pre-purchase is available at milliesmall.com.

-Heather Augustyn
www.skabook.com

lyrics

Beautiful Day

I’m gonna go back home on the 1st of May
What a beautiful day
John will be at my side on my Aeroplane ride
First stop Montego Bay

Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
Yeah
So on the 1st of May
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again

I’m gonna have some fun drinking lots of rum
What a beautiful day
Give me some rice and peas
Make me feel at ease
What a beautiful day

Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
So on the 1st of May
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again

Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
So on the 1st of May
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again

La la la la la la la la la la la
What a beautiful day
la la la la la la la la la la la
What a beautiful day
la la la la le le la la
la la la la la
la la le la la le la la
la la la la la
What a beautiful day

I'm gonna go back home!
Yeah Yee!
What a beautiful day!
Give me some rum!
Rice and Peas make me feel at ease oh yes!

What a beautiful day !
What a beautiful day !
Oh I'm gonna go back home!
I'm gonna go back home!
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ah Bam bam bam deh dah dah Bim!

Wicked G'waan boy
G'waan nuh?
Choon!
Wunderbar! Wonderful!

credits

released April 30, 2021
LEAD VOCALS – MILLIE SMALL

BASS – DERRICK McINTYRE (Jamiroquai, Beverley Knight)
DRUMS – JOSE JOYETTE (Ibibio Sound Machine, Mother Earth)
GUITAR – ALFRED KARI BANNERMAN (Osibisa, Ibibio Sound Machine)
KEYS – STEVE HOLMES (Alicia Myers, Archie Bell & The Drells)
PERCUSSION – PRESTON HEYMAN (Kate Bush, Terrence Trent D’arby)
SAXOPHONE – DEREK NASH (Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan)
TROMBONE – WINSTON ROLLINS (Aswad, Jools Holland)
TRUMPET – GEORGE HOGG (Mica Paris, Van Morrison)

HORN ARRANGEMENT – WINSTON ROLLINS

ENGINEER – MAX GRUNHARD
MIXED – MAX GRUNHARD AT VANGUARD STUDIOS
MASTERED – MIKE CAVE AT LOFT MASTERING