“People Like You” honors loved ones lost, a song that resonates with many in the wake of the pandemic. Their strong partnership shines through in every song on the album. And Johnny was like, ‘Alright, Mate,’ come on over.’ And we just started making music.” And one of my biggest things was I wanted to work on my songwriting abilities. Johnny is an amazing songwriter, adult contemporary artist himself, and a studio owner. “It’s two friends who came from two different genres, two different walks of life. His friendship with Reid, and the work they did together on his album, culminated in his first solo project (apart from Morgan Heritage) in nine years. The move, he says, has been life-changing, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
I threw my arms in the air and said I’m moving to Nashville, and the crowd went nuts! I was like, oops, what have I done?” “Something just ran through my body and to this day I don’t know what happened. Morgan was onstage at the Ryman Auditorium when something inside him clicked. In 2012, while touring with India Arie, they played a show in Nashville. “I remember when Rogers came to Jamaica and started singing “The Gambler,” he was shocked and said, wait, how do you guys know my songs?’” “Kenny Rogers was a huge icon in Jamaica and nobody in Nashville knew that until I started telling that story,” he explains. He says people might be surprised to discover country music is a big deal in Jamaica. He’s a longtime member of his family’s GRAMMY-winning reggae band, Morgan Heritage, but also grew up listening to country music.
Morgan’s decision to live in Nashville is a story all its own. Reid is a Scottish singer/songwriter and producer who partnered with Morgan to write, record, and produce this album at Reid’s Soultrain Sound Studios in Nashville.
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