John Legend, “Honey” | Track Review

Award-winning musician extraordinaire John Legend collaborates with Muni Long on the short but utterly sweet R&B single, “Honey.”

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fter proclaiming her to be “Dope”, Academy/Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend is back with another new single, “Honey”. This time, he trades a rapper, JID, for a different collaborator, Muni Long, renowned for her hit single, “Hrs & Hrs”. The results are positive, despite the fact that “Honey” is brief, clocking in at under two and a half minutes in duration.

There’s lots to heart about “Honey.” It commences with a soulful instrumental intro that sets the tone.  The fabulous production and sound of this record are attributed to the skills of Mr. Franks, Ryan Tedder, Lindgren, and TBHits.  This backdrop is the perfect fuel for John Legend’s fire. As always, his vocals are expressive, commanding, soulful, and sexy (him too, of course, ). Following the relatively simple first verse and pre-chorus, he drops the simple but chill, memorable chorus:

“You’re sweeter than honey

You’re sweeter than honey

(Want all the) Money

(Give me that) Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.”

Muni Long first appears in the second verse; I love her tone, providing a nice contrast to Legend. The join forces for the second pre-chorus and chorus, at least at select moments, before Legend closes things out.

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Final Thoughts

All in all, John Legend delivers another successful single in the year of our Lord, 2022. “Honey” isn’t game-changing, but I enjoy this collaboration.  It’s always great when a well-established artist like John Legend works with fresh blood like Muni Long.  Nice addition to the R&B catalog all told.

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John Legend • “Honey” (Ft. Muni Long) • John Legend Music, Inc. / Republic • 6.17.2022

[: Brent Faulkner, John Legend Music, Inc., The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]

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