Stay With Me (By The Sea)

Album: Lay It Down (2008)
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  • This features John Legend. The American singer-songwriter was originally intended to sing on a different track but then he heard an unfinished version of this song. Green had been developing it with Corinne Bailey Rae and Legend immediately knew that this one was meant for him. Green said on the EMI press release that this song illustrated the co-operative spirit that distinguishes the album. He explained: "John is singing it, I'm singing it, Corinne and I are singing the background. We're all included. It's personal, about my own life, but still everyone can feel what I'm talking about."

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