Bless the Telephone

Album: Food (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • Originally written and recorded by Labi Siffre on his 1971 The Singer And The Song album, Kelis transforms his folk love song into a duet with TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe.
  • The Food album was produced by Adebimpe's TV on the Radio bandmate Dave Sitek, whose also helmed records for Santigold, Foals and Beady Eye.

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