Let It Play

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Let It Play
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Studio album by David Usher
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Genre Pop
Label Evil Empire Inc.
David Usher chronology
Songs from the Last Day on Earth
(2012)
Let It Play
(2016)

Let It Play is the ninth studio album by Canadian musical artist David Usher. [1] It was released on October 21, 2016 via David Usher's own music label, Evil Empire Inc. The album features English translations of French-Canadian songs [2] [3] , re-recorded originals from Usher's repertoire, as well as high-profile collaborations with artists such as Marie-Mai, Alex Nevsky, Monogrenade, Karim Ouellet, Dumas, Ingrid St-Pierre, Caracol, Daniel Lavoie, Dominique A, and Baden Baden.

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Contents

Track listing

  1. "They Will Believe (In This Love)" with Alex Nevsky
  2. "We Will Be Free" with Monogrenade
  3. "Let It Play" with Dumas
  4. "No Cure" with Ingrid St-Pierre
  5. "Black Black Heart" with Marie-Mai
  6. "War Again" with Karim Ouellet
  7. "Who Knows" from Daniel Lavoie's Qui Sait
  8. "Nothing to Lose" with Baden Baden & Ingrid St-Pierre
  9. "Asleep Underwater" with Caracol
  10. "Till the Night Is Gone" with Monogrenade

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References

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  2. JRKM. "LISTEN: David Usher releases bilingual version of 'Black Black Heart'". Pop goes the news. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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