Love Saved My Life Maxi-Single
Ascendant returns with a funky mid-tempo groove that celebrates lasting love. Featuring Renee Ruffin on lead vocals, this danceable bop has live instrumentation and warm heartfelt vocals (an Ascendant staple) reminiscent of the great soul bands of the past. Love Saved My Life the Maxi-Single releases Friday, May 23rd worldwide. Ascendant is touring in support of this release. The first stop is City Winery Chicago on June 11th with more dates forthcoming.
Track listing:
1 Love Saved My Life (Radio Edit)
2 Love Saved (Reprise)
3 Love Saved My Life (Mboya Mellow Rhodes Remix)
4 Love Saved My Life (Album version taken from the forthcoming Illuminate: RED)
5 Love Saved My Life (Mboya Mellow Rhodes Remix) Instrumental
The radio edit and album versions:
Renee Ruffin on Lead Vocals
Background Vocals by Renee Ruffin, Michael Lockett and Kael Mboya
Alfonzo Jones on Drums
Kenery Kent Smith on Bass
Curtis Kincaid on Guitar
Chris Greene on Saxophone
John Moore, Jr. on Trumpet
Michael Lockett on Congas
Kael Mboya on Rhodes Keyboard and Shaker
Love Saved Reprise:
Renee Ruffin on Lead Vocals
Background Vocals by Kael Mboya and Renee Ruffin
Eric Johnson on Drums
Kenery Kent Smith on Bass
Curtis Kincaid on Guitar
Kael Mboya on Rhodes Keyboard
Love Saved My Life (Mboya Mellow Rhodes Remix):
Lead Vocal: Renee Ruffin
Background Vocals: Michael Lockett, Kael Mboya, Renee Ruffin
Kael Mboya on Drums, Keyboards
Soulful. Inspiring. Authentic. True. Just a few words that people use to describe them and their artistry, and yet Ascendant is simply that… ascendant… rising above. Since their start almost 25 years ago, Ascendant has risen into a remarkable powerhouse band that continues to excite, uplift and inspire people all over the world.
The current roster includes original members Kael Mboya on Keys/Vocals and Michael Lockett on Vocals/Percussion, with Renee Ruffin on Vocals, Curtis Kincaid on Guitars, Eric Johnson on Drums and Donica Lynn on Vocals.
