"Livin' in the Light" | ||||
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Single by Caron Wheeler | ||||
from the album UK Blak | ||||
Released | 27 August 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Electronica, soul | |||
Length | 5:44 (Original Version) 4:55 (Remix Version) | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Caron Wheeler, N. P. Hail | |||
Producer(s) | Caron Wheeler, Afrika Baby Bam, Blacksmith | |||
Caron Wheeler singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Livin' in the Light" on YouTube |
"Livin' in the Light" is a song by British singer-songwriter Caron Wheeler, released in August 1990 as the first single from her debut solo album, UK Blak (1990). Wheeler wrote the song with N. P. Hail, and produced it with Afrika Baby Bam and Blacksmith. It is a soul song that incorporates elements of neo soul, electronica, and 1970s-style funk music. Its lyrics describe people being dragged away from their culture and having to survive within a new surrounding. The song references slavery and reparations.