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Slow Jam Saturday : PJ Morton, Please Don’t Walk Away
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Slow Jam Saturday : PJ Morton, Please Don’t Walk Away

Since 2012, PJ Morton has served as one of the keyboardists for pop/rock band Maroon 5. However, he also has a successful solo discography that includes seven solo albums, four live albums, two EP’S, and one mixtape. Morton is currently working hard on his eighth solo album and recently released the first single, “Please Don’t Walk Away.”

 

A beautiful ballad that harkens back to the sound of seventies soul, opens with beautiful piano sounds before Morton starts to croon. One of Morton’s vocal strengths is that he never over sings his material, choosing instead to stay in his natural register while highlighting his musicianship skills.  

 

“Please Don’t Walk Away” is a song about a man begging his love not to leave, and Morton easily sells the song with honest lyrics such as:

“It’s never gone this far

It’s never been this bad

But I won’t let it erase the memories

Of good times; we’ve had”.

 

The song’s strength is in Morton’s vocals and something that we can all relate to when things go south in a relationship.  I can easily see this song featured in a romantic comedy or dramedy set to a scene where our hero reflects on what he did wrong and attempts to get his lady back. “Please Don’t Walk Away” is Morton at his best and may garner the singer another Grammy award.

 

Final Grade: A

 

“Please Don’t Walk Away” is available on all streaming platforms.

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