Ubuntu, by Jonathan Butler

Ubuntu

by Jonathan Butler

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1.	Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (feat. Stevie Wonder on harmonica) 04:59	lyrics	buy track
When the summer came You were not around Now the summer’s gone And love cannot be found Where were you when I needed you last winter? My love (baby, come on come on) When the winter came You went further south Parting from love’s nest Leaving me in doubt Where were you when I needed you right now, right now Our love is at an end But you say now you have changed But tomorrow will reflect Love’s past Come back to me, oh baby Our love is at an end But you say love has changed But tomorrow will reflect Love’s past When the winter came You went further south Parting from love’s nest Leaving me in doubt Where were you when I needed you? Baby, where were you when I needed you? Where were you when I needed you, right now, right now, right now Hey come back I need you to come back to me, come back to me I need you to come back to me, come back to me Ohhh Winter’s gone, summer’s gone and you’re not, you’re not around I need you, I need you Come back to me, come back to me I need you to come back to me, come back to me Ohhh Winter’s gone, summer’s gone and you’re not, you’re not around Come back, come back to me, come back to me Baby, baby, baby Come back to me Come back to me, come back to me
2.	Ubuntu 05:04	info	buy track
3.	When Love Comes In (feat. Keb’ Mo’) 04:16	lyrics	buy track
Oooo We have found our way here Against our will In this room so cold and bare Where no face is unknown And no earth lies unroamed And no heart is untouched by despair Now we have come from miles around Whether by air or by ground Whether rich or whether poor And the sayers they all say By the dimming of the day There’ll be at least about a million more In the end all I can say Love will lead the way And this is where love comes in Ohhh Send help right away (I’m tellin’ you) Something’s gone wrong I’m like a prisoner in my own home Ohhh Help is on the way They say But no one can even say how long (How long) How long What I do know for sure Is I don’t know Just how this part of the story will end, oh no In the end all I can say (All I can say) Is love will lead the way And this is where love comes in (This is where love comes in) After all is said and done (All is said and done) Only one way, ain’t but the one (yeah yeah yeah) And this is where love comes in (Love comes in) (This is where love begins) It’s where the love Love’s the only way we can win (This is where love begins) It’s where the love (This is where love begins) Love come in (This is where love begins) It’s where the love In our happiness In in our hungriness (This is where love begins) This is where love comes in Ohhh Send help right away (I’m tellin’ you) Something’s gone wrong I’m like a prisoner here in my own home Ohhh Help is on the way, they say But even they can’t say how long (How long) How long What I do know for sure Is I don’t know (Oh I don’t know) Just how this part of the story will end (Oh no) In the end all I can say (All I can say) Is love will lead the way And this is where love comes in Comes in After all is said and done Only one way, ain’t but the one And this is where love comes in Ohhh Love comes in
4.	No Tomorrow 04:54	lyrics	buy track
All through the night I laid there and watched you dreaming Brushed back your hair Whispered in your ear My feelings While you were dreaming Now I know I Don't quite qualify To have your love So, while the moon lights your face I thank the angels above Thank them for your love Can't take too much for granted I don't want to lose What I found in you Love can be here then vanish So, I promise today To love you Like there's no tomorrow I need you so Gonna love you Like there's no tomorrow I love you so You’re the sun in my rain The joy in my pain My everything So, baby dream on And I'll be right here In the morning From dusk ‘til dawning Can't take too much for granted I don't want to lose What I found in you Love can be here then vanish So, I promise today To love you Like there's no tomorrow I need you so Gonna love you Like there's no tomorrow, oh oh I love you so Can't take too much for granted I don't want to lose What I found in you Love can be here then vanish So, I promise today To love you Like there's no tomorrow I need you so (Need) Gonna love you Like there's no tomorrow (Love you baby, love you baby) I love you so (Ooo) Gonna love you Like there's no tomorrow (No tomorrow) I need you (Love you, love you, love you) Gonna love you Like there's no tomorrow Oh oh I love you so (Love you so)
5.	Bon Appétit 05:20	info	buy track
6.	Rainbow Nation 04:03	lyrics	buy track
From the place you meet your very edge Your thoughts held together all alone So beautiful, so beautiful With the world view reaching end to end You focus on bringing it all home So beautiful, so beautiful We are the rainbow nation Reflecting off the sun Droplets of water light and love All of us affirmation Fountains of fire, holy survivors Like a song that wants to save us all (Save us all) A wall of sound racing slowing down So beautiful, so beautiful Let’s slow it down, allow ourselves to fall Up in life’s arms we’re wrapped around So beautiful, so beautiful We are the rainbow nation Reflecting off the sun Droplets of water light and love All of us affirmation Fountains of fire, holy survivors Speaking our minds, spreading our stories Seek and we shall find those allegories Trying to fix the messes that we messed up The haze before it clears, the salt of our tears We are the rainbow nation Reflecting off the sun Droplets of water light and love All of us affirmation Fountains of fire, holy survivors We’re here to equalize (We’re the equalizers) Share this mission wide (Share our mission wide) Reach and rewire (Reach and rewire) Un-leash the dividers (Un-leash the dividers) We’re here to equalize (We are the equalizers) Share the mission wide (Share our mission wide) Reach and rewire (Reach and rewire) Un-leash the dividers We are the rainbow nation Reflecting off the sun Droplets of water and love All of us affirmation Fountains of fire, holy survivors We are the equalizers Un-leash the dividers
7.	Peace in Shelter 05:12	info	buy track
8.	Coming Home 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Coming home Coming home Home to you Coming home Coming home Home to you Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Coming home Coming home Home to you
9.	Silver Rain 07:07	lyrics	buy track
Come, let yourself be Come see the possibilities Let love take over your pain And heal to the rhythm of the rain Girl come and be still Free your mind and your body will be well And keep this melody Tucked away in your heart for you and me, yeah (Oh yeah) Let my love erase your pain, yeah Sun's gonna shine, gonna shine again Then we'll dance in the Silver Rain Oh Can you feel it? (Come on and dance in the Silver Rain) It's gonna be alright Tomorrow you'll live your dreams in the sunlight Oh oh Can you feel it? (Reach up and touch the Silver Rain) Make you feel brand new Silver Rain is falling Let it get all over you All over you Oh yeah Come, come with me Cast your cares and your worries to the sea Come lie here in my arms And together we’ll wake up in the sun (Oh yeah) Consummate love can set you free So, take my hand and come with me And we’ll dance in the Silver Rain Can you feel it? (Come on and dance in the Silver Rain) It's gonna be alright Tomorrow you'll live your dreams in the sunlight Oh Can you feel it (Reach up and touch the Silver Rain) Make you feel brand new Silver Rain is falling Let it get all over you Oh oh oh oh Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Let it get all over you Oh oh Fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ Let my love erase your pain, oh oh Sun's gonna shine, gonna shine again And we'll dance in the Silver Rain Oh Can you feel it? (Come on and dance in the Silver Rain) Gonna be alright Tomorrow you'll live your dreams in the sunlight Oh Can you feel it (Reach up and touch the Silver Rain) Make you feel brand new Silver Rain is falling Let it get all over you Oh (Reach up and touch the Silver Rain) Make you feel brand new Silver Rain is falling Let it get all over you Let it get all over you Let it get all over you Silver Rain, Silver Rain is falling Silver Rain, Silver Rain is falling Silver Rain, Silver Rain is falling We’ll be dancing in the sunlight Dancing in the sunlight Dancing in the sunlight Dancing in the sunlight
10.	Springtime in Afrika 05:16	info	buy track
11.	Our Voices Matter (Bonus Acoustic Version) 05:37	lyrics	buy track
Some people’s lights have all been dimmed Lean out and let nothing in Depleted, deleted I say I am because you are And we are all of us scarred Not defeated, repleted Stop the noise in our minds Walk the divides Our footprints merged underneath, as we sing Our voices matter, voices matter What matters to you, it matters to me Our voices matter, they matter We’re all part of this great melody Like tone and time Our souls align Always waiting to leave We’re always waiting to breathe Unknowing, but I’m hoping If we can go with the strides We’ve made not just taking sides Consoling, love flowing The sirens blaze in our heads While we look to the ground But if, If we look within We won’t go without, in this house Our voices matter, voices matter What matters to you, matters to me Our voices matter, they matter We’re all part of this great melody Like tone and time Our souls align I’ll lean into discomfort Oh, we are all in this moment Our voices matter, they matter What matters to you, it matters to me Our voices matter, they matter We’re all part of this great melody Like tone and time Our souls align Our voices matter, they matter What matters to you, it matters to me Our choices matter, they matter We’re all part of this great melody Like tone and time Our souls, souls align Our voices matter, they matter What matters to you, it matters to me Our choices matter, yes they matte The words that we sing and we speak Like tone and time Our souls align Our voices matter Voices matter

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Legendary singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler traveled back to his home country of South Africa to craft his most exciting and deeply personal album to date. Featuring producer/bassist Marcus Miller, Ubuntu is a reintroduction of Butler’s life story, going back 60 years to his upbringing in apartheid-era Capetown, which shaped his world view, prompted years of advocacy and instilled the ideology of ‘Oneness’ (Ubuntu). Featuring special guests Keb’ Mo’ and Stevie Wonder, the new album serves both as a rebirth of musical creativity and reconciliation with systemically biased history to forge a brighter future.

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released April 28, 2023

Producer: Marcus Miller for Porkpie Productions

℗© 2023 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. Marketed and distributed worldwide by Artistry Music. All rights reserved.

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Jonathan Butler Los Angeles, California

GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter/guitarist Jonathan Butler was born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty. While still a teenager, his first single broke down racial barriers, becoming the first song by a non-white artist to be played on South African radio. He went on to earn multiple GRAMMY nominations and recognition for his music and his humanitarian work. ... more

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