Stream Hil St. Soul’s Smooth New Single ‘Heaven Must Be Like This’

Check out Hil St. Soul‘s smooth new single “Heaven Must Be Like This.” Shanachie Entertainment will release “Heaven Must Be Like This,” on January 22nd, 2021.

The striking, Zambian-born Mwelwa burst onto the UK music scene in the early 2000s and has not looked back. She has shared the stage with D’Angelo, Kelis, Macy Gray and Angie Stone and collaborated with Incognito, Noel Gourdin and Brian Culbertson. Her infectious grooves, and poetic self-empowering lyrics are a hallmark of her soulful, sensuous and hypnotic vocals.

“When People hear ‘Heaven Must Be Like This,’ I hope it will allow
them to go on a euphoric journey with me and switch off from
the world’s troubles, even if it’s for a few minutes. To quote
the lyrics of the first verse of the song, I hope the
listener finds ‘a place of happiness’ and ‘somewhere to
rest their aching mind.’”

It is another major step in Hil St. Soul’s reemergence, following up her 2019 single “One Life,” which hit #1 on Sirius Radio’s Heart & Soul chart. Her dazzling reinvention of the Ohio Players gem from their 1974 album Skin Tight, is a sublime interpretation that highlights her impeccable and soulful phrasing and gorgeous earthy vocals. “I listened to the original version by the Ohio players for inspiration. After hearing the producer Prince Damon’s version, I was hooked and just had to add my own twist and spin on it,” confides Hilary. D’Angelo also recorded the song for the soundtrack to the 1998 film directed by Maya Angelou Down In The Delta starring Alfre Woodard, Loretta Devine, Wesley Snipes, Al Freeman, Jr. and Esther Rolle.

The past year has brought massive changes and the necessity to reinvent the way many of us communicate, socialize, live, love and work. “The pandemic has been very challenging physically and mentally. That said, I feel blessed to still be creating music and to have a platform to share it,” reflects Hilary. “This time has given me the much needed push to focus my energies towards completing my next album, which has been positive.”