Enchanting us with an amazing voice and style, Diana King is a Jamaican-American singer and songwriter, born in November 1970.
She performs a fusion of music genres like reggae, dancehall, and reggae fusion.
She started her career in 1993 and got famous with her 1995 single named Shy Guy.
Soon after, she got on top of the charts with the remake of I Say a Little Prayer, featured on the soundtrack named My Best Friend’s Wedding.
I Say a Little Prayer was originally written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and released in 1967.
The song has a length of 3:09 minutes and it was released as part of Dionne’s Warwick album named The Windows of the World.
Once released, the free I Say a Little Prayer piano sheet music was an international success.
King's hit peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and number eight on the R&B Singles chart.
The story behind the lyrics is a beautiful one, written by Hal David with the intention to convey a woman’s worry about her husband who was serving in the Vietnam War.
She says a little prayer for him, hoping he will come back home safe.
One of the most successful versions of the song was Aretha’s Franklin, in July 1968, from the album Aretha Now, and Diana’s King, released in 1997, released as a reggae-style cover, from her album Think Like a Girl.
Her version has a slightly different length of 3:34 minutes, was released under the Sony Records label, and reached number 1 in Hungary, number 6 in Australia, and number 17 in the UK.
The free I Say a Little Prayer piano sheets were highly praised by the public and critics, considered to be an excellent song, "instantly appealing interpretation".
Diana’s King voice makes the difference in this version, changing the tone and the vibe, thanks to the kinetic chemistry between Diana King and Andy Marvel, succeeding to pump up the volume all around.
