If you’ve been anywhere near a radio in the past three decades, you know the music of Paul Anthony. As a member of the performance and production group Full Force, Anthony literally drove the blend of hip-hop, soul, and pop music that continues with us to this day. He’s won Grammy Awards and Gold, Platinum and Diamond records in the process, and he’s also showed his comedy acting chops with unforgettable performances in the House Party movies.
Most notably, Anthony is a “Cancer Champion,” surviving mantle cell lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia, leading him to establish the Paul Anthony Cancer Champion Foundation (www.palivelife.org), where he promotes early cancer screening, early diagnosis, the “mind body & spirit connection,” and bone marrow donations, all with the goal of helping individuals around the world.
In addition to being a top tier songwriter and producer, Paul Anthony possesses an expressive tenor that glides smoothly into a classic soul falsetto. And he brings it all on his brand new single, “Ready To Learn Your Love,” a soulful song about a man who knows he has a good thing, and is willing to do what it takes to continue it. As he tells the audience in his live video for the song, “The same things you did to get her are the same things you need to do to keep her.“
“Ready” recalls the falsetto-driven soul classics of the 1960s and 1970s, and Paul Anthony sells it in a timeless fashion. Check out “Ready To Learn Your Love” below, and welcome the legendary Paul Anthony back to SoulTracks.
By Chris Rizik
