Jon Lucien - Would You Believe in Me (1973)

[Delisle4]

Seriously though, music just does not get any better than this.

[MrSouthernman73]

I first heard this on an Acid Jazz compilation called "TOTALLY WIRED 10" in 1993 at a record shop called Red Beans & Rice.Spent about a decade looking for it on record(was out of print) until the cd was released a while back.Whole album is tight.

[BrisiaCR]

Why they don't do music like these anymore!!! :(

[1domsdad]

When I first heard this song a couple of years ago, I thought I had somehow missed one of Larry Graham's solo cuts..lol! The rich tone of Jon's voice and his vocal range are very reminiscent of Graham, I think. Anyway, when I found out it was Jon Lucien, I got online and found out all about him - I hate to sound corny, but discovering this man and his talent has enriched my life in a way. It's impossible to feel stressed or agitated when Jon Lucien is singing!

[246hotcoco]

Such soulful vocals - love this tune! thank you for posting

[soulsupremeful]

Not heard this track for a little while.. it`s always good to have a listen to it from time to time :)

[blackandtanful]

忘れてません､UKｿｳﾙのｱｲﾄﾞﾙ､ｼﾞｮﾝ･ﾙｼｱﾝ"W­OULD YOU BELIEVE IN ME"～ﾌﾞﾗｽが切れる!

[blackandtanful]

８０年代白人UK達の憧れ､ｼﾞｮﾝ･ルシアンの1973のｽﾏ­ｼｭ!～WOULD YOU BELIEVE IN ME

#jazzm

[Sal1675]

Heavenly and always does what its supposed to do which is help me realise that there is a method in the Creator's perceived madness and randomness cos when you here this you realise that there is love and unity under all the crap that we put up with on a daily basis. Here's to beauty. Salute!

[jkidd904]

I played this tune for my homegirl, and her baby girl started dancing. LOL great song!

[gailt1956]

What a magnificent musician. I could listen to this voice all day. What a loss.

[nightimelady]

what a groove !

[gyhane]

oNe of my best song !

[LAYNERTWILIGHT]

What a voice! imagine myself with the wind in my hair on a satudary´s morning... Cheers from Brazil brothers!!!

[parisel313]

he's the best!

[MrChicity4life]

This is beautiful...

[dominicgee]

Man this is gorgeous, but did the trumpets need to struggle so much?

[ftlotmusic]

@dominicgee Do you know what I don't agree with you I think the trumpets enhance this tune !

[markclewer1]

class !!!!

[myrtany]

so romantic..going down memory lane.....

[haga71p28]

lovely i was only 2 when this was released yet it was threaded throughout my youth at various parties

[Drogado88]

AY mang, this reminds me of a lee fields track "Love Comes and Goes"

[Specialdark23]

I like this! It has a nice groove!

[port2344chester]

2days artist cant stand in the same room with this TALENT....

You can hear the passion & desire in his music.

Singing for the love of music not for the greed of money.

[jelboysvw]

mmmm  Nice!

[smartypantsnancy]

Very cool song x

[CRAVJENS]

cant believe this is a 1973 song, its got groooove written all over, the music mix on headphones is the bom. the voice is super smoooooooooth

[kmne11528]

World Class.

[JKitsTV]

That first lyric line comes in so dope! lol

[Club88EastOrange]

Jon Lucien... ROCKS!

[MrsAMAL]

Dope

[umkid]

A great track so smoooooth

[manwomanboogie]

Beautiful Song, my first time hearing this, my first time even hearing of Mr. John Lucien...

thank you so much...

[manwomanboogie]

...im sorry, Mr. Jon Lucien

[lookafterlove]

This is a great Album but why not put the title track on youtube. Thats the one I want to hear and its not on here.

[Pfunk60]

Buono

good

grazie

[illnealchi]

This is so effin dope

[RoninAli1]

I love this song! Me and some partners (Da Prophet Decruz & Da Pharoah Quantut & DJ Kalajj) sampled this & rhymed over it back in the early '90's; 1993. The beat is so rhythmic & funky we didn't need to add a back beat/drum machine to it. RIP; RIL (rest in love), Mr. Lucien.

[TheCoolMan68]

i love this is a masterpiece

[Holliz77]

Love this

[Tabathabray1]

Was lucky to see Jon at the Jazz cafe a few years back. A really unique talent who's music gives us hope.

[khandajatt]

Straight up talent!

[LutherLumpa]

The perfect song. Thanks John.

[loosestudios]

Jon Lucien died in Orlando, Florida on the 18th of August 2007 from respiratory failure and other complications following surgery at age 65.

His 17-year-old daughter Dalila Lucien died when N93119, the Boeing 747 airliner on TWA Flight 800 carrying 230 passengers bound for Paris, France, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Island, New York, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on July 17, 1996

[oosdadaddy]

Forget the morbid stuff. His music still lives on. My young daughter will testify to that, as every time I play this track she tries to dance with daddy to this awesome, superior tune. It makes me realise how beautiful life is. When I die please god send me to the heaven where all the great musicians reside.

[loosestudios]

just putting out information

John RIP

[tigidi08]

Thank-you I had no idea JL had died. I had an opportunity to see him perfom in North London about 15 years ago and it was something else.His music lives on

[blaknificent09]

@oosdadaddy Amen!



[imafalconite]

@oosdadaddy Beautiful comment my man

[birthmcgirt]

@oosdadaddy I feel you, hell would be the place with no music.

[oosdadaddy]

Incredble!! remember flinging foot to this like it was yesterday.

[LuCaRiOfan94]

Raashan Ahmad sample?

[mastershake9801]

Hell yeah! Good call. Raashan did a great job mixing this great tune into his song "If I". I love it when the x-generation hip hop and rockers collectively and respectively mix the old and the new together.

[graycrom]

awesome track, absolutely love this, reminds me of great times and great people.

[superstrut75]

me too mate. nice touch.

[rpprs]

so very very nice...

[Thefunksoulbro]

Tune !! what more can I stay except what a feel good song shame its not 10 minutes longer.

[iccatering]

jeff osborn had to look up to this cat period but this cat was one of a kind make a player want to be smooth as silk

[Robmorgan144]

this song makes me wanna get in the circle and groove

[smoothie6ft3]

Ill use my soul to bring you pleasure, my heart to bring you joy,ill build a love between us no other can destroy. I first heard this song on a british compilation called Totaly Wired Vol 10. Took me a few years to get my hands on the cd as it was a japanese import and the album was costing $100. I never get tired of listening to it.

[ZhenyaYufanov]

Can't get enough! Never gets old. Thanks for the post!

[hamburg300]

Feeling lot of good vibes!!!

[berlynn2]

great music.

[rogerlebaron]

rip jon lucien....legend

[ATS68]

Jon Lucien is the TRUTH! We saw him at the Strand (Redondo Beach, CA) back in the day. A very gracious cat and a heavy spirit. He signed all my albums and I was floored! Rashida is one album that everyone needs to have in their collection

[rayjr62]

I agree. I equate his music (and style) to Terry Callier.

He lost his daughter in that Boeing 747 plane crash over N.Y.. And we lost him a few years back, but his music will live forever.

[fetze]

Are you talking about 9/11 ?

[LadyMamaAlive]

All the below!!! Hot, hot, hot!!!! Thanks for posting it for us to enjoy!!!!!!

[owtherdrove]

Oye Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Wanta stonkin choooooooon.

[mainlyjesus]

Chooooooooooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!

[superstrut75]

reminds me of going to college on the train with my sony walkman listening to this and checking the birds out. magic days.

[ydlafams]

I have this amateur soft-jazz mix on my pc and this song is on it...Jon was and still is the man!!!

[seriousgroove]

well, this is hot behond believe...thanks for sharing mate...

[Blackpool77]

all the way back to the last hour at the Highland room in 73/4 : classic Mecca !!!

[TheBeatMasta]

Beautiful song! Thanks so much for sharing!

[milton112]

wore out couple of cass tapes listening to this gentleman....oh my!

[Gibboplucker]

Please someone post 'WHO WILL BUY'; a great loss to the music world. Hold on... haven't we heard that brass section riff somewhere else????

[micr0cosm]

Goodness, great post man:)

[cronicjhonez]

i used to be madly in love with a girl named rashida...........oh juinor high days where did you go???????

[arubbah]

One of my favorite Jon Lucien tunes - thanks for posting this.

I was just gonna post his version of Who Will Buy.

[Gibboplucker]

Please post it!!

[arubbah]

Cheers for the reminder - 'tis up.

[slepmas]

this is cool but it aint better then that....i always thoght this nigga sounded like gil scott heron