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Everyone’s On Their Journey

By Cherine Anderson

🚨 People will not stay with you forever

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: Everyone’s on their journey too!

When I started in the music business it would bother me when we would find a team of musicians that I truly loved working with, then they would move on to work with other musicians (sometimes even while they were still working with me).

In my insecure mind, I thought I was spending all the money I had, I wanted to create something super special and I felt like my ‘special’ was being shared (or given) to other artist before I could perfect it. 👀

And to keep it 💯 some of them I saw on stage performing with others before they came to work with me… 💅

(You see how many ‘I’s were in those last two sentence?) 😂 😆

What a complete waste of time, energy, life 🗑… brain space.

Listen there is something so wonderfully liberating when you realize that it’s not about you…

🤝Your gift is something God gives you to help others.
🏟Your gift has and will always create room for you.
🔓Your gift will unlock gifts for other people.
🙌🏾 Their gifts will unlock something in you that you couldn’t do on my own…

And every person is on their special journey, with responsibilities and dreams of their own.

When I decided to just guh hard and genuinely just pour out everything and support everyone (stay or leave), I ended up with more local hits and a heart full of gratitude.

Even the legendary, award-winning musicians started calling and came to work for me in droves.

So let me say it louder for all musicians 😝… Just make the damn music.

I’m EXCITED to be working on new music and thinking of putting together a new band…

𝗧𝗔𝗚 a musician or vocalist you think would make a good fit for my band

(Ps. You can also Tag yourself, tell me your instrument and country)

Pay Attention To People Around You

By Cherine Anderson

You wont believe this story 😳

While on tour several years ago I was the opening act for an artist who I witnessed rocked the crowd with a tune he had started writing during sound check.

“But this nuh done?” I thought, “Him nuh finish writing this song”

Second thought 🤔 “But this is brilliant. If the audience hate the song I don’t have to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on a release…..right?”. OK 😂 😆

It was in that moment that 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 #𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

FFWD a few years later during what seemed like a musical hiatus.

I received a call to be a part of history.

I was asked to join reggae legends Marcia Griffiths , Judy Mowatt along with Sly & Robbie as part of a headlining package for Reggae on the River.

I was SUUUPPPER excited (and a shocked at the same time) because

✅ Little Cherine was singing with who? You mean THE I-Threes…(I’m still sooo grateful for this moment)

✅ It was also the first time in the history of the festival that there’d be FEMALE headliners.

So, we each got our individual sets.

And I decided to perform my unreleased happy tune called #TRY.

𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 THAT

I took what I witnessed years ago, and follow the brilliant example.

They announced my name. I walked on stage, they gave me a chair and I took up my @matonguitars acoustic guitar.

And in this headlining moment I decided to #TRY

Watch the video above to see how it went over in front of thousands.

God you do have a sense of humor. You’ve been whispering messages to me in every moment. I love you. Thank you Father 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

Thanks Jill @revitalizewithjill for capturing this.

Click Here to WATCH the official lyric video for TRY

Everything has its appointed time

By Cherine Anderson

Several years ago I wrote #TRY in the kitchen/living room of my cozy rental apartment.

VERY Shortly after that my landlord gave me notice 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

I can smile now… but if you were on my IG Live on Friday you would have heard one of our team members tell you how crazy this was. One day she’s working from my home and I’m writing this song talking about ‘rent and being out of luck’… then it happened.

Anyway, I started to perform TRY live both in Jamaica and overseas on tour to “test” it out – I wanted to see how the audiences would responded to it. 👍🏾

Around that time Patrick Lindsay ( my manager) decided that it was TIME to make the album. So we reached out to the legendary Dean Fraser to help us with this production for this version.

The song was recorded, mixed and sat on one of my hard drives ‘unreleased’ for a long time ….

Now 8 years later, after much prayer for clarity and direction I was instructed to release 3 songs. This is #2 and NOW is it’s TIME.

So this is me moving in faith into the next chapter of musical unknowns BUT I completely TRUST God with this one.

And like the song says gotta #TRY #TRY #TRY can’t give up the fight.

Long as the world keep spinning
I’m still standing
The sun must rise again
Everyday’s a new beginning
This race called living
One day we’ve got to win

#TRY would not have been possible without these incredibly talented people who helped us bring this to life

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𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 Cherine Andersonn
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 Dean Fraser @cannonfraser
𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 Romel Marshall
𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 Glenn Barratt
𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 Cherine Anderson + Patrick Lindsay

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 Chevaughn Clayton (@iamqyor), @natelmusic, @chrismithforealz, @sherietasings , @cherineanderson
𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: @ikhanmitchum, @glenbrowne.rasbass , @stingwrayskalareg , @andrewmarsh, Oral Brown, Alvin Haughton, Roland McDermott, Michael Howell

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𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿/𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 @marz_jackson
𝗗𝗢𝗣 Dwight “Rocky” Taylor
𝗚𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 @troy.forrest
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱. 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁 @petergjamusic
𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 @chantaeumunroe , @ch4sethedream , @petergjamusic
+ hair @creativefamja
@revejewellery
From my closet + special thanks for @thaeliamczenna for executing on my banana shirt in record time. You got skills mama

Trying to keep it together in this crazy world

By Cherine Anderson

Anybody else out here trying to keep it together in this crazy world?

Keep reading…

I recognize everyday that it’s not me…its never been me. It’s like God has a whole army of angels around me creating an impenetrable barrier. God holds my life together.

𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: For the last 18 Months I’ve not been able to physically be with my family. They are thousands of miles away. I miss them. No physical birthdays, No Thanksgiving, No Christmas. No Independence or Emancipation holidays. Friends and family members dying. Milestone Birthday Parties as well as Funerals over zoom…

You come to learn that even the people who have your number wait for your updates on social media and whatsapp status instead of checking in. When they reach out it’s generally when they need something. But God is good…and as long as I can help…I will always help.

This panorama though… is a season of auditing. There’s a pruning happening and it’s good. My faithful few are still my faithfuls. (𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹𝘀) Some people have happily drifted and Im eternally grateful. They’ve made room for some beautiful new people to come into my life. My God I thank you!

BUT it’s THIS song that I declare over my life (almost daily) to keep it all together ….

𝗡𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿
𝗡𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲
𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿”
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽
𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺
𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗺
𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱
𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗺

Try it…. it might work for you. Victory is out now on all platforms.

Thank for taking the time to read this to the end my friend. I appreciate you.

What are you declaring Victory over today my friend? Leave a comment below

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Even the bad things don’t last Forever 🤗

Feels like the world is soon your shoulder…uh?

I’m not giving up on you.

Take it one step at a time Dearest.

Hugs + Heart
@Cherine Anderson

Jealousy will rot your bones | A Cup A Day

Jealousy will rot your bones

Yup! Hit favorite on this and can comeback to it whenever you start to feel that emotion.

Jealousy is an absolutely wasted emotion!

I’ll confess, I’ve looked at some situations and said if I had the opportunity “I know I could have taken it to a whole other level” , “I know my team could have brought more value to the people”…

Only to get a peak behind what they had to sacrifice, who they stepped on or hurt, what things they omitted or lied about, a glimpse of their true intentions.

This insight sent me right on my knees praying for forgiveness and THANKING God for NOT giving me what I thought I wanted.

💡 Be patient. Whatever opportunities are for you will be for you.

It feels better to get that off my chest and out into the world. Now it’s your turn…

Have you been jealous about something that you later realized might have killed you?

Cherine Anderson – Victory (Official Video)

ICTORY by CHERINE ANDERSON

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Victory Lyrics

Verse 1
No weapon
Raised against me
Will ever Will ever prosper
And no disaster
Can overtake me
I’ll conquer
My Father is a way maker

Pre Chorus
And I can’t give up
Look how far you brought me from
Can’t give up
Cause I know where I belong
Can’t give up
Every step you held my hand
Can’t give up
Cause I know who I am

Chorus
Victory
My God My God
Victory
My God My God
My God My God
How you love me
Victory
My God My God
Victory
My God My God
My God My God
How you love me

Verse 2
Even when I stumble
Oh when I fall
You love me
Forgive me
In spite of it all
And when they come for me
When people lie
You provide
A way out
So I can smile

Pre Chorus
That’s why I can’t give up
Look how far you’ve carried me
Can’t give up
You give me strength when I am weak
Can’t give up
Cause as far as I can see
Can’t give up
With every breath that’s left in me

Chorus
Victory
Victory
My God My God
How you love me
Victory
Victory
My God My God How you love me
Victory
Victory
Victory
I could have lost it all
My God My God
You never gave up on me no no no
How you love me
Victory Sickness couldn’t hold me down
Victory No money couldn’t hold me down
My God My God How you love me