WADE IN THE WATER

Grant has released multiple singles of his own and with other artists. You can listen here and on popular services like Apple iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, TIDAL, Deezer, and more.

This powerful recording from the duo of Grant Maloy Smith and Kevin Lucas captures the pathos of human suffering and the hope for eternal salvation. It's an imaginative mash-up of the slave song, "Wade in the Water," and the 19th-century Gospel spiritual "Down to the River to Pray." Grant and Kevin have created a masterful arrangement that is sure to give you goosebumps.

This song draws deep from the spiritual and folk traditions of early America, merging African American resistance with rural Christian devotion. Running water is a powerful allegory of a physical and spiritual escape from bondage, simultaneously symbolizing purification, guidance, and faith. Together, the lyrics describe a journey toward freedom, with a call to prayer that echoes the resilience of oppressed peoples as they seek deliverance through faith and solidarity.

"Wade in the Water" is available now on this website. Starting May 23, 2025, it will be released to all major digital music platforms. You can listen to it using the player below, and buy your own digital download.

Credits

"Wade in the Water"

Preorder (iTunes & Amazon): May 15, 2025

Release date: May 23, 2025

Suburban Cowboy, LLC

UPC: 199330466782

ISRC: QZNWZ2519833

Primary Genre: Christian/Gospel

Secondary Genre: R&B/Soul

Produced by: Grant Maloy Smith

Arranged by: Grant Maloy Smith and Kevin Lucas

Co-executive producers: Grant Maloy Smith and Kevin Lucas

Mixed at Suburban Cowboy Studio in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Mr. Lucas' marimba, aluphone, and percussion tracks were engineered by Mike Lescelius at Misunderstudio in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Mr. Smith's vocals, guitars, keyboards, and all other tracks were recorded at Suburban Cowboy Studio in Wakefield, Rhode Island

Special backing vocal appearance by Jessica Kaela.