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.
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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.
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"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 Zeltzer.
All rights reserved.​​