In one of the early verses of “You Can Do
Anything,” the recently released, infectious
teaser single from his in-progress full-length
debut album Lose Myself, R&B/gospel
influenced indie singer/songwriter Kendall
Triplett offers an inspirational line that
captures the motivation behind his long
term mission as an artist. “With God on your
side,” he sings, “you will win this.”
Keeping the thematic focus of the music
and his approach to day-to-day life on
humbling himself before the Lord, the
multi-talented Ft. Smith, Arkansas based
performer is making big things happen
in God’s time – and sharing his musical
gifts with the help of many notable forces
in gospel and contemporary soul music.
Considering that Lose Myself is a fully selffunded project, Triplett’s ability to attract
so many A-listers to the studio speaks
beautifully of two things: God’s favor and
talent that can’t be denied and whose
moment has arrived.
“You Can Do Anything” was written by
songwriter Delisha Thomas, who received
a Grammy nomination for her contribution
to Beyoncé’s “Déjà Vu” and has also
penned tracks for Janet Jackson, Justin
Bieber, Joann Rosario, Virtue and Kierra
“KiKi” Sheard, just to name a few. The
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single has already received several five star
ratings on iTunes and received a shout out
on the popular online program, “The Mary
Mary AfterBuzz TV Show.” Triplett, whose
debut 2006 EP received favorable reviews in
Suite101 and Christianity Today, also reached
out to renowned producers in gospel music
and beyond to develop a vibe that will affirm
faith for the believer while reaching others
who are open to hearing the Gospel message
through music.
“God impressed upon me to take an
unconventional approach with this album,”
Triplett says. “I selected producers and
other players based on their interest in
working with me.” These include Dove Award
winning producer/songwriter Antonio Neal
(Kierra “KiKi” Sheard, Point of Grace, Nicole
C. Mullen), Grammy Nominated producer/
songwriter Anthony C. Bell (Jazmine Sullivan,
Jill Scott, Faith Evans), Kyle Lovett (Karima
Kibble, Canton Jones, Vashawn Mitchell),
Shawn Rey Smith (Kelly Price, Patti Labelle,
Gerald Levert), Roderick Forte (Keith
“Wonderboy” Johnson), and Marcus Perry
(Benita Washingt