Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

I loved the description Part Memoir, Part Business Book and Full Time travel down memory lane.I completed reading this book in 3 days. The book really picks up for me after LA meets Babyface meets Pebbles. The three of them moving to Atlanta did so much for the music industry and the world. They were able to discover some of the biggest talent in the South and I do not believe they get their just due for that.It's true that music marks time and reading this book, remembering the songs and pulling the videos up on YouTube took me back to a carefree time of my life being in college and experiencing life with loved ones who were still living then.The anecdotes on how Babyface got his name and how he HATED it in the beginning, the story of LA Reid and Babyface writing "End of the Road "and "Love Should've brought you Home" for Anita Baker and her not really feeling them. Those two songs created Hall of Fame careers for Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton. LA Reid taking his boss's Clive Davis Job.. and still having to meet with him. Then in the biggest turn of events losing his job after bringing two of the biggest Artists of Arista & selling 10Million records each - Pink and Avril Lavigne. Who in the hell gets fired for making MONEY!!!?? That shows you Corporate Politics are REAL.To listen to LA Reid describe his biggest regret of dropping Lady Gaga.. you can hear it.. Damn near feel it. He rebounded by helping find Justin Bieber.Overall, GREAT BOOK.. Great insight into the music business and what happens behind the scenes. It reminds of a Doug Morris quote LA says in the book.. "It's better to be lucky than to be good."This book was based on both. Do yourself a favor, and buy it.

Ever since I was a kid, I had heard LA Reid's name in passing. But it wasn't until I read this book that I really knew what he did for a living since the late 1980s.Sing To Me takes you on a journey through Reid's life as a child growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio; the period when he was a drummer for Pure Essence (later named The Deele); his marriage to Pebbles; being a father to his four children; and then of course his career as a music executive for various record companies.I would say the most interesting parts of this book to me was when Reid described the triumphs and tribulations he endured with Pure Essence/The Deele; his musical and real life friendship with Babyface; the 1989 to 2005 period of his career as a record executive at the LaFace and Arista record companies; and of course, I enjoyed the areas of this book where he expressed his feelings on whether he felt fulfilled and fully praised for what he contributed to the music business for over 30 years.Meanwhile, after the chapter which dealt with Mariah Carey and her comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), I kind of lost interest. But I still kept reading and learning about the music business from Reid.Don't get me wrong, I seriously enjoyed this book, but after the Carey chapter I wasn't as captivated. And that's just me. I've never been interested in music that came out after 2005.Buy this book if you want some serious insight into the music business.

The book was interesting. I'm always curious to know what drives an individual to achieve success and LA Reid explained it in his book. My only disappointment is the fact that he felt compelled to name the luxury hotels (way too many times) and other places that he stayed in or visited. I don't think it made a difference to the reader what hotel he stayed in, the Pierre or the Marriott, it really had no bearing on or added anything to the story he was trying to tell. It came across as name dropping! LA's story is one of perseverance coupled with a sense of know how. It is inspiring and a map for those in the record industry who aspire to greatness of how the game is played. I now know the backstories of the relationship with BabyFace, Usher, TLC and others!

Impeccable, very inspiring! To me he's the best to ever do it! Unfairly underrated! I kept crying and smiling while reading & this is my second time reading it. I need a third & fourth read to keep me grounded! Focus, focus, focus!Soo many songs, events and artists I never knew he started or had a part in molding! Why nobody says nothing! Without him would we have these classics?! God Bless You LA Reid! I don't have anymore words! Only feeling & experience can define your worth & gift to this world!

I don't typically do autobios, but I am familiar with his work through The Deele, Babyface and the rest. I thought L.A. should have quite a story to tell having dealt closely with some of the music industries absolute best. He certainly did. This was a real treat. This book was like threading a needle through the fabric of LaFace of what you thought heard, but setting the record straight from his artistic perspective. I particularly enjoyed the "how" his love of music came to be, how his legendary friendship with Kenny "Babyface" Edmods emerged, and of course his becoming the "record man". His level of vulnerability, honesty, and openness about his insecurities was refreshing. I don't know how long this book really is in page length because I bought the kindle version. Let's just say I started reading on two days ago and I'm finished already. Great job L.A, great job!

Great read, especially since I grew up during the peak of Laface Records. L.A., however, spends too much of the book patting himself on the back. It's a good read because of the insight into the artists that L.A. and Babyface worked with.

I only knew about L.A Reid because most of the R&B songs i purchased back in the nineties was written with him and Babyface.Reading this biography i learnt, he actually had a career and done other things in the music business before meeting Babyface. For a start, I would never have pictured him in a 1980s group looking like a knock off Prince !!I wanted the book to dig down a bit more like his relationship with his eldest son, more about his divorce from Pebbles. I also did want some dirt on some of the people in the music business and behind the scenes, however It did tell the backstory to TLC, Usher Pink and a few others.I also liked what he wrote about appearing on X-factor USA, which I actually watched and thought he was one on the best judges in any of these music talent shows because he is very very experienced and has insight because he has been in the music business since his teens,This book was very nice and pleasant about everything./everyone. Still a good insight in to the music industry.

Eu não acredito que nos E.U.A este livro foi lançado com um papel tão meia boca. Esse cara o La Reid é um dos grandes da indústria fonográfica nomes como Usher, Maria Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson já fizeram parte da sua agenda e o pessoal manda para o Brasil um livro com conteúdo importante mas com papel e capa pior do que na banca de jornal da esquina!! fala sério! pelo preço que paguei pelos dois livros eu merecia um papel de melhor qualidade.

I read in One Week, I was so captivated by stories, a real inspiring book, the story of one of the biggest mogul in music.

If you love autobiographies about someones real RAW and honest come up read this! if you're a fan of the business side of the music industry read this! I've never been interested in LA Reid but took the plunge in getting this book because I love autobiographies about the music industry. LA Reid held nothing back good or bad. It was a great read to see just how many careers he had a hand in.

Schnelle Lieferung und super Buch.War ein Geschenk für einen Freund.Es kam super an. Wichtig, das Buch ist auf englisch geschrieben.