Blessing Offor Slates Second Album ‘Real’ For August
Blessing Offor will release his sophomore album Real on August 8.
The 16-song project includes the recently-released “Lift Me Up” and “The Morning,” and is a followup to his Grammy- nominated debut 2023 album My Tribe. The new album features production by Henrick Michelsen and Morgan Taylor Reid and songs co-written by writers Hank Bently, Fraser Churchill and more, and explores themes of loss and heartache while still infusing optimism.
“About two and a half years ago life got crazy,” shares Blessing. “I lost a bunch of people, got nominated for Grammys, just so much was happening all at once and it was like whiplash. I started writing this record from that time and I think it hits every emotion, talks about everything. I’m excited to get this out in the world and open this next chapter.”
Late last month, Blessing debuted some of the songs from Real at the inaugural “Read with Jenna Book Festival” in Nashville and spoke with Jenna Bush Hager about the new music and also played at CMA Music Fest.
Real Track List:
1. “Real” (Blessing Offor, Hank Bentley)
2. “Oh Child” (Blessing Offor, Henrik Michelsen, Bill Maybury)
3. “Lift Me Up” (Blessing Offor, Morgan Taylor Reid, Fraser Churchill, Pablo Hurtado)
4. “The Morning” (Blessing Offor, Rita Springer, Dan Muckala)
5. “The Roses” (Blessing Offor, Dalton Diehl, David Alexander, Midi Jones)
6. “Set It In Stone” (Blessing Offor, Dan Muckala)
7. “Rise Again” (Blessing Offor, Edd Holloway)
8. “Where My Feet Are” (Blessing Offor, Mark Pellizzer, Dominique Sanders)
9. “Jordans” (Blessing Offor, Hank Bentley)
10. “Carry On” (Blessing Offor, Dan Muckala)
11. “The Time It Takes” (Blessing Offor, Sandra McCracken)
12. “Barricades” (Blessing Offor, David Mescon)
13. “Somebody’s Child” (feat. Dolly Parton) (Blessing Offor, Joy Williams, Josh Ronen)
14. “Crying Out Loud” (Blessing Offor, Morgan Taylor Reid, Fraser Churchill)
15. “Just For You” (Blessing Offor, JC Stewart)
16. “What Tomorrow’s For” (Blessing Offor, AJ Pruis, Laura Veltz)
