International singer/songwriter E. Walter Smith releases new ‘club banger’ that tops every bride’s ‘Must Play’ list.  Wedding DJs announce “The Electric Slide just died… Everybody’s doin’ The Bride Slide!”

Wedding DJs around the world have started “rockin’ receptions” with the HOT new ‘club banger,’ We Married – The Bride Slide, written by international singer/songwriter E. Walter Smith featuring LaVoria Reese; http://www.WeMarried.org

Usually known for his romantic, hypnotic honey baritone vocals, E. Walter Smith cleverly portrays the raw emotions of every bride and groom as they complete the final chapter of an old school courtship and celebrate the beginning of a life filled with unbridled passion and the start of a new family.

Bringing a new groove to a bride’s “Must Play” list, We Married – The Bride Slide opens with the heart thumping chant of:

“Got a new ring on my finger
Sang “I DO” with the wedding singer
Nothing can stop us now
We’re livin’ our wedding vow”

Atlanta Gospel Choice Awards Nominee for the “Best New Female Artist,” Lavoria Reese brings a “realness” to the song to which women all around the world can relate.  Where Madison Avenue typically portrays a modern bride as a youthful size 4, Reese “brags” We Married as a gorgeous, chocolate, full figured, faith filled and full grown woman.

When asked how she feels about becoming the “poster girl” for brides around the world, Reese says, “Wow! Is this me?  LAVORIA? The church girl is now the wedding funky party singer?!   What diversity I have!”.

Wizard Jones has served as music director for the likes of the Soul Train Music Awards, Toni Braxton, TLC, Silk, SOS Band, New Edition, and Bell, Biv, DeVoe and provided the funky “ol’ school flava” that grabs you in the center of your dance soul as the celebrated producer of We Married – The Bride Slide.  He then laced the re-mix version  (Wizard’s Re-Mix) with the powerful presence of orchestra blasts and a masterful cross pollination of contemporary Latin, House and Club arrangements that blend the  essence of a wedding’s romantic innocence  with the honeymoon’s anticipated passion.

Guy Mitchell, Jr. who co-produced the platinum hit My Baby’s Daddy and John Beal, III who also co-wrote “I DO” with Smith, collaborated with Smith on this song.

After several spot dates with George Duke, world class drummer Sonny Emory, and Kool and the Gang’s JT Taylor, Darian Emory blew up We Married – The Bride Slide with a sax solo that yanks you right from the bridge of the song to the middle of the dance floor. The funkiest guitar groove in music was stroked by former Rick James guitar player, Maurice Richardson.

Since this song is having such an impact on how weddings across the world are being celebrated it’s only fitting to announce the often unsung heroes of every song: The sound engineers. Without them it’s like seeing the bridal party dressed in jeans and t-shirts.   The amazing production of We Married – The Bride Slide was recorded at Wizard’s Majik Lab Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, Orange Room Studios in East Point, Georgia, and  Reggie Moore’s Mosart Muzik Studios in Snellville, Georgia. The vocal mixing mastering, like the icing on a wedding cake, was engineered and mastered by John Henry Johnson, Jr. CEO/President of Mad At It Records, LLC in Los Angeles. (Darryl Swann (Macy Gray) Akon (Colby O’Donis), YoYo.

Smith’s musical and marketing genius is again put on display by writing and producing a song that features a new line dance specifically for a wedding…The Bride Slide.  Choreographed by Jennifer Melchor (Mary J Blige, SWV, LL Cool J, Salt & Pepa) The Bride Slide is a simple line dance that can be done by everybody at the reception.

“I’d gone to my parent’s house for Christmas only to be awaked one morning by the sound of classic line dance music. When I went down stairs they were in the middle of the dining room practicing a new line dance for the annual Couples Club Holiday party. So, as a special surprise I wrote We Married – The Bride Slide as a dedication to them as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.”

Over the years a lot of brides and DJs have asked me to write a hot dance song that they can play to replace “dreaded four.”  (The Electric Slide, Cha Cha Slide, Macarena and Cupid Shuffle).  Well, let’s just say I hope they make room for We Married – The Bride Slide,” says Smith.

You can listen to We Married – The Bride Slide at http://www.WeMarried.org

Contact info:
E.  Walter Smith
P.O. Box 360726
Decatur, GA 30036
[email protected]
(404) 289-7194

The New York Times’ top Internet resource includes new Father Daughter dance song to its list of top R&B/Soul wedding songs.
Wedding Season is upon us and there is a special kind of magic in the air. Providing the “theme song” for these precious moments are international recording artist E. Walter Smith and American Idol contestant, Tatiana McConnico.

About.com R&B/Soul Guide’s Mark Edward Nero writes that “Little Girl” is a “tasteful, classy and well-sung ode to the love a father has for his little princess.”

In fact, many national organizations, celebrities and influential notables have said that “Little Girl” is more that just the first duet in recent times that captures the love and cherished memories shared between a father and his daughter at a wedding. E. Walter Smith and co-writer Glen Perdew have written a “feel good” song that has a timeless message which the listening audience can embrace and Corporate America can exploit. “Little Girl” bridges the gap between the “Old School” and “hip–hop” generations and is being heralded as a musical solution that is a “breath of fresh air.”

As “Little Girl” is fast becoming a “must play” on every brides father daughter dance list, here is a short list of those that show their support of the as it has become part of a movement that promotes the importance of a healthy father daughter relationship.

Bern Nadette Stanis – “Thelma” of the ’70′s sitcom “Good Times”
Kym Whitley, actor/comedienne
Craig Williams – Donald Trump’s The Apprentice
Rushia Brown – WNBA Veteran Cleveland Rockers / Charlotte Sting
Roland Warren, President of National Fatherhood Initiative
Joe Kelly, CEO of DadsAndDaughters.org
Sam Hamilton, Grand Polemarch – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Darryl Matthews, Executive President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Gerald Durley, past President of Concerned Black Clergy
Marva Smith Battle-Bey, President – National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Marc Morial – President & CEO of National Urban League

You can visit to listen to their PSAs, and read the press releases and articles by and about those that support this song.

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Contact: E. Walter Smith
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