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Cymande

Bra

1972 · via De La Soul

Cymande’s 1972 recording of “Bra” is the earliest release on file. Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio are credited as its writers. De La Soul’s “Change in Speak” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Cymande – Bra
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Cymande cut "Bra" in 1972, and its two writers still sit on the credits of "Change in Speak" all these years on. Play the original first, then the De La Soul track, and you can hear exactly what they built on.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1972.

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De La Soul’s “Change in Speak” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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