David Maranha and Pedro Alves Sousa

Translated simply to “Wicked Lies” and sung completely in German

We forfeit empathy to ambition

with an uncanny touch of spellbinding magic

HELENE SMITH - I Am Controlled By Your Love LP Americana David Maranha and Pedro AlvesTeenage melancholy from the original Miami Sound Machine. Backed by the infamous FAMU Marching 100 Band and Frank Williams' crack shot players The Rocketeers, I Am Controlled By Your Love compiles sides from Helene Smith's '60s tenure with the Deep City, Lloyd, Reid, and Blue Star labels. A sweltering album of 12 deeply soulful, alternate universe hits from the First Lady of Miami Soul!