Kicking off with an upbeat ukulele vibe, the song “You Love Me Like I Am” prepares listeners for the upcoming lyrics “with you I can be my true self; I don’t have to try to be anyone else.” Prior to Ketsyha meeting her now co-writer and friend, Adelynn Mejia, the keystone song and now title song of the EP had a different concept and name. The previous version had a “take me or leave me” tone with an open-ended address to the audience. Now, with the addition of “You” to the title, and mentorship from one of Whitney Houston’s "Run to You” songwriters, Allan Rich, the song speaks more to the songwriters’ own experiences of how they feel loved, appreciated, and understood, Adelynn by her husband and Ketsyha by her fiancé.
from
You Love Me Like I Am,
released March 26, 2021
Credits:
Music & Lyrics: Ketsyha (Ketsia J. Cardona Pellot) and Adelynn Mejia
Lyrics and composition consultants: Robin Randall, Allan Rich
Produced by: Ketsyha
Production consultants: Marc Barrite aka Dave Aju, Alexx Daye, Katsuya Sezaki, Eric Corne, Cris Cordero, Karen Hammack, Ervin Toucet, Blair Shotts, Adelynn Mejia
Lead Vocal: Ketsyha
Background vocals: Ketsyha and Adelynn
Mejia
Vocal Arrangement and performance consultants: Alexx Daye, Gisa Vatcky, Lauren Pardini
Keys: Karen Hammack
Electric Bass: Dave Keif
Electric Guitar: Antoine Salem
Ukulele: Daniel
Drums and percussion: Blair Shotts
Drums and percussion recording engineers: Cristobal Cordero, Ervin Toucet
Mixing and Mastering: Ketsyha
Mixing consultants: Cris Cordero, Blair Shotts, Eric Corne, Marc Barrite aka Dave Aju, Ervin Toucet, Jonathan M Brown, Mikal Reid
Recorded at: MI College of Music, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, and Ketsyha’s home studio
Art Cover: Ketsyha
Art Cover consultant: Nick Casale
Photography by: Alex David Morales