Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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Published 2020-12-08
Abby O'Neill | December 8, 2020
Powerful sister duo Chloe x Halle went all out on this one. Flanked by personal memorabilia supplied by their mother, the Bailey sisters did their best to make this studio performance really feel like a home concert.
As they volley off each other, swapping lead and harmonies, it's amazing to watch how years of practice and innate genetic chemistry have them synced tighter than a SMPTE timecode. "Baby Girl," the second song here, starts with notes reminiscent of Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)," and is preceded with Chloe sharing "I know this year 2020 has been absolutely bonkers for all of us. For those moments where you kinda feel less than and you're not good enough ... that's why we wrote this song. ... Whatever happens, we'll be OK. And this is our world." Fusing R&B, soul and pop, backed by a talented nine-piece female band, this performance is surely to delight Chloe x Halle's global fanbase.
SET LIST
"Don't Make It Harder on Me"
"Baby Girl"
"Do It"
"Ungodly Hour"
"Wonder What She Thinks of Me"
MUSICIANS
Chloe Bailey: vocals
Halle Bailey: vocals
Elise Solberg: keyboard
Elin Sandberg: bass
Lexii Lynn Frazier: guitar
Brandi Singleton: drums
Arnetta Johnson: trumpet
Crystal Torres: trumpet
Stephanie Yu: violin
Chelsea Stevens: cello
Marta Honer: viola
CREDITS
Video: Ben Hagerty, Darin Conrad
Audio: Lester Mendoza, Derek Dixie, Stephen Curtain
Director: Ben Hagerty
Camera Operator: Darin Conrad
Editor: Nia Phillips
Creative Direction: Andrew Makadsi
Art Director: Brianna Gonzales
Assistant Art Director: Ian Miyawaki
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Abby O'Neill
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
All Comments (21)
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I love how they sing their butts off yet never out-sing one another
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i love how chloe is showing off her higher range, and halle is showing off her lower range. period absolutely
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They should have won a Grammy for this album. The girls are ultra talented. They deserve so much more.
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The way they BOTH switch between high and low notes so effortlessly and harmonize so well together gets me every time 😍🥰
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and then they were like "that was fun" like it wasn't a life-changing event for a listener out there i'm sobbing
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HALLE IS LITERALLY THE PERFECT CASTING FOR ARIEL, and i will fight anyone on that
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I don’t feel like people are talking about this performance enough. Their voices are literally angelic and perfect when put together.
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It’s Criminal that this album won no awards. It was amazing.
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The fact Ungodly Hour wasn't nominated for album of the year still angers me
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I remember a couple years ago when Drop was released and people thought their music was too weird and Bey said to them "Be yourself, the world will catch up" and boy has the world caught up.
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I support their solo endeavors but they are so perfect together and I hope they never forget that.
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im lowkey disappointed that it took me until the Little Mermaid to actually find out just how freaking awesome Halle is along with Chloe...regardless or not my goodness they are beautiful in all aspects!
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The fact that every musician in that room is a woman makes me very, very happy and inspires me.
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They harmonize so well at times it sounds like only one person is singing. Crazy talent
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“that was fun” i’m on the floor sobbing
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Imagine having a voice like theirs....I would never shut up ever!
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The way that Halle sings those high notes without even a strain... She literally sings them with a straight face... WHO DOES THAT? These girls are amazing.
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That Halle lower range + Chloe upper range combo is vicioussss
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As a father of only daughters.....this ALL girl power session is awe inspiring.
