Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to SIng It Live 'Wurlitzer Sessions' celebrating the Wurlitzer 200A Suitcase Piano featuring intimate performances of your favourite songs..
Recorded in the Sing It Live Basement Studio
Produced by Darren Mullan
"You Gotta Be" is an R&B/soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by Sony Soho Square, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia. The accompanying music video was directed by Paul Boyd, depicting Des'ree performing in black-and-white. By 13 June 1998, the single had sold 358,000 copies in United States, and it has received sales certifications in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The song was used in several television advertisements over the following years, and a 1999 remix used in a Ford Focus advert became a top-10 hit in Des'ree's native UK and a number-one hit in Spain. Q Magazine included "You Gotta Be" on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.
Featured vocalist: Nikki Heuskes @NikkiKosmiderHeuskes
Bass: Damien Steele Scott @bassgoose
Wurli and vocals: Darren Mullan @producernerd
Rhythm programmed by Darren Mullan including a Roland AIRA Compact T8 Beat Machine.
Filmed using iPhones and a gopro. Video edited using Black Magic Design Da Vinci Resolve
Sound recorded and mixed in Apple Logic.
Microphones are Shure SLXD wireless with sE Electronics MC1 (V7) capsule
#wurlisessions #intimatemusic #livemusic
Welcome to SIng It Live 'Wurlitzer Sessions' celebrating the Wurlitzer 200A Suitcase Piano featuring intimate performances of your favourite songs..
Recorded in the Sing It Live Basement Studio
Produced by Darren Mullan
"You Gotta Be" is an R&B/soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by Sony Soho Square, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia. The accompanying music video was directed by Paul Boyd, depicting Des'ree performing in black-and-white. By 13 June 1998, the single had sold 358,000 copies in United States, and it has received sales certifications in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The song was used in several television advertisements over the following years, and a 1999 remix used in a Ford Focus advert became a top-10 hit in Des'ree's native UK and a number-one hit in Spain. Q Magazine included "You Gotta Be" on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.
Featured vocalist: Nikki Heuskes @NikkiKosmiderHeuskes
Bass: Damien Steele Scott @bassgoose
Wurli and vocals: Darren Mullan @producernerd
Rhythm programmed by Darren Mullan including a Roland AIRA Compact T8 Beat Machine.
Filmed using iPhones and a gopro. Video edited using Black Magic Design Da Vinci Resolve
Sound recorded and mixed in Apple Logic.
Microphones are Shure SLXD wireless with sE Electronics MC1 (V7) capsule
#wurlisessions #intimatemusic #livemusic
