Lady Wray - Cover Girl
Cover Girl is Lady Wray’s (born Nicole Monique Wray) fourth studio album, released on September 26, 2025 via Big Crown Records.
Produced by longtime collaborator Leon Michels, the album revisits her retro-soul roots while bringing in elements of disco, gospel, ’90s hip-hop and modern R&B.
🔍 Themes & Sound
Lady Wray describes the album as a shift from introspection to celebration. After her 2022 album Piece of Me, which dealt with motherhood and self-reflection, Cover Girl embraces confidence, self-love, and spiritual renewal.
Musically, the album draws heavily from:
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1960s & 1970s soul and disco grooves
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Gospel-choir textures and hand-claps
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’90s hip-hop / R&B rhythms layered under vintage instrumentation
- Lyrically, themes include reclaiming identity (“I lost myself trying to please someone else / I want to be me again”), celebrating love (marriage, motherhood) and stepping into one’s power.
📀 Track Listing
Here’s the tracklist for Cover Girl:
- My Best Step
- Be a Witness
- Where Could I Be
- Hard Times
- Best For Us
- Cover Girl
- You’re Gonna Win
- Time
- What It Means
- Higher
- Calm
🎧 Standout Tracks
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“You’re Gonna Win” – the lead single: a feel-good disco-funk anthem about triumph and self-worth.
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“Cover Girl” (title track) – a stripped-down piano ballad, deeply personal, about reconnecting with one’s younger self and rediscovering joy.
- “Be a Witness” – funk-driven mid-tempo track with synthesizers and groove, invoked as “something Prince would be proud of.”
✅ Why It Matters
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Lady Wray is reinvigorating her career with this album: after years in the industry (first as Nicole Wray, then as Lady Wray), Cover Girl signals a creative high point.
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The collaboration with Leon Michels, and the rich production, give it both vintage authenticity and contemporary relevance.
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Thematically, it resonates with listeners looking for encouragement, identity, and soulful optimism—especially within the modern soul/R&B revival scene.