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“It’s nerve racking to perform a new song on television,” Hill said in a statement. “But we added ‘Red Umbrella’ to the set for the last three Soul2Soul dates and the fans reaction was fantastic. So at least that gives me a bit of comfort. Fact is that it has the ingredients of any great song – it’s cleverly crafted and its message is sincere.”

Now I know the song, which will be featured on her upcoming greatest-hits compilation, was written by Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, and Brett and Brad Warren. But am I be the only one who is hoping for a bit of a mash-up with Rihanna’s “Umbrella”? Can’t you just hear Faith sing “Umbrella-ella-ella, eh! eh!”? No? I guess I’ll have to settle for Mandy Moore’s Lilith-Fair-ish version.

Mandy Moore, “Umbrella”