Josh Kelley
Mar 7, 2011
MCA Nashville artist Josh Kelley can add CBS-TV sitcom "Mike & Molly" to his growing list of TV shows and movies for which his music has been featured in. Josh co-wrote the theme song to "Mike & Molly," called "I See Love," with Keb' Mo', who sings the version that plays on the show's credits.
Josh said, "The 'Mike & Molly' theme song came around sort of randomly. In 2004, I called up Keb' Mo' and said, 'I'd really love to write a song with you.' He called me back and said, 'Let's do it.' I drove up to his house and we sat around for a while and we wrote this song called 'I See Love.' He put it on his album.
He continued, "Probably six months ago, he called me and said, 'There's a TV show called Mike and Molly that wants to use the song because they came to my live show and heard it. The creators of the show loved it.' I didn't think much about it. The next thing you know, he's calling me and saying that they took it. It's funny because now I'm a really big fan of the show and every time I watch it, I get to hear this cool song."
Josh is considering recording a country version of "I See Love" on his next album. "The lyrics tell a story and I think they are country lyrics. I definitely think it can be a country song for sure. It's like the guy has been around the world and done all of these little things and it's in his journey that he learns how to actually see love for what it is," he says of the song. "It's traveling that makes it possible for his brain to see love the way he should be seeing it and love that has been right in front of his face his whole life."
Josh's music has been a steady presence in TV and films over the last few years, featured in shows like MTV's "The Hills," ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" and "What About Brian" and the CW's "Smallville," as well as movies including "Sweet Home Alabama" and "The Prince and Me."
Kelley will release his debut country album, "Georgia Clay," on March 22nd, featuring his current single of the same name. It's Josh's most autobiographical album to date, describing moments of his life like his marriage to actress Katherine Heigl, their adoption of daughter Naleigh and the family's move to Utah.
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By: Mary Lynne O'Neal
