Reggie Benjamin Returns With Star-Studded New Album 'Harmony In Blue: The Duets'
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International pop singer, television personality and entertainer Reggie Benjamin has returned with one of the most personal and ambitious releases of his career, unveiling his new eight-track album Harmony In Blue: The Duets.
Led by a heartfelt new interpretation of ‘I Just Wanna Be Your Everything’, the album sees Benjamin revisit a selection of beloved classics alongside an eclectic cast of collaborators from music, television and film, celebrating the enduring power of great songwriting while giving each song a fresh perspective.
Originally recorded by Andy Gibb and written by Barry Gibb, ‘I Just Wanna Be Your Everything’ provides the emotional centrepiece of the record. Benjamin approaches the pop classic with warmth and sincerity, retaining the romantic spirit of the original while bringing a contemporary elegance to the performance.
Across Harmony In Blue: The Duets, Benjamin is joined by Lisa Vanderpump, Joe Mantegna, Jodie Sweetin, Dermot Mulroney and Iwona Benjamin, with each guest bringing their own personality and interpretation to the material.
Among the album's highlights is a moving rendition of ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ with Lisa Vanderpump, while Benjamin and Joe Mantegna bring a theatrical quality to ‘Send In The Clowns’. Elsewhere, ‘Love Yourself’ offers an uplifting addition to the collection, before Benjamin closes the album with an intimate duet of ‘We've Only Just Begun’ alongside Iwona Benjamin.
Rather than simply serving as a nostalgic collection of covers, Harmony In Blue: The Duets is built around the idea of connection. Benjamin uses each collaboration to explore the ways in which songs can transcend generations, cultures and creative disciplines, demonstrating how powerful songwriting can remain decades after its original release.
Benjamin himself has built an international career spanning music, television, fashion and live entertainment. His debut solo album 2X-Centrix produced international dance-chart success, with singles including ‘Ride’ and ‘Hurry Up’ charting in more than 30 countries. His television career has seen him host programmes for MTV, Sony TV, Zee Music, Oxygen, ITV and CTV, while his work as a performer has taken him to audiences around the world.
Recognised as the first Indian pop artist to chart on Billboard, Benjamin has continued to build a career defined by its ability to cross cultural and creative boundaries.
The album's ambitions also extend beyond music. Seventy-five percent of the proceeds from Harmony In Blue: The Duets will be donated to charitable organisations, including Vanderpump Dogs and a human trafficking charity that has chosen to remain anonymous for security reasons. The initiative gives the project an additional sense of purpose, transforming Benjamin's celebration of music and collaboration into an opportunity to support causes close to the project's heart.
The album release was followed by a special Album Release Celebration on July 18, an occasion that also marked Reggie and Iwona Benjamin's 10th wedding anniversary. The event brought together family, friends, collaborators and supporters to celebrate both the new record and a significant personal milestone.
With Harmony In Blue: The Duets, Benjamin has created a project that looks simultaneously backwards and forwards. Its foundations are built on some of popular music's most enduring compositions, but through new collaborations and interpretations, those songs are given another opportunity to connect with contemporary audiences.
At its core, the album is a celebration of music's ability to bring people together — and a reminder that the greatest songs never truly disappear. They simply find new voices to carry them forward.
