<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Love So Soft" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Love So Soft" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson, from her eighth studio album, Meaning of Life (2017). Written by Mozella, Priscilla Renea, and Jesse Shatkin, and produced by Shatkin, it features a session appearance by the American soul band Earth, Wind & Fire . A soul - trap R&B anthem, it was released by Atlantic Records alongside "Move You" as a double A-side from the album on September 7, 2017 . As of September 14, 2017, the song sold 36,100 copies in the United States . The song was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards . </P> <P> "Love So Soft" is a soul - trap R&B anthem written and produced by Mozella, Priscilla Renea, and Jesse Shatkin . It features session appearances by the American soul band Earth, Wind & Fire led by Verdine White and Gary Bias . Critics noted the song's soulful sound and its departure from the usual mainstream pop sound of Clarkson's previous releases . NPR's Karen Gwee noted that the song makes a familiar emphasis on percussion over melody but was surprised that its chorus was chanted rather than belted--a surprising move for Clarkson . Hugh McIntyre of Forbes described the trap verses as "odd" on its own, but is complimentary harmonized "when the horns kick in and bring the soul the song needed". Idolator's Mike Wass compared the song as from the' 90s, but is also quintessentially 2017, describing it as falling closer to the Back to Basics - era Christina Aguilera in its blend of old and new . </P>

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