AT the launch of his debut album in November 2011, singer Prophecy spoke of his commitment to recording songs for posterity. The album, Break Loose, got generally favourable reviews but little has been heard of him since.

Prophecy returns with three new songs — September’s Rain, How Could I and Make It Happen — which are teasers for his second album, scheduled for release early next year.

Break Loose contained the hit song No Body Bags and a cover of Black Uhuru’s Party in Session , which was done with that group’s former lead singer Michael Rose and deejay Delly Ranks.

No Body Bags addressed Jamaica’s disturbing homicide rate but Break Loose had lighter moments such as New Found Love. Prophecy’s latest songs are also meant to reach a diverse audience.

“If you listen there’s still a social component because as a nation we have to know about the things affecting us to move forward, but love is always part of the game,” he said.

The ballad September’s Rain is a duet with singer Stream, while Make It Happen is a ska number. Both were done for Nine

Mile Records, a company ownedby French footballer Florent Malouda.

How Could I is produced by saxophonist Dean Fraser, who handled most of the production on Break Loose. Fraser, drummer Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace, bassist Benjy Myaz and guitarists Winston ‘Bo Pee’ Bowen and Lamont Savory are some of the musicians who worked on the songs and album.

The 41-year-old Prophecy was raised Rohan Alexander Brown in the St Thomas town of Lyssons. He earned a national profile in 1998 by making the top 10 of the Festival Song Competition with Higher Ground.

Chance (a tribute to slain South African singer Lucky Dube), Don’t Come Tell I and the ominous No Body Bags helped keep Prophecy in the spotlight. Break Loose capped a satisfying five-year period for him.

He believes he has grown as an artiste and songwriter in the last two years.

“Wi definitely learn more ’bout the business an’ the world which allow mi to express miself as a writer. Wi don’t limit anything where music is concerned,” he said.

Prophecy’s new album, A Free Man, is expected to be released on April 3.

— Howard Campbell