New York (Paloma Faith song) New York (Paloma Faith song) "New York" is a song by English recording artist Paloma Faith from her debut studio album "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" (2009). It was released on 13 September 2009. The song features a sweeping gospel chorus by the London-based Souls of Prophecy Gospel Choir. The song was re-released in a new remix featuring rapper Ghostface Killah. BBC chart blog gave the song a more positive review than her previous single and rewarded it with 4 stars. Digital Spy gave the song 3/5 stars and a less positive rating than Stone Cold Sober:
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