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Norman Brown issues his third Warner Bros. date in the last five years, and goes far deeper into adult urban soul by showcasing himself as a vocalist in addition to his prodigious groove jazz guitar chops. Brown works with a host of producers, and his familiar smooth jazz underpinnings -- derived more from George Benson and Hiram Bullock than Wes Montgomery these days -- are present but not prevalent on most of the set. Instead, his slick nu-soul/nu-jazz singing style -- identified by a thin whispery tenor -- gets front and center on more than half the album's ten cuts. There's nothing wrong with this per se, but given how carefully crafted for radio this disc is, there are no surprises whatsoever; it's all safe, polished, and predictable. The highlights are the title track with its spidery groove and laid-back funky rhythm, the slippery hip-hop of "Come Over," and an inspired cover of "What's Goin' On."
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Vikter Duplaix, Producer, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Benét, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Poyser, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Victor Cooke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Wirlie Morris, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bolden, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - DC, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Young, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lil' John Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Wirlie Morris, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bolden, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - DC, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Reggie Young, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Hearity, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lil' John Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Wirlie Morris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bolden, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - DC, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Vikter Duplaix, Producer, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Benét, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Poyser, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Victor Cooke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
NORMAN BROWN, MainArtist - Renaldo Obie Benson,Alfred W. Cleveland, Marvin P. Gaye, Composer, Author
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Wirlie Morris, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bolden, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DC, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Brian Culbertson, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Lu, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Thaddaeus Tribbett, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Malik Pendleton, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Elevado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Poyser, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - NORMAN BROWN, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jaydee, Producer, Recording Producer - James Yancey, ComposerLyricist - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - NORMAN BROWN, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herman Jackson, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Ricard, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
Album review
Norman Brown issues his third Warner Bros. date in the last five years, and goes far deeper into adult urban soul by showcasing himself as a vocalist in addition to his prodigious groove jazz guitar chops. Brown works with a host of producers, and his familiar smooth jazz underpinnings -- derived more from George Benson and Hiram Bullock than Wes Montgomery these days -- are present but not prevalent on most of the set. Instead, his slick nu-soul/nu-jazz singing style -- identified by a thin whispery tenor -- gets front and center on more than half the album's ten cuts. There's nothing wrong with this per se, but given how carefully crafted for radio this disc is, there are no surprises whatsoever; it's all safe, polished, and predictable. The highlights are the title track with its spidery groove and laid-back funky rhythm, the slippery hip-hop of "Come Over," and an inspired cover of "What's Goin' On."
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:03
- Main artists: Norman Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 Craft Recordings. ℗ 2004 Craft Recordings.
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