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With too much "rhythm" and not enough "blues," contemporary R&B circa 2004 has become overly slick, commercial, and almost emotionless, no matter how hard the vocalist is expressing his love jones. Which is why Van Hunt's debut is so refreshing. Although the Atlanta-based auteur (he wrote or co-wrote all the songs and plays nearly every instrument) clearly has an early-'70s fixation, his heady mix of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, and Prince makes for a thrilling and often moving album. Like Stevie Wonder, another obvious influence, Hunt spices his soul with memorable melodies, overdubbing his own backing vocals and singing these hip-hop-free tunes like he's lived them. Lyrically, he's loved and lost -- often he seems on the verge of both when he croons "love without pain would leave me wonderin' why I stay" -- but remains hopeful that true romance is just over the horizon. His vulnerable vocals mesh flawlessly with the smoky musical vibe and each track is near perfect in its balance of funk, soul, and R&B. Not just for those into "quiet storm" bedroom music, Hunt has fashioned a classic R&B album that has as many edgy "Family Affair" moments ("Anything (To Get Your Attention)") as smooth grooves (the string-laden "Precious"). If it had been released in 1978, it would still be impressive. But arriving in early 2004, the disc heralds Hunt as a tremendously talented if hardly groundbreaking artist, with a sure sense of craftsmanship all too rare in his genre. Retro enough to recall the golden age of soul, Hunt's music is so classy and timelessly constructed that he never turns into a caricature.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Malina, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Creed, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ro, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Warren, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nolan Smith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Richards, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Solamonn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Curtis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Truth, Moog Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Malina, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Annie Stela, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Tim LeBlanc, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry James, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Dwight Farrell, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - David Campbell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Guarnieri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Ricard, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Truth, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Melissa Mattey, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Daniel Solamonn, Tenor Saxophone, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Amy White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ta Ta, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - David Campbell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Melvoin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Mattey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nolan Smith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Richards, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Solamonn, Tenor Saxophone, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Curtis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jermaine Rand, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Wendy Melvoin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry James, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Terry McMillen, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Dionne Farris, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Van Hunt, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - DAVE WAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Creed, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Guarnieri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nolan Smith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Willing, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Chris James, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Slater, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Whitehead, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ro, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Richards, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Solamonn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Curtis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ta Ta, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jermaine Rand, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
With too much "rhythm" and not enough "blues," contemporary R&B circa 2004 has become overly slick, commercial, and almost emotionless, no matter how hard the vocalist is expressing his love jones. Which is why Van Hunt's debut is so refreshing. Although the Atlanta-based auteur (he wrote or co-wrote all the songs and plays nearly every instrument) clearly has an early-'70s fixation, his heady mix of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, and Prince makes for a thrilling and often moving album. Like Stevie Wonder, another obvious influence, Hunt spices his soul with memorable melodies, overdubbing his own backing vocals and singing these hip-hop-free tunes like he's lived them. Lyrically, he's loved and lost -- often he seems on the verge of both when he croons "love without pain would leave me wonderin' why I stay" -- but remains hopeful that true romance is just over the horizon. His vulnerable vocals mesh flawlessly with the smoky musical vibe and each track is near perfect in its balance of funk, soul, and R&B. Not just for those into "quiet storm" bedroom music, Hunt has fashioned a classic R&B album that has as many edgy "Family Affair" moments ("Anything (To Get Your Attention)") as smooth grooves (the string-laden "Precious"). If it had been released in 1978, it would still be impressive. But arriving in early 2004, the disc heralds Hunt as a tremendously talented if hardly groundbreaking artist, with a sure sense of craftsmanship all too rare in his genre. Retro enough to recall the golden age of soul, Hunt's music is so classy and timelessly constructed that he never turns into a caricature.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:39
- Main artists: Van Hunt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
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