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Even a mortal enemy of Robin Thicke would have to concede that the singer had a too-tough go of it after the 2014 release of his previous album. That LP, Paula, proved to be an ineffective appeal to make full amends with Paula Patton. During the three years immediately following his divorce, Thicke dealt with the deaths of his father and manager, and he lost both his house (to the Woolsey fire) and the lawsuit alleging that he and Pharrell Williams lifted Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" for "Blurred Lines." Just after the latter two blows, in December 2018, Thicke issued his first single as an independent artist. A ballad of sorrow, contrition, and revival, "Testify" began a slow lead-up to his eighth album, in the course of which music executive giant Andre Harrell -- Thicke's mentor, executive producer, close friend, and godfather of Thicke's son -- died at the age of 59. On Earth, and in Heaven features "Forever Mine," a wafting jazz ballad of whole-hearted conviction that Harrell approved. "Beautiful," embracing love in the face of devastation with elements of doo wop and chamber soul, was co-written by Gianni Credle-Harrell, Harrell's son. Thicke's devotion to and reliance upon his inner circle extends to working with Williams and Chad Hugo on "Take Me Higher," a free-spirited dancefloor cut that parties (responsibly) like it's 1979, and "Lola Mia," a boogaloo-flavored dedication to his daughters. Apart from those two songs and the fleet "Hola," a sweetened and loved-up number replete with one of the album's very necessary flugelhorn solos, the album sticks with reflective and romantic ballads that are among the most genuine and stirring moments in Thicke's catalog. Last but not least is "That's What Love Can Do," a Philly soul-styled testimony of romantic salvation that became Thicke's fifth single to top Billboard's adult R&B chart. The how-the-hell falsetto "baby" Thicke repeatedly delivers within suggests that Blue Magic and the Stylistics are closer to his heart than ever. From top to sturdy bottom, this is an impressive rebuild.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nasri, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer
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James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Jairus Mozee, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Kenny Wright, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence LB Breux, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Chris Payton, ComposerLyricist - Larry Cox II, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence LB Breux, ComposerLyricist - William Matty Taylor, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Camper, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Larry Cox II, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Rich Skillz, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Keyes, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Larry Cox II, ComposerLyricist - Gianni Credle-Harrell, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nasri, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Ben Spivak, ComposerLyricist - Chaz Jackson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dre Pinckney, ComposerLyricist - Dashwn White, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
Pharrell Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Payton, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
James Gass, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Keyes, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - Larry Devont Dorn, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
R. Thicke, ComposerLyricist - J. Gass, ComposerLyricist - Robin Thicke, Producer, MainArtist - R. Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Projay, Producer - L. Cox II, ComposerLyricist
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
Album review
Even a mortal enemy of Robin Thicke would have to concede that the singer had a too-tough go of it after the 2014 release of his previous album. That LP, Paula, proved to be an ineffective appeal to make full amends with Paula Patton. During the three years immediately following his divorce, Thicke dealt with the deaths of his father and manager, and he lost both his house (to the Woolsey fire) and the lawsuit alleging that he and Pharrell Williams lifted Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" for "Blurred Lines." Just after the latter two blows, in December 2018, Thicke issued his first single as an independent artist. A ballad of sorrow, contrition, and revival, "Testify" began a slow lead-up to his eighth album, in the course of which music executive giant Andre Harrell -- Thicke's mentor, executive producer, close friend, and godfather of Thicke's son -- died at the age of 59. On Earth, and in Heaven features "Forever Mine," a wafting jazz ballad of whole-hearted conviction that Harrell approved. "Beautiful," embracing love in the face of devastation with elements of doo wop and chamber soul, was co-written by Gianni Credle-Harrell, Harrell's son. Thicke's devotion to and reliance upon his inner circle extends to working with Williams and Chad Hugo on "Take Me Higher," a free-spirited dancefloor cut that parties (responsibly) like it's 1979, and "Lola Mia," a boogaloo-flavored dedication to his daughters. Apart from those two songs and the fleet "Hola," a sweetened and loved-up number replete with one of the album's very necessary flugelhorn solos, the album sticks with reflective and romantic ballads that are among the most genuine and stirring moments in Thicke's catalog. Last but not least is "That's What Love Can Do," a Philly soul-styled testimony of romantic salvation that became Thicke's fifth single to top Billboard's adult R&B chart. The how-the-hell falsetto "baby" Thicke repeatedly delivers within suggests that Blue Magic and the Stylistics are closer to his heart than ever. From top to sturdy bottom, this is an impressive rebuild.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:22
- Main artists: Robin Thicke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lucky Music - EMPIRE
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE 2021 Lucky Music / EMPIRE
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