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Bryan James Sledge's first proper album has been a long time coming -- well over a decade, by one measure. He made a somewhat inconspicuous entry during the early 2000s, singing backup for Mary Mary, appearing on Stevie Wonder's A Time to Love, and writing songs for gospel and R&B artists. He continued to operate in the church and on the streets; the same year "A City Called Heaven," written with brother Aaron, was recorded by Shirley Caesar, he appeared on Kendrick Lamar's "Faith." Motown signed Sledge in 2012 and quickly issued a highlight from his self-released Pineapple Now-Laters. For a few years, however, their new artist was more visible as a guest on high-charting albums like Oxymoron, Woman, and Compton. Those who wanted Sledge to shine on his own had their frustration compounded by a concurrent string of headlining singles. Though the releases were strong, each one featured a rapper and generated no commercial momentum. In My Mind, released almost four years after the Motown deal was struck, contains the 2015 A-sides and is constricted somewhat by a succession of guest verses. Granted, those verses come from the complementary likes of Lamar, Chance the Rapper, and Big K.R.I.T. More crucially, Sledge and his behind-the-scenes associates, siblings Aaron and Scooter included, ably mix old-school soul and gospel with contemporary touches that never verge on the detached, inebriated sounds that occupy commercial radio playlists. In fact, Sledge tauntingly dismisses that element of his genre, as he sings with sweetened swagger over a Raphael Saadiq retro-soul nugget, "Cupid's too busy in the club, at the bar, rollin' up," and he follows that with a heartfelt ballad that honors women more convincingly than anything on R. Kelly's Love Letter. Though he certainly has a bad boy streak, Sledge is no man-child, neither sounding like one nor writing from that perspective, whether he's testifying to his woman or conveying the conflict of being pulled by vices and faith. Crowded and long overdue as it is, In My Mind is a satisfying and mature showcase for one of the most skilled and creative talents in R&B.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Rex Rideout, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Khalil Abdul-Rahman, ComposerLyricist - Rex Rideout, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Buddy, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - PJ Morton, FeaturedArtist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - THX, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Paul Morton, Jr., Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Tannenbaum, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Constantine, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Barsh, ComposerLyricist - Uncle Dave, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Wesley Groover, ComposerLyricist - Mike & Keys, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ray Cox, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Olman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simmie Sims, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Buddy, FeaturedArtist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Paul Morton, Jr., ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Chance the Rapper, FeaturedArtist - Chancelor Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Uncle Dave, Producer, Co-Producer - John Wesley Groover, ComposerLyricist - Mike & Keys, Producer - Michael Ray Cox, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Mario Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Olman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simmie Sims, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Isabella, FeaturedArtist - Aaron Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Jairus Mozee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Cornelio Austin, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rumeal Eggleston, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Furch, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jorel Corpus, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Regiment Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Isabelle Chiappini, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Villaluna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Cooper, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Justin Scott, ComposerLyricist - Big K.R.I.T., FeaturedArtist - Marcus Kincy, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Calvin Frazier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Edwards, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DJ Reflex, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Matt Jones, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Furch, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Jaramillo, ComposerLyricist - Jorel Corpus, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ayaamii Sledge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Loren Hill, ComposerLyricist - Isa, FeaturedArtist - Rex Rideout, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Renner, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sledge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Richard Shelton, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Barney, ComposerLyricist - DeMario Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Kincy, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Bennett, ComposerLyricist - District 9, Producer - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Isa Elliot, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joakima Lynch, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Jazz Sommers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Randolph, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jairus Mozee, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jarius Mozee, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Frazier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Haddon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Morton, Jr., Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Uncle Chucc, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jairus Mozee, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Richard Sledge, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Camper, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Furch, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ingram, Bass Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jorel Corpus, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amaire Johnson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Regiment Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Jarius Mozee, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Producer, MainArtist - Kendrick Lamar, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Calvin Frazier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Haddon, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Jairus Mozee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Matt Jones, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Cornelio Austin, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rumeal Eggleston, ComposerLyricist - Richard Furch, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ingram, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jorel Corpus, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Regiment Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Jarius Mozee, ComposerLyricist - Ayaamii Sledge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cox, ComposerLyricist - THX, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Chris Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - J. Groover, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Kincy, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike & Keys, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Syring, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Lamar Edwards, Producer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Lilly, ComposerLyricist - Rex Rideout, Editor, Engineer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Clark, ComposerLyricist - Marcos Palacios, ComposerLyricist - Erik Madrid, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Da Internz, Producer - THX, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Matt Jones, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Michael Cox, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Olmon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincent Wu, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Craig Brockman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Randolph, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - David Haddon, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Morton, Jr., Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jairus Mozee, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Brian Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Richard Sledge, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Furch, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jorel Corpus, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Regiment Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Jarius Mozee, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Presentación del Álbum
Bryan James Sledge's first proper album has been a long time coming -- well over a decade, by one measure. He made a somewhat inconspicuous entry during the early 2000s, singing backup for Mary Mary, appearing on Stevie Wonder's A Time to Love, and writing songs for gospel and R&B artists. He continued to operate in the church and on the streets; the same year "A City Called Heaven," written with brother Aaron, was recorded by Shirley Caesar, he appeared on Kendrick Lamar's "Faith." Motown signed Sledge in 2012 and quickly issued a highlight from his self-released Pineapple Now-Laters. For a few years, however, their new artist was more visible as a guest on high-charting albums like Oxymoron, Woman, and Compton. Those who wanted Sledge to shine on his own had their frustration compounded by a concurrent string of headlining singles. Though the releases were strong, each one featured a rapper and generated no commercial momentum. In My Mind, released almost four years after the Motown deal was struck, contains the 2015 A-sides and is constricted somewhat by a succession of guest verses. Granted, those verses come from the complementary likes of Lamar, Chance the Rapper, and Big K.R.I.T. More crucially, Sledge and his behind-the-scenes associates, siblings Aaron and Scooter included, ably mix old-school soul and gospel with contemporary touches that never verge on the detached, inebriated sounds that occupy commercial radio playlists. In fact, Sledge tauntingly dismisses that element of his genre, as he sings with sweetened swagger over a Raphael Saadiq retro-soul nugget, "Cupid's too busy in the club, at the bar, rollin' up," and he follows that with a heartfelt ballad that honors women more convincingly than anything on R. Kelly's Love Letter. Though he certainly has a bad boy streak, Sledge is no man-child, neither sounding like one nor writing from that perspective, whether he's testifying to his woman or conveying the conflict of being pulled by vices and faith. Crowded and long overdue as it is, In My Mind is a satisfying and mature showcase for one of the most skilled and creative talents in R&B.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 15 pista(s)
- Duración total: 01:02:23
- Artistas principales: BJ The Chicago Kid
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Motown
- Género Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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