Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Language available : english
Music critic Jonathan Gold once compared Maze fans to Grateful Dead fans. That might seem like an odd comparison -- those two bands don't sound anything alike, although both have a Bay Area connection. But then, Gold was comparing their audiences, not their music. And his analogy is a good one because Maze fans have the sort of intense, unwavering devotion that Deadheads are known for. A concert, like the Dead's concert, is more than a concert -- it's almost like a secular revival meeting. Serious Maze devotees will tell you that its music is the essence of soul, and listening to this release, it isn't hard to see why they feel that way. Assembled in 1999, this two-CD set contains its first two albums: its self-titled debut album of 1977 and its sophomore effort, Golden Time of Day (1978). Though Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly is the more essential of the two, Golden Time of Day is also excellent. These are the albums that put Maze on the map and established Frankie Beverly as one of R&B's true heavyweights; gritty yet polished classics like "Happy Feelin's," "Lady of Magic," and "Look at California" made Maze a household word in R&B. When these two albums came out in the late 1970s, it was obvious that Maze and Frankie Beverly weren't bandwagon jumpers. Their distinctive sound -- an appealing blend of Philly soul and Marvin Gaye -- wasn't relevant to the disco scene. And even though this double-CD contains some infectious funk grooves ("Workin' Together," "Colorblind"), it isn't the sort of hard, gutbucket funk that Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, and the Bar-Kays were providing -- Maze's funk was a smoother, more laid-back style. Anyone with a taste for 1970s soul should make a point of obtaining this double CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 13,50€/month
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 2
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahaguna Sun, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahaguna Sun, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahaguna Sun, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahaguna Sun, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Provost, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
John Nowland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maze, MainArtist - FRANKIE BEVERLY, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Thomas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Williams, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Porter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Duhe, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Lowry, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahaguna Sun, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Music critic Jonathan Gold once compared Maze fans to Grateful Dead fans. That might seem like an odd comparison -- those two bands don't sound anything alike, although both have a Bay Area connection. But then, Gold was comparing their audiences, not their music. And his analogy is a good one because Maze fans have the sort of intense, unwavering devotion that Deadheads are known for. A concert, like the Dead's concert, is more than a concert -- it's almost like a secular revival meeting. Serious Maze devotees will tell you that its music is the essence of soul, and listening to this release, it isn't hard to see why they feel that way. Assembled in 1999, this two-CD set contains its first two albums: its self-titled debut album of 1977 and its sophomore effort, Golden Time of Day (1978). Though Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly is the more essential of the two, Golden Time of Day is also excellent. These are the albums that put Maze on the map and established Frankie Beverly as one of R&B's true heavyweights; gritty yet polished classics like "Happy Feelin's," "Lady of Magic," and "Look at California" made Maze a household word in R&B. When these two albums came out in the late 1970s, it was obvious that Maze and Frankie Beverly weren't bandwagon jumpers. Their distinctive sound -- an appealing blend of Philly soul and Marvin Gaye -- wasn't relevant to the disco scene. And even though this double-CD contains some infectious funk grooves ("Workin' Together," "Colorblind"), it isn't the sort of hard, gutbucket funk that Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, and the Bar-Kays were providing -- Maze's funk was a smoother, more laid-back style. Anyone with a taste for 1970s soul should make a point of obtaining this double CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:23:42
- Main artists: Maze Frankie Beverly
- Composer: Frankie Beverly
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1999 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.