Maze (R&B)/Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Greatest Hits *

Maze (R&B)/Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Greatest Hits *

Artist:    Maze (R&B)
See Also:    Kool & The Gang    Brothers Johnson (The)    Cameo    Duke, George    Slave

 

Description:
Liner Note Author: Gail Mitchell.
Representative of the transition between late-1970s funk and the smooth R&B that came to dominate `80s pop radio, Frankie Beverly`s Maze is rightfully recognized as an important band in the genre. This 2004 compilation brings together 18 of Maze`s finest moments, ranging from 1979`s bass-popping jam "Workin` Together" to the silky, Quiet Storm vibe of 1993`s "The Morning After." In between is more than a decade`s worth of accessible soul, including lock-step funk ("Running Away"), slow-pulse love balladry ("Never Let You Down"), and lounge-ready mid-tempo grooves ("We Are One").
Leader, songwriter, and singer Frankie Beverly is the focus here, and his smooth-as-butter croon, complete with emotive R&B embellishments, shines throughout. Though influenced by such `70s acts as Funkadelic, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye (Gaye, incidentally, helped Maze get its professional start), the music of Beverly and company is undeniably `80s, dominated by synthesizer, polished production, and a post-disco dance sensibility (as on the strong cut "Back in Stride"). The two live tracks--the audience-participation number "Joy & Pain," and "Happy Feelin`s," the band`s signature tune--are a bonus to this definitive greatest-hits package.

 

Track Listing:

• DISC 1
  1. Workin` Together
  2. Golden Time Of Day
  3. Feel That You`re Feelin`
  4. Southern Girl
  5. Running Away
  6. Joy & Pain
  7. Before I Let You Go
  8. Love Is The Key
  9. Never Let You Down
  10. We Are One
  11. I Wanna Thank You
  12. Back In Stride
  13. Too Many Games
  14. I Wanna Be With You
  15. Happy Feelin`s
  16. Can`t Get Over You
  17. Silky Soul
  18. Morning After, The

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Album Information
Release Date:	08/10/2004
Type:	Performer
Genre:	R&B
Label:	The Right Stuff
Producer:	Frankie Beverly; Tom Cartwright (Compilation)
Catalog Number:	79856
Original Release Year:	2004
# of Discs:	1
Studio/Live:	Studio
Mono/Stereo:	Stereo

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