Artist : Norman Brown
Album : Stay With Me
Label : Concord/Peak Records
Genre : Jazz
Bitrate : 198 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:45:29 (67 MB)
Rls date : 2007-04-11
Store date : 2007-04-24
[Track List]
1. Let's Take A Ride 5:01
2. You Keep Lifting Me Higher 4:18
3. Pop's Cool Groove 4:25
4. It Ain't Over BWB 4:37
5. So In Love 5:59
6. Stay With Me 3:33
7. Soul Dance 4:15
8. Every Little Thing 4:43
9. A Quiet Place 3:49
10.I Need You 4:49
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Norman Brown continues
his Grammy« winning ways on Stay With Me, his very first
album for the Peak Records label. This breezy, warm
collection of ten original tunes offers a heaping helping
of what the smoothly inventive guitar technician is known
for: Tasty grooves, ear-caressing melodies, and delicious
contemporary guitar licks that manage to evoke the spirit
of the classic jazz guitar giants who first inspired him.
This time out, Brown has distilled his very unique
musical formula, stretching out by showcasing his urban
vocals on several tunes, including the title track, as
well as writing and producing most of the album's material
himself. Explains Brown, "I did a lot of collaborating on
the last two albums, and I wanted to showcase more of my
writing on this album to show what I've learned from all
that collaborating. I also wanted to get back to producing,
and I produced six of the cuts on this record." The title
Stay With Me is also encouragement to his longtime
supporters, adds Brown: "I wanted to send a message to my
fans: Stick around -- it's getting better and there's a
lot here for you."
Making a special appearance is an old friend,
singer-songwriter Brian McKnight, who wrote and produced
the title track "Stay With Me" and lends his vocals to the
backgrounds while Brown handles the lead vocals. The
contemporary R&B tune will delight fans who learned of
Brown's vocal skills with his 2004 urban AC hit "I Might"
from his previous chart topping album, West Coast Coolin'.
Fellow smooth jazz stars Rick Braun and Kirk Whalum reunite
with Brown for the super group BWB one more time for Brown
composition "It's Not Over" featuring Braun's trumpet and
Whalum's sax magic. "I just loved being in that group!"
Brown enthuses about the ensemble. In addition, hit-making
guitarist and producer Paul Brown huddles with him to create
the tunes "Pop's Cool Groove" and "Soul Dance," and also
lends his production skills to the contemporary R&B vocal
groove "I Need You."