Silky Soul
Silky Soul | ||||
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Released | September 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 57:46 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Frankie Beverly[1] | |||
Maze chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Silky Soul is an album by the Bay Area-based R&B group Maze, released in 1989 on Warner Bros. Records.[6][7]
Critical reception
[edit]The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Silky Soul "finds Maze updating its graceful sound with a subtly bracing touch of synthesized rhythms."[5] The Boston Globe thought that Frankie Beverly ably spans "boudoir intimacies and pleas for South African liberation and black cooperation—all with a voice as cool and buttery as [Marvin] Gaye's."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Frankie Beverly
- "Silky Soul" 6:44
- "Can't Get Over You" 5:23
- "Just Us" 7:39
- "Somebody Else's Arms" 5:53
- "Midnight" 6:32
- "Love's on the Run" 5:34
- "Change Our Ways" 5:15
- "Songs of Love" 6:14
- "Mandela" 6:36
- "Africa" 2:11
Charts
[edit]Year | Album | Chart positions[9] | ||
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US | US R&B | UK | ||
1989 | Silky Soul | 37 | 1 | 43 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart positions[10] | ||
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US | US R&B | UK | ||
1989 | "Can't Get Over You" | — | 1 | 89 |
"Silky Soul" | — | 4 | — | |
1990 | "Love's on the Run" | — | 13 | — |
"Songs of Love" | — | 37 | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Weaver, Maurice (9 Nov 1989). "Home Entertainment. Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.
- ^ "Silky Soul - Maze | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 593.
- ^ Johnson, Connie (29 Oct 1989). "POP MUSIC SPECIAL The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 52.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 458.
- ^ "Maze | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Nathan, David (Sep 30, 1989). "Frankie Beverly & Maze Find Their Way Back to Charts". Billboard. 101 (39): 30.
- ^ Morse, Steve (29 Apr 1990). "SILKY SOUL STAGES A SWEET RETURN". The Boston Globe. p. B29.
- ^ "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.