Happy Feelins - Ledisi (Confirm Spelling Of Her Name From Previous)
Back In Stride - Mint Condition
Never Let You Down - Kevond Edmonds
Joy & Pain - Avant
I Wanna Thank You - Clark Sisters,Kiki Sheard, Jmoss.
Silky Soul Music is the brainchild of Frankie Beverly1s son, Anthony, who is serving as the project1s executive and co-producer. Beverly developed the idea to properly honor his father1s contributions to the music industry... more » in a way that has never been done before. It is the first and only album recognizing Beverly and Maze1s nearly 40-year career including 12 albums and 30 hit singles. The 10 songs selected for the CD represent some of Maze and Frankie Beverly1s greatest hits. Featured are a host of Grammy Award winning and nominated gold and platinum-selling artists in R&B and Gospel, including Joe, Kevon Edmonds, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Mint Condition, Raheem DeVaughn, and the Clark Sisters.« less
Silky Soul Music is the brainchild of Frankie Beverly1s son, Anthony, who is serving as the project1s executive and co-producer. Beverly developed the idea to properly honor his father1s contributions to the music industry in a way that has never been done before. It is the first and only album recognizing Beverly and Maze1s nearly 40-year career including 12 albums and 30 hit singles. The 10 songs selected for the CD represent some of Maze and Frankie Beverly1s greatest hits. Featured are a host of Grammy Award winning and nominated gold and platinum-selling artists in R&B and Gospel, including Joe, Kevon Edmonds, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Mint Condition, Raheem DeVaughn, and the Clark Sisters.
"This is by far the best salute album I have heard in years. However, the weakest song on this cd is Mary J. Blige's version of "Before I Let Go". I have to skip over that each time. My favorite song is "Never Let You Down" by Kevond Edmonds."
Absolutely fantastic tribute collection!
Jeffrey R. King | Missouri | 09/25/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been a fan of Maze for years, and this collection of classics from their catalog are given an amazingly current, yet fantastically faithful redo. WOW. Tribute albums are typically hit-and-miss for the most part, but this collection produced by Frankie Beverly's talented son Anthony, are every bit as good as the original - showcasing just how classic they truly are. HIGHLY recommended!"
Great minus 1
"Roc" | Carolina, North | 09/30/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have saw Maze perform about 12 times and each time was fresh. Never throught anybody could do Joy & Pain as good as Maze, but brother Avant did a excellent job. The whole CD is great minus 1. Mint Conditon song did not fit to me.It wasn't as smooth as the other tracks. I like the Mint, but they were not right for this CD, no disrespect to the Mint. Love the Soulchild steppers version of Silky Soul. Sounds like Soulchild is singing from the heart about Frankie as Frankie sang about Marvin. If you like Maze this CD is a keeper. Looking forward to next tribute to Frankie. It's got to be a Part 2. One God One Aim One Destiny"
Great soulful homage to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
M. Bell | Atlanta, GA | 10/01/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This tribute CD is a cut above the many generic sounding tribute CDs out these days. The music and vocals are faithful to the REAL SILKY SOUL sound that Maze is known for. For me, the money track is by Ledisi. Her rendering of "Happy Feelings" is just not good but, damn good. Midway through the song, Ledisi sounds as if she's channeling Stephanie Mills' memorable style of vocal delivery.
A prime assembly of talent was brought together for this project. Musiq Souchild, Mary J Blige, Avant, Kem and others really bring it! Frank Beverly's son produced what is a great soulful homage to his dad. The only thing better is the original songs as Frank & his posse recorded and continually perform live."
Fantastic Tribute CD
S. wilkerson | New York | 09/29/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a huge fan of Frankie Beverly & Maze I was doubtful if anyone could do a good job with their songs. This cd is fantastic! They picked the right performers for each song. I have to say I like the entire cd!! I would highly recommend it"