Contents. Background blackSUMMERS'night was Maxwell's first record in seven years, following 2009's, which was the first in a planned trilogy of albums whose names were distinguished by the capitalization of letters in one phrase of the same title.
Maxwell told in June 2016 that the trilogy is 'loosely based on the concept of a night out for a woman named Black Summers'. He produced most of blackSUMMERS'night with longtime collaborator Hod David. The song ' was released on April 8 as the album's. Release and reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 7.3/10 86/100 Review scores Source Rating A− 8.4/10 8/10 9/10 blackSUMMERS'night was released by on July 1, 2016. In its first week, the album charted at number three on the and sold 59,000, 57,000 of which were entire copies of the record.
- Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell on AllMusic - 2009 - Maxwell spent part of the eight years between.
- The cool, shimmering* blackSUMMERS’night *is probably Maxwell’s most cohesive effort since Embrya, fit to soundtrack sessions of sex so exquisite and.
The cool, shimmering* blackSUMMERS’night *is probably Maxwell’s most cohesive effort since Embrya, fit to soundtrack sessions of sex so exquisite and.
It became the fourth album of Maxwell's career to reach the top 10 of the chart. BlackSUMMERS'night received widespread acclaim from critics. At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an score of 86, based on 15 reviews. In the, found the music charming and evocative while describing Maxwell as a 'transcendent', multi-dimensional singer. Jim Farber from said the record 'exudes enough confidence to let his heart show and to let his music grow in any direction his muse demands' while offering 'fresh textures to familiar soul sounds'. In the opinion of 's Joe Levy, 'the music evokes a tradition disappearing before our eyes – the spiritualized eroticism of, the jazzy soul extensions of – without ever being of it.' In, Dave Simpson called it 'a classy comeback collection of anguished R&B'.
Paul Mardles was less enthusiastic in, suggesting the record lacked memorable songs and innovative sounds; apart from funky songs such as 'Lake by the Ocean', blackSUMMERS'night makes Maxwell, 'in the era of, look like the yesterday’s man of R&B', Madles wrote. Of also found the music relatively 'old-fashioned' and wrote, 'there are far too many moments here when he appears to be relying on that rich, chocolate voice to woo you rather than try something different or risky.' But who asked them, though?
Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. 'All the Ways Love Can Feel', Hod David, Travis Sayles David, Musze 5:21 2.
'The Fall' Musze, David, Sayles, Shedrick Mitchell David, Musze 4:11 3. 'III' Musze, David David, Musze 4:47 4. ' Musze, David David, Musze 3:59 5.
'Fingers Crossed' Musze, David David, Musze 4:38 6. 'Hostage' Musze, David David, Musze 3:55 7.
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'1990x' Musze, David David, Musze 4:44 8. 'Gods' Musze, David David, Musze 3:35 9.
'Lost' Musze, Matthewman, Musze 3:57 10. 'Of All Kind' Musze, David David, Musze 3:42 11. 'Listen Hear' Musze, Matthewman Matthewman, Musze 3:38 12. 'Night' Earth 0:23 Personnel Credits are adapted from. ^ Luecking, Eric (June 30, 2016).
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