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Product Description
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 recognised 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 bysynthesizer, 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 bonusto this definitive greatest-hits package.
Track Listing
- Working Together
- Golden Time of Day
- Feel That Youre Feelin
- Southern Girl
- Joy & Pain
- Happy Feelins
- Running Away
- Before I Let You Go
- Love Is The Key
- Never Let You Down
- I Wanna Thank You
- Back In Stride Again
- Too Many Games
- I Wanna Be With You
- We Are One
- Cant Get Over You
- Silky Soul
- The Morning After
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5888 in Music
- Released on: 2004-08-23
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
soul of maze
I like Frankie Beverly from Maze, he's the only one of funky soul music. The hits are 'We Are One' and 'I Wanna Thank You' from 1983. 'Joy And Pain' from 1980. Frankie Beverly was the black funky music alongsides with KC And The Sunshine Band, Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, and Michael Jackson.
