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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelColumbia
EAN5099748942029
eBay Product ID (ePID)6052248657
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1990s
Release Year2001
FormatCD
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenreR&B & Soul
TypeAlbum
StyleNeo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
ArtistMaxwell
Release TitleEmbrya
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionSony Music/Sony Dadc
Number of Tracks10
Reviews3 Stars Out of 5-"...A Sensual, Liquid-Soul Soundtrack...", 7 (out of 10) - "...Heavy on lambent surf guitar and hop-a-long wah-wah pedaling, lighter on memorable melodies than its predecessor, EMBRYA comes off as a tad New Agey, art-rock pretentious, emotionally calculated, and sappy. But what great rhythm and blues about the pit of desire doesn't?...", "...In the course of only two albums, Maxwell has vaulted from wanting to recreate the mood of vintage soul to wanting to make his own combination of Marvin Gaye's LET'S GET IT ON and Stevie Wonder's JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS..." - Rating: B+, 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...EMBRYA is where Maxwell takes his pretensions to the bank...he has the voice and the passion to get away with it; he flexes his charm until over the top feels like the place to be..."