Biography

In the hip-hop mid 1990s, neo-traditionalist R&B singer Maxwell had the nerve to look back to the aesthetics of '70s soul for inspiration, specifically to the influence of Al Green and Marvin Gaye. More surprisingly, he was able to pull it off, becoming a mega-star after the release of his masterly debut, MAXWELL'S URBAN HANG SUITE, a concept album about monogamy that rejected male braggadocio and instead explored the theme of old-fashioned, romantic love. Since then, he's actively worked toward becoming even more of a latter-day Reverend Green, with songs that walk the tightrope between spirituality and sensuality.

Top Tracks

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• Ascension (don't Ever Wonder)

• Bad Habits

• For Lovers Only

• Lifetime

• Luxury: Cococure

• Pretty Wings

• Stop The World

• Submerge: Til We Become The Sun

• This Woman's Work

Discography

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• BLACKsummers'night

  Columbia

  2009

• Now

  Columbia

  2001

• Embrya

  Columbia

  1998

• MTV Unplugged

  Columbia / Sony Music Distribution

  1997

• Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

  Sony Music Distribution

  1996