Maxwell
Black Singers Male: Maxwell made a brilliant move early in his career, he used Sade’s producer for his first album Stuart Mathewman who only ended up producing a few songs on the album. The first single from Maxwell’s debut Till the Cops Come Knocking failed to catch on at urban radio then the label, Columbia, released Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder) and all hell broke loose. The record was a smash.
The song is credited to several producers but with one listen it’s evident the song could have been recorded by Sade. Maxwell’s brand has duplicated Sade in some ways from the sound of his early music, the single name reference and taking long vacations between each release. It appears to work for him as it does for Sade this in addition to his stellar catalog of music. Click Next for Next Singer
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Wow. Maxwell, Dr. Dre and Charlie Wilson but no Earth, Wind & Fire? Really? What about The Isley Brothers 50 plus years in the business and still making top 10 albums. I would put them before Dr. Dre and Maxwell.
How about Ronald Isley and Levert. L.L. Cool J. Chaka Khan. Patti Labelle.
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This piece doesn’t hold much validity. Any act with a fan base is able to tour without a new recording. There are lots of those (Chaka, Earth, Wind and Fire, etc.) That’s not to say Maxwell or Charlie Wilson wouldn’t LIKE to have a new hit. They’re certainly trying.
Sade and Prince, on the other hand, truly transcend the hit record and can do whatever they want. Trying to make the connection between Sade’s longevity and Maxwell simply because he used a member of Sade’s production team for his first record a million years ago, is weak. And the only thing that makes Dre relevant is that he’s rich.