Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

by Maxwell

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite cover art

Conceived as an intimate concept album detailing a singular romantic encounter, the debut was heavily delayed by the label before finding massive cultural traction. Collaborating heavily with Sade multi-instrumentalist Stuart Matthewman, the lush, heavily textured instrumentation prioritized traditional musicianship over hip-hop samples. It is widely credited alongside releases by D'Angelo and Erykah Badu for definitively igniting the neo-soul movement.

Genres

  • Neo-Soul
  • Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

  1. The Urban Theme
  2. Welcome
  3. Sumthin' Sumthin'
  4. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
  5. Dancewitme
  6. ...Til The Cops Come Knockin'
  7. Whenever Wherever Whatever
  8. Lonely's The Only Company (I & II)
  9. Reunion
  10. Suitelady (The Proposal Jam)
  11. The Suite Theme