Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

by Maxwell

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 April 1996
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:04:50
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

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

Descriptors: rhythmic, soulful, velvety, falsetto, groove-laden, melodic

Tracklist

  1. The Urban Theme (2:42)
  2. Welcome (5:18)
  3. Sumthin' Sumthin' (4:18)
  4. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) (5:46)
  5. Dancewitme (6:15)
  6. ...Til The Cops Come Knockin' (6:56)
  7. Whenever Wherever Whatever (3:45)
  8. Lonely's The Only Company (I & II) (6:22)
  9. Reunion (4:53)
  10. Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) (4:48)
  11. The Suite Theme (13:47)

Credits

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