Beneath the Surface (Incognito album)

Beneath the Surface
Studio album by Incognito
Released	1996
Studio	Church Studios, London, England Livinstone Marcus Master Rock Master Sound, Asto Metroplis Roundhouse Trident Westside
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	71:16
Label	Talkin' Loud
Producer	Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick
Incognito chronology
100° and Rising (1995) Beneath the Surface (1996) No Time like The Future (1999)

Beneath the Surface is an album by the British acid jazz band Incognito, released in 1996 on Talkin' Loud Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 11 on the UK R&B Albums Chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2][3]

Production

The album was produced by band leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick.[1]

Singles

Out of the Storm reached No. 13 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and No. 18 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Leo Stanley of AllMusic, in a 3 out of 5 stars review, claimed "Beneath the Surface finds original lead singer Maysa Leak returning to the Incognito fold. Coincidentally or not, the record finds the group moving deeply into smooth, laidback, jazzy soul. It's a seductive sound and the group executes it well, even though there ironically isn't that much substance beneath the surface."[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solar Fire"	2:11
2.	"Labour of Love"	6:46
3.	"Beneath the Surface"	5:42
4.	"A Shade of Blue"	5:45
5.	"Without You"	7:20
6.	"Misunderstood"	5:05
7.	"Hold Onto Me"	5:23
8.	"Living Against the River"	4:21
9.	"She Wears Black"	8:46
10.	"Fountain of Life"	5:19
11.	"Out of the Storm"	3:49
12.	"Dark Side of the Cog"	6:27
13.	"All That You Want Me to Be"	4:22
14.	"Sunchild"	4:16

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Switzerland (Hitparade)[6]	41
UK R&B Albums (Official Charts)[3]	11
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2]	2

References

1. Beneath the Surface - Incognito. Talkin' Loud. 1996.
2. "Incognito - Billboard Charts (Archived)". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via archive.org.
3. "Beneath the Surface - Incognito". Official Charts.
4. "Incognito - Out of the Storm". Official Charts.
5. Stanley, Leo. "Incognito – Beneath the Surface". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
6. "Incognito – Beneath the Surface". Hitparade. Retrieved September 14, 2023.