Silky Soul

Silky Soul
Studio album by
Maze
ReleasedSeptember 1989
Recorded1988–89
GenreSoul, funk
Length57:46
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFrankie Beverly[1]
Maze chronology
Live in Los Angeles
(1986) 		Silky Soul
(1989) 		Back to Basics
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Silky Soul is the seventh album and ninth overall album by the Bay Area-based R&B group Maze, released in 1989 on Warner Bros. Records.[6][7]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Silky Soul "finds Maze updating its graceful sound with a subtly bracing touch of synthesized rhythms."[5] The Boston Globe thought that Frankie Beverly ably spans "boudoir intimacies and pleas for South African liberation and black cooperation—all with a voice as cool and buttery as [Marvin] Gaye's."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Frankie Beverly

  1. "Silky Soul" 6:44
  2. "Can't Get Over You" 5:23
  3. "Just Us" 7:39
  4. "Somebody Else's Arms" 5:53
  5. "Midnight" 6:32
  6. "Love's on the Run" 5:34
  7. "Change Our Ways" 5:15
  8. "Songs of Love" 6:14
  9. "Mandela" 6:36
  10. "Africa" 2:11

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[9]
US US
R&B 		UK
1989 Silky Soul 37 1 43

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[10]
US US
R&B 		UK
1989 "Can't Get Over You" — 1 89
"Silky Soul" — 4 —
1990 "Love's on the Run" — 13 —
"Songs of Love" — 37 —

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Weaver, Maurice (9 Nov 1989). "Home Entertainment. Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.
  2. ^ "Silky Soul - Maze | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 593.
  4. ^ Johnson, Connie (29 Oct 1989). "POP MUSIC SPECIAL The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 52.
  5. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 458.
  6. ^ "Maze | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Nathan, David (Sep 30, 1989). "Frankie Beverly & Maze Find Their Way Back to Charts". Billboard. 101 (39): 30.
  8. ^ Morse, Steve (29 Apr 1990). "SILKY SOUL STAGES A SWEET RETURN". The Boston Globe. p. B29.
  9. ^ "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  10. ^ "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.