Dome CD 311

Audio samples:

Summertime

Talking Reckless

Picture Perfect

Tracklisting:

1. Mr Nice Guy
2. Strangers
3. Summertime Anthem (feat Chubb Rock)
4. Come With Me (feat The Ones)
5. Picture Perfect (feat Phonte)
6. Fall
7. Shake Her Hand
8. The Magician
9. Love’s Withdrawal (feat Omari Hardwick)
10. How Would I Feel (feat Jean Baylor)
11. Talking Reckless
12. At The Same Time
13. Male Ego (feat Hezekiah)
14. Try Love
15. All For Me

America’s No. 1 independent urban/soul artist ERIC ROBERSON returns with his eighth

studio album “Mr Nice Guy”.  Nominated for a Grammy Award in each of the past two years – for recordings from his prior album “Music Fan First” – the New Jersey-based performer is on top of his game.  And he follows it with a 3-date UK tour in October.

The 15-song album – for release on Dome on September 5 – features a cameo from veteran rapper Chubb Rock, who performs on the lead single, the infectious,  feelgood “Summertime Anthem”. Other guest vocal performances come from Phonte, of Little Brother and Foreign Exchange, who raps on one of  the album’s other key tracks “Picture Perfect”, and Jean Baylor – formerly of Motown hit duo Zhane – on “How Would I Feel?”.

Producers include Rich Harrison (Jay Z, Beyonce, Usher), Bink (Jay Z) and James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott, among many others).

Roberson began his successful songwriting career creating hits for fellow artists, among them Jill Scott – who describes him as “a brilliant singer with a voice like red velvet cake” – Musiq Soulchild, Dwele, Will Downing and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Dome CD 310

Sound samples:

Ghost

6AM

Easier Said Than Done

Tracklisting

1. I Only Have Eyes For You
2. Ghost
3. Crazy (Baby)
4. Easier Said Than Done
5. Stay With Me
6. Miss You
7. Goodbye
8. Bleuphoria
9. Mountain Top
10. Makin’ Love
11. 6AM
12. Insomia
13. God

Bleuphoria is a stunning return from one of the pre-eminent modern soul singers  – with background vocal guests including Jody Watley, Faith Evans, Lalah Hathaway, Shanice and the Andrea Crouch Singers.   This is a consistently good fifth solo album from a singer who defines the word classy.

Highlights are his trademark gorgeous ballads Miss You and Goodbye, hypnotic mid-tempo grooves (6 AM and Stay With Me), and irresistibly funky dancefloor tracks (the instant club hit Ghost featuring Jody Watley). The insistent, gospel-flavoured Mountain Top is a departure from anything he has recorded before,  and features the legendary Andrea Crouch Singers.

The album is rooted in the classic principles of melody and poetic lyrics while embracing Eighties R&B/Pop as purveyed by the likes of Prince and Michael Jackson.

Since his outstanding 1997 debut album for MCA, Rahsaan has evolved as avocalist and songwriter, along the way writing songs for Tevin Campbell, Brandy, Ledisi, Lalah Hathaway and Van Hunt. Now in 2011, with the assistance of his regular production cohorts Keith Crouch and Jamey Jazz, he delivers some of his finest work.