Comin' From Where I'm From

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Total Tracks: 12   Total Length: 52:32

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The best R&B debut of that decade

Trusense

No skippers, constant repeat, still his best album to date, timeless classic.

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This is for R & B lovers

CHEFMARDA

This man is so soulful.I feel in love all over again when I listen to this Cd

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An Old Soul perfect for Neo Soul...

james.l.flowers

Comin' From Where I'm From by Anthony Hamilton, arguably the most soulful R&B singer of this generation is like hearing one of those old Stax Records. Sincere and Soulful, the way R&B once sounded, this was a breath of fresh air in a genre begging for more diversity. Truly this was his vindication for all those years paying dues and it sounds like he harnessed that adversity to make this amazing, rich, dynamic album.

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A Unsung Talent!!!!

isaacmusicman

This album gave me an eduacation on singers with grit. I've been very impressed with every album by Anthony Hamilton, but this is no doubt his greatest.

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Top 10 Best RnB Albums This Decade

EMUSIC-009F706E

Probably my most favorite RnB album of the decade. Thanks for uploading the album.

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New This Week: Anthony Hamilton, Charlotte Gainsbourg & More

By J. Edward Keyes , Editor-in-Chief

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. By which I mean: there's hardly anything coming out. Let's dive into the few treasures under the tree this week. Anthony Hamilton, Back to Love: Kind of great, dusky throwback R&B -- this draws more from the early '70s than the au courant mid '60s aping stuff. Little bit of disco, little bit of Gamble & Huff, little bit of Al Green, little bit of all good.… more »

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After two albums recorded in the mid-’90s went unreleased and 1999′s XTC was largely overlooked, former D’Angelo backup singer Anthony Hamilton’s fourth bid for solo success, Comin’ From Where I’m From feels more like a hard-won debut. Featuring savvy R&B production from the likes of Cedric Solomon and James Poyser of the Soulquarians, Comin’ is a solid mix of organic period keyboards, guitars, and horns and cutting-edge “beats” and synthesizers. While some traditionalists may balk at the hip-hop-friendly sounds, it serves Hamilton well. Not only does it position him squarely at the forefront of the neo-soul movement, but it also allows him the aesthetic freedom to comment on a wide breadth of social and personal issues that harken back to the glory days of ’70s soul without ever feeling dated. Listen to how the choir screams against Hamilton’s throaty plea on “I’m a Mess,” and it’s hard not to think of early-’80s Prince, another artist who balanced a classic soul style with forward-thinking production. However, it is Hamilton’s soft, earthy vocal style reminiscent of Bill Withers and gritty, personal lyrics evoking his youth growing up in Charlotte, NC that really carry the album. Like a more feminine-sounding D’Angelo with an eye for personal detail that would make Terry Callier envious, Hamilton’s deft combination of world-weary fighter and sensitive poet plays out with both hardcore realism as on “Mama Knew Love,” where he sings, “Mama knew love like the back streets/Used to wipe pee just to make the ends meet,” and then urban humor on “Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens,” in which he wryly proclaims, “If you want it (I can rock your world)/If you want it (I put the juice in Jheri Curl).” Comin’ from where anybody comes from, this is a great album. – Matt Collar

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