My Playlist #155

You And Me

Yk It’s Junaa - Envenenau (Soul 1950s)

A Space in My Mind (VIP)

I learned to live where the shadow stays
Not in the shine of the crowded days
They chased the sun till the edges burned
I kept the dusk and the lessons learned
They spoke in fire, I spoke in shade
Watched bold vows that the brave men made
They ran ahead where the spotlight gleams
I stayed behind with the in-betweens

Between lines, between signs
Between the lose and the almost mine
Between chance and design
Between the late and the right on time
Between loud and the quiet I keep
Between the climb and the reach I sleep
Between lines

They took the highway polished and wide
I took the street with the broken sides
They followed maps that were clean and clear
I learned the turn by the length of fear
Their miles stacked straight into clean escapes
Mine bent slow into narrow shapes
They crossed their bridges before they fell
I learned to read where the warnings dwell

Between lines, between signs
Between the lose and the almost mine
Between chance and design
Between the late and the right on time
Between loud and the quiet I keep
Between the climb and the reach I sleep
Between lines

They learned to shout till the room stood still
I learned the weight of the lower will
They hit the notes that demand the air
I hear the cracks that are never there
Their truth rang sharp like a stage confession
Mine stayed soft in the small inflection
They raised their sound till the walls took shape
I stayed where echoes learn how to wait

If I were louder I’d lose the thread
That ties the quiet to what I said
If I were faster I’d miss the seam
Where doubt turns into the deeper mean

Between lines, between signs
Between the lose and the almost mine
Between chance and design
Between the late and the right on time
Between loud and the quiet I keep
Between the climb and the reach I sleep
Between lines

Between Lines

I Get Around

On The Ocean

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) (Remastered 2021)

There Goes My Baby

Love & Life

More (Album Version)

Teddy (Expanded Edition)

Come Go with Me

Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades, releasing five studio albums, all in his own time and all duly anointed as classics. The soul singer redefined soul music in April of 1996 when he released his critically acclaimed debut on Columbia, ‘Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite.’ It earned Grammy nominations, double platinum status and RIAA gold for the single, “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” The platinum albums ‘Embrya’ (1998) and ‘Now’ (2001) followed. In 2009, Maxwell’s ‘BLACKsummers’night’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earning two Grammy awards, including Best R&B Album. With a total of 4 platinum album certifications from the RIAA, Maxwell’s latest album, ‘blackSUMMERS’night,’ earned him a third Grammy (Best R&B Song for “Lake By The Ocean”), an NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Male Artist), and a Soul Train Award (Best R&B/Soul Male Artist). Recent accolades for Maxwell include the “Legend” Award at the 2021 Soul Train Awards and a performance at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, where he paid tribute to Michael Jackson with “The Lady In My Life.” His critically acclaimed ‘The Night Tour’ also made Pollstar’s 2022 list of “Top 20 Global Concert Tours,” determined by average box office gross and the average ticket price for shows worldwide.

Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) (Remastered 2021)

Maxwell

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