Maxwell

Overdub instrument at Home Recording - 5/16/2025
Performed on Yamaha DTXtreme III Drum Kit with a Yamaha M12 Percussion Drum Pad

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I found a note crumpled on the floor
Words half-written but they said so much more
Like a quiet shout from a crowded room
A fleeting spark that cuts through the gloom

The coffee's cold but I drink it still
Chasing warmth like a run up a hill
The sun sneaks in through the window blinds
Drawing maps of places we’ll never find

Oh it’s the little things that break us apart
A whispered truth
A quiet heart
The moments we let slip away unseen
Like faded ink on a broken dream

The clock hands move but I stay the same
Each tick a reminder of this endless game
I write your name in the fogged-up glass
Hoping memories of you will last

But time’s a thief with a cunning smile
Stealing seconds
Making miles
And though I fight to hold on tight
The shadows always swallow the light

Oh it’s the little things that break us apart
A whispered truth
A quiet heart
The moments we let slip away unseen
Like faded ink on a broken dream

Ohh... it’s the little things...
The little things that stay...
Holdin’ on through the nights and days
In every word we never say
Ohh...mmhmm... it’s the little things...

The Little Things

This Woman's Work (Remastered 2021)

Lifetime (Remastered 2021)

Embrya

Luxury: Cococure (Remastered 2018)

BLACKsummers'night (2009)

Pretty Wings (uncut)

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Sumthin' Sumthin' (Remastered 2021)

Bad Habits (uncut)

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.

Luxury: Cococure (Remastered 2018)

Maxwell

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