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EMAILPRINTby Maxwell

Maxwell reviews
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9.9 User Score:

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Based on 10 critic reviews
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Album Info

Label: Sony

Release Date: 14 August 2001

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): R&B, Pop

Summary

Soul singer-songwriter Maxwell returns with his third studio album, following 1998's 'Embrya' and his well-received 1996 debut 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.' The disc includes a cover of longtime live staple "This Woman's Work" (a Kate Bush cover).

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

E! Online

Maxwell's latest finds the steady and seductive soul-provider drawing more from the class of Marvin Gaye than the trash of R. Kelly--with a touch of spirituality thrown in.

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91

Entertainment Weekly

As mellowed-out as much of ''Now'' is, it's definitely not aural wallpaper, but a cohesive effort that rewards repeated listenings -- a veritable slow jam-boree.

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80

Village Voice

Maxwell continues to delve into the sensuality that drove 1996's spacious Urban Hang Suite as well as '97's often over-decorated Embrya, but with a newly pared-back attack. He's in top-notch voice...

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80

Sonicnet

Now is Maxwell's best album, because he's learned that while soul can be suggested by a good groove, it really lives in a song.

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80

CDNow

When Maxwell sings songs cultivated to melt a girl's heart ("Silently"), it sounds more like grand, fervent gospel than a cheap, fevered move.

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80

Billboard

This album leaves little doubt that when it comes to expressing the joys and heartbreak of life, few R&B singers do it as gracefully as Maxwell.

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80

PopMatters

It should stand up as one of the most accomplished R&B recordings of this year, but one that is not emblematic of the artistic growth that Embrya suggested.

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60

Dot Music

But for all its stylish exuberance, 'Now' is an album full of wonderful sounds that's lamentably thin on songs.

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60

Rolling Stone

This third full-length album continues to mine past gold, integrate rock and jazz elements, and work Maxwell's beautifully supple vocals around old-school styles.

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60

Q Magazine

A much more focused and funky set than Embrya. [Oct 2001, p.127]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.9 (out of 10) based on 24 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Lorraine M gave it a10:
Best of the best i've ever heard.

Cocoa C gave it a 10:
Love the way he matures and converse to "Change" whenever it's in his space. His latest CD "NOW" is funky and smoothe at the same time. Maxwell has the best soulful first of our times. Awaiting his lastest rebirth in album.

nisha h gave it a 10:
I give Mawell a 1000000 I think he is soooo talented and sooooo sexy if I could meet his mom I would thank her for having such a talented and sexy man!!!!!

sharnette j gave it a 10:
I STILL LOVE this cd for some reason it always puts me in a real good mood..I patiently waiting on the next maxwell album

Winston L gave it a 10:
Maxwell is on another level. I wasnt born in this country and sometimes feel I dont have enough background in R & B. Why is guy not praised in the media as a gift to R&B. I've heard he sounds like other artists who have come before him, and for those familiar with this genre of music, it's a "been there, heard that' situation. For me, his music is new, phenomenal and incompatible with anything I've heard as far as R & B goes.

Albert B gave it a 10:
Particularly speaking of "Changed," that track brings a good blend of classic funky soul and modern R&B rythm which is the very element that makes Maxwell stand out from all other artist.

vivian j gave it a 10:
I would give this cd a 20 if i could because Maxwell can't go wrong with us ladies he is beautiful inside and out and this album proves he is and always will be #1.

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