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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).
Also By This Artist: BLACKsummers'night
Also On The Web: Official Maxwell Site at Sony
What The Critics Said
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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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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...
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
But for all its stylish exuberance, 'Now' is an album full of wonderful sounds that's lamentably thin on songs.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
