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- Enter My Mind
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Enter My Mind by Marlon Saunders
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fave it Soul | Contemporary urban
14 tracks | 65 minutes
Released Apr 2003
on Black Honey Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 Enter My Mind lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 Enter My Mind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 Enter My Mind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 You Move Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:59 You Move Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 You Move Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 Keep Doin' What You Do lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 Keep Doin' What You Do lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 Keep Doin' What You Do
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 For Love lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 For Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 For Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 Premonition lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 Premonition lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 Premonition
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 Love Serenade lyrics BUY MP3 04:44 Love Serenade lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 Love Serenade
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Who Will Go lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Who Will Go lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Who Will Go
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Blends the intense devotion to groove that made 70's r&b so great with a modern edginess steeped in the powerful spoken word dazzle of hip hop.
Editorial review
Singer/songwriter Marlon Saunders' solo debut leaves no doubt that he is one of the new elite's rising stars. Enter My Mind is a heavy R&B-flavored, old-school-style collection of emotive ballads and irresistible dance sounds that bring out the best of Saunders' great, soulful voice. As a vocalist, Saunders is not exactly an Eddie Levert, Marvin Gaye, or Luther Vandross, three of the greatest R&B love ballad singers of the 20th century, but he certainly has the potential to be and his special sound should reap a windfall of fans. His songwriting skillfully blends memorable symbolism and metaphors with strong melodies that entice listeners through his beautifully inspired message. "For Love" melds classic Stevie Wonder and Wonderlove's smoove (a combination of smooth and groove) with a cool hip-hop/R&B stroll. "Premonition" channels the spirits of Marvin Gaye and Eddie Levert and "Love Serenade" is reminiscent of the hot funk bop and irresistible killer hooks often heard from Soul II Soul. Enter My Mind has no resemblance to Saunders' efforts as co-founder of the groundbreaking acid jazz/hip-hop/R&B group Jazzhole, his vocal quartet called Sepia, or his time with Bobby McFerrin's innovative Voicestra. Marlon Saunders is set for major stardom. He has the heat, the look, the sound, and the sex appeal that should keep his fans coming back for more. Top picks: "Inspiration" and "Afro Blue My Mind." ~ Paula Edelstein, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Crooning over back-in-the-day riff reminiscent of 70's soul, there's nothing "neo" about Marlon Saunders.
"I want to combine the richness of the 70's - all of it, the music and psyche of black folks, the sense of beauty and awareness - and incorporate that into what I find unique and special about today's music," he says. And the emphasis, like his idols Marvin and Stevie and Rufus, will be songwriting. "In r&b music, we need to go back to the basic songwriting," says Saunders. "I was listening to a Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway record the other day and I was amazed at the beauty of it. It's simple recording in terms of instrumentation, but those sturdy, beautiful songs transcend everything. You can do anything to that music - bop to it, make love to it, hang out with your friends to it, cook a good meal to it.
I want my music to have the same effect. Or like the way Curtis Mayfield could marry the groove with the spiritual concept to the lyrics and still keep it ambiguous.
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