Maxwell Black Summer`S Night Album Download
Leigha Keplinger
BLACKsummers'night is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Maxwell, released July 7, 2009 on Columbia Records.[1] It is the follow-up to his third album Now (2001). Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2009 and production was handled entirely by Maxwell and Hod David.
Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at Chung King Studios, Bowery Digital, and Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City.[3] The album was produced entirely by Maxwell and musician Hod David.[3] BLACKsummers'night is Maxwell's first album since his hiatus after his third album, Now (2001), and serves as the first part of his scheduled trilogy of albums.[4]
The music of BLACKsummers'night is rooted in general soul music, and it features a more straightforward musical structure than Maxwell's previous work such as Embrya (1998).[5] Maxwell's lyrics concern his falling in and out of love during his sabbatical period prior to the album's release.[6] In an interview with Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul, Maxwell stated "The inspiration was real life itself. You know, while I was taking time away from the industry, I came across a relationship that took me by surprise."[7]
BLACKsummers'night was one of 2009's most critically acclaimed music releases, being ranked near or at the top of several critics' year-end lists of best albums.[29] It was voted the year's 14th best album in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published in The Village Voice.[30] It was also ranked seventh best by the Associated Press,[31] ninth by Billboard,[32] fifth by The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman,[33] and first by The Washington Post's Chris Richards.[34] BLACKsummers'night also earned Maxwell 2010 Grammy Awards in the categories of Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for "Pretty Wings").[35] Musician Greg Puciato named BLACKsummers'night his favorite album of 2009.[36] In the 2020 list by Rolling Stone of the Top 500 Albums of All-Time, it was ranked number 467.[37]
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart in July 2009, with first-week sales of 316,000 copies,[38] serving as Maxwell's highest first-week sales.[39] It also entered at number one on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[40] and at number two on the Top Digital Albums.[41] In its second week on the Billboard 200, it fell to number two with an additional 103,000 copies sold.[42] In its third week, the album dropped to number three with 72,000 more copies sold.[43] In its fourth week, the album sold 55,000 more copies at number three on the chart.[44] By August 2009, BLACKsummers'night had sold 550,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[45] Charting at number seven on the Billboard 200, the album sold 43,000 copies in its fifth week.[46] It maintained its position at number seven in its sixth week, selling an additional 38,000 copies.[47] It spent 42 weeks on both the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[48][49]
In Canada, the album debuted at number 25 on the Top 100 chart,[50] spending one week on the chart.[51] In the United Kingdom, BLACKsummers'night entered at number 66 on the UK Albums Chart, spending one week on the chart,[52] and at number 23 on the UK R&B Chart.[53] On January 19, 2010, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,[54] following shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States.[55] It serves as his fourth consecutive platinum-selling album and has sold more than one million copies in the United States.[54][56] As of May 2016, it had sold 1,213,000 units in the US.[57]
The new album is more upbeat and electronic-sounding than the previous installment of the trilogy. The singer recently told the Wall Street Journal that the albums are "loosely based on the concept of a night out for a woman named Black Summers." He also said that the final album of the three, which is nearly finished, would have "a political slant."
blackSUMMERS'night is co-produced by Maxwell and Hod David, the same team that also co-produced BLACKsummers'night. David goes back a long way with the singer, having co-written three songs on Maxwell's 1996 debut Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.
Grammy winning soul icon Maxwell's new album is blackSUMMERS'night, and is the second installment of a musical trilogy that kicked off 7 years ago with the acclaimed BLACKsummers'night. That prior album debuted at #1, earned two Grammy Awards along with platinum-plus sales status, and set the stage for this ambitious follow-up.
The first single from blackSUMMERS'night, "Lake By The Ocean," has made major waves at radio and drawn widespread critical acclaim. The sultry track has been praised by Rolling Stone, Spin, and others (' a slow and finely crafted love ballad that makes the most of Maxwell's absolutely stunning vice...' hailed Yahoo.)
The singer/songwriter recorded the new album in New York over the last several years with longtime collaborator/co-producer Hod David, and many of the same renowned musicians he's worked with throughout his career.
seminal 1996 debut album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and remains enthusiastically commemorated by the music press. The album was credited for redefining classic soul, and earned Maxwell his first 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. 2009 s BLACKsummers'night debuted at #1, and was universally welcomed as the inaugural offering of Maxwell's trilogy, winning two Grammys including Best R&B Album. To date, Maxwell has achieved 13 gold and platinum certifications from the RIAA.
With the recent release of "Pretty Wings," the wait ended. And on Tuesday night, Maxwell, the deep-thinking, R&B soul singer will be stirring up the stage in Savannah, sharing "BLACKsummers'night," the first of three new albums.
"BLACKsummers'night" is described as the "dark" and "earthy" version of the trilogy. Maxwell sings about lost loves and how a young man matures after experiencing the ups and downs of relationships. His latest songs, including the amazingly popular single, "Pretty Wings," offer insight rarely shared by a popular entertainer with his fans.
"BLACKsummers'night" is split into three parts: "Black," "Summers" and "Nights." They are scheduled to be released during the next three years. The first album released earlier this month talks about the past. The second, "blackSummers'night," is "uplifting and hopeful," Maxwell said.
Four-time Grammy nominee Maxwell said his live concerts changed the way he writes his music. He and his band created "BLACKsummers'night" using a jazz-type genre, allowing time for "God," or that "Bigger thing to inspire" them. That type of creativity produced organic selections in the latest release such as "Stop the World," a song about what men feel when they are alone with a woman they love; and "Cold," which was inspired by a woman's emotions and the sound of rain on a city street.
His latest album, "blackSUMMERS' night," is the long-awaited follow-up to 2009's "BLACKsummers' night," which earned him two Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for its breakout single, "Pretty Wings."
Maxwell's fourth studio album BLACKsummers'night was the first in a music trilogy series that Maxwell began in 2002. The record features the singles "Pretty Wings", "Bad Habits", "Cold" and "Fistful of Tears". This is the first time the album is available on vinyl.
That's evident on the second of a planned album trilogy. blackSUMMERS'night came out July 1 and is already an Amazon.com best-seller. Maxwell's Arkansas fans are sure to be serenaded from this album during his appearance Saturday at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. The 8 p.m. concert will also feature performances by Fantasia and Ro James.
blackSUMMERS'night is distinguished from its 2009 incarnation -- BLACKsummers'night-- with the capitalization of "Summers'" rather than "Black." The latter went on to be a 2010 Grammy winner for Best R&B Album. Its breakout hit, "Pretty Wings," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and stayed nearly 50 weeks on the chart. The song won the 2010 Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Cuts on blackSUMMERS'night include the slow jam "Lake by the Ocean," released in April as a single. The romantic ballad is quintessential Maxwell, bearing lyrics that have been the topic of discussion and speculation. Other notable cuts include "All the Ways Love Can Feel," which bears a '70s retro flavor; the dreamy "Fingers Crossed," rich in horn and percussion; the sensual "1990x,"which, along with "Lake by the Ocean," is one of the best vehicles for Maxwell's falsetto; and the intense, foot-tap-inducing "Lost."
The length of Maxwell's career -- which includes another gap between his third album, the 2001 Now and the 2009 BLACKsummers'night -- also places Maxwell among those stars who have been around long enough to have fans among his original fans' children.
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