Kenny Lattimore – Timeless
‘Undeniably’ refreshing. Looking at the return of Kenny Lattimore center stage with his new release “Timeless” is right on time. And as much as I & many here on The Urban Music Scene have been waiting, craving for a male vocalist (&/or Female) to show up & make an attempt at changing the game a little bit for R&B, will no longer have to wait anymore. After reviewing this surprising effort from Mr. Lattimore, I think the listeners are going to be in for a treat!
In “Timeless”, you will find real instrumental arrangements, the high quality productive skills from the one & only Barry Eastmond & a collection of covers from various, musical genres, including songs from Stevie Wonder, Norman Connors, Elton John, Michael Henderson & much more!
To put it plain & simple: This CD is off the chain!!!!
Track Listing:
~ Something
~ Everybody Here Wants You
~ You Are My Starship
~ And I Love Her
~ Come Down In Time
~ Ain’t No Way
~ That’s The Way Love Is
~ It Ain’t No Use
~ I Love You More Than Words Can Say
~ Undeniably
~ Giving Up
I didn’t expect this coming from Kenny Lattimore. No Baby! All of his albums often get rotated in the household, but something different happened here.
From the opener “Something” (Al Green) to the very tasteful, exclusive interpretation of Jeff Buckley’s classic “Everybody Here Wants You”, Kenny stretches out his vocal prowess in the falsetto dept & addresses the compositions with originality & creativity. “Everybody Here Wants You” was a definite track destined to be played back instantly after you hear it the 1st time. Watch, you’ll see…
“You Are My Starship” has been covered so many times by so many different artists. But when Kenny dropped the bait, it was hook, line & sinker y’all! Ab’soul‘utely different & tasteful. Not to mention, it was sequenced perfectly after that stunning track from Jeff Buckley. And from that point on, you will begin to pay close attention to the rest of the project.
John Lennon’s “And I Love Her” received an injection of an upbeat soul rhythm & Kenny simply takes it from there; A beautiful gem in Elton John’s “Come Down In Time” opens up the spectrum & stage hall for Kenny to grab the mic and allow for his silky, smooth voice to caress the track away!; “Ain’t No Way” keeps the quiet storm in check, not allowing the listener to come up for air from after being drifted back into a time warp of good music. And Kenny is slowly but surely making sure you know he has this project completely under control. No doubt music fans!
And if you still feel like you are not swimming in an ocean current of perfectly redone old school classics, the “That’s The Way Love Is”, a Norman Whitfield composition, would sure to seal the deal.
Stevie Wonder’s “It Ain’t No Use” was masterfully executed & arranged with Stevie in mind. I’m sure with everyone’s track used for this project, Kenny had each one of them, in high regards, on his mind to pull off an otherwise excellent, stunning & amazing feature of songs that should be on everyone’s shopping list by the time you finish reading my review.
Kenny Lattimore brought out the best his skills could offer. And Barry Eastmond, along with Michael T. Mauldin, made sure he was accommodated. This CD will sit on the classic albums shelves right alongside the current & ageless old school collections that have already been sitting there for a good minute. More than just recommended, I encourage a complete & thorough listen the minute you put it in your ipods or CD players. Sit back & chill. Let the music drift you away…
It’s his Best CD. Bar none!
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Thanks Kenny,
T
The Urban Music Scene