Comin' From Where I'm From by Anthony Hamilton

Comin' From Where I'm From

Anthony Hamilton

Released: 2003

The thing about neo-soul is that, typically, it's heavy on the neo, light on the soul. Enter the corrective genius of Anthony Hamilton's <i>Comin' From Where I'm From</i>, the straight-up modern soul set so many of his peers had promised so many times before. First off, consider the production. Sure, hip-hop beats and synths are present and accounted for, but they flavor the early-'70s-vintage (i.e. real) instrumentation that forms the album's deep, earthy groove. Secondly, and more importantly, Hamilton's a natural-born songwriter wrapping his goes-down-like-good-bourbon vocals over some serious personal and social issues. "Mama knew love like the back streets/Used to wipe pee just to make the ends meet," he sings, Bill Withers-style, on "Mama Knew Love," as evocative a slice of social reality as anything on <i>Songs In The Key Of Life</i>. The on-bended-knee-plea "Baby I'm A Mess" will tear you up inside. "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Green" is as satisfying a freak jam as anything Prince ever wrote.

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Track List

1Mama Knew Love3:28
2Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens4:34
3Since I Seen You3:16
4Charlene4:07
5I'm a Mess4:24
6Comin' From Where I'm From4:00
7Better Days3:02
8Lucille4:29
9Float5:42
10My First Love (feat. LaToiya Williams)6:11
11Chyna Black4:00
12I Tried5:02

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