Embrya

Maxwell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000007T1A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (219 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,977 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > R&B > Neo-Soul

Track Listings

1. Gestation: Mythos/Everwanting: To Want You To Want

2. I'm You: You Are Me and We Are You (Pt. Me and You)

3. Luxury: Cococure

4. Drowndeep: Hula

5. Matrimony: Maybe You

6. Arroz con Pollo

7. Know These Things: Shouldn't You

8. Submerge: Til We Become the Sun

9. Gravity: Pushing to Pull

10. Eachhoureachsecondeachminuteeachday: Of My Life

11. Embrya

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Soul/R&B
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 30-JUN-1998

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My guilty pleasure, April 23, 2006

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S.A.I (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Embrya (Audio CD)

First off, I take it as a personal insult when this type of music is classified as soul or neo-soul or whatever. In my opinion, it defies genre. It is what it is, by itself, alone and unmatched.
If you've been been like me, getting by materially and haven't had much by way of luxury, then this cd is for you. It is like bathing in melted chocolate, milk or pearls. Yes, it's that decadent.
I scarcely know the lyrics to the songs but Maxwell's employ and arrangement of the drums, bass guitar, trumpets and other instruments is very richly textured.
All the songs sound different from one another but they segue fluidly into each other. Major standouts for me include tracks 00, 01, 02, 03, 09. Don't let that fool you. The other tracks are still powerful. The entire cd is sensual, stylish and spritual all at the same time. 'Embrya' is pure, avant-garde genius. I dont blame anyone if all other Maxwell albums pale in comparison to this one or if Maxwell himself can't top this. Recordings like these only come once in a lifetime. They cant be copied or repeated. They are inspired.
You will enjoy it to the very last drop.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Embrya, January 1, 2004

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K. J. Bryant "peachycream" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Embrya (Audio CD)

Alot of people thought Maxwell lost his touch, but I didn't. Maxwell is alot like Erykah Badu...he is often misunderstood. Meaning when he does something different (which on this cd he did), people get bend out of shape. As a result, people didn't really buy this cd like they did his first one. But in my opinion, this cd is more deeper and much better than the first one. I think this cd is grand. Get it now.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maxwell's House: Good to the Last Drop., September 8, 2002

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Embrya (Audio CD)

"Embrya," the followup to Maxwell's "Urban Hang Suite," is a traffic-stoppingly beautiful collection of soothing soul that's as much a masterpiece as his debut. The album plays like a dreamy sequence of moods and events, all woven together by relaxing rhythms, seductive vocals, and well-done arrangements. Most sophomore albums disappoint by lazily rehashing formulas that already worked before. Not Maxwell's. "Embrya" is a confident step forward, and while the sound is definitely his own, the vibe is much more mellow and laid-back this time around. Tracks of note are the lush and elegant "I'm You: You Are Me," the sensual love jam "Submerge," and the hypnotic ballad "Know These Things: Shouldn't You." In my school of music, "Embrya," like its predecessor, gets an A.