Exist

Tony Rich | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hidden Beach
• ASIN: B001EOQTMY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,891 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Hidden Beach Recordings signed Tony Rich after a year long courtship. This new marriage presents a return to form for the Platinum selling, Grammy® winning, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter who first blasted on the scene in 1996 with the album "Words" (Best R&B Album,'97) and the acoustic melancholy of the smash crossover single "Nobody Knows."

Rich, who began his career in music as a songwriter and producer for such industry stalwarts as Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, and Elton John would periodically save songs for his own unscheduled release. This collection of material became known to those working on it as "the Tony Rich project." When it came time to release what would become his platinum debut - the name had become so entrenched, it simply made sense for the multi- instrumentalist to continue under the same moniker.

Rich's Hidden Beach debut, EXIST comes after a period of personal reflection where his delving into other aspects of the fine arts has resulted in a deeply personal yet relatable collection of eleven songs including the lead single "Part The Waves." Fans will be treated to Tony's photography and artwork in the album packaging which was created entirely by his hand.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do What I Do, December 20, 2008

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V. Lara (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exist (Audio CD)

This collection of songs somewhat resemble his last album, "Pictures", with the exception that this album is more refined, keeping production to minimum while the maintaining the focus on the the actual music as a whole. "Exist" is a beautiful blend of jazz, r&b and other elements that are ever so scarce in today's music, originality and true, undiluted talent. If what you are looking for is the next overproduced trend that you will hear at the club, you should really look elsewhere; this entire album embodies what music now in days should be, real music, not trends and fads.
Personal favorites for me are "Part the Waves", "Jordan", "I Wanna Be", "Days", & "Do What I Do". You will easily find yourself listening to the entire album repeatedly, as I found myself doing, and you will definitely want to relish each track over and over again.
This album deeply expresses so much, exploring themes of intimacy, love, longing, and seperation; yet all these feelings are conveyed in such a beautiful way. The entire album is smooth and mellow from begining to end; even though this album is a little different those released in the past, it is definitely something anybody can enjoy, Tony Rich fan or not.

Additionally, you might want to check out the bonus tracks for Japan, "Do What I Do", and Circuit Ciy, "Days"; both songs are without a doubt reasons for buying multiple copies of this album. Just to reiterate what I stated before, this Japan import only includes "Do What I Do" as a bonus track and "Days" is only available on the Circuit City version of this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUSIC FOR REAL MUSIC LOVERS, October 14, 2008

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Joyce Farley "Indigo- I LOVE R&B music" (Hackensack, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exist (Audio CD)

Every year there are only a handful of albums that qualify as real music and Tony Rich's project Exist is one of them. This album will leave you feeling music and not listening to repetitive and monotonous music other artists put out. I must recommend the following tracks: 1, Part The Waves; 3, Jordan; 4, According to You; 7, I Wanna Be and 8, Anymore. His voice and the production are match made in heaven. If you are a serious neo-soul listener this is a must for your music library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU MUST BUY!!! EXCELLENT AND TALENTED ARTIST!!!, October 13, 2008

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Erica Walker "Erica w" (North carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exist (Audio CD)

YOU GOT TO GET THIS ALBUM!! IT'S JUST SOO RELAXING!!! THE MUSIC AND THE LYRICS JUST FLOW RIGHT TOGETHER. THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM IS SOO REAL!! IF YOU LOVE RELAXING MUSIC AND LOVE NEO-SOUL THEN THIS IS THE ALBUM JUST FOR YOU!! PICK UP A COPY TODAY!!