Music Fan First [Single]

Eric Roberson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Blue Erro Soul
• ASIN: B002LAUKNY
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,763 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Newness

2. The Hunger (feat. W. Ellington Felton)

3. A Tale Of Two (feat. Ben "Bananas" O'neill and Michelle Thompson)

4. Borrow You

5. Dealing (feat. Lalah Hathaway)

6. Still

7. How Could She Do It

8. Further (feat. T3 of Slum Village)

9. The Power That Kisses Hold

10. Howard Girls (feat. Brandon Hines, Geno Young and Aaron Abernathy)

11. Weekend Getaway

12. She

13. Wanna Believe It Again (feat. Wayna)

14. Bad For Me

15. BreakItDown

16. Pave A New Road

17. Celebrate (feat. Sy Smith)

Editorial Reviews

Review

2009 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Winners! ALBUM OF THE YEAR Eric Roberson - Music Fan First SONG OF THE YEAR Eric Roberson & Lalah Hathaway - Dealing --SoulTracks.com

Damn wonderful music from Eric Roberson -- an artist who never lets us down! Eric's got a style that's unlike anyone else we can think of -- warm, wonderful, and full of joy -- without any posturing modes at all, and a down to earth sensibility that's kept him at the top of our playlists for years -- and which makes each new record a delight! This set's Roberson's first for a few years, but it's well worth the wait -- as there's a deepened sense of soul that really comes through in the songwriting -- a new level of maturity in the way he looks at life, yet still all the boyish, honest charm that's always drawn us into his music. Production is beautiful -- simple and elegant, yet in ways that get far past some of the overdone modes of the underground -- proving once again that Roberson is one of the few cats out there who's actually setting new standards all the time in his music -- an under-discovered genius that we're plenty proud to know! Eric gets help on the record from guests who include Sy Smith, Wayna, Lalah Hathaway, Geno Young, and W Ellington Felton -- but as always, it's the Roberson genius that really grabs us -- on titles that include "The Hunger", "A Tale Of Two", "Borrow You", "Dealing", "How Could She Do It", "Further", "Bad For Me", "Breakitdown", "Pave A New Road", "Wanna Believe Again", and "Celebrate". A very long album -- over 75 minutes of music -- proving that Eric's definitely a music fan first! --DustyGroove.com

This CD has everything can't stop listening to it...I had you sign it so i am careful when i take it around...lol Love number 4...Number 5 the cut with Lalah i can't stop repeating that and Number 13 are my all time favs. Eric is so talented..I rave about hime everywhere and i am in the military so i tell alot of people...lol Hope everyone enjoy's it like i do... --Submitted by tatiana929 on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 12:44pm

Product Description

Eric Roberson's new album Music Fan First is a celebration of the ultimate partnership between music and its fans. His seventh album contains over an hour and 15 minutes of nonstop music presented in 17 new songs. The CD artwork is a 28-page tribute to music and its faithful followers, including over 700 pictures of music fans from all over the world, who submitted photos. With features by musical friends such as Lalah Hathaway, T3 of Slum Village, Wayna and several others, the award-winning singer/songwriter/producer held nothing back in creating the musical portrait he had in his head. Eric's approach to Music Fan First had less to do with rules and business than incorporating the elements of music he has been a fan of all his life. "You can call this album Soul Music, but really it has no genre," he says. "Those lines are blurred and colored over with melodies, rhythms, harmonies and discoveries inspired by the music I grew up listening to." Songs such as Borrow You, The Newness, A Tale of Two and Break It Down give the fans that familiar energy they've grown to love, while successfully pushing the envelope further. He says, "I don't care for assembly line music, so I set out to give the fans something relatable but at the same time something new they can fall in love with. With Music Fan First, I feel we accomplished that."

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars So Good..... March 3, 2010

By M. Ruiz

Format:Audio CD

I've been shopping on Amazon for years and very rarely write a review. However, this CD is a gem. Eric Roberson is an artist I've been meaning to pick up for years, but never got around to doing so. Once I caught the "Dealing" video on VH1 Soul, I immediately ordered this CD. I love this CD so much, that I just placed an order for everything else in Roberson's catalog. From the opening track, The Newness to the end, this CD doesn't have a bad track on it. If you like R&B, Neo-Soul, or just plain good music, pick up this CD and listen. Love your work Erro!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily his best, and one of the best of the year October 28, 2009

By Scott Woods

Format:Audio CD

If you've followed Roberson's largely underground career, Christmas comes early for you this year. This album, 15 years into his professional career and delivering his sixth studio recording, is hands-down his best record.

I say the above acknowledging that Roberson has never put out a wholly bad record. He is a frighteningly consistent musician, releasing music that is earnest, fun, danceable and should be on R&B radio save that it's too good. He sounds better than half the field of any given year, has better grooves, and this record still beats all previous efforts. Roberson packs more lyrical content into one song than many artists do in five, owed in great part to a rap-metered style of singing that requires more words to fill the same space as a typical crooner. You'd think with that kind of space to fill he'd resort to the kind of lyrics that radio is filled with now: trite, club-easy verbal assaults on your intelligence. On the contrary, Roberson is an extremely good storyteller, and while almost all of his songs cater to the drama of the nightlife and love they never dip into trifling territory and sometimes elevate the game entirely. The persona-like lyrics of "The Hunger" is some serious narrative skill, and Roberson does this sort of thing for 17 tracks. This is R&B for grown folks that will still move the backs of your kids without offending either of you. Even a clear attempt at catering like "Howard Girls" manages to groove so hard you can't help but to enroll in the premise. Roberson's effort here is refreshing and, most importantly, good music. It's probably the best R&B record I've heard all year. It's at least the best R&B record I've heard since Foreign Exchange's "Leave It All Behind".

It does bear mentioning that the record starts off strong and starts to thin at the end. If this record were only 12 or 13 tracks long instead of 17, you wouldn't skip a single song on this album.

Standout tracks include "The Newness", "The Hunger", "A Tale of Two", "Still" and "How Could She Do It".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Male R&B CD to be released in years... June 1, 2010

By Leroy Walker

Format:Audio CD

I'm not one for writing reviews, since I have better things to do with my time, but I felt compelled to right one for this. Mainly, because he is an independent artist that is better than anything on the radio right now. 17 tracks of pure goodness, Usually there is always some weak links on an album, but this is an exception. Most of his songs would be 5 star, while a handful would be a 4. My personal favs are "Howard Girls", I love to reminisce over this one. "Borrow You" and "The Newness" and tracks you can groove too...I won't go over all 17 tracks, but I have listened to this CD numerous times and have never skipped a track. My only grip is that I took so long to discover this man's talent, but thats my own fault. Enough with the jibba jabba, go ahead and add this to your cart, you won't regret it.