Silky Soul

Silky Soul is an album by the Bay Area-based R&B group Maze, released in 1989 on Warner Bros. Records.[6][7]

Silky Soul
Studio album by
Maze
ReleasedSeptember 1989
Recorded1988-89
GenreSoul, funk
Length57:46
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFrankie Beverly[1]
Maze chronology
Live in Los Angeles
(1986)		 Silky Soul
(1989)		 Back to Basics
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Silky Soul "finds Maze updating its graceful sound with a subtly bracing touch of synthesized rhythms."[5] The Boston Globe thought that Frankie Beverly ably spans "boudoir intimacies and pleas for South African liberation and black cooperation—all with a voice as cool and buttery as [Marvin] Gaye's."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Frankie Beverly

  1. "Silky Soul" 6:44
  2. "Can't Get Over You" 5:23
  3. "Just Us" 7:39
  4. "Somebody Else's Arms" 5:53
  5. "Midnight" 6:32
  6. "Love's on the Run" 5:34
  7. "Change Our Ways" 5:15
  8. "Songs of Love" 6:14
  9. "Mandela" 6:36
  10. "Africa" 2:11

Charts
Year Album Chart positions[9]
US US
R&B		 UK
1989 Silky Soul 37 1 43

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[10]
US US
R&B		 UK
1989 "Can't Get Over You" — 1 89
"Silky Soul" — 4 —
1990 "Love's on the Run" — 13 —
"Songs of Love" — 37 —

See also

References
  1. Weaver, Maurice (9 Nov 1989). "Home Entertainment. Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.
  2. "Silky Soul - Maze | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 593.
  4. Johnson, Connie (29 Oct 1989). "POP MUSIC SPECIAL The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 52.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 458.
  6. "Maze | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Nathan, David (Sep 30, 1989). "Frankie Beverly & Maze Find Their Way Back to Charts". Billboard. 101 (39): 30.
  8. Morse, Steve (29 Apr 1990). "SILKY SOUL STAGES A SWEET RETURN". The Boston Globe. p. B29.
  9. "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  10. "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
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