Power

Description

Power is the fifth full-length album by the American R&B/Urban combo Group 1 Crew (Maxwell Reyes and guests), released on Fervent Records in July 2016, a division of Word Entertainment, A Curb Company.

This recording is the first release since ‘Fearless‘ (2012) and features Maxwell Reyes and guests with some in-your-face R&B pop mixed with some sparkling hip-hop interludes. The title track opener is in Bruno Mars-style and is a foot mover that sets the stall out nicely. There are also gentler moments which to my mind bring out the songwriter in Maxwell and make the collection rise above the continuing surge of urban gospel releases. «20-20» explores strength in weakness while «Hold Back The Rain» displays peace through life’s ups and downs. There are top guest vocalists a plenty including Bethany Cruz, Jason Walker and Lauren Taylor Bach (of IGN) who delivers beautiful support vocals on the creative «Burn». Clearly Mr Reyes is not done with the Group 1 Crew template yet. [Stephen Luff, Cross Rhythms, May 2017]

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/power/1097057679)

CD tracklist:

01. Power (feat. My Kid Brother) – 3:51
02. Phenomenal – 3:35
03. 20/20 – 4:14
04. Download (feat. Anjelah Johnson & Glory) – 3:18
05. Wake Me Up (Amnesia) – 4:01 – Bad Day (feat. Mr. Ree) – 3:41
06. Bad Day (feat. Mr. Ree) – 3:41
07. Take It All In – 3:29
08. Burn (feat. Lauryn Taylor Bach of 1GN) – 4:40
09. Mona Lisa – 3:41
10. On Again off Again – 3:28
11. I Know (feat. Jor’dan Armstrong) – 3:22
12. Set Sail – 3:41
13. Inevitable (feat. Chris Cleveland) – 4:11
14. People of a Second Chance – 3:36
15. Best Is Yet to Come – 3:18
16. Hold Back the Rain (feat. Jason Walker & Bethany Cruz) – 4:22

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