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intereact!Anthony Hamilton
Retail Price (not our price): $18.97
Release Date: 2005-12-13
Manufacturer: So So Def
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
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Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
The voice is mellifluous, thick and soulful as hell; it seems to have time-traveled straight from a hot summer night in 1971. The songs are a funky retro soul with modern touches; the obvious nods to jazz, reggae and gospel never sound forced or cheesy. The sound is uncluttered, propelled by crisp beats that are the most modern thing here; damn, the whole thing just makes you want to dance in the street! The press release implores us not to call thirty-four year old Anthony Hamilton "neo-soul," but the dude has made a superb album that's part Bobby Womack, part Marvin Gaye. Hamilton's voice is sexier than a warm bathtub surrounded with candles, while his message is socially relevant in the best way. The title track is the sort of state of the union song that once filled albums such as What's Going On. The only thing the record could use is more hooks; this is pop music after all. In the end, though, Ain't Nobody Worryin' reminds us what an album can be-not two great songs with a lot of filler or some sorry excuse for twenty different guest spots from celebs-but an inter-related suite of songs that moves the listener deeply.-Mike McGonigal
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) Anthony Hamilton- Ain't Nobody Worryin' [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Anthony was a victim of the music business for the first eight years of his career. He got dropped from one label, then the next label he signed to went bankrupt, recorded two albums all in this time, one never saw the light of day (and later became the Soulife album), and the other was called XTC and is pretty much none exisistent. Well now ten years later, after the then struggling musician, got signed to So So Def and released a decent album in "Comin From Where Im From" that gained him a strong fan base in 2003, well now he is not doing to bad. He released a sort of compilation album earlier in 05 called "Soulife" that consisted of previously unreleased songs from his first two canned albums, and now in December of 2005 he released the stunning soulful "Ain't Nobody Worryin" and now he cemented himself as a superstar. While he still isnt selling records in mass amounts, he now has a strong fan base. The thing i love about Anthony is that not only does he have the most gritty but yet smooth and soulful voice, he remains humble. He is unaffected by his recent fame that he has gained, he is still a country boy. And he is pround of it as you can tell after one listen to this album. Weather its the warm and summery breeziness of "Southern Stuff" or its the good old ghetto feel to "Sista Big Bones" this man is definetly a country guy. His best matireal is when he is singing about love weather its lost or gained. Like on the first single "Can't Let Go", it has that brassy thumping mid tempo clash feel to it that is similar to "Charlene". Or on the tear jerking and yet so- or in his case soul calming "Never Love Again" with its light piano touches. Either way, Anthony wont have to struggle no more after this legendary release, he won me over with his soulfulness.Grade:A-2) This man's voice just cries out!!! It hurts [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I love Anthony. He is a great artist. I love this CD, I love his voice. This is a great buy!!!!3) Sanging it with feeling [Rating: 5 out of 5]
It took me a few months to write a review, because at first I wasn't feeling it like I was feeling his debut cd. Put it away and came back to it with A much different vibe about it. I LIKE IT!!!!! Nice job AH.4) GRRRREAT!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I absolulely love Anthony! He's definitely off da chain and has that soul in his voice! Please do not fall asleep on this one! Sample first, and if you don't like it, don't buy it, simple as that. Got to admit, this is real music like I grew up with back in the day, and much better than some of the trash that's out now. Want real, get this, want the rest,get it bootleg. I wouldn't pay any real money for some of today's junk. Not that it's all junk, just to me it is. Radio is missing real music; that's why I don't listen to some of it. This is a great follow up to Comin' Where I'm from.5) More than once [Rating: 5 out of 5]
You know some cds you might listen to once in a while. This cd is not that one. Ain't nobody worryin has turned out to be one of my favorite cds and I have alot. Afer the first time listening I had to listen many more times. If you love music with a hint of soul, gospel, or R&B then this will be a great cd for you. It really will take you to a place of comfort that in todays word is hard to find.