Carlton Jumel Smith

The material mined here is none other than the vintage groove troves of classic 1970's r&b, something the Cold Diamond & Mink crew brews up effortlessly. The songwriting and expression by Carlton carry strong echoes of Curtom productions, Memphis soul and naturally Motown. We're talking about musical traditions he's incorporated into his expression since witnessing James Brown at the Apollo as an 8-year old. On his album Carlton Jumel Smith explores different shades of the golden era of soul music, and it would be hard to find anyone doing it as fresh in 2019. You know those front to back soul album classics you treasure in your collection? This will stand up with the best of them.

• 01 Woman You Made Me
• 02 Love Our Love Affair
• 03 Remember Me
• 04 Help Me (Save Me From Myself)
• 05 Ain't That Love
• 06 This Is What Love Looks Like!
• 07 You Gonna Need Me
• 08 I'd Better
• 09 We're All We Got
• 10 I Can't Love You Anymore