True To Myself (CD) ~ Eric Benet (Artist) Cover Art

True To Myself (CD)

By: Eric Benet (Artist)

More About this Product
List Price: $11.98
Tower Price: $9.96
You Save: $2.02 (17%)
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: In Stock
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Track Listing

Your browser doesn't seem to have Flash enabled.
In order to access the album preview center, please ensure that the Flash player is installed. You can download it here.

DISC 1 for True To Myself (CD) Album By Eric Benet (Artist)
1   True To Myself
2   I'll Be There
3   If You Want Me To Stay
4   Let's Stay Together - (Midnight Mix)
5   Just Friends
6   Femininity
7   While You Were Here
8   Spiritual Thang
9   Chains
10   All In The Game
11   More Than Just A Girlfriend
12   What If We Was Cool
13   Let's Stay Together
 

Run a Quick Search on "True To Myself" by Eric Benet to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "True To Myself"

Browse more products related to "Eric Benet"

Review

Vibe (10/96, p.152) - "...Incorporating elements of sentimental smooth grooves, bleak reality, and funky black erotica with pure pop production, Benet will undoubtedly be compared to the latest retro-nouveau stylists..."
The Source (12/96, p.140) - "...a funky but sophisticated record for hip-hop heads..."

Title Note

Personnel: Eric Benet (vocals, keyboards); George Nash, Jr. (guitar, keyboards, drums, clave); Roger Troutman (guitar, keyboards, bass); Skeeta (guitar, bass); Kenya B., Gumby (guitar); Barbara "Bobbi" Schneider (violin); Paul Gminder (cello); Christian (piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, drums); Demonte (melodica, organ, keyboards, drums); Bryan Tate (Fender Rhodes piano); Benjamin Love (synthesizer); Warren Crawford, Rio, Carlton Thompson (bass); Sauce, Mark Lomax (drums); Lisa Jordan-Weathers (background vocals); The Down Low Horns.

Producers include: Eric Benet, Roger Troutman.

Engineers include: Eric Benet, Roger Troutman.

Recorded at The Enterprise, Burbank, California; The Chapel, St. Louis, Missouri; Roger's Personal Palace, Dayton, Ohio; The Mixx and The Crib, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

When music history is written and the retro-soul movement of the '90s and its primary proponents (Erykah Badu, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Tony Rich) are mentioned, Eric Benet will be invariably and unfairly overlooked. A quick listen to his 1996 debut TRUE TO MYSELF makes this oversight all the more puzzling. Benet combines the sensuality and smoothness of '70s soul with the new-jack upfrontness of '90s R&B minus the lewdness.

Benet mixes sexual and sanctified vibes with the aid of a creamy croon that permeates everything from the upbeat funk of "Spiritual Thang" to the bouncing grooves of "More Than Just A Girlfriend." On slow burners such as "Just Friends," "I'll Be There" and the title track, Benet is the kind of balladeer whose voice ripples with the kind of frisson normally associated with Teddy Riley. On Sly Stone's "If You Want Me To Stay," the Milwaukee native flawlessly pulls off the author's funky falsetto (with the aid of producer/multi-instrumentalist Roger Troutman) with a little Al Green thrown in for good measure. Most impressive is the cautionary, anti-drug anthem "Chains," which serves as the perfect companion piece to Living Colour's "Open Letter To A Landlord."

Customer Reviews for "True To Myself (CD)" by Eric Benet (Artist)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com