Positivity | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Acid jazz | |||
Length | 66:27 | |||
Label |
Talkin' Loud Verve Forecast | |||
Producer | Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick | |||
Incognito chronology | ||||
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Positivity is an album by the British band Incognito, released in 1993. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3]
The album peaked at No. 55 on the UK Albums Chart. [4] It has sold more than 350,000 copies in the United States. [5]
The album was produced by band leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick. [6] He was chiefly inspired by Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and Innervisions. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Calgary Herald | B [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [10] |
USA Today | [11] |
The Washington Post wrote that "the band mines familiar funk grooves with more than enough imagination and horn power to keep things fresh." [12] The Calgary Herald praised the "free flowing numbers that eschew harder edge riffs for music suited more for spliffs." [9] USA Today stated that "the commercially oriented backbeats and vocals (more singing than on their previous two albums) are counterbalanced by a tight horn section and jazzy, crisp arrangements." [11]
The Orange County Register opined that "the strength lies in vocalists Maysa Leak and Mark Anthoni, whose rich-sounding voices glide through each track as easily as a hot spoon through ice cream." [13] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution listed Positivity as one of the best R&B albums of 1994. [14]
AllMusic wrote that "group leader Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick's vision of intertwine various genres of music (bebop, soul, classical, dance, etc.) into one incomparable sound is exemplary." [8] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide called "Deep Waters" a "landmark acid-jazz track." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Step into My Life" | 4:13 |
2. | "Still a Friend of Mine" | 5:37 |
3. | "Smiling Faces" | 5:09 |
4. | "Where Do We Go from Here" | 5:21 |
5. | "Positivity" | 3:51 |
6. | "Inversions" | 5:54 |
7. | "Givin' It Up" | 5:08 |
8. | "Talkin' Loud" | 3:28 |
9. | "Deep Waters" | 6:37 |
10. | "Do Right" | 5:29 |
11. | "Pieces of a Dream" | 4:19 |
12. | "Thinking 'Bout Tomorrow" | 5:53 |
13. | "Keep the Fires Burning" | 5:20 |
Total length: | 66:27 |