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Maxwell Biography
Along with fellow founders D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell
was enormously important in defining and shaping the neo-soul movement
that rose to prominence over the latter half of the '90s. Drawing his
greatest inspiration from the concept of the R&B auteur (looking to
artists like Prince, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, etc.), Maxwell
recorded some of the most ambitious R&B of his time, becoming
wildly popular and often earning critical raves in the process. What
was more, his recurring theme of romantic monogamy set him apart from
the vast majority of his bump'n'grind lover-man contemporaries.
Maxwell was born May 23, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY; he adopted his middle
name as his stage moniker, keeping his real identity a closely guarded
secret out of concern for his family's privacy. Born of Puerto Rican
and black Caribbean stock, Maxwell suffered the loss of his father (in
a plane crash) when he was just three years old. The experience made
him a deeply religious child, and he first began singing in his Baptist
church. Still, he didn't really get serious about music until age 17,
when he began writing his own songs using a cheap Casio keyboard given
to him by a friend. Initially influenced by early-'80s urban R&B,
he progressed rapidly, and by 1991 he was performing on the New York
club scene, despite ridicule from classmates who couldn't imagine the
shy, awkward teenager doing anything of the sort. After making a name
for himself, he signed a recording contract with Columbia in 1994.
Maxwell recorded his debut album that year, working extensively with
several collaborators: songwriter Leon Ware (who'd co-written much of
the material on Marvin Gaye's I Want You album in 1976), guitarist Wah
Wah Watson (who'd also worked with Gaye), and multi-instrumentalist
Stuart Matthewman (a longtime cohort of Sade). Maxwell's Urban Hang
Suite was a romantic concept album in the vein of Gaye's greatest '70s
work, with a more modern flavor courtesy of Prince's influence;
inspired by a brief but intense affair, the record's giddy celebration
of committed monogamy could have come off as old-fashioned as its
classic influences, given the marketplace dominance of hip-hop soul at
the time. Partly for those fears, it wasn't released right away,
although a series of shake-ups in Columbia's management played a bigger
role in the delay. It wasn't until the spring of 1996 that Maxwell's
Urban Hang Suite finally appeared. Sales were slow to take off at
first, even though Maxwell scored some airplay with ...Til the Cops
Come Knockin'. The gold-selling second single Ascension (Never
Wonder) lit the fuse, however, and Urban Hang Suite went platinum
before a year had passed, also earning a Grammy nomination.
Now elevated to sex-symbol status, Maxwell capitalized on his
breakthrough with the MTV Unplugged EP, taken from his live MTV
performance. It attracted attention and acclaim outside the R&B
community with the left-field cover choices This Woman's Work (by
prog rocker Kate Bush) and Closer (the Nine Inch Nails hit).
Additionally, the Unplugged version of Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
earned him another Grammy nomination (for Best Male Pop Vocal).
Anticipation for his second full-length album was high, and when Embrya
was released in 1998, it entered the charts at number three. Reviews
were more mixed this time around, with some critics charging that
Maxwell's ambition had crossed the line into indulgence; still, the
record duplicated its predecessor's platinum sales. In 1999, Maxwell
scored his biggest hit to date with the single Fortunate, an R. Kelly
composition he recorded for the soundtrack of the film Life; it was a
mammoth success, ranking as the number one R&B hit of the year in
Billboard magazine. Later that year, he also cut two songs for the
soundtrack of The Best Man.
In August 2001, Maxwell returned with his third full-length album, Now,
which was touted as a return to the more straightforwardly romantic
atmosphere of his debut. It entered the album charts at number one and
quickly launched a hit single in Lifetime. ~ Steve Huey, All Music
Guide
Written by Steve Huey