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Given the widespread critical acclaim and commercial success Brian Culbertson garnered from 2008's retro Bringing Back the Funk, it would be understandably tempting for him -- or any musician -- to revisit it wholesale. However, Culbertson throws a change-up on XII and comes up with a set of collaborative originals with stellar guests that relies more on modern adult R&B than funk, and more on sophisticated pop than it does on contemporary jazz. He's got real star power on this set; it's a groover that includes everything from club to go-go funk, up- and midtempo R&B, to polished bedroom ballads, and it all holds together seamlessly. While nothing on XII breaks new ground, one suspects that this wasn't Culbertson's intention: he was looking to write and record an album that had "quality" stamped all over it. For its diversity, imagination, and execution, he gets high marks: XII stands among his best.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 Feelin' It 4:29
2 Another Love 4:05
3 It's Time 4:05
4 Out On the Floor 5:03
5 Waiting For You 4:38
6 Stay Wit It 4:05
7 Skies Wide Open 4:38
8 Forever 4:26
9 Don't U Know Me by Now 4:49
10 That's Life 4:38
11 I Wanna Love You 5:41
12 I Don't Know 5:08
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