Name: Lewis II
Brand: Lewis Taylor

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BEWITH 129LP

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-30

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Forced Exposure

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Sales:8.875

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4251804138512

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Artist

Lewis Taylor

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R&B / Neo-Soul

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Be With Records

Lewis Taylor is a British multi-instrumentalist musician and artist. He began his music career touring with the progrock band, Sheriff Jack, before releasing two albums of psychedelia music as a solo artist. His self-titled album released in 1996 showcased a departure from psychedelia towards neo-soul and received high acclaim. Although he retired from music in 2006, Taylor remains active in the industry as Andrew Taylor. He has worked as a musical director and bass player for Gnarls Barkley and as a guitarist/backing vocalist for The Drivers.
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Lewis II was the follow-up to Lewis Taylor's epochal, self-titled debut album. It was initially released in 2000 and this double LP release, its first ever vinyl edition, has been heavily anticipated for nearly a quarter of a century. After Island rejected Lewis Taylor's second release (later released as The Lost Album), he returned to the studio to record Lewis II. Less esoteric than Lewis Taylor, Lewis II is a more polished, sophisticated funk and mature up-tempo soul than the dark psych-soul of his debut. The production, whilst slicker, is a bit tougher, with more crisp R&amp;B-flavored grooves, and head-nod beats and more bass pumping up his voice. The moody funk of "Party" sounds like a mad blend of Riot-era Sly Stone and Brian Wilson. "My Aching Heart", with its clean, slick, late '90s R&amp;B drums, could surely have been a single. Lewis hoped "You Make Me Wanna" would be a single but the dank, organ-drenched groove, coupled with the growling eroticism of Lewis's vocals would've, again, made this beyond the pale for most mainstream music fans. Somewhat incongruous acidic synths and bleeps give way to a laconic summertime groove on breezy highlight "The Way You Done Me", all funky acoustic guitars and stunning, good-time vocals. Sumptuous ballad "Satisfied", a fan favorite, marries unusual instrumentation with classic soul-ballad structure.

Lewis II

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