Love Behind The Melody CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Hello Love... ~ Raheem DeVaughn

2. Woman ~ Raheem DeVaughn

3. Love Drug ~ Raheem DeVaughn

4. Energy - (featuring Big Boi) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

5. Friday (Shut The Club Down) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

6. Customer ~ Raheem DeVaughn

7. Mo Better - (featuring The Love Life Orchestra/Plantlife) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

8. Woman I Desire - (featuring Malik Yusef) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

9. Desire ~ Raheem DeVaughn

10. Midnight ~ Raheem DeVaughn

11. Marathon - (featuring Floetry) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

12. Butterflies ~ Raheem DeVaughn

13. She's Not You ~ Raheem DeVaughn

14. Can We Try Again? ~ Raheem DeVaughn

15. Try Again ~ Raheem DeVaughn

16. Empty ~ Raheem DeVaughn

17. Four Letter Word ~ Raheem DeVaughn

18. Text Messages ~ Raheem DeVaughn

19. Customer - (Remix, remix, featuring R. Kelly) ~ Raheem DeVaughn

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Raheem DeVaughn (background vocals); Kevin Veney (guitar); Alfredo de la F? (strings); David Moyer (tenor saxophone); Mark Batson (piano, keyboards, drum programming); Loren Hill (keyboards); Dennis Chambers (drums); Richard Shelton (drum programming); Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver (background vocals).
	Audio Mixers: Jamil "Face" Johnson; Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; R. Kelly.
	Illustrator: Demont "Peekaso" Pinder.
	Photographer: Sarah A. Friedman.
	Arrangers: Jack Splash; R. Kelly.
	Neo Soul crooner Raheem DeVaughn lists his home as "Loveland, United States" on his MySpace page, and there's little evidence on "The Love Behind the Melody" to suggest he would live anywhere else. With a light, airy voice that caresses the songs without rubbing them the wrong way, DeVaughn slinks his way through smooth, neo-classical jams as if he was born for it. "Mo Better" updates intimate '70s Philly soul with a string-dripping intro and brushes of keyboard, while "Women" sprinkles a slightly tougher beat onto the standby ode to the fairer sex. But while some of DeVaughn's contemporaries get low lyrically, he keeps it strictly class, focusing on woman's brains and strength. DeVaughn clearly paid attention to every soul disciple from Stevie to Luther to Prince, but he's got a silky voice all his own.
Producer: Bryan Michael Cox; Jack Splash; Ivan Barias; Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; Mark Batson; Scott Storch; Carvin Haggins
Engineer: Chris Carmouche; Jamil 'Face' JOhnson; Aaron Fessel; Dru Castro; Conrad Golding; Teddy Lewis; James M. Wisner; Yas Inoue; Ivan Barias; Loren Hill; Sam Thomas
Musical Guests
	Big Boi
	The Love Life Orchestra
	Plant Life
	Malik Yusef
	Floetry
	R. Kelly

Artist Overview

Neo-soul artist Raheem DeVaughn was raised in a musical family (his father is jazz bassist Abdul Wadud) and cut his chops as a songwriter and singer in the Washington, D.C., area. DeVaughn's mellow, soulful sound, which borrows from classic soul artists like Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, caught the ear of Jive Records, which issued his debut, THE LOVE EXPERIENCE, in 2005. The debut did well on the strength of the singles "You" and "Guess Who Loves You More," which set the stage for 2008's LOVE BEHIND THE MELODY. The single "Woman" was nominated for a Grammy (for Best Male R&B Performance) in 2008.

Artist Followers
BJ the Chicago Kid

Compilation Appearances

	Thr33 Ringz(Explicit Version)
	Thr33 Ringz
	Greatest Story Never Told
	Greater Than One
	LAX
	Ugk 4 Life
	LAX (Clean)
	LAX
	Essence Music Festival Volume 4 The C
	Greatest Story Never Told(Explicit Version)
	Bone Appetit
	Underground Kingz (Bonus Cd)(Explicit Version)
	Solution
	Formula(Explicit Version)
	Dream Deferred
	Return Of 4Eva

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/27/2007
	Original Release Date : 2008
	Catalog ID : 735482
	Label : Jive (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00886973548226

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (p.69)
- "[H]e wraps his tenor around unusually sincere ballads....Music that transcends today's commercial rules." -- Grade: A-

BloomReach Content

Love Behind The Melody (2008)

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