Smooth as Silk

by Silk

Overview

Silk was comprised of ex-Independents ("Leaving Me") Maurice Jackson and Aaron "Eric" Thomas, along with Arthur Reid. If price was the barometer, this should be a great album by a great group -- the nine tracks sell for 20 dollars discounted online, with their first single, "Party 1 & 2," at six minutes and 21 seconds, the longest. While not worthy of its inflated price, it's alright. David Porter (Isaac Hayes' old collaborator ["Soul Man"]) produced the LP in Jackson, MS, at Tommy Couch's renowned Malaco Studios with mostly Memphis musicians. Except for Porter's Southern jerker "Ain't No Need of Crying," Silk members wrote all the tunes, including jewel-case gems "I Know I Didn't Do You Wrong," which is sweet, gutty, and sincere, and "Let Him Go," which is lilting and passion-filled. And listeners won't skip past the LP's best dancer, "Give Yourself to Me," or the uplifting "Live While You Can." ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/1996
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0068381725127
Rank:	142926

Tracks

1. I Know I Didn't Do You Wrong
2. Give Yourself to Me
3. Leaving Me
4. Call Me
5. Live While You Can
6. Party Pt. 1and2
7. Ain't No Need of Crying
8. On Fire
9. Let Him Go

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Silk   Primary Artist
Carson Whitsett   Keyboards
James Stroud   Drum Overdubs
Don Zimmerman   Guitar
Marvell Thomas   Keyboards
Michael Toles   Guitar
Don Barrett   Bass
Ray Griffin   Bass

Technical Credits

Marvell Thomas   Mixing,Arranger
Bill Wolf   Engineer
James Stroud   Percussion Overdubs
Al Bell   Mixing
William Brown   Mixing,Engineer
David Porter   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Robert Jackson   Mixing,Engineer