Hurricane is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Eric Benét. It was released on June 21, 2005, on Friday Records, with distributing by Reprise Records.[1] It is the follow-up to his second album A Day in the Life (1999) and follows the shelving of his Better and Better project for Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at various recording studios, the album was written and produced by Benét with several other producers, including Walter Afanasieff, Michael Carney, Hod David, David Foster, George Nash, Jr., and Demonté Posey.
In 2001, Benét was expected to release his third studio album Better and Better on Warner Bros. Records but the label rejected to release this album and forced him to stay in the R&B genre.[2][3] Due to the controversy about music style and creative freedom, Benét changed to Reprise-distributed label Friday Records and began recording his next album Hurricane.[2] Several songs from Better and Better reappeared on other studio albums by Benét: "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Pretty Baby" were released on Hurricane.[4] The songs "Spanish Fly" and "Sing to Me" would later appear on his 2008 album Love & Life.[5] The title track "Better & Better" would later be re-recorded by Lalah Hathaway for her 2004 album Outrun the Sky,[6] while "Better and Better" and "Trippin" would later be included as an iTunes bonus track on Benét's 2010 album Lost in Time.[7]
Recordingedit
Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations, including the Hit Factory in New York, New York, Bowery Digital, Chalice Studios, Ocean Way Recording, The Studio, Warner Bros. Sound Stage, and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, Chartmaker Studios, Drew's Groove Studios, Panic Room, and Soundstage Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, Jade Studios and Jupiter Studios in Franklin, Tennessee, and Eastman Scoring Stage in Burbank, California.[8] Production was handled by Benét and several other record producers, including Walter Afanasieff, Michael Carney, Hod David, Dave Foster, George Nash, Jr., and Demonté Posey.[9]
AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three-and-a-half out of four stars and commented that "The quiet storm is well performed but dull, yet the Prince-styled numbers are engaging, melodic, and nimble, strong showcases for Benet's mellow skills".[12]Mojo gave the album three out of five stars and called it "a very palatable collection of self-penned confessional songs".[8] Laura Checkoway of Vibe called it "an uneven mix of simplistic sentimentality", stating "Reflective and repentant at times, Hurricane is more likely to sing you to sleep than knock you off your feet".[13]The Washington Post commented favorably on the album's themes of "healing and redemption", and stated "The spiritual tone often brings out the best in [Eric Benet]'s supple tenor on 'In The End' and other tracks".[10]
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Hurricane is the third studio album by American R amp B recording artist Eric Benet It was released on June 21 2005 on Friday Records with distributing by Reprise Records 1 It is the follow up to his second album A Day in the Life 1999 and follows the shelving of his Better and Better project for Warner Bros Records Recorded at various recording studios the album was written and produced by Benet with several other producers including Walter Afanasieff Michael Carney Hod David David Foster George Nash Jr and Demonte Posey HurricaneStudio album by Eric BenetReleasedJune 21 2005Length59 49LabelFriday RepriseProducerWalter Afanasieff Eric Benet Michael Carney Hod David Drew and Shannon Andy Duncan David Foster Humberto Gatica George Nash Jr Demonte PoseyEric Benet chronologyA Day in the Life 1999 Hurricane 2005 Love amp Life 2008 Singles from Hurricane I Wanna Be Loved Released May 10 2005 Hurricane Released 2005 Pretty Baby Released June 6 2006 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording 3 Composition 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksBackground editIn 2001 Benet was expected to release his third studio album Better and Better on Warner Bros Records but the label rejected to release this album and forced him to stay in the R amp B genre 2 3 Due to the controversy about music style and creative freedom Benet changed to Reprise distributed label Friday Records and began recording his next album Hurricane 2 Several songs from Better and Better reappeared on other studio albums by Benet I Wanna Be Loved and Pretty Baby were released on Hurricane 4 The songs Spanish Fly and Sing to Me would later appear on his 2008 album Love amp Life 5 The title track Better amp Better would later be re recorded by Lalah Hathaway for her 2004 album Outrun the Sky 6 while Better and Better and Trippin would later be included as an iTunes bonus track on Benet s 2010 album Lost in Time 7 Recording editRecording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations including the Hit Factory in New York New York Bowery Digital Chalice Studios Ocean Way Recording The Studio Warner Bros Sound Stage and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles California Chartmaker Studios Drew s Groove Studios Panic Room and Soundstage Studio in Nashville Tennessee Jade Studios and Jupiter Studios in Franklin Tennessee and Eastman Scoring Stage in Burbank California 8 Production was handled by Benet and several other record producers including Walter Afanasieff Michael Carney Hod David Dave Foster George Nash Jr and Demonte Posey 9 Composition editHurricane incorporates musical elements of gospel and contributions from jazz musicians Roy Hargrove Chris Botti and Viktor Krauss 10 A departure from the jazzy groove based urban sound of Benet s previous work the album features an adult contemporary radio format style with sweeping strings layered vocals and nimble acoustic guitars Rashod D Ollison of The Baltimore Sun likened Hurricane to Christopher Cross rather than R Kelly 11 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Vibe nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The Washington Post favorable 10 AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three and a half out of four stars and commented that The quiet storm is well performed but dull yet the Prince styled numbers are engaging melodic and nimble strong showcases for Benet s mellow skills 12 Mojo gave the album three out of five stars and called it a very palatable collection of self penned confessional songs 8 Laura Checkoway of Vibe called it an uneven mix of simplistic sentimentality stating Reflective and repentant at times Hurricane is more likely to sing you to sleep than knock you off your feet 13 The Washington Post commented favorably on the album s themes of healing and redemption and stated The spiritual tone often brings out the best in Eric Benet s supple tenor on In The End and other tracks 10 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Be Myself Again Eric BenetHod DavidAndrew WyattBenetDavid3 212 Pretty Baby BenetGeorge Nash Jr Demonte PoseyBenetNashPosey4 563 Hurricane BenetDavid FosterFosterHumberto Gatica4 404 Where Does the Love Go BenetDavidWyattDavid4 135 My Prayer Walter AfanasieffBenetJohn LangAfanasieff5 096 Man Enough to Cry BenetDean ParksFosterGaticaBenet a 4 137 I Know BenetDrew RamseyShannon SaundersDrew and Shannon3 438 India BenetParksDanny PeckFosterGatica4 089 The Last Time BenetFosterAmy Foster GilliesFosterGaticaBenet a 3 4110 In the End BenetNeal LarsonLinda ThompsonFosterGaticaBenet a 3 4311 Making Love BenetMichael CarneyAndy DuncanBenetCarneyDuncan4 2312 Cracks of My Broken Heart AfanasieffBenetTim BlixsethJonathan ClarkAfanasieff4 3613 I Wanna Be Loved BenetPoseyPoseyBenet4 3814 Still with You AfanasieffBenetBlixsethAfanasieff4 40Total length 59 59 Notes a denotes co producerPersonnel editCredits for Hurricane adapted from AllMusic 9 Performers and musicians Spanky Alford guitar soloist Eric Benet audio production vocal bass percussion producer vocals Chris Boardman string arrangements Chris Botti soloist trumpet Randall Bowland guitar David Campbell string arrangements Vinnie Colaiuta drums Larry Corbett cello Nathan East bass Larry Gold string arrangements Anthony Johnson drums Jef Lee Johnson guitar Viktor Krauss bass Frank Lacy horn Michael Landau electric guitar Lucia Micarelli violin Brian Frazier Moore drums Dan Needham drums Pino Palladino bass Dean Parks guitar Van Dyke Parks arranger conductor Tim Pierce guitar James Poyser keyboards William Ross arranger conductor Jacques Schwarz Bart horn Norbert Stachel alto and tenor saxophones Technical Walter Afanasieff arranger audio production keyboards producer programming Steve B engineer Tim Blixseth executive producer Lee Bridges assistant Michael Carney audio production producer Hod David audio production bass drums guitar mixing producer Kevin KD Davis mixing Rich Davis production coordination Neil Devor engineer Andy Duncan audio production engineer guitar mixing producer Danny Duncan engineer Olivia Fischa make up David Foster arranger keyboards producer string arrangements Humberto Gatica audio production engineer mixing producer Bernie Grundman mastering Dawn Haynes stylist Kaori Kinoshita assistant engineer Emanuel Kiriakou digital editing engineer programming Manny Marroquin mixing George Nash Jr audio production producer Mike O Connor engineer Juan Patino mixing percussion Csaba Petocz engineer Kathleen Philpott design Demonte Posey audio production keyboards organ producer Drew Ramsey audio production Alejandro Rodriguez engineer Alex Rodriguez assistant engineer Aldo Ruggiero assistant Jochem van der Saag programming Shannon Sanders audio production organ piano producer programming synthesizer F Reid Shippen mixing John Sneltz engineer Jorge Vivo engineer Stephen Walker art direction design Shelley Wiseman production coordination Joe Wohlmuth engineer Patrick Woodward engineer mixing Andrew Wyatt engineerCharts editChart 2005 Peak position US Billboard 200 14 133 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 15 27Release history editHurricane release history Region Date Format Label Ref s United States June 21 2005 CDdigital download Friday 1 References edit a b Mitchell Gail 2005 09 03 Rhythm amp Blues Stormy Days for Benet Billboard p 80 Archived from the original on 2016 03 06 Retrieved 2011 06 08 a b Eric Benet Benet Clashed With Warner Bros Over Genre Contactmusic com Retrieved on May 3 2012 Artist Eric Benet Bio Page Fridayrecords com Retrieved on May 3 2012 Eric Benet Hurricane Track listing Retrieved 2012 02 11 Eric Benet Love amp Life Track Listing Retrieved 2012 02 11 Lalah Hathaway Outrun The Sky Track Listing Retrieved 2012 02 11 Eric Benet Lost In Time Deluxe Version itunes apple com Retrieved 2012 07 29 a b c Product Notes Hurricane Muze Retrieved on 2011 01 16 a b Credits Hurricane AllMusic Retrieved on 2011 01 16 a b c Review Hurricane The Washington Post 2005 08 12 p T 06 Archived from the original on 2012 11 05 Ollison Rashod D 2005 08 11 Eric Benet is Back but So Is His Baggage The Baltimore Sun Archived from the original on 2016 03 07 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas 2005 Review Hurricane AllMusic Retrieved on 2011 01 16 a b Checkoway Laura August 2005 Eric Benet Hurricane Vibe p 148 Archived from the original on 2016 09 24 Eric Benet Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 27 2022 Eric Benet Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved June 27 2022 External links editOfficial website Hurricane at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurricane Eric Benet album amp oldid 1171955645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
