Volume V: Believe

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:58:55
Personnel: Jazzie B., Penny Ford, Charlotte, Melissa Bell (vocals); Sensi (rap vocals); Eyvet (background vocals); Caron Wheeler, Beresford Romeo, Simon Law Ross Anderson, Andy Gangadeen, Steve Francis, Harvey Brough, Toyin Adekale, Luis Jardim, Carl Ward, Paul Johnson, Mike McEvoy, Baluji Shrikvastav, Cutmaster Swift, Leroy Heywood, Jason Chue, Matt Gamon, Stephen Hussey, Eleanor Whipple, Eilen Blair, Yohahle Phiali, Dave Heywood, Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson, Dave Woodcock, Bill Hawkes, Benedict Cruft, Jim Micheal, Maciej Rakowski, Bogguslaw Kosteck, Robert Smissen, Paul Kegg, Garfield Jackson, Tony Pleeth, W. Benham, Rita Manning, Mark Berrow, Martin Loveday, Efua Baker, Ingrid Webster, Julie Payne, Enyonam Gbesemete, Lamya Al-Mughairy, Juni Morrison, Gary Barnacle, Lloyd Nicholas, Hayden Browne, Patrick Henry, Philip Harvey, Tony Matthew, Ivan Roach. Producers: Jazzie B., Juni Morrison, Taxman, Daddae. Engineers: Eugene "Eugenius" Ellis, Arabella Rodriguez. Six years after they revolutionized R&B and soul with their debut album, Keep on Movin', Soul II Soul returned with Vol. V: Believe. Since their debut, the soul collective had been struggling to regain their position as musical innovators; in the process, they turned out two confused albums that had their moments, but nothing quite as stirring as their initial singles, which were collected on the British-only Volume IV: The Classic Singles. Believe, their fourth album of original material, doesn't necessarily make a case for Soul II Soul as pioneers in the mid-'90s, but it does represent something of a comeback. Where their two previous albums were muddled affairs, Believe is clear and confident, filled with fully formed songs. It helps that Jazzie B, the leader of the group, has persuaded former members Caron Wheeler and Penny Ford to make appearances on the album, and has recruited some genuine new talent that helps spark him into recording his best music since the group's debut. Granted, it doesn't push down many boundaries, but Believe fits comfortably into the laid-back, jazz-saturated grooves of '90s R&B. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)