Customer Rating:      Summary: RELAXING MUSIC FOR THE MIND.. Comment: Stay with Me This particular product was in mint condition and i would recommed for anyone who enjoys down time...
Customer Rating:      Summary: Super smooth! Comment: I think some people rank this CD down because it is VERY mellow. I LOVE mellow jazz, and this CD did NOT disapoint! One of the few CDs in a long time, where I didn't skip a single track listening to it. This CD is classic Norman!
Customer Rating:      Summary: Good Stuff! Comment: This album is very good and satisfying from start to finish with the exception of the "do over" of Stevie Wonder's song. On my stereo, the recording quality is very good with a huge sound stage presentation. His guitar playing is very enjoyable. The musical arrangements are also well done. This is one of the better CD's I have heard in quite a while from start to finish. Aside from the one song mentioned above, that I don't really care for, this is good stuff! Enjoy!
Customer Rating:      Summary: 4-1/2 stars -- Stay with Norman Comment: First off, I can't believe that this album, Stay With Me, is garnering so many one and two-star reviews. Now, I have been a Norman Brown fan for years (but don't get it twisted; if the album was bad, I'd still say so), and while this isn't his best album, it's pretty darn close.
There are plenty of smooth selections on here, especially the album's opener, "Let's Take a Ride", which will make you want to do just that. Other notables include "A Quiet Place", "Pop's Cool Groove" and "Soul Dance". There's also some nice vocalizing to be found, like songstress Nikkole on "You Keep Lifting Me Higher" and Norman himself on "Every Little Thing", "I Need You" (whose lyrical similes seem a little monotonous on paper, but they still work) and the Brian McKnight-penned title track.
Speaking of the title track, the only reason I knocked off half a star is because the bridge to that song is a little off-key. But the rest of the album is good enough for you to not even care. While After the Storm and Just Chillin' remain as Norman's best albums, Stay With Me is still an excellent album that'll make you want to stay right by him.
Anthony Rupert
Customer Rating:      Summary: One of Norman's Best Comment: For all those who don't like the cd, you must not have heard his past cds. All of his cd's are good, but this one is like a mixture of all the rest. He offers more variety and flavor to each song. He is my favorite guitarist in the jazz genre. Hear it for yourself before you form an opionion. He has done it again!!!
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