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"Pretty Wings" is a single by American singer-songwriter Maxwell, taken from his fourth studio album BLACKsummers'night. It was written and produced by Maxwell and Hod David. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song.
"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell. "Fortunate" was awarded Best R&B Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Award and Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) at Soul Train Music Awards.
BLACKsummers'night also earned Maxwell 2010 Grammy Awards in the categories of Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for "Pretty Wings"). [35] Musician Greg Puciato named BLACKsummers'night his favorite album of 2009. [36] In the 2020 list by Rolling Stone of the Top 500 Albums of All-Time, it was ranked number 467. [37]
The lyrics express the singer's desire for a woman who he fears may not be only interested in him. [2] The refrain consists of the single line "No words for my love." [2] Music author Vincent Benitez interprets the song's ending on a dominant key rather than the tonic as reflecting the singer's uncertain situation. [2]
"Life, the universe, and everything" is a common name for the off-topic section of an Internet forum, and the phrase is invoked in similar ways to mean "anything at all". Many chatbots, when asked about the meaning of life, will answer "42". Several online calculators are also programmed with the Question.
"Express Yourself" was written by Charles Wright and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It became their signature song after its release in 1970 on their album, Express Yourself. [1] The song was produced by Wright. [2] It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the U.S. R&B chart ...
"Pretty Wings" (2009) "Bad Habits" (2009) "Cold" (2010) "Bad Habits" is an R&B song by American R&B singer Maxwell.
It is an electropop song; [11] the melody of "Express" is similar to the old-school style of "Lady Marmalade", [12] and has a dance production. [13] Thus, "Express" has an old-school sound, but is also modern. [13] Lyrically, the song evokes sexual theme, as she "seductively" sings, "Show a little leg, you gotta shimmy your chest". [14]