Artist:Silk Sonic
Song:Leave the Door Open
Album:An Evening with Silk Sonic
Here's an album by two guys who are already famous and this just made them more famous. Leave the Door Open topped the charts and Silk Sonic won several awards. I would describe the music as retro soul. So I don't think the music is much different from what Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak already record. .Paak was the opening act on the European leg of Mars' 2017 world tour. After working together first with Nile Rodgers on the Chic album It's About Time and then music that appeared on .Paak's album Ventura, they decided to form a duo. The name Silk Sonic was given to them by funk legend Bootsy Collins. He appears on the album as a narrator. Mars announced in early 2021 they had recorded an album. It was released on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label with Atlantic distribution. The single Leave the Door Open was released Mar. 5, 2021 and Silk Sonic performed it on the Grammy Awards broadcast. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100. The song has a Philly Soul vibe. It sounds like Thom Bell could have produced it for The Stylistics. Mars and .Paak wrote and produced the album with Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II. He had success producing H.E.R. Brody Brown gets a songwriting credit on Leave the Door Open. He works frequently with Mars. For some reason, the album wasn't released until Nov. 2021. By that time I think most listeners downloaded the songs they liked and didn't bother buying the album. It was still certified Gold but it should have been bigger. Instead of touring, Silk Sonic did a residency at the Park MGM in Las Vegas. They also won five Grammys. It remains to be seen if Silk Sonic is a one shot deal. Both guys have successful solo careers and this album took a long time to produce. Time will tell. Here's the video for Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic.
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