Between Us (Steve Cole album)

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Between Us
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Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Jazz
Length41:10
Label Warner Bros. Records
Steve Cole chronology
Stay Awhile
(1998)
Between Us
(2000)
NY LA
(2003)
Professional ratings
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Between Us is an album by jazz musician Steve Cole, released in 2000. It features two number one hits in "Got it Goin' On" and "From the Start". Cole's cover of the TLC song "Waterfalls" also received rave reviews from Billboard . [2] The album also peaked at number eight on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums list. [3]

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music". Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music. Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".

Steve Cole is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. Most of his albums have been well-received, earning him several awards. He is also a professor/adviser of music business at the University of St. Thomas.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Track listing

  1. "Got It Goin' On" – 4:07
  2. "From the Start" – 3:45
  3. "Take Me Home to You" – 5:01
  4. "So Into You" – 4:03
  5. "For Your Love" – 4:25
  6. "Interlude" – 1:56
  7. "Together Again" – 4:04
  8. "Between Us" – 5:21
  9. "Waterfalls" – 4:03
  10. "Funky D" – 4:25

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Steve Cole Biography". Steve Cole and Warner Bros. Records. 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. "Steve Cole Chart Numbers". Steve Cole and Warner Bros. Records. 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-26.