#CHARLIE WILSON NEW ALBUM JUST CHARLIE PROFESSIONAL#

No other guest appearances are found here, but they frankly aren't needed or missed, thanks to infectious uptempos like the funk-fringed 'Never Got Enough' and the stepper-ready 'Life Of The Party,' where he's relishing a night out on the town with his lady instead of making it rain or popping bottles in the VIP. Wilson, who executive-produced Just.and co-wrote nine of the ten tracks, is still in rare form vocally, effortlessly gliding into songs like the string-laden, wedding-ready ballad 'You Are,' the tender tribute 'Once And Forever' and a surprisingly nimble remake of the Roger Troutman smash, 'I Wanna Be Your Man,' which offers just a hint of Auto-Tune and a (too) brief duet with Fantasia. Wilson still battling personal challenges (a diagnosis of prostate cancer, now in remission, and the deaths of his father and brother less than a year apart), and maybe it's that new reverence for life and love thatВ makes his latest CD, Just Charlie,such an enjoyable one.ДЄnother truism, вЂtoo many cooks spoil the soup,' categorized what diminished the appeal of 2008's Uncle Charlie, but the newest collection maximized the handful of sound providers (Greg Pagani, The Insomniax, Wirlie 'Optimas Pryme' Morris) without cancelling out contributions from each.

#CHARLIE WILSON NEW ALBUM JUST CHARLIE PROFESSIONAL#

Wilson eventually sobered up,В regained his professional swagger and was reborn as cool cat number one, 'Uncle Charlie,' earning acclaim withВ 2005's Charlie, Last Name Wilson and his first-ever solo Grammy nomination for his smash ballad, 'There Goes My Baby,' and the CD, Uncle Charlie, four years later. Thanks to his influence on -and frequent collaborations with-the younger generation (Snoop Dogg, R.

It's been a long and jagged road for the performer, who enjoyed years of success as a member of the legendary funk and soul trio, The Gap Band, only to spiral into alcoholism, drug addiction, destitution and homelessness when they ended their run. An old show-biz saying posits that when all other life ends, there will still be cockroaches and Cher, and with what all Charlie Wilson has endured, maybe his name needs to be added too.

Charlie wilson new album just charlie