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Multiply | 
| Artist: Jamie Lidell
Label: Warp Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $15.98
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 42435
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 131
UPC: 801061013127
EAN: 8010610131270
ASIN: B0009I46A8
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | YouGotMeUp | | • | Multiply | | • | When I Come Back Around | | • | A Little Bit More | | • | What's the Use | | • | Music Will Not Last | | • | NewMe | | • | The City | | • | This Time | | • | Game For Fools |
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Amazon.com
It would not be an exaggeration to say that James Lidell's the finest blue eyed soul singer in years, and thankfully he puts his pipes in service of the right stuff. Dude can seriously sing-one minute he reminds you of Otis, the next Sly, a brief detour through Marvin, a serious Prince workout, and then the dude goes and nails a great take on Stevie 's style too. The production is really inventive and subtle. Songs like "Multiply" and "Game for Fools" start out sounding spot-on retro at first, but then little touches sneak into the mix later on that are decidedly modern - the crazy keyboard solo on the former and the drum programming and subtle vocal effects on the latter. What keeps Lidell from massive cheesiness a la Jamiroquai is evident on "The City," the only real link here to Lidell's previous crazy-beats-heavy and effects-laden solo album and his work with Supercollider. Its inclusion here helps ground the album in the present, and along with the brief live clip included in the enhanced portion of the disc, it is clear Lidell is a major talent. -Mike McGonigal
Album Description
There are few more unlikely choices for a soul hero than Jamie Lidell; he's British, Caucasian, and a former electronica experimentalist. Nevertheless, his solo debut, Multiply, finds the young R&B maven alternately channeling Otis Redding, Prince, and Stevie Wonder, while adding a distinctly modern, admittedly Midnite Vultures-era Beck-tinged flair. Whatever its provenance, Multiply is one of the best R&B albums of the mid-2000s. This single of the same name is lifted from the album and features the Edit version backed with the Herbert's Hoedown Bump Mix, Hot Chip's Mouth Mix and Gozales Mix. Warp. 2005.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Best "Blue-Eyed Soul" since Lewis Taylor April 25, 2008
Reggie Theus (Virginia)
He's labeled as Blue-eyed soul, but he's really in a class which includes Lewis Taylor and Van Hunt, a class which should be labeled True Alternative. This is one of the best CD's in my collection (I'd have to say top 3), I can listen to it all day every day and every single time is like the first time. It's great, it's classic, it's original, and I'm in love with this music. It compares only to Lewis Taylor and that's a good thing. These guys are the real pioneers... Music truly from the heart, written by themselves, produced by themselves. It's what music should be.
 it was aw'ite November 21, 2007
K. Hackett (Richmond, VA)
i brought this cd because of the Target commercial, but the rest of the tracks are sub standard..
 Multiply by Jamie Lidell - "A Little Bit More" November 1, 2007
Jeff (Fort Worth, Texas United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The CD is pretty good. I purchased the CD for one song, "A Little Bit More" which is the song that was being played in Target Commercials on TV. I looked to see if I could buy/download the individual song and I could not find it anywhere.
I like about half of the CD. I really like "A Little Bit More". The rest I don't care for.
3 1/2 stars June 23, 2007
Seth White (Chicago, IL)
I would suggest that those who cite Jamie Lidell's Multiply as "amateurish": 1) perhaps adjust the subwoofer level, and 2) take an educational field trip through the R&B section of a good record store. Absent from their shelves will be the overly-produced, soul-less recordings so many are used to dotting their radio dials. Instead, one may expect to find timeless works like Marvin Gaye's Midnight Love, Otis Redding's Pain In My Heart, and (yes, it's true) Jamie Lidell's Multiply.
Though Multiply breaks no real ground and is not likely to blow many minds, its commitment to the tried and true Motown production style and simple, melodic compositions is a welcome relief from the muck in which top forty radio continues to churn its feet. Fans of fun, genuine, soulful music will find this album more than enjoyable.
Mediocre CD May 30, 2007
Min Hong (NY USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The recording quality sounds a bit amateurish, for example, the bass is very weak compared to the high and mid-range tones. The singing is average and the songs are not memorable except for the "A little bit more." All in all, you pay for that single song.
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