Luke James: 2022 Artist Discussion

[PLAYBOYoriginal]

Deluxe cover >>>> that pee stained mess

I'll probably give a more thorough review of this next week once I get the physical and have time to really dig into the lyrics. From a first spin perspective, the only songs that really caught me as a #JAMboree are Expose, the interludes, Exit Wounds, Options (solo) and Trouble. My overall conclusion is that its really nice and mostly cohesive but his mixtapes were a bit better as far as initial impact. His version of Stay With Me is by far DEFINITIVE (Sam Smith does absolutely nothing for me) and is more like the album I thought we were going to get. I Want You sounds terribly out of place here unfortunately and should have been relegated to the deluxe just for promotion purposes.

Another song that sounds out of place... Make Love To Me, is my favorite Luke James song, the way he commands that song with such sensuality really puts me in the mind of the great male vocalists from the late 80's and early 90's (Johnny Gill, Keith Washington, Aaron Hall). A talent like his is so overdue for our generation. A male singer who sounds like a man that can SANG but also with his own identity in touch with what's going on with today's music. I'm excited about his future. His voice alone puts him in my top 5 for men.




Playboy as A&R: I would love to hear him over a Pop & Oak, Just Blaze or Pharrell funky knock or a B!NK, Swizz Beatz, Fisticuffs or Salaam Remi busy instrumental. He needs a strong uptempo. John Legend, Frank Ocean or Sam Smith can write him a good power ballad.

[syrus]

Does Target have any exclusives for his album?

His album wasn't even listed in any of the Sunday papers.

[maine]

Sept 22, 2014 8:38:21 GMT -5 syrus said:

Does Target have any exclusives for his album?

His album wasn't even listed in any of the Sunday papers.

Probably not. He's not a big enough name. I don't even think they're selling it there. I know Best Buy and FYE are, but that's all I have been able to find for major retailers.

[mamaloveme]

i like STandard cover >>>>> more than Purple mess
hate Purple, and it looks scary

[SHOOTER]

I hope this will be on sale at Best Buy. I didn't feel like paying $13.98 + shipping through his pre-order.

[George]

Sept 22, 2014 8:38:21 GMT -5 syrus said:

Does Target have any exclusives for his album?

His album wasn't even listed in any of the Sunday papers.

Yeah, I was disappointed to not see him in any either. He doesn't have a song getting a lot of spins on radio, nor do I hear if he'll be performing on any late night talk show, and the buzz from his "I Want You" + Grammy nod has passed. I really hope he manages a decent debut, at least one that'll be able to grow and now vanish in it's second week.

[maine]

Sept 22, 2014 13:21:02 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

I hope this will be on sale at Best Buy. I didn't feel like paying $13.98 + shipping through his pre-order.

The standard is on sale at FYE (if there's one near you ) for $9.99. The deluxe is $14.99 sadly.

[SHOOTER]

Sept 22, 2014 16:51:43 GMT -5 maine said:

Sept 22, 2014 13:21:02 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

I hope this will be on sale at Best Buy. I didn't feel like paying $13.98 + shipping through his pre-order.

The standard is on sale at FYE (if there's one near you ) for $9.99. The deluxe is $14.99 sadly.

The ONE that was left in my neighborhood just closed down a few months ago. :'(

[maine]

Sept 22, 2014 17:06:51 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Sept 22, 2014 16:51:43 GMT -5 maine said:

The standard is on sale at FYE (if there's one near you ) for $9.99. The deluxe is $14.99 sadly.

The ONE that was left in my neighborhood just closed down a few months ago. :'(

Well darn. That place is like musical paradise lol. But I don't know if there are too many options with a physical release of the album outside of his website and Best Buy. Other retailers won't carry his album since his name is not that big. Target and Wal-Mart are the only two that I can think of, but their catalog isn't as big as Best Buy or FYE, so it might not even be there. Plus it's not even on their websites.

[SHOOTER]

Sept 22, 2014 17:15:35 GMT -5 maine said:

Sept 22, 2014 17:06:51 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

The ONE that was left in my neighborhood just closed down a few months ago. :'(

Well darn. That place is like musical paradise lol. But I don't know if there are too many options with a physical release of the album outside of his website and Best Buy. Other retailers won't carry his album since his name is not that big. Target and Wal-Mart are the only two that I can think of, but their catalog isn't as big as Best Buy or FYE, so it might not even be there. Plus it's not even on their websites.

Yeah, I figured Best Buy would be the only brick-and-mortar bothering to stock it. I'll find out tomorrow if it's on sale; Amazon has the standard only for $10.99 if not.

[maine]

#29 on iTunes!

[mrossp24]

This is pretty underwhelming... the best two songs are the interludes...

[think pink.]

I love this album!

Top 3 songs atm:

Exposé
Love XYZ
Exit Wounds

[maine]

I can't find this anywhere physically. :( I don't want to buy the iTunes version all that much, and I don't want to order it online and wait.

[SHOOTER]

Didn't feel like hunting so I sprang for the $10 standard on Amazon. The album is solid.

[maine]

I think I'm just going to purchase the signed deluxe version of the album through his website.

[maine]

Debuted at #54 on the Billboard 200!

[maine]

Got my signed album yesterday!

[Hurricane Lee]

Can't wrap my brain around this dude. I hope I see him out in my hood, since he lives here as well. Trouble speaks to me on some next level shit. The album is a work of art. The ITUNES version sounds so shitty. MASTERED my ass. I should have bought the physical but I couldn't resist the ITUNES price and I am gradually trying to step into the present.

[maine]

"Options" has been nominated for Best R&B Song at the Grammys!!

[SHOOTER]

Dec 5, 2014 15:34:39 GMT -5 maine said:

"Options" has been nominated for Best R&B Song at the Grammys!!

Which sucks for him because he didn't write it and that's a songwriter's award.

[George]

Performed "Exit Wounds" on The Real this week:

[George]

[SHOOTER]

Only took 5.5 years but his sophomore album finally drops on January 31st (OP updated).

[George]

Oh wow. I completely missed the release of this. Adding it to my queue!

[George]

Another nom to his career!

[George]

John Legend ended up winning his category tonight on the GRAMMYs pre-show.

Meanwhile, Luke did a live set of his album via BET which is available this weekend:

http://instagram.com/p/CMKu3cBhdGM

[George]

He’s starring in a new Lifetime Christmas movie:

variety.com/2022/film/news/lifetime-holiday-movies-dr-quinn-jane-seymour-joe-lando-1235354114/amp/

“Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas,” written by Tara Knight and directed by Tailiah Breon, tells the story of estranged mother and daughter, Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner), who get caught in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve and are forced to take refuge inside a church. There, they meet a handsome youth pastor (Luke James) and a music teacher (Kirk Franklin), who motivates them to reconnect. Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment produce; Franklin, Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd, Eric Tomosunas, Angela Plasschaert, Leslie Greif and Alex Kerr serve as executive producers.

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