Although one single, “When I Get You Alone,” achieved moderate success, commercially the album bombed. Thicke’s debut album, A Beautiful World, was released in 2003 to high expectations. Sometimes I wish I’d have been a kid for a bit longer.” “But it also brought a lot of responsibility. For years Thicke toiled behind the scenes, writing, co-producing and singing background vocals for such artists as McKnight, Brandy, Jordan Knight and Christina Aguilera. “It was nice to have money in my pocket, to be making music, and move out of the house at 17,” he says. “The piano became how I connected with the world.” Forming a group at 14, he made a demo tape that caught the attention of singer-producer Brian McKnight, who helped him secure a record deal with Interscope. “I spent a lot of time by myself,” he says. The son of actor Alan Thicke-star of the ’80s sitcom Growing Pains-and singer-actress Gloria Loring, he immersed himself in music as a way to mitigate the loneliness he felt as a child. Thicke’s connection to music began at home. “For some reason hip-hop, gospel, R&B and soul music always felt like home.” “That music just connected with me,” he says. Blessed with a nimble voice highlighted by a transcendent falsetto, Thicke made inroads with urban audiences-over the course of five previous albums-mainly as a purveyor of smooth, sophisticated soul. Blurred Lines, the smash album he released last year, gained him legions of new pop fans, but his R&B cred has long been established. If paying dues matters, Thicke has earned the right to go any way he chooses. John Lennon went from ‘Help!’ to ‘Working Class Hero.’ Marvin Gaye went from ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ to ‘What’s Going On.’ I think I’m going the other way.”
“The guys I admire got more serious as they got older. “I started out with very lofty ambitions,” says the 37-year-old. Japanese / CD album / Promo - £15.00, USD 18.45, € 17.SMOOTH BLEND Robin Thicke scores by blurring the lines between pop, soul and hip-hopĪlthough many artists become more serious with age, Robin Thicke sees himself on a reverse course-shedding youthful intensity in favor of a more freewheeling aesthetic. See the padlock symbol shown by most browsers when you checkout.
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