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1.StopThe Newness – Eric Roberson 04:54
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2.StopThe Hunger – W. Ellington Felton, Eric Roberson 04:23
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3.StopA Tale of Two – Eric Roberson, Benjamin O'Neill, Michelle Thompson 04:35
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4.StopBorrow You – Eric Roberson 03:59
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5.StopDealing – Eric Roberson, Lalah Hathaway 04:02
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6.StopStill – Eric Roberson 05:19
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7.StopHow Could She Do It? – Eric Roberson 03:32
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8.StopFurther – T3, Eric Roberson 04:19
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9.StopThe Power That Kisses Hold – Eric Roberson 04:30
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10.StopHoward Girls – Eric Roberson, Geno "Junebugg" Young, Aaron Abernathy, Brandon Hines 03:40
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11.StopWeekend Getaway – Eric Roberson 04:51
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12.StopShe – Eric Roberson 03:46
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13.StopWanna Believe It Again – Eric Roberson, Wayna 05:43
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14.StopBad for Me – Eric Roberson 04:02
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15.StopBreak It Down – Eric Roberson 04:26
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16.StopPave a New Road – Eric Roberson 03:18
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17.StopCelebrate [*] – Eric Roberson, Sy Smith 06:14
Every RB artist needs to listen to this album, Eric Roberson's fifth, and take notes. If all RB was this whimsical, this creative, this grooving, this earnest, this textured, this diverse, the genre wouldn't be stuck in such an artistic rut. Music Fan First -- such an apt title for the tireless "do it out of love" Roberson -- is a sprawling effort that is every bit on the level of his previous album ...Left, which means that this is an album of importance in the RB genre because so many of his contemporaries make music either pandering, broad, or deviant. The album begins with "Newness," one of Roberson's patented stories, this one of new love. He sings over what could be described as a synthed-out, hip-hop breakbeat, which is what sets this album apart from his previous efforts -- there's some serious grime on the production of many of the songs. Roberson also sets himself apart from his peers with more storytelling on songs like "A Tale of Two" and "Still," whose Afro-cuban asides and melodic coda are the type of artistic riffs missing on virtually every RB album you hear these days. These aren't bedtime stories; they're more cinematic, closer to hip-hop scripts. To end the album, he offers what is becoming a must for any singing artist born between 1970 and 1990: a Michael Jackson tribute. Roberson is a fan of music indeed, an appreciator of art and creativity, and this is on constant display throughout Music Fan First. Vincent Thomas, Rovi
- Genre: R&B, Rock
- Subgenre: R&B/Soul, Hip-Hop/Urban
- Category Soul, Neo-Soul, Urban
- Label: BLUE ERRO SOUL
- Release Date: August 25, 2009
- Artist: Roberson Eric
- Additional Artist: Wayna (Vocals), Brandon Hines (Vocals), Benjamin O'Neill (Vocals), Lalah Hathaway (Vocals), Geno "Junebugg" Young (Vocals), Erro (Vocals), Aaron Abernathy (Vocals)
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