Talk:Maxwell (musician)

message: What about his amazing voice?
I think Maxwell hasgfsdgdfgdfffffg one of the most amazing voices in R&B history!! He's my modern day Marvin Gaye mixed with his own unique style. Simply Amazing...
== Singer's Real Name
For respect to the artist and his family, please DO NOT place his personal information on this wikipedia page. NewSoulFan4Life 13:00, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well according to the New York Times, his last name is indeed Rivera. Link: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/m/maxwell/index.html  So if anyone is looking for a citation, there it is. Unless NYtimes is unverifiable for whatever reason.66.108.40.193 (talk) 03:12, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Leaving out a public figure's full name out of respect for their family or for any other reason is a form of censoring. I think it is noble to respect such wishes in, say, a newspaper or other medium, but it's no go on Wikipedia. — the Man in Question (in question) 23:19, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

text: Not done: this is a tricky one.  I can find references elsewhere suggesting that his full name is "Maxwell Gerard Menard Rivera" -- e.g. http://www.pixcetera.com/black-voices/neo-soul-music-stars/29550.  That he apparently uses "Maxwell Menard" as his professional name for the purposes of (at least some) copyright registrations does not mean that Menard is "really" his last name.  I'm declining to make this change because we have reliable sources indicating that his surname is Rivera.  Exactly what his birth name was may remain unclear for a while, and any statement of his "real" legal name should probably have more sources. Tim Pierce (talk) 18:19, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: amazing voice

message: Does anyone know which song(s) Maxwell access the whistle register? I know that he hits some high notes, but I wasn't aware that he could sing that high!
Stuns me that almost no one ever mentions Love and Lock you up Fa Days. Very hard to find single, and to me just one of the hands-down baddest, hippest, seductive, jams ever made. Dude, if youre reading this, PLEASE re-issue that on CD!
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* Re: Whistle register
I've never seen any type of reference that Maxwell is a whistle singer. Please provide a link to wherever you got this information. 
There used to be a website that offered the song Lock U Up N Love Fa Days. I've never heard of Love and Lock you up Fa Days. What's the year on this single? NewSoulFan4Life 17:40, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Whistle register

message: At present date there is no information as to what is the hold up and the fans are still, after 5 long years, awaiting for his return. Hopefully this is a record company mix up maybe. Rumors can be so hateful and mean. NewSoulFan4Life 17:40, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: HMV.co.uk have the album scheduled for release on 31-07-06. The album is still "To Be Confirmed": http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=456987. Tbh, I cant see the album being released that early - we'd all know about it by now if it was. Rimmers 17:34, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  You never know. But I kind of doubt that it will be released so soon without a forthcoming single. Hopefully we'll get an album this year. NewSoulFan4Life 17:40, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: MAXWELL'S RETURN

message: There was a comment about Maxwell helping the image of the black community... I had a problem with this, and since there was NO citation to back up this claim, I deleted it.
*In what way did it say he helped the black community? --Maxwellfan4life 04:53, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ARTIST CONTRIBUTIONS

message: There have been a lot of pictures of Maxwell with Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes.  Are the two dating or just good friends?
*A search was conducted and both Maxwell and Doutzen Kroes were photographed walking together in February 2006, Search Maxwell, Getty Images.
**As far as the two dating, research says it was only a rumor. They could just be friends, he seems to be friends with a lot of models. --Maxwellfan4life 04:51, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship Status 

message: Is it possible to add information for some of the singles, such as covers, track listings, etc.?  I have most of the singles from the first album and feel it would be of interest to fans who do collect his music.  --Johmbolaya
Also can someone please list all the musicians on Maxwell's cd's.  I think he uses Sade's band but I know his bass player is or was from DC (not part of Sade's band) but I am not sure if he is still there.  But my point is please list all musicians that make Maxwell's music sing.     user Orlando  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.89.9 (talk) 18:30, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography Additions

message: *Maxwell's father was Puerto Rican. I know this firsthand as I attended school with him in New York back in the 1990s before he made it big. Furthermore, in 1995 he gave Details magazine an interview where he said he returned to Puerto Rico to meet his father's relatives. To say that he wasn't Puerto Rican is not only a slap to him, but also to his deceased father. --XLR8TION (talk) 02:42, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Father's Ancestry

message: There have been many claims that Maxwell's mother was either Trinidian, Haitian and even African-American. Unless there are sufficient citations to validate one of these claims, the classification of his mother's ancestry should be listed as "Afro-Caribbean". It maintains a NPOV for the time being. If someone out there has valid, respectable and sufficient references to validate her nationality, please keep her ancestry as "Afro-Caribbean" for now.--XLR8TION (talk) 04:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Mother's Ancestry

message: This article has been protected against any further war-editing by request of User:XLR8TION who claims that for the last three months unregistered users have been editing the article changing the subjects ancestry.
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thread_title: Protected

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Maxwell's first and last names are incorrect. I work with Maxwell's management company, Benchmark, and Maxwell himself has verified that this is incorrect. Please change this "Gerald Maxwell Rivera[2][3] (born May 23, 1973), better known by the mononym Maxwell, is an American R&B artist. He played an important role in the development of the soul sub-genre, neo-soul.[4]" to "Born May 23, 1973, Maxwell, is an American R&B artist. He played an important role in the development of the soul sub-genre, neo-soul.[4]"
207.38.233.171 (talk) 19:08, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 207.38.233.171, 31 January 2011 

message: Maxwell is a two-time GRAMMY AWARD winning musician and artist. In my opinion, that is how the very first sentence of his article should read.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.99.219.148 (talk) 02:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  GRAMMY 

message: Did his parents say, “Let’s just name him Maxwell, he‘s gonna be a superstar, so let‘s give him only one name!” Or, does he actually have a given name, different from his stage name? It seems to me like that'd be good info for the article. — gogobera (talk) 04:41, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

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Reference named "Erlewine":
From Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album): Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Brown Sugar. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
From Now (Maxwell album): Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [ Review: Now]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
From Embrya: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [ Review: Embrya]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-09-24.
From Lost in Time (Eric Benét album): Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 30, 2010). Review: Lost in Time. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-12-05.
From Aaliyah (album): 
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Reference named "Lewis":
From The Light of the Sun: Lewis, John (June 26, 2011). Jill Scott: My new album was almost completely improvised in the studio | Metro.co.uk. Metro. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
From Girl on Fire (album): 
From Baduizm: Lewis, Miles Marshall. Review: Baduizm. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
From The Pendulum Vibe: 
From Voodoo (D'Angelo album): Lewis, Miles Marshall. Review: Voodoo. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2008-12-25.
From The Way I See It: 
From Erykah Badu: Lewis, Tyler (September 28, 2010). Review: Airtight's Revenge. PopMatters. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.
From Now (Maxwell album): Lewis, Miles Marshall. Review: Now. LA Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
From Lost in Time (Eric Benét album): Lewis, Pete (May 2011). Eric Benet: Perfect timing. Blues & Soul. Retrieved on 2011-05-24.
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Reference named "Easlea":
From The Light of the Sun: Easlea, Daryl (June 27, 2011). BBC - Music - Review of Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun. BBC Online. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
From Aaliyah (album): 
From Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite: Easlea, Daryl. Review: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-07-09.
From Fire We Make: 
Reference named "credits":
From I Want You (Marvin Gaye album): Marvin Gaye - I Want You (1976 US LP). Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
From BLACKsummers'night: Per liner notes from BLACKsummers'night album
From Erykah Badu: 
From The Way I See It: 
From Channel Orange: 
From Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album): Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Brown Sugar album
From Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite: Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite album
From Voodoo (D'Angelo album): Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Voodoo album
From Blow (Beyoncé song): 
From New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh): Track listing and credits as per liner notes for New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) album
From Lost in Time (Eric Benét album): Credits: Lost in Time. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-12-05.
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