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Anthony Hamilton Recruits Pharrell, Timbaland & More For New LP

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Soul singer Anthony Hamilton preps fans for his forthcoming 8th studio LP with news that he has plans to collaborate with a laundry list of mega-producers including Pharrell, Timbaland, Salaam Remi, 9th Wonder and frequent collaborator Mark Sparks. Hamilton expressed an urge to return to the signature sound of his earliest recordings in a recent chat with BET. The gritty soul Hamilton initially became known for was shepherded in-part by Sparks, who has been in the studio with him since his third LP. Discussing his vision for the project, Hamilton stated:

“I’m gonna be going in with Pharrell. We haven’t been able to get our timing together, but we’ve been going back and forth trying to connect and we definitely still got the synergy going.”

Continuing, he noted:

"It's important to keep people on their toes, keep 'em guessing and keep 'em excited, like I like the way Beyoncé will go and do one of the biggest records you ever heard and then she'll do one of the grimiest records you ever heard, so with Mark Sparks especially I want to go back to [the sound on] some of my old stuff, that raw and edgier sound,"

There is no word of a planned release date or other plans for the project. Stay tuned for more from Anthony Hamilton.