Sweetback feat. Maxwell - Softly Softly [1996]

Sweetback are a jazz/funk band with R&B overtones, made up of Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone) Paul Spencer Denman (bass) and Andrew Hale (piano, keyboards). They have been recording with female vocalist Sade Adu since 1984, and trio formed Sweetback in 1994 at the end of Sade’s Love Deluxe world tour. Their albums feature a host of guest vocalists such as Leroy Osbourne, Amel Larrieux, Aya (Lysa Aya Trenier), Bahamadia, Chocolate Genius, El Debarge and Maxwell, who features on lead vocals on this track, Softly Softly which was released on the album Sweetback in 1996. Visit us at