Royal Jones - You Broke the Circle Royal is a throwback to the days of Sylvester. Eclectic sound, great production, it has a lounge sound at times, with no apologies. The dance tracks pop off the speakers. He saves money on therapy bills by purging himself in his lyrics. This is a fun album with some great arrangements. Royal will stick to you like grits

Unusual jams Inimitable style!sensitive edge,funky quirky voice,U R in 4 a treat.Amusing and the down right funkability leave listener wanting more! A lovely debut! .Don't deny yourself a good time !

(PRWEB) August 11, 2004 -- Royal Jones is a singer/songwriter blessed with a four octave vocal range!                
The musicians on this jam provide just the right funk for flaunting his gift! The treatment his producers' gave Jones' original tracks compliment his unusual sounding vocals, which are wonderfully engineered. The jams are slammin'..                           
A lifetime love of SOUL 'd i v a s' have greatly influenced Royal Jones' inimitable style! 'Outrageous' comparisons range from Streisand to Aretha , Elvis to Bowie, Prince to an amish Sylvester even a 'disco' Neil Young ..is this possible?... Perhaps! The jury is still out! Although Mr. Jones is unique and kind of clever with catchy lyrics and a sensitive edge set his delivery apart from the vast majority of blue eyed soul stylists

Obsessing on the great female soul singers of the 60s such as "MARTHA REEVES" and Cissy Houston ,"I couldn't get enough of the 'Sweet Inspirations' or the Vandellas"    

Those rollicking 'divas' made my childhood rich ,deep and funky! Every penny of spare change (saved from cashing soda bottles) went towards an Orlon ' s 45 or a 'Dee Dee Sharp' record!       

Upon listening to his quirky voice, comparing ROYAL JONES to anyone is short changing him. I'd say the listener is in for a treat...Odd ball that he is!                     
Royal Jones has not performed in Manhattan since the 90s, but With the release of this cd and the positive praise it has garnered ROYAL JONES will hit the road soon!

A stream of consciousness lyric style immediately grabs the listener .The rhythmic 'PAIN STAIN' with a 'Jerry Springer-esque' story line is both amusing and danceable ,A real winner in my estimation. An artist whose style and sincerity and down right 'funkability ' leave the listener wanting more! A lovely debut!

Don't deny yourself a good time (at a reasonable price)

Alane Pendleton of 'High Fidelity News'
ROYAL JONES

You Broke the Circle

Intro: I loved the intro its a nice touch to hear a personal touch toward the achievement of this project.

You Broke the Circle: Great production, nicely paced dance track, righteous keyboard licks, Jones vocals are a throwback to the 80s when Sylvester ruled the dance floor.

Echo: Lounge lizard sound, relaxing beat, pleasing guitar and percussion on this jazzy track, white linen feel, Royal shows his versatility.

Ride Out of Control: Funky back beat, with a peppering of horns, laid on a Royal poem, again another song that can keep your attention through the thunder storm of life. Jones takes a chance with this one, but you cant help but like the punch of the horns.

Confused: Change of pace track where Royal has to show his vocal ability. He does a great job of staying ahead of the guitar lick chasing him to the finish.

Pain Stain: The most fun I have ever heard in a lovers quarrel, creative lyrics, and bass line lead to a nice crescendo. Wonder if they stay together.

Beware: Production has the sound that was used for early break beats in hip-hop. Reminds me of Level 42, not a bad comparison. Royal worked hard vocally on this track running between booths for lead and background vocals.

Make Things Nice: Nice production, funky stylizing from Royal on this track shows that he wants to be taken seriously. You hear the richness of his voice throughout.

Love Like a Freak: Hot dance track to push the envelope again. The strobe lights cant keep up with this one. Love the vocal arrangement.

Epiphany: Whoa, Royal it suddenly dawned on me... I think you have a winner. If I play the vocal track backwards is that Sam Cooke singing? I really DIG this track.

Reality: Eclectic sound, played loud you can really get the true measure of this track, theres a lot going on. I like the hard sound of guitar in battle with the drum tracks.

Bonus Track: You have to buy it to get it.

Royal Jones -- You Broke the Circle

Royal is a throwback to the days of Sylvester. Eclectic sound, great production, it has a lounge sound at times, with no apologies. The dance tracks pop off the speakers. He saves money on therapy bills by purging himself in his lyrics. This is a fun album with some great arrangements. Royal will stick to you like grits.

- Arthur Curry Babyman Entertainment