SILK: Keith Sweat gave us advice a while back. Speaking of that, as you put the album together, musically how were you able interweave the Silk sound of the ’90s with what’s happening now in music and make the album 2016 ready? GFM: You mentioned that it’s not 1992 anymore. We’ve been getting some good reviews on it and hopefully that continues to push forward. But, you definitely will hear the growth when you listen to this album. There’s still that sexy, sensual, baby-making music on there. That’s not to say there’s not that baby-making music on there. I think you’ll find that and hear that– the growth and maturity– once you listen to this new Quiet Storm album. I think we’ve done a good job of marrying the two… of meeting somewhere right in the middle. It’s not 1992 anymore, so you’ve kind of got to grow with your fans. But overall, the lyrical content and just us growing up. There are various producers on there– some producers that you may be familiar with from some of our other albums and some new. We’re on an independent label right now and this is an album that we kind of have pretty much done and put together ourselves. Overall, we’ve assumed a lot of responsibility. The picking of the songs and the lyrical content of the songs. SILK: I think we’ve assumed a lot more responsibility as far as this album is concerned. What’s the biggest difference in the young men who formed the group years ago and the mature gentlemen who make Silk today? GFM: Big G said that you wanted to be more mature in your approach to your creativity. We just finished up this album Quiet Storm for 2016, and we’re here to present the Quiet Storm album. But, we never stopped the grind and we never stopped pursuing to do an album. We did have few years off of the commercial side of the business– videos, awards shows and things like that. We’ve been recording for the past six to eight months in the studio recently, and came up the album Quiet Storm.
SILK: Basically we’ve been touring all over the world. Tell the Grown Folks what you’ve been doing and where you’ve been. GFM: This is the first album in ten years.
We talked about the group’s new album, Quiet Storm (OUT TODAY) and the mission to bring back the sensuality and anticipation to music otherwise known as foreplay. Highlights include the sexy "Baby Suit," the romantic "Love 4 U 2 Like" and the uptempo "Billionaire." "Finely crafted harmony singing and lyrics that deal with timeless issues of love, romance and sex." - SOUL TRACKS "Known for.bringing desire to a lyrical boil.Grown Folks Music had the opportunity to speak with the R&B veteran group Silk. Produced by Wirlie Morris (producer of hits by Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat and Dru Hill), the album delivers all-new compositions that put the classic Silk sound into a contemporary soundscape. Quiet Storm, the new album, presents Silk with all 5 members from their original breakthrough hits, with their breath-taking harmonies as glorious as ever.
They have remained a relevant staple of the R&B/Soul scene as evidenced by recent high profile appearances on the nationally televised BET Music Awards and the SoulTrain Music Awards. Silk is one of the greatest and most successful R&B vocal groups of the past 20 years protégés of Keith Sweat, they rose to fame with such smash hits as "Freak Me," "Lose Control," "Hooked On You" and "If You (Lovin' Me)" and went on to sell 4 million records worldwide.
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