Two-Time GRAMMY® Award-Nominated Singer Eric Bellinger Puts His Name on His Most Personal Album Yet
“…one of modern R&B’s most accomplished voices.”
There’s a reason Eric Bellinger put his own name on this album. Released via Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins’ EVOLVE Music in partnership with TAMLA/Motown, Eric Bellinger feels like one of his most personal statements yet, bringing the confidence and polish of his R&B songwriting together with a willingness to talk openly about family, loss, commitment and growing into the man he is today. “Cry In Front of You” sets that tone by allowing vulnerability to take center stage, while “Just Like You” continues the album’s more reflective side. Then there’s “Fatherhood,” a deeply personal song that puts one of the most important roles in Bellinger’s life right at the heart of the record. These aren’t subjects dressed up simply to fit an R&B song; they sound like experiences he was ready to put into the music.
Across the album’s 10 tracks, Bellinger explores adulthood from several angles without losing the romantic instinct and easy charisma that have long been part of his sound. Titles like “I Need Help,” “Closure,” “Thank You For Telling Me No” and “Heavy Is The Crown” tell you immediately that this is an artist willing to look inward, while “Everything Is In Order” provides a fitting final thought for a record centered on perspective and purpose. The loss of Bellinger’s mother also informs the emotional landscape of the project, adding another layer to an album concerned with what we carry forward from the people and experiences that shape us. After a career spent helping other artists tell their stories, Eric Bellinger gives him the space to tell his own—and putting his name on the cover feels entirely appropriate.
Eric Bellinger is a two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter and producer who has built a highly successful career on both sides of the microphone. As a songwriter, he has contributed to music by Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Bieber, Teyana Taylor and others, including work on Brown’s GRAMMY®-winning F.A.M.E. and the GRAMMY®-nominated “New Flame.” As a solo artist, he has developed an extensive R&B catalog through projects including The Rebirth, Eric B for President, Cuffing Season, Born II Sing and 1-800-HIT-EAZY, while New Light earned a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Progressive R&B Album. Now, with Eric Bellinger, he brings those years of songwriting, performing and life experience together in a project that feels appropriately self-titled: this time, the subject is Eric Bellinger himself.
For more information on Eric Bellinger, visit his website at EricBellinger.com.
REVIEWS
"While Bellinger has long been celebrated for his elite songwriting contributions—crafting chart-topping, GRAMMY®-winning hits for industry heavyweights like Usher, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, and Wale—his solo artistry has also commanded major respect."
—YouKnowIGotSoul
"Eric Bellinger is putting his own name and story front and center with a deeply personal new R&B project built around love, family, growth and vulnerability."
—ROLLINGHYPE
"After spending years writing records that helped tell other artists’ stories, Eric Bellinger gives the accomplished singer-songwriter space to tell his own."
—SNUBB3D
