★★★★★
In his late-career resurgence, this former Gap Band singer has become R&B's great courtly gent, carrying on the tradition of balladeers like Luther Vandross and Jeffrey Osborne. Here the production is plush, the vocals ardent, the sentiments charmingly chivalric. There's plenty of sex, but it's married, monogamous sex. And unlike younger R&B Casanovas, Wilson doesn't kiss and tell, keeping the erotic details between him and his woman.
- www.rollingstone.com
2013-02-25
★★★★★
58-year-old Charlie Wilson has had such a profound impact on R&B like no other. Whether it was with the Gap Band or as a solo artist, Uncle Charlieâ??s patent (and distinguished) style has undoubtedly been the chief influence of modern day superstars, such as R. Kelly and Kanye West. On his fifth studio album, Just Charlie, Charlie continues to roll on and show that heâ??s still got what it takes to compete with the young guns...
- www.musicreview.co.za
2011-02-20
★★★★★
It's an odd choice for a pop singer to make maturity their definitive trait, but that's been Charlie Wilson's shtick for a while now. He's a vet, a lifer, he's Uncle Charlie, man among grown-ass men, and Just Charlie is a record befitting the cool uncle who pals around with Snoop and Kanye. It's not damn-kids-get-off-my-lawn stuff, it's not Ronson/Dap Kings-Motown time capsule stuff either...
- www.slantmagazine.com
2010-12-20
★★★★★
When R. Kelly almost single-handedly brought the Isley Brothers back to relevance a couple years ago, he opened the door for other classic funk artists to get their props from modern R&B and hip-hop producers. Charlie Wilson has been known for almost three decades as one of soul and funk music's greatest singers, so the coming together of an A-list of modern producers for Charlie, Last Name Wilson was well deserved...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
An old show-biz saying posits that when all other life ends, there will still be cockroaches and Cher, and with what all Charlie Wilson has endured, maybe his name needs to be added too. It's been a long and jagged road for the performer, who enjoyed years of success as a member of the legendary funk and soul trio, The Gap Band, only to spiral into alcoholism, drug addiction, destitution and homelessness when they ended their run...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Decades after Charlie Wilson first led the Gap Band, his velvet vocals still run smooth. Following two well-?received adult-contemporary albums, on Just Charlie, he dabbles with bouncier bass lines on tracks like "Never Got Enough," and remakes Roger Troutman's talk-box-assisted '80s jam "I Want to Be Your Man." Meanwhile, longtime fans will find joy in "Can't Go," a midtempo ode to a wife whose love he won't surrender.
- ew.com
2010-12-06
★★★★★
Many of today's younger generation will know Charlie Wilson because of his tight affiliation with Snoop Dogg, whereas the more mature generation will remember Wilson's days as a member of the infamous GAP Band. To be honest it doesn't really matter where you know him from or in fact if you do actually know him. The time is now to know who he is. With an outstanding new album unleashed to the masses it's now time for the man at the back to finally step forward...
- www.gigwise.com
2010-11-23
★★★★★
After one listen to "Uncle Charlie," you'll want to include it among your favorite albums. The cool set of 12 tracks is fine listening, and Charlie Wilson nicely fuses contemporary and classic R&B.; The top tunes on the CD include the enjoyable "Shawty Come Back," the Babyface-assisted first single "There Goes My Baby" and the slow jam "One Time." T-Pain produces and sings on the upbeat "Supa Sexxy," where Jamie Foxx makes a cameo...
- www.sfgate.com
2009-11-06
★★★★★
"Uncle Charlie" is the fourth solo album by former Gap Band vocalist Charlie Wilson. The Gap Band has been sampled by everyone from the Notorious B.I.G. to Nas, and Wilson repaid the favor by offering his vocals to songs by Snoop and UGK. His last two solo albums have featured guest appearances and production work from hip hop and R&B; heavyweights like R. Kelly, Justin Timberlake, and Will.I.Am, as well as Snoop and Nate Dogg...
- rapreviews.com
2009-07-21
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