Celebrate with us! This month marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Hard Groove, the ground breaking debut album of Roy's band The RH Factor! Joined by neo soul compatriots from the Soulquarians and incredible musicians from across genres the album features an unbelievable line up:Â
RH Factor - Keith Anderson, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Bobby Sparks, James Poyser, Bernard Wright, Spanky (Chalmers Alford), Cornell Dupree, Pino Palladino, Reggie Washington, Jason JT Thomas and Willie Jones IIIÂ
With guest musicians: Gene Lake, Marc Cary, Daniel Moreno, Tony Suggs, Keith Loftis, Dontae Winslow, Craig Butter Glanville, Maurice Brown, John Lee, Kwaku Obeng
And special guests: Common, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Renee Neufville, Stephanie McKay, Shelby Johnson, Meshell Ndegeocello, Steve Coleman, Karl Denson and D’Angelo 🔥
Join the celebration and listen again https://tr.ee/W5D5yDpYVG
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Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Engineered and mixed by Russell ElevadoÂ
Additional engineering Steven Mandel and Steef van de Gevel
Art direction Hollis KingÂ
Illustration by Rudy Gutierrez
Design Hollis King and Sachico Asano
Photography Hans Neleman
Produced by Roy Hargrove