Pain, and several others also help out - but whoever the producer or writer is on a particular track, the obvious goal was to make Wilson sound contemporary and modern by 2005 standards. In addition to serving as executive producer, Kelly wrote, produced, and arranged three songs: 'Magic,' the title track, and the Stevie Wonder-ish 'No Words.' Kelly didn't produce the entire album - the Platinum Brothers, T.
But recording for Jive is exactly what Wilson does on 2005's Charlie, Last Name Wilson, which finds him collaborating with none other than R. But veteran R&B artists who opened doors in the past don't always have doors opened for them as they grow older most of the R&B stars who emerged in the '70s are lucky to be recording for small indie labels in the 21st century, let alone a major label like Jive. The onetime Gap Band singer was a major influence on Guy/Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Bell Biv DeVoe, and other new jack swing stars who emerged in the late '80s and early '90s, and it certainly isn't hard to hear Wilson's impact on the '90s and 2000s hits of R. Although the Gap Band enjoyed their greatest commercial and creative success in the late '70s and early '80s, Charlie Wilson's influence on R&B and hip-hop continued long after that.
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