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Year of the Gentleman is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole. Those roots explain a lot about how Year of the Gentleman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cała Góra Barwinków, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into New Kids on the Block, Fabolous and Jamie Foxx, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Year of the Gentleman, reaching back through Frank Sinatra and forward to New Kids on the Block. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Year of the Gentleman is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Compound Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings on September 16, 2008, in the United States. As with his previous albums In My Own Words (2006) and Because of You (2007), Ne-Yo worked with Stargate, Reggie "Syience" Perry, and Shea Taylor on much of the album, but also consulted new collaborators, including Chuck Harmony, Polow da Don, The Stereotypes, Butter Beats, and Shomari "Sho" Wilson.
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Year of the Gentleman grew out of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole, shares an orbit with Cała Góra Barwinków, went on to shape New Kids on the Block, Fabolous and Jamie Foxx. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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