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Maxwell
Serenading the charts with his velvet croon and smooth, suave, gooey-eyed, soul
ballads, Maxwell's sensual, R&B anthems made him a hearthrob and provided a
soundtrack for a generation of wannabe Casanovas. Born in Brooklyn, New York,
Gerald Maxwell Rivera grew up singing in local church choirs and performed at
small venues around the city for years before signing to Columbia Records in
1994. A breakthrough performance on BET's In Your Ear show helped single
Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) become a big soul-pop favourite and debut album
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996) drew compari...
