COOKUP

Sam Gendel's Cookup is a 2023 album comprising interpretations of R&B and soul hits originally released between 1992 and 2004. As with his 2020 Nonesuch debut, Satin Doll, Gendel recorded Cookup in his native California with his friends and collaborators Gabe Noel and Philippe Melanson; the trio again adopts an approach of simultaneous synchronized sonic construction/deconstruction of the album's source material, which this time includes songs by Ginuwine, 112, Aaliyah, All-4-One, Soul 4 Real, Beyoncé, Joe, Erykah Badu, Mario, SWV, and Boyz II Men. Track List: Disc: 1 1. Differences 2. Anywhere (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) 3. Are You That Somebody 4. I Swear 5. Candy Rain 6. In Those Jeans 7. Crazy in Love 8. I Wanna Know 9. Didn't Cha Know 10. Let Me Love You 11. SWV Medley 12. Water Runs Dry.