Eric Roberson Gets ‘Over You Under You’ in New Single
Eric Roberson by J Kyle
“Over You Under You,” the second single from Eric Roberson’s 18th studio album, Beautifully All Over The Place, has been released. The album comes out tomorrow. Composer-Arranger-Educator-Producer-Vocalist Roberson, 48, is from Rahway in Union County. Known as the Captain of the Neo-Soul Movement, he has made the music of Jill Scott, Dwele, Musiq Soulchild, Vivian Green, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Spinna better. Besides being nominated for Grammy Awards and BET Awards (Black Entertainment Television), he started his own label, Honest Music, in 2001, in an effort to do things his own way. He also invented “The Process,” a forum in which he invites fans to navigate through his creative experience. It allows fans to listen and comment to unreleased songs, thereby being a part of the process of making music.
As far as “Over You Under You” is concerned, he says, “This is a special song to me, it contains some of my favorite elements in music: tempo, word play, collaboration and funk. Najee and Jayshawn Champion are two of my favorite artists and friends, so it’s an honor to have them bring so much to this song. If you allow it, the song can pull you in a multitude of directions: lyrical content usually found on a ballad, instrumentation usually heard on a jazz record, and tempo usually felt in house and dance music. We broke rules and loved every part of it.”