{"product_id":"smith-carlton-jumel-cold-diamond-mink-id-better-id-better-instrumental","title":"Carlton Jumel Smith: I'd Better\/I'd Better (Instrumental) - 7-INCH SINGLE","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eI'd Better\/I'd Better (Instrumental)\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eCarlton Jumel Smith\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eTimmion Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003e7-INCH SINGLE\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5050580722941\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eSoul\/R \u0026amp; B\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2019-10-25\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The only cover tune on Carlton Jumel Smith's \"1634 Lexington Ave.\" album is not really a cover at all, since it was first cut by Carlton himself already 10 years ago. The sultry 2009 edition of \"I'd Better\", that was put out on the short-lived UK Soulchoonz label, is a nice piece of programmed mid-tempo modern soul. The new version, now getting a 7\" single treatment on Timmion, still sounds miles away from the polished earlier effort.It starts off with a nice guitar led beat before settling into a sweet Tighten Up groove, a funky road which still has plenty curves to explore, even for Cold Diamond \u0026amp; Mink, who are certainly not lifting water from this particular well for the first time. What remains naturally is Carlton's ultra-soulful vocal performance, and a message of manning up to the max, staying true to your word in front of something divine.It's not that often you hear a more recent version of a song sounding so that you would think it's the old version. Essentially, what you get is a beautiful piece of xover soul, with timeless swagger, and an instrumental with soulful legs of it's own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 I'd Better \u003cbr\u003e1.2 I'd Better (Instrumental)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carlton Jumel Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40719806660679,"sku":"44297930","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4330029-3180555.jpg?v=1714909202","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/smith-carlton-jumel-cold-diamond-mink-id-better-id-better-instrumental","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}