5. Maxwell: Now It had been three years since Maxwell released his last album (and even longer since he released a good one), but Now, the finest male R&B offering in a year dominated by women, was worth the wait. Buoyed by richly done vocals and an (underrated), mournful lyricism, Now exemplified the year's best merging of old-school, Marvin Gaye-like soul and new-school funk jams, with the odd gospel touch (and Kate Bush cover) thrown in for good measure. --

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