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Anthony Hamilton is Back and he is ready to show us he’s more than just a sad song, you broke my heart kind of man. From Reuters:

Anthony Hamilton is best-known for chronicling heartbreak on songs like “Charlene” and “Can’t Let Go.” But on his first album in three years, the R&B singer says it’s time to rejoice.

Embodying the message of “The Point of It All,” arriving December 16 via Jive Records, is the first single “It’s Cool” featuring David Banner, on which Hamilton sings, “You can conquer the world,” over a looping, guitar-tinged beat.

“It’s a down-South, feel-good track with a little island thing to it,” he says. “The lyrics are about day-to-day life, the struggles and trying to make things happen without a lot. But, of course, there’s a happy ending.”

Hamilton’s brand of tell-it-like-it-is R&B and soul found an audience on his 2003 So So Def debut, “Comin’ From Where I’m From,” which has sold more than 1.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow-up, 2005’s “Ain’t Nobody Worryin’,” has moved 639,000.

Now, Hamilton is looking at the other side of love on the piano-based, uptempo “Feel Like Falling in Love,” which he describes as a combination of an Elvis Presley and James Brown track, and the title cut, a love ballad in contention to be released as a single early next year.

Hamilton’s guest spots on recent albums have also kept him visible while his own album, which was delayed on a couple of occasions, was nearing release. He appears on Young Jeezy’s new “The Recession”; two songs on Al Green’s “Lay It Down,” receiving a Grammy nomination this week for one of them; the “Soul Men” soundtrack; and, oddly enough, on songs with country artists Josh Turner and Big & Rich’s John Rich.

“I love country,” Hamilton says of the collaborations. “I wrote the song for Josh Turner — he’s a good friend of mine — and he said he’d be honored if I duetted with him.”

It all ties in with an old-school approach to music, one that seems unconcerned with deadlines or deals for the sake of making deals. “Sometimes deadlines get in the way of some really good things,” Hamilton says. “That’s why I didn’t want to rush it. Now, it feels complete.”

The article goes on to talk about how Hamilton’s label is looking for some sponsorship deals for him with either a high end liquor company of woman’s lifestyle brand. I think the high end liquor company would be the best deal. He definitely has that expensive cognac look about him. He could easily plug Hen, or Crown or Navon.

I love me some Anthony Hamilton though. The man puts the soul in soul. He’s not an artist who’s afraid to stay true to his roots, trying to cross over all of the time. You take him where he’s at or not at all. My type of musician. Here’s hoping “The Point of It All” is as moving and soulful as his last CD’s and is a big success for this very talented, soulful, musician.

“The Point of It All” hits stores on Dec. 16.

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