Eric Benet ERIC BENET

Personnel: Jessica Teddington (vocals); Jairus Mozee (guitar); Mike Bereal (Hammond b-3 organ); Dammo Farmer (bass guitar); John McVicker, Nick Smith (drums).Recording information: Bell South; Royal Studio; The Mil.Photographer: Derek Blanks.Eric Ben?t's self-titled album is his first proper studio recording issued in the U.S. since 2012, the year he released The One. Between the two dates, there was The Other One, a set of remixes from the Afropeans, as well as From E to U, Vol. 1, an all-covers set released in Japan. No derailment, this picks up where The One left off, with a mature and modern sound deeply rooted in traditional R&B. Thanks in part to long-term associate Demont? Posey, who produced and wrote almost everything, it is a little friskier and funkier. History-aware listeners should have a ball picking up on certain likenesses, like the bopping One Way-style keyboards tucked inside "Cold Trigger," a high-stepping slice of big band soul-funk. "Insane," a slow strut, make