Eric Roberson: Left, CD

Eric Roberson is the biggest “underground soul/R&B” artist in the US. Following a short career on Warner Brothers in the mid-Nineties, with one Billboard R&B chart single “The Moon”, he spent the following decade quietly building a massive following through four self-financed albums released on his own Blue Erro imprint. In July of 2006 he was the main focus of a front page Billboard article on the fast-growing US underground soul scene.

Roberson – known to fans as Erro – is no stranger to the UK, having performed many times at London’s Jazz Café, where he is one of the highlight acts of the venue’s year, and also headlining the Indigo O2. Following his Warner stint, Roberson’s route back into the music business was via songwriting, and he placed songs with Will Downing, Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott, as well as becoming a member of Jazzy Jeff’s production company and securing a publishing deal with EMI Music.

“Left” is one of his strongest, and commercial, collections of songs – including “I Luv U 2 Much”, a duet with Atlanta vocalist Algebra Blessett, and “Been In Love”, featuring Phonte from Little Brother. “Couldn’t Hear Her” is produced by DJ Spinna.