{"product_id":"carlton-jumel-smith-cold-diamond-mink-id-betterid-better-instrumental-7-inch","title":"Carlton Jumel Smith \/ Cold Diamond \u0026 Mink - I'd Better\/I'd Better (Instrumental)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51617023328551,"sku":"5050580722941","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/4330029-3180555_9457f78f-abc2-40a8-8e54-c6b6e465ad5e.jpg?v=1783643348","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/carlton-jumel-smith-cold-diamond-mink-id-betterid-better-instrumental-7-inch","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}