For years, Maxwell has been performing Al Green’s 1972 song “Simply Beautiful” live. He’s now released a studio recording of the track. Hear Maxwell’s “Simply Beautiful” below; scroll down for a video about the making of the cover.

Maxwell made “Simply Beautiful” with producers Hod David and Shedrick Mitchell. “We had the best of the best come out to be a part of the recording, from the horns to the strings to the vocalists,” the singer remarked in a press statement. “They sound amazing. This is really magical.”

Beginning next month, Maxwell will embark on the Serenade Tour with Jazmine Sullivan and October London. He has yet to follow 2016’s blackSUMMERS’night with the long-teased Night.