Face book ▁page ▁called ▁" My ▁Best ▁Friend ", ▁a ▁six - min ute ▁long ▁ac oust ic ▁track ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁Bern ad ette ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁C ym one ▁appeared ▁alongside ▁former ▁Revolution ▁member ▁Bobby ▁Z ▁on ▁a ▁web - based ▁video ▁chat ▁forum ▁co - host ed ▁by ▁celebr ity ▁blog ger ▁Dr . ▁Fun ken berry ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁greater ▁detail ▁about ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁hopes ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁album . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁album , ▁titled ▁The ▁Stone , ▁became ▁available ▁for ▁pre - order ▁in ▁various ▁exclusive ▁packages ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁P ledge Music . ▁The ▁packages ▁included ▁early ▁MP 3 ▁download s , ▁signed ▁CD s ▁and ▁one - off ▁personal ised ▁items . ▁The ▁Stone ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Andre ▁C ym one ▁released ▁his ▁ 6 th ▁studio ▁album , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁via ▁Band C amp ▁and ▁i T unes . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Albums ▁Liv in ' ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁W ave ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Columbia ▁# 4 9 ▁US ▁R & B ▁Sur viv in ' ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 s ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Columbia ▁# 2 8 ▁US ▁R & B