“Will your soul to sing out loud and always be proud,” croons R&B lyricist Gordon Chambers. The neo-soul superstar will proudly rock the stage at the BAM Harvey Theater this week, in  celebration of the release of his latest lyrical masterpiece, Love Stories.

This Grammy award winning, NYC transplant has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, but almost ironically exudes a combination of anxiety and excitement at the thought of performing in his own hood. Enthusiastic for the impeccable acoustics at the Brooklyn theater, Chambers is honored to perform at a city venue he acknowledges has been dedicated to presenting art at the highest level and intends to perform like he’s never performed before. “At my show, people should cry if they want to, sing out loud if they want to, even jump for joy if they want to,” he says.

Think you don’t know him? Impossible. He’s the scribe behind over a hundred top-rated R&B hits, like “I Apologize” (Anita Baker), “If You Love Me” (Brownstone) and “No More Rain” (Angie Stone). But this guy is no one-trick pony.

“I really love to sing,” exclaims Chambers, unable to contain his enthusiasm. Carefully crafting his words as he speaks, he continues, “From my live shows, I hope my audience gets a sense of legacy for the architects of rhythm and blues, and a sense of the magic and spontaneity of live instrumentation.”

Music wasn’t always the path of choice for this beaming star. Graduating with a degree in journalism and American studies from Brown University, Chambers made his career start as an entertainment editor at Essence magazine. Born and raised in Teaneck, N.J., this budding artist instinctively found his way to the big city and fell into the illustrious and cutthroat world of music publishing.

Chambers crafted masterpieces for over 60 recording artists while at L.A. Reid’s prestigious Hitco Music publishing company, including Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Brandy, Nick LaShea, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Marc Anthony. While writing music, Chambers often finds inspiration from his own life and also from juicy pow-wows with his friends. Consequently, his music has a realistic energy to which people relate.

In recent years, he decided to break out on his own as a singer, producing two albums and garnering incessant praise. In 2005, the self-described soul pop singer/songwriter released his debut album, Introducing Gordon Chambers, shocking and thrilling neo-soul fanatics nationwide. Songs like “Still In Love” and “Be Happy” were instant crowd favorites. Two years later, he’s found a way to make a good thing even better with Love Stories, which showcases uptempo beats and radiates with a danceable flavor. “Wherever you are in your life journey, there’s a song on this CD that you will identify with,” he says.

Chambers’ performance serves as one of the principal acts in the Brooklyn Next Festival, a celebration of positive creative energy throughout the borough. Speaking of his upcoming performance, Chambers wants people to know beforehand that, “These are love songs.” Describing his process he says, “As I sing the songs I’m really living those lyrics out in front of the audience—whether it be rage or joy or sadness.” Love truly is his bottom line.

Feb 23, BAM, Harvey Theatre, 651 Fulton St. (betw. Rockland Pl. & Ashland Pl.), B’klyn, 718-636-4100; 8, $15-$25.