| Just arrived at March 1, 2002 |
| Luther Lackey |
Direct from Mississippi |
Digital Music |
downhome funk & lots of southern
styled slow (CD-R) |
| 14 Karat Soul |
Take me back |
Pony Canyon |
tribute to our own "The Gospellers" by their usual
acappella style, Japanese release |
| Bridging |
The soul musical gap |
K.Sirrah |
compilation album including soulful Colonel Abrams
or also promising group named Long Dystance |
| Kathleen Bertrand |
No regrets |
Gold Circle |
organic soul with jazzy groove, her 2nd
album |
| Shirley Murdock |
Home |
EMI Gospel |
welcomeback! R&B meets gospel at its finest
way |
|
| March 2, 2002 |
| Root Jackson's U.F.B.I. |
Funkinwithdablues |
Congo Music |
as the title shows, R&B+funk+blues+carribian
rhythm, ex F.B.I., his full story is in detailed liner notes |
| Afraz |
The price I pay for being me |
- |
young but orthodox male singer |
| Joe Robinson |
Movin' on |
Wolftone |
mainly jazz inst. album, but he has soulful voice
which a bit sounds like sophisticated soul |
| The Ed Perry Project |
same |
Narrowway Entertainment |
nice soulful gospel, pity for only 6 tracks mini
album |
| Big Al Carson |
Take your drunken ass home |
Mardi Gras |
N.O. blues & funk with some deep
soul |
| Pamela Williams |
Evolution |
Fome |
fusion album with Teena Marie vocal |
|
| March 4, 2002 |
| Terell |
Love of a lifetime |
Terrell |
Tevin Campbell is his idol? almost slow to
mid-slow tempo tracks |
| Eddie Davis |
You and I |
OCF Entertainment |
"love songs" album, easy listening
R&B |
| The Project |
Original music from the motion picture |
Emerald |
all tracks are tasty R&B, more than expected,
include ex En Vogue's Terry Ellis |
| Cornelius Dargan |
Happy to be with you |
- |
too much pop or jazz for me |
|
| March 5, 2002 |
| The Irrationals |
same |
Zanna Disc |
acappella group singin' some soul hits like "Inner
city blues" |
| J. |
Animal |
TUNEengine |
soulful today's R&B in dark mood, some awful
lyrics about violence or murder |
| James Payne |
Show love |
Mr.Tee |
full album is realized but "weak" in some times,
his catchphrase is "southern soul from the heart" |
| Vernon Garrett |
When something is wrong with my baby |
Evejim |
the voice & the singing is not like his
heyday, but still shows that he still can sing the deep styled
R&B/soul |
|
| March 7, 2002 |
| Sherry? |
I can't give my body without my love |
Mardi Gras |
the 3rd album by Sherry Richard, groovy southern
sound produced by Carl Marshall |
| Eddie Holloway |
Shake n' bump |
Hot JWP Music |
nice release after a long time, deep mid tempo +
ballads |
|
| March 8, 2002 |
| Ann Nesby featuring Al Green |
Put it on paper |
It's time child |
truly the deep soul duo of the year, from the
forthcoming album?? (CD single) |
| Andreus |
Mississippi |
Andreus Music |
tender & sweet singing male new comer (CD
single) |
| Urban Street Anthem |
volume 01 |
MWA |
good compilation album of 27 modern independent
R&B releases |
|
| March 10, 2002 |
| Lisa McClendon |
My diary, your life |
Shabach Entertainment |
gospel but sounds like a popular "organic
soul" |
| Semaj |
I'm ready |
Johnson Productions |
lots of love ballads, better than his 1st
album |
| LaJaye |
Slow n easy |
- |
soulful ballad for the ladies (CD
single) |
|
| March 12, 2002 |
| U.S.(United Soul) |
Ain't nothing like the real thing baby |
VMG |
nice soulful male/female duo, 4 tracks (CD
single) |
| George H. Hamilton |
Geo is joy |
Powerhouse One |
re-arrival to this shore again, '80s feel soulful
goodies here & there |
|
| March 13, 2002 |
| Angelique |
same |
Angelique |
female "neo-soul" new comer with a little jazzy
groove |
| Stan Mosely |
Do Right |
Malaco |
good voice & materials with superb Malaco
backing |
| Quinn Golden |
On Q |
Ecko |
up to the standard of this excellent southern soul
label |
|
| March 15, 2002 |
| Errol Brown |
Still sexy |
Universal Music |
ex Hot Chocolate, poppy but soulful, not his best
recordings |
| Johnny Rawls |
Lucky man |
Deep South Sounds |
smooth blend of blues & soul |
| Chick Willis |
I won't give up |
Deep South Sounds |
more blues oriented than Johnny, but some
are..... |
|
| March 16, 2002 |
| B.C.U. |
What U want from me |
B-Down World Music |
rap'n R&B mid tempo (CD single) |
| Stanley Johnson |
Down in the basement vol.1 |
Stanley T. Johnson, Sr. |
old style R&B singer, mainly slow
ballads |
| Beverly Knight |
Who I am |
Parlophon |
this UK diva did her work well again |
| Lee Fields |
Keep it real |
BDA |
too many releases! his usual style with many slow
ballads (CD-R) |
|
| March 17, 2002 |
| Christhopher Lewis |
Life |
Frontline Entertainment |
not bad singer, urban R&B in hiphop days
(CD-R) |
| Gregory Alan |
Essential |
PanaGold |
blue-eyed singer? reminiscent of Al
Jarreau |
|
| March 18, 2002 |
| William "Steel Bill" Payton |
Get it while it's hot! |
Farish Street |
Malaco style mid tempo R&B (CD single,
CD-R) |
| Keith Gladney |
KG |
Raw Entertainment |
soulful album with southern flavor |
| Casper Thomas |
My secret place |
C.A.T. |
soulish gospel |
| Sheeba Black |
The storm |
Black Inc/Orpheus |
female R&B with rap |
|
| March 20, 2002 |
| Don Bryant |
It's all in the world |
- |
his new gospel album featuring Ann Peebles, Howard
Grimes and Tamiko Jones etc., oooze his soulfulness from every tracks |
| Carmichael |
You need a man |
Affiliation |
two R&B ballads (CD single) |
| Hoagy Lands |
Live at Cleethorpes 2001 |
- |
sadly he passed away on 12th Jan. 2002,the first
(& the last) chance to hear his deep styled "live", starts from "Baby come
on home" to the last "A change is gonna come" duetted with Sidney Barnes
(CD-R) |
|
| March 21,2002 |
| Chapter V |
Chapter five |
Affiliation |
5 men's gospel group who sounds like R&B,
soulful but not so "hard" |
| DT |
My brother's keeper |
Blac Roc |
two brothers (Dion & Tone) sing soulful
hiphop'n R&B |
|
| March 25，2002 |
| Men of Standard |
Volume 3 |
Muscle Shoals Sound Gospel |
sure! more than a "standard" gospel |
| Big Daddy Cee |
Who's that lady |
All of a Sutton |
mid tempo title song & the slowie "Let me be
the one"，(4 tracks CD single) |
| Ann Nesby |
Put it on paper |
Universal |
gospel， soul & club music on one
album! |
| Malay |
One |
- |
smooth male vocal， but too smooth? 7 tracks only
(CD-R) |
|
| March 27，2002 |
| Jackie Neal |
Money can't buy me love |
Backstreet |
her 3rd album，southern soul with moderate blues
feeling |
| David Josias |
Ghetto love |
IMI |
good soul album，smooth but soulful groove here
& there |
| The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards |
God bless America |
Hi-C |
Dennis & four other veteran members sing
"patriotic" soul |
|
| March 28，2002 |
| The United Rhythm & Groove Exchange |
Da web |
- |
'70/'80s styled funk & soul，4 tracks (CD
single, CD-R) |
| Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band with Lady Mary |
Their best and latest in 2002 |
JB |
his (their) 4th album，still nice southern voices
with a collaboration with Roy C |
| Shawn L. Heckstall |
I'm blessed |
- |
smooth R&Bish contemporary gospel |
| Tslane |
You are nothing |
NuSoul |
female cool slow songs (CD single) |
|
| March 30，2002 |
| Vick Allen |
Let's dance |
Brown Hill |
if you like Willie Clayton type southern soul，
this is WELL worth a listen |
| Willie Hutch |
Sexalicious |
G.IT |
soulful & groovy in a mellow mood，my favorite
singer |
| Edwin Starr |
The ultimate live performances |
Boss Sound |
typical his energetic live recordings |
| CAFEdeSOUL |
volume one |
Cafe de Soul |
xlnt compilation of recent independent soul!
Harvey Hubert，Marqo etc |
| All-4-One |
A41 |
AMC American Music |
a bit too much "adult contemporary" but still in
good harmony |
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