| Just arrived at Aug. 1, 2002 |
| Peggi Blu |
Livin' on love |
Epansion |
welcome back! urban yet soulful |
| VIP |
All access |
Baby Honey |
soulful male trio, if recent DEEP SIDE album (reviewed at July 25) is you
kind, this is well worth listening |
| Kindred Three |
same |
Red Hill |
multi-raced three boys group, mainstream sound a la Backstreet Boys |
| Darius Rucker |
Back to then |
Hidden Beach |
Hootie & the Blowfish frontman's solo album, celebration of old school
soul! Japanese issue has two extra bonus cuts |
| Aug. 2, 2002 |
| Bootsie Daniels and Smack Dab |
Don't you ever be afraid |
Catawba |
'60s/early '70s styled "party" soul band, influenced by beach music? |
| Krofhet |
Farewell |
K&J |
male singer, smooth two sides (CD single) |
| Avery |
Uncool |
3 Key Entertainment |
hip hop'n R&B, 6 tracks (CD-R) |
| D'Mystro |
True seed |
DPE Music |
more "soul" than his previous releases, all slow jams, 3 tracks (CD single) |
| Joe Sample |
The pecan tree |
Verve |
his usual fusion sound, vocal tracks by Howard Hewitt & newcomer Lizz Wright |
| Masters at Work |
Our time is coming |
Tommy Boy |
some soulful vocal house tracks by James Ingram, Stephanie Mills etc |
| Aug. 3, 2002 |
| LaTanya Lockett |
In the city |
LaTanya Lockett |
neo soul mixed with funk and R&B |
| Race |
I found love |
One Step Beyond |
smooth urban black music, mostly down tempo tracks, male singer |
| Aug. 4, 2002 |
| Trin-I-Tee |
The kiss |
Gospocentric |
this three blessed young women did a fine job again! my recent favorite
album |
| Shelia Moore |
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gospel but sounds like "neo-soul" |
| Pazelee |
Number one |
PopHouse Entertainment |
nice urban soul with the beat, male singer |
| Aug. 6, 2002 |
| Lena D. Holt |
It's personal |
Sharper |
nice "almost-R&B" female gospel, soulful singer |
| Trudy Lynn |
Memories of you |
Jus Blues |
mainly blues, few R&B cuts are still sung by her usual strong voice |
| Greg A. Smith |
Forbidden fruit |
G |
a bit bluesy southern soul album with a minimal backing, his 4th album?
promotional copy only? (CD-R) |
| Aug. 7, 2002 |
| Nightchill |
New fashion love songs |
Que Ti |
after their 2 CD singles, this Detroit veterans released an album at last,
almost all tracks are old styled beatiful ballads with harmony, if you
like romantic mood, try & listen |
| Aug. 8, 2002 |
| Genai |
Let love |
Videoarts |
summery jazz soul, their 4th album? Japanese release |
| The universal sounds of house |
same |
High On Rhythm |
compilation of recent soulish side of house music, not for everyone but... |
| Aug. 9, 2002 |
| Maysa |
Out of the blue |
N-Coded Music |
former Incognite frontwoman, one track duetted with Will Downing, "OSAKA"
has very interesting lyrics for Japanese listeners |
| Conya Doss |
Poem about Ms Doss |
Nu Mecca |
if you like Jill Scott or Erykah Badu, this is for you |
| Julie Dexter |
Dexterity |
Ketch A Vibe |
long-awaited debut album, neo-soul sound with a hint of UK soul |
| Aug. 10, 2002 |
| Don Blackman & the Family Tradition |
Listen |
Expansion |
this his 2nd album is recorded 20 years after his first one! groovy soul
+funk-jazz |
| On Point |
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Connect-Cutz |
young male trio, no paticular strong singings nor tight harmonies |
| Aug. 11, 2002 |
| Royce |
same |
Osiris |
almost down-tempo with hiphop influence, male singer |
| Byron Kelsey Atkinson |
All about love |
Diverse Earth |
sophisticated voice? a bit "dull" for me |
| Aug. 12, 2002 |
| Sidney Barnes |
Then and now |
Midwest International |
collection album of his various hard-to-find or previously-unreleased recordings
from '60 to '99, try to hear his nice old northern soul sounds +also nice
promising recent cuts (CD-R) |
| The Rance Allen Group |
All the way |
Tyscot |
not his best but strong Rance is back again! |
| Distingwishd |
2 distinguished |
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sound like second-rate "Mary Mary", female duo |
| James Witherspoon |
The blues healen |
VP |
Detroit blues album include one favorite mid temp R&B "What's on your
mind" |
| Aug. 13, 2002 |
| Chad Hunter |
Quality time |
High Power |
3 slow R&B tracks, not highly professional (CD single, CD-R) |
| Troy (Big Shot) Peoples |
I dropped da bomb on you |
Motex |
despite of his George Clinton like appearance, slow version is "a
burner" by his soulful voice, 4 versions (CD single) |
| Aug. 15, 2002 |
| Pamela |
He is the reason |
Sound of Deliverance |
modern female gospel with heavy R&B feel & production |
| General Johnson & the Chairmen of the Board |
Timeless |
Surfside |
most SOULFUL side of beach music, why can they sing at the same quality
as 20 or 30 years ago?? some potential hits within |
| The Embers |
Live at the Sands |
FEE |
long careered (blue-eyed) group of beach music, usual "beach music " sound |
| Aug. 16, 2002 |
| Aquanote |
The pearl |
Naked Music |
sexy modern (too modern?) soul + sophisticated jazz funk, mainly female
vocals |
| Greg Walker |
Never better |
Wilma's Son's Music |
good for late night listening, rich ballads in 'fusion' surrounding |
| Jerry Brooks |
I'll be there if you ever need me |
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veteran singer, ex the Elgins or James Barnes & the Agents, '60s R&B
mood (CD-R) |
| Aug. 17, 2002 |
| Question |
Vital energy |
Women's World/Lightyear |
nice hiphop influenced female R&B singer |
| Memphis rhythms |
same |
Select-O-Hits |
compilation of recent Memphis Music, mainly blue-eyed rock or blues singers,
but strong blue'n soul track by Ruby Wilson (ex Malaco) is obscure recording |
| Gary Brown |
Brownie |
EMN |
blue-eyed male singer, soulish "beach" music |
| Aug. 18, 2002 |
| Eddie Cane |
same |
Cashflow |
today's soul sound, emotionnal singer but not so characteristic |
| Chocolate soul |
Compilation deluxe |
Chocolate Music |
the second volume of this "Cocolate soul" series, UK soul tracks
like Fertile Ground + USA cuts like Karen Bernod or Amanda Ray, I like
the first track by Mikel, more soulful than expected |
| Aug. 19, 2002 |
| Doggy Dog Allstars |
Welcome to tha house vol.1 |
Doggy Style |
rap compilation album by Snoop Dogg, three or four R&B tracks by Latoiya
Williamsor or Vinnie Bernard |
| Joe McBride and the Texas Rhythm Club |
Keepin' it real |
Heads Up |
not so soulful vocal tracks than his previous albums, a bit jazzy or bluesy,
but still one or two listenable songs in fusion surrounding |
| Aug. 20, 2002 |
| Bigg Robb |
Grown folks' muzic |
Over 25 Sound |
party jam a la Zapp style (of course he's ex Zapp) plus very soulful southern
soul styled slowies, welldone Robb! (CD-R) |
| Tiffany |
Tainted love |
Tiffany Tatum |
female R&B newcomer with a jazz & pop flavor |
| Aug. 21, 2002 |
| Earnest Davis |
Real soul |
SIMS |
reactivate the legendary label SIMS, southern soul album which sounds like@early
'70s recordings |
| Simone |
Spoken emotions |
Rainy |
Vanessa Williams type. moder and singer |
| Lil Ann Rogers |
Christ-style |
Christworks |
gospel with strong R&B accent, usual singer |
| Aug. 22, 2002 |
| Carl Marshall |
This is for grown folks |
Gift |
not his best, better songs & more melllow or soulful singings on next
album@please! |
| Mystery Man |
Bedroom workout |
Wilson |
who is he? usual southern soul with machine backing |
| Aug. 24, 2002 |
| Pieces of a Dream |
Love's silhouette |
Heads Up |
fusion album with two vocal tracks (one R&B, one jazz) by Tracy Hamlin |
| Bobby Wilson |
In your name |
Divinity |
gospel from N.O., his soulful voice will appeal to R&B listeners a
little bit |
| Professor Ronnie Felder |
Just been so good |
Juana |
gospel from Frederick Knight's label! |
| Charles Wilson |
You got to pay to play |
Wilson |
better than Mystery Man or Maurice Davis on this label, southern soul with
Tyron Davis influence |
| Aug. 25, 2002 |
| Gregg A. Smith |
Forbidden fruit |
Trinity River |
the official release of his "promotiol" copy which was reviewed
at Aug. 6, with picture cover |
| Temika Moore |
Moments of truth |
Moore II Come |
sometimes Rachelle Ferrell, sometimes Angie Stone? |
| Shawn Christopher |
Drink from the fountain |
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lyrics are gospel but sounds like R&B, "better" release among
various recent female gospel products |
| Martha Camp |
Unconditonal love |
Camp N' Camp |
R&B with a little hiphop feel |
| Aug. 29, 2002 |
| Sage |
King of the avenue |
Sage Music Co |
west coast blue-eyed vo/inst. group, Tower of Power plus blues feeling? |
| Aug. 30, 2002 |
| Jimmy Baker & Blues Encounter |
Look in the mirror |
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blues album with heavy influence of soul/R&B |
| Charles Wright |
Music for the times we live in |
M$WM |
mainly downtempo tracks with "modern" doo-wop feel, despite of
his soulful voice, various type of songs makes this a loose album |
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