| Just arrived at January 4, 2005 |
| The Mystery Man |
Part II |
Delta Ent. |
Ecko style southern soul produced by Charles Wilson, 2 tracks duplicated
with his first album "Bedroom workout" |
| ailbird |
Sacrifice |
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rap'n R&B singer, one slow "love" song (CD-R) |
| DJ Come of Age & Soulproduction |
Hidden soul |
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Swedish group featuring "neo-soul" sounding female singer, subtle
harmony with crisp, mellow vocals, 6 tracks (mini CD, CD-R) |
| Nicolas Bearde |
All about love |
Expansion |
UK version (with another cover) of Right Groove release reviwed on Nov.
6, 2004 |
| January 5, 2005 |
| Pete Belasco |
Deeper |
Compendia |
USA version of once Japanese only released album, see our short review
on March 17, 2003 |
| Michael Johnson The servant master |
The servant master |
Ketch A Vibe |
you know well about his work on Julie Dexter's album, his 2nd album, Nicolas
Bearde type singings, floating jazzy soul |
| Gaelle |
Transient |
Naked Music |
Gaelle Addsion (female) in typical Naked Music sound, "warm"
fusion of urban soul, dance music & jazz |
| January 6, 2005 |
| The Dyanamic Traveling Stars |
Pull over, let the Lord drive |
Traveling Star |
traditional downhome male gospel with "old" R&B influence,
include cover of "Don't let the green grass fool you" |
| Nu Beginning featuring Damon Little |
same |
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more "modern" sound than above |
| Men of Abundance |
No ordinary man |
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male gospel group with R&B flavor |
| Xaviera |
Sunshine |
Sunshine Music |
female singer from Georgia, smooth blend of R&B and pop by her own
youthful way (CD-R) |
| January 7, 2005 |
| P-Dub vs. Pretty Willie |
The Transition |
Wilflo |
Pretty Willie aka P-Dub, mainly hiphop but some R&B vocal slowies |
| Mike Hines |
I've been waiting |
Look Music Corp. |
emotional R&B with pop sense, lots of smoothers! |
| January 8, 2005 |
| BC |
Candyman "Love letters" |
BC Swang Music |
ex IV Xample, famous for his unreleased album on Red Ant, sexy sensual
& soulful R&B! |
| Chazz Dixon |
Hitsville - the house that Berry built. |
Da' Soul |
mellow groove & a bit jazzy feel, I like his "Does your mama know
about me" (CD-R) |
| Jonathan Laurince |
Thank you Lord |
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contemporary gospel, R&B flaor on some tracks, 7 tracks (mini CD) |
| Meant 2 B |
Back-up plan |
La Kid 'R |
4 piece male group, don't confuse with "Meant To Be", three "usual"
tracks (CD single) |
| January 9, 2005 |
| Fortune Vinson Cruse |
Undercover |
FVC |
veteran jazz trio, most R&B flavor among their albums, some cover of
R&B oldies like "Natural woman" or "Your precious love"
sung by Paula Johns etc. |
| Dianna |
Sensitive |
Orchard |
pop R&B mix with jazzy feel, resurface again from the original release
in '99 |
| Ricardo |
Dazed |
Two Brothers |
lots of emotional "love" songs, "old meets new" style (CD-R) |
| Kroshet Chaney |
Wish I could change |
K&J |
smooth R&B, sometimes a bit low key |
| Regg Berry |
Step |
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guitarlist/singer, "low key" combination of R&B, funk &
smooth jazz, some vocal tracks (CD-R) |
| January 10, 2005 |
| Blake Carrington |
Traveling man |
BTL Music |
"street" R&B = hiphop'n R&B |
| Wayna |
Moments of clarity, book 1 |
Quiet Power |
Ethiopia-born-America-raised female singer, urban R&B with neo-soul,
hiphop & spiritual flavors, not bad! |
| January 11, 2005 |
| Southern Relative |
I want you 2 know |
Fivemill |
4 piece male group, soulful singings with tight harmony, mainly emotional
slowies, well-worth listening! |
| Mary Ancheta |
Live life |
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cool & loungy R&B from Vancouver, she also has sense of British pop |
| Masterwerks |
24/7 R&B ballads |
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10 oldschool R&B ballads as title says, "usual" sounds by
Tony Harris etc. (CD-R) |
| Ron Parks |
Warm smooth and phonky |
Deedom |
a warm, sexy & smooth R&B groove, Issac Hayes or Barry White flavor |
| January 12, 2005 |
| Vince Hutchinson |
Lady |
HV |
lots of typical southern slowies & romps! nice singings with deep soulfulness |
| Sir Lawrence |
Paradise |
Brittney |
also southern soul sound, many emotional slowies with minimum backing (CD-R) |
| Oliver |
Hot girrrl |
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the third (?) album by Oliver A. Branch III, pop R&B with rocky edge,
half vocal half instrumental album (CD-R) |
| Siji |
God-given |
bbe |
pronounced "shee-gee", soulful male singer with African rhythm
influence, Al Green type, not bad! worth listening |
| January 13, 2005 |
| B'Shipe |
Happy |
Yeah Brother |
male singer from New Orleans, many SOULFUL tracks by this ex E-La-Te (!!)
singer, Marvin Gaye influence, don't overlook this! |
| Shandell |
Sunkissd |
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female singer from California, pop'n R&B with hiphop flavor (CD-R) |
| January 14, 2005 |
| Pantera Saint-Montaigne |
Yummy |
Orisha |
female R&B with jazzy feel, 7 tracks (mini CD) |
| #"Da" Y |
Distribute dis disk |
LXP |
hiphop>>R&B |
| January 15, 2005 |
| Beautiful Bobby Blackmon |
Travelin' home |
B3 |
downhome southern blues with strong R&B flavor his 3rd album? |
| Anna Maria Pasley |
I am |
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contemporary gospel, some R&B inspired tracks |
| Calvin Owens Show |
"Keeping big band blues ALIVE" |
Sawdust Alley |
big band blues, some guests like Gloria Edwards or Trudy Lynn, footstompin'
"H-Town French town git down" by Glor |
| Pat Boyack |
Voices from the street |
Doc Blues |
sorry to review this nice album "too late", blue-eyed guitarlist
in "pure southern blues'n soul" setting, vocal guests like Marcia
Ball, Sweetpea Atkinson, Larry Fulcher, Ruthie Foster etc., "The power
is gone" (Eugene Kemp original) by W. C. Clark is the perfect southern
soul track! |
| January 16, 2005 |
| T.K.Soul |
Now playing love games |
Soulful |
the third (and the best) album by Terry Kimble, aka "The bad boy of
southern soul", emotional southern slowies & talk-box tracks |
| V.A. |
Waiting to exhale |
Hep' Me |
subtitled as "new" southern soul women-vs-southern soul men,
well-known tracks from their albums by Monique Ford, The Love Doctor, Little
Kim Stewart, Terry Wright & Sorrento Ussery + "non-album"
tracks by Alfreida Upshaw, Robert Hill, Sweet Miss Coffy, China Redd +
George Jackson's "Struggling lady", southern soul galore! |
| January 17, 2005 |
| Rhonda Clark |
You touch me |
DSP Music |
oldschool R&B with a touch of jazz, some influence by great Linda Jones, "That's when I'll stop loving you" is the example(CD-R) |
| January 18, 2005 |
| Jacuz'e |
Gotta move on |
Cymbal |
three piece male group, mainstream R&B with "street" flavor,
not super "strong" but .... |
| January 19, 2005 |
| Andre Williams |
Rhythm & blues |
Black Rose |
"old" R&B with strong blues influence by this veteran Detroit
singer, not for today's R&B lovers |
| January 20, 2005 |
| Locksmith |
Welcome |
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newschool R&B (neo-soul) with oldschool flavor, Damien Behanan is his name |
| Lazet Michaels |
same |
Persuaded |
contemporary female gospel stylized as R&B, neo-soul, jazz, alternative
or pop |
| Sherry P. & Makoto M. |
Big city blues |
fiRE floWeR MuSiC |
California blues woman named Sherry Pruitt with Japanese blues guitarlist,
include one classic deep soul track "A woman's love song" |
| Reggie Haggai |
volume 9 |
Hit Brothaz |
smooth groove + funk feeling + neo-soul sound, but not so soulful (CD-R) |
| Lisa Jones |
His promise |
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uplifting female gospel, too much "gospel" for you? |
| January 21, 2005 |
| Arrow |
Opinions... |
Arrow |
male singer from Pennsylvania, rap'n R&B by east coast style |
| Fingazz |
Classics for the O.G.'s vol. 1 |
East Side |
both are "must" for low-riders! both almost all cover versions
of '70s/'80s soul favorites, full of "talk box" soounds on Figazz,
mellow rap on Payaso |
| Payaso |
Cruising oldies pt. 2 |
Teen Angels |
| Ja-Sheik |
A new beginning |
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15 year old female duo out of Detroit, R&B with hiphop or "street" flavor |
| Ulysses G. Salett |
My personal worship CD |
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contemporary male gospel with R&B influence (CD-R) |
| Goldee Heart |
Chapter 3 |
Marigold |
pop R&B with '70s feel, not so special but better than before? |
| January 22, 2005 |
| Romel |
City soul |
Libra Bros. Music |
nice emotional R&B singer! lots of soulful slow jams! worth listening |
| Bonerama |
Live from New York |
Bonerama |
popular New Orleans "brass" band "live" with Fred Wesley,
one earthy vocal track, interesting for funk lovers? |
| Rhonda Thomas |
Breath new life |
Rhonvocals |
ex Jiva singer, tagged "neo-soul"? airy vocal with jazzy flavor,
Minnie Riperton influence? |
| Cecil Parker |
For now |
CP |
sensitive yet souful R&B with '70s/'80s flavo, this veteran singer
still can sing! |
| January 23, 2005 |
| Masterwerks |
R&B box set |
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wow! 41 tracks in 4 CD set, include all tracks on "Old school &
today's R&B""Strictly old school (R&B)""27/7
R&B ballads" & "Strictly old school (R&B) 2nd edition"
CDs (CD-R) |
| The Uptown Crew |
Stop in the name of love |
W.A.B. Nation |
remember their "Sexy thang" album in '99? pop R&B, possibly blue-eyed group |
| Austion Andre |
Speanoff presents : |
Speanoff |
modern R&B with funk, street & even rock influences (CD-R) |
| Nate |
N9 |
Tri-1 |
emotional male singer, lots of sexy or "floating" slowies, not bad (CD-R) |
| January 24, 2005 |
| Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings |
Naturally |
Daptone |
more "oldschool R&B" oriented than her previous funk releases,
"You're gonna get it" is the classic style R&B ballad a la
Barbara Lynn or Irma Thomas! one track with Lee Fields, well worth listening! |
| January 25, 2005 |
| Blase |
Bold in the Lord and spiritually excited |
S4J |
not Blaze but three young ladies' gospel group, sounds like contemporary
R&B, one track with soulful male singer |
| Leonard & Sample |
Bend |
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sophisticated or adult R&B by blue-eyed group from Vancouver, female
lead with a twist of jazz , pop & even blues |
| Bobby Tinsley |
Pagel... |
More Than Hype |
emotional young singer from Florida, sexy romantic & soulful, Usher type |
| D. Horne |
I still believe... |
Yokebreaker |
male gospel, a little R&B influence |
| January 26 2005 |
| New Harvest |
The vision |
Faith Deliverance |
four piece male gospel group with strong R&B flavor, worth tryin' if
you're "group" buff |
| Lo Gray |
Time for myself |
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female medium R&B, not so interesting, one song 2 versions (CD single, CD-R) |
| Ellisha McKinney |
Same man, different name |
Da Pot Pot Music |
many styles of "love song", mixture of R&B, neo-soul, funk,
gospel & jazz (CD-R |
| Larissa Lam |
Revolutionary |
LOG |
her 3rd album, pop R&B with "urban" flavor, Christina Aguilera type |
| January 27, 2005 |
| Tavares |
Old dawg - new tricks EP |
Ear Candy |
"new" Tavares produced by Feliciano "Butch" Tavares,
oldschool R&B ballads & rapper (Jaye Smooth) featured tracks, not
their best, 5 tracks only (CD-R) |
| Lance Daniels |
True feelings |
Chase |
romantic or sexy R&B slowies + hiphop inspired tracks |
| Funk Nasty |
Been so long |
Cool Cat |
mixture of hiphop, funk'n R&B, acid-jazz & spoken word, not for
mainstream R&B listeners? (CD-R) |
| January 28, 2005 |
| Shlandrea |
In the eye of ... "Paradise" |
Blk.Ops |
female R&B with '90s flavor, emotional & sometimes sexy (CD-R) |
| Sharon Lewis with Under The Gun |
Everything's gonna be alright |
Sleeping Dog |
female blues singer from Illinois, include few classic deep soul ballads
like "Pass you by" |
| V.A. |
Outta da D |
Ever Reel |
nice compilation of Detroit's R&B, almost all emotional slowies! by
Winzell Kelly (of recent The Dramatics), Deon Lucas etc., if you like smooth
R&B with "independent" edge, try this! |
| January 29, 2005 |
| Sir Charles |
Lyrics |
Yddubym |
emotional tenor-falsetto singer with '70s/'80s flavor, he sometimes called
"little Smokey Robinson", many smooth and heartfelt ballads here,
not bad! |
| The Rebirth of Arthur Reed |
"Oh" let me praise, worship, and reverence you |
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"contemporary meets traditional" gospel with soulful R&B
flavored singings, don't be cheated by the title & jacket picture |
| Tony Lee & Unity |
Accept my praise |
Garden Boy Music |
one of many male gospel group, little interest for "This joy I have"
(groove mix) only, their 3rd release |
| The Toledo Show |
Workin' my nerves |
Red Room |
hiphop>>R&B, male singer/rapper with "spoken" & funk elemen |
| January 30, 2005 |
| Sheila Raye Charles |
Introducing |
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Ray Charles' daughter! '80s flavored female R&B, cover of "Hit
the road Jack", Stevie's "Love light in flight" and his
father-tribute original song, more than expected (CD single) |
| January 31, 2005 |
| Nate Bray |
Got to be strong |
Titus-Vision |
smooth R&B singer from Nebraska, lots of emotional slowies with "old
school" touch |
| Marcell McCoy |
Give me life |
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relaxed neo-soul sound (CD-R) |
| Shinor |
Talk to me |
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Nigerian male singer, sung by English, Wyclef follower? 2 songs 5 versions
(CD single, CD-R) |
| PJ Morton |
Emotions |
2 PM Music |
emotional & melodic R&B singings with a hint of gospel roots |
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