Soul Clinic

Soul Clinic

Just arrived at April 1, 2006

Infatuation / Secret love/Body and soul ( - )

three piece male group from Arizona, mainly romantic slowies with harmonies, not "oldschool" style but .... (CD-R)

Darnell Kendricks / Strawberry lemonade ( - )

nice blend of urban R&B, classic "soul" & jazz, lots of groovy or soulful tracks, worth listening! (CD-R)

Immij / Fearless (Immij Ladies)

four Asian-American ladies who are pronounced "image", pop R&B with harmony

April 2, 2006

Jeff Hendrick / Soul celebration (Bout Time)

nice mixture of today's catchy R&B, oldschool "soul" and a little bit "jazz", heartfelt ballads & groovy midtempos, watchout Canadian singer!

J. Sabin / Love scene (A-ZONE)

two very mainstream R&B slowies by this Memphis based blue-eyed male singer (CD single)

Tyrone Douglas / New age soul ( - )

smooth jazz guitarlist, mainly slow instrumental tracks including Bernitta Johnson, Andrew Ayers or Keith Sullivan's emotional vocals

Sylvia Asamoah / Halelujah ( - )

contemporary female gospel with minimum R&B flavor

Bryant Suggs / We win ... (Glamour N' Glitter)

traditional gospel with Sam Cooke influence

April 3, 2006

L.A. Shaun (Priceless MGMT.)

New York born female singer influenced by Gradys Knight, mixture of contemporary R&B, hiphop & "old" soul music with her clear voice (CD-R)

Lady A / Give me a song (Gumption)

Baltimore based R&B singer in the tradition of '50s/'60s jazzy ladies, lots of emotional oldschool ballads

Lyric / Good love ( - )

contemporary R&B with hiphop sense by female singer(CD single, slow & mid tempo tracks CD-R)

Sounds of Salvation / Alright! (Tillie Horizons Music)

Sounds of Blackness type, 2 songs 5 versions (CD single)

Jerry O. Adams / This is Jerry (A JOA)

pop R&B slow-mid song with acoustic touch, one song called "Send a letter" 3 versions (CD single, CD-R)

Trina & Michael / Conquer ( - )

contemporary gospel with R&B/jazz influence, only 6 tracks (mini CD, CD-R)

April ４, 2006

Calvin The 3rd / Relationship (Life Music)

so-called "rhythm & gospel", R&B sounding vocals with gospel lyrics

April 5, 2006

Erik /Dancin' shoes ( - )

singer/multi instrumentalist Erik Johnson from Washington D.C., oldschool-ish R&B + reggae + hiphop + bluesy song, 6 tracks only (mini CD)

DEL. ( - )

young British male singer, Omar or D'Angelo follower? lots of down tempo tracks (CD-R)

Joe Bataan / The message (I.T.P.)

what's veteran Chicano-soul sionger! still his usual sounds, lots of sweet & romantic slowies with "lowrider" flavor, includes some "live" tracks

Temar Underwood / Ad lib to fade ( - )

mixture of R&B, funk, rock & folk (CD-R)

Hadassah (Xerxes)

the 2nd album by this California based female singer, R&B with hiphop sense (CD-R)

April 6, 2006

Renea Mitchell / The road of love (Jomar)

"new" southern soul lady featuring remakes of Carl Sims' "Seventeen days of loving", slowies + toe-tappers + '70s/'80s style dancers

Team Airplay all-stars (Team Airplay)

lots of so-called "southern soul slide songs", groovy southern mid-tempo tracks by male/female singers

Bradford / Take heed (BouLaa)

mixture of R&B, pop, reggae & electro, male singer from Georgia

April 7, 2006

The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards / Look what the Lord has done (Ascend Music)

Dennis Edwards, David Sea, Chris Arnold, Bernard Gibson & Mike Pattillo sing gospel! soulful and powerful singings with strong R&B flavor

Lee Shot Williams / Starts with a "P" (Ecko)

the 6th but not his best album on this John Ward's label, typical southern soul + blues + Marvin Sease type lyrics

DeJuan 'N' Only / BOSS II : the prince of R&B album (Only Music!)

R&B/rap mix with "sexy" flava, male singer from Ohio

Marcia Golding / I want to tell you (Golding)

grew up in Jamaica and now settle in Canada, sings oldschool flavored R&B & smooth reggae

Candis Francis / All night (Chey B)

contemporary female R&B with hiphop gear

April 8, 2006

Charlie Brown / Grown folk's party (CLM)

any recordings before? nice smooth "southern R&B" album with Tyrone Davis influence, not too downhome, worth trying

Errol Stubbs / Fighting knight ( - )

oldschool R&B with southern or downhome flavors, back up guitarlist/singer of recent Clarence Carter, a bit monotonous (CD-R)

Takiyah / Da truth ( - )

female singer Takiyah Dixon from New Jersey, urban R&B with street sense a la Eryka or India (CD-R)

Sharlene Simmonds / Get ready ( - )

contemporary female gospel with R&B feeling

April 9, 2006

G-Will / A blessing on the shelf (Wakie's Entertainment)

do you remember the name of Greg Willis or Willis Dempo? this is HIS latest recordings, soulful R&B with a touch of "street", worth listening album!

Chris Byrd / From Chris Byrd's collection of : songs in the key of love (Volume 1) (Minstrel House Music)

not his usual gospel but romantic "love songs" (for married couples), full of soulful "love" slowies in R&B style

Alvin Green / He'll understand it (Southcity)

if you're serious collector of "modern soul", you surely remember his old R&B record named "The sun shines" on LuLu or Green Fire label, now he sings "soulful" gospel

April 10, 2006

K Band / The party is right here (Roya)

looks "beach music" album but sounds nice southern R&B, two lead singers' (John Woodard & Anthony Price) soulful singings bring us back to the late '70s/early '80s

Zakeria Roberson / Revolution (N.H.F.A.)

reviewed as "funky contemporary christian gospel rock" on some site, yes! soulful gospel with R&B influence

Laterras R. Whitfield / Issues we all got 'em (Play House)

original soundtrack featuring R&B, gospel & jazz, watch out some soulful R&B tracks by Gary Jenkins (ex Silk)! not bad

Blue Soul (Del Boy)

blue-eyed bles'n soul band featuring some remakes of soul biggies

April 11, 2006

Donny Jones / The reaction ( - )

follow-up release to "A playa's journal" album, gospel lyrics with R&B sounds, mainly downtempo songs (CD-R)

Garrick / My name is trouble (NU Level)

marriage of contemporary gospel & soulful R&B? lots of emotional slowies!! (CD-R)

Artie "Blues Boy" White / Package deal (Chilltown)

his "usual" blues'n soul sound with synth horns, "Breakfast on the table" is surely remake of "I can't take it" by Otis Clay/Don Bryant

Rob and The Soul Brother / Show some luv (Robsoul)

Robert (Rob) James & Sandy (Soul Brother) Anderson team featuring Crown Heights Affair, Audrey Wheeler & Percy Jones, mixture of oldschool, groovy, funky, mellow & jazzy R&B, 2 CD set

Tabatha / Tabatha who? (MGB)

female R&B singer with hiphop gear from Ohio (CD-R)

April 12, 2006

Azim / Do you know what love is? (Azim's Music)

one "urban" love ballad & snippets from his forthcoming debut album (CD single)

Ziema / Scream my name ( - )

only 17 yeard old boy? contemporary R&B with "street" feel, many sexy downtempo tracks

Soul Vaccination / Live! ( - )

10 piece vocal/instrumental group from Oregon a la Tower of Power! soulful vocals with tight horns special guest Andy Stokes

Descendants of Reality / Reality : necessary ( - )

funky hiphop/R&B with some downtempo tracks, two female singers group (CD-R)

Lucas Kellison / My town ( - )

blue-eyed soul singer with his own tenor voice, mixture of R&B, funk, blues & jazz

April 13, 2006

Calvin Rock / Forever love ( - )

soulful & powerful R&B singer with gospel influence!! (CD-R)

T-Swang / We gets down ( - )

he said that "funkhop music is my style", smooth singings with strong hiphop flava (CD-R)

Antonia Jenae / For medical purposes (Konchus Collective)

funky R&B with jazzy feel by this Florida-born lady, backup singer of Joss Stone's world tour

Makeda Tiye / Coming out ... The beginning ( - )

mixture of R&B, funk, hiphop & pop with a touch of Angie Stone, female singer from Georgia , 7 tracks only(mini CD, CD-R)

Lon Calvin Whitfield / Waiting on the Lord... ( - )

Min. Kristin Smith / True vine (Heaven Sent)

both contemporary gospel with minimum R&B flavor(former CD-R, latter CD)

April 14, 2006

Bobby Conerly / 7 come 11 (Rob-K Master Chef)

veteran Texas singer! lots of emotional "southern" slowies with Bobby Bland influence, he still can sing!

Terry Forsythe / All I want for Christmas (Monogram)

just one of many Christmas album, sorry for "out-of-season" review

April 15, 2006

Robbie King & Tony J / Got to get to you (Composition)

well-known names in "reggae" world but this is nice "Jamaican soul" album with strong '70s flavor, some dancable mid-tempo tracks some heartfelt ballads (CD-R)

Robbie King & Tony J / Got to get to you (Composition)

well-known names in "reggae" world but this is nice "Jamaican soul" album with strong '70s flavor, some dancable mid-tempo tracks some heartfelt ballads (CD-R)

Spike & Pops / Random act ( - )

jazzy or funky mid -tempos + emotional slowies, Chicago singers (CD-R)

Hei-Ron / Laugh now cry later ( - )

mainly rap and few R&B, Chi town flow with southern twist, male singer (CD-R)

Stress / God bless the stress (MTI)

mainly rap, few R&B vocal tracks, male singer

April 16, 2006

Big G / Broken hearted (BigGSounds)

lots of groovy "downhome blues'n soul" tracks in his 5th album

Yahmein Love / In my memory (Darling)

neo-soul sound a la Anita Baker, mostly slowies

Tahitia / Here (Quincy Mac Productions)

soft & sultry voice in the vein of Sade, 8 tracks only (mini CD)

Josiah / Dance children dance emancipation (Touch 1 Music)

ten piece male/female group with relaxed gospel/R&B feeling (CD-R)

Soul Inspiration / God's perfect time ( - )

"contemporary meets traditional" type gospel with R&B influence, three piece male group from Maryland

Min. Carroll Boomer Jr. / It's the word!! (A Higher Praise)

contemporary gospel with a little "oldschool R&B" flavor (CD-R)

April 17, 2006

Mel Waiters / Throw back days (Waldoxy)

well produced album filled with southern grooves, include remakes of Lenny Williams' "I like your sister" or ZZ Hill's "Bump and grind"

Chadun / I'll be around (Columbus Bridge)

soulful urban R&B, his 2nd release, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R)

Sugar Pie DeSanto / Refined sugar (Jasman)

what's veteran singer! she still CAN sing with her own soulful voice, mixture of old-style R&B, blues & jazz, try to hear if Etta James is your kind

Loony Johnson (Section Zouk)

urban R&B with some "island" feel, mostly romantic or sexy slowies sung by English or Portuguese

April 18, 2006

Phil Perry / Classic love songs (Shanachie)

his loving interpretations of the most popular love songs, smooth yet soulful! "Just my imagination""La la means I love you""Have you seen her""Hey there lonely girl" etc.\

Koffee / Wake up! ( - )

Joe (Koffee) Hardy Jr. from Chicago, lots of sexy & emotional slowies with a little "hiphop" touch, not bad really (CD-R)

Roy Roberts / By request : the best of : vol. 1 (Rock House)

18 blues'n soul tracks from his previous albums, numbered limited edition of 10000

Chico / Sweet sounds of love (M.I.M.M.)

mainly sweet sweet R&B ballads with his tenor voice (for candlelight dinner), old-school singer named Chico Mendez from New Jersy

Billy Cook Super Star / It's Christmas time (BMG 1965)

I don't remember that I already reviewed this album, his "usual" smooth yet soulful singings with a shade of underground Texas rap

April 19, 2006

David Saleem / Keep it simple (RDS)

smooth, romantic & sweet soul galore! full of "oldschool" flavor, only 8 tracks (mini CD, CD-R)

4 God / The movement (Rey of Hope)

male gospel group but sounds like today's R&B, reviewed as "urban gospel hiphop with an oldschool flavor", yes I agree!

Mighty Clouds of Joy / Live in Charleston (Intersound)

still "mighty mighty" gospel with soulful singings & harmonies, 2 disc set of DVD & CD

April 20, 2006

Krystylez (SIM Productions)

smooth urban R&B with lots of emotional slowies!! male singer from Chicago

Jonathan Burton / Cruise control and the best yet (Slip A Mill)

nice southern R&B with a touch of blues & gospel, many downhome slowies

Phat W. / Mistic sky (Ruff Pro)

male singer named Ezra R. Williams from Alabama, emotional R&B with "neo-soul" touch, relaxed & healing atmosphere, mostly down tempo tracks (CD-R)

April 21, 2006

Michael Bell / Storm called Katrina (Bell Time)

oldschool R&B! lots of emotional slwies with strong '70s (group) flavor, not bad & try this! (CD-R)

D Goode / This is the new school ( - )

smooth smooth R&B singer from New Jersey, lots of "love" ballads with a groove (CD-R)

B.W.R.D. / Command

advertised as "Motown - Temptation but only in gospel", contemporary male gospel quartet with strong R&B harmonies

In Process... / Mission : love ( - )

4 acappella singing ladies, "love songs" with R&B flavor (CD-R)

April 22, 2006

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lots of emotional slowies with his own soulful voice, solid R&B album! talented male singer from Florida, worth listening

Will De'Shun / Diversified (W.D.P. Radio)

Will De'Shun Pickens from Detroit, sexy, savvy & soulful R&B influenced by "'70s/'80s soul""funky-jazz" or "hiphop", well-worth trying! (CD-R)

V.A. / Sound Street Records compilation volume 1 (Nu-Von Inc.)

not bad! not bad! smooth and soulful R&B tracks (with a touch of hiphop) by lesser-known singers such as N-Jay, Tash, Tef & Don etc.

The Hedges and Highways Gospel Singers / Lift him up (SR Studio)

traditional gospel but with "smooth" lead singings, a little bit "old school" touch

April 23, 2006

Ramon Michael / Love well enough alone (Crumbs 2 Bricks Entertainment)

lots of soulful or heartfelt slowies here & there in this his debut album! worth listening (CD-R)

Bam Bam / Rub it (King of Sons)

blue-eyed male singer from Canada, funky R&B with "pop" flavor + traditional "deep soul" ballads such as "Reminds me of U"

Final Draft / What is luv (Block Ent.)

male harmony ballad, one song 4 versions (CD single, CD-R)

Melissa Young / Mad at myself (Chitlin' Strut Music)

melodic, catchy & soulful, featuring male singer named "Journee" is also nice, one song 4 versions (CD single)

RevReggie Sconiers / No wonder ( - )

contemporary male gospel with minimum R&B flavor, "CD-R," plus DVD set

April 24, 2006

JC / Broken pieces (On The Money)

mixture of urban, funky, blues & hiphop, very emotional male singer from Mississippi, dynamic singings

Fella / R&B's unsigned hype ( - )

solid male R&B with hiphop influence, some sexy singings

Emmanuel Kerry / This is "K" ( - )

mainly emotional slowies, only 6 tracks (mini CD, CD-R)

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RK Gray/ She's got it going on (Touch Tone)

smooth & sensual R&B tracks, 2 songs of slow and medium (CD single)

April 25, 2006

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Sir Mack Rice / Get that money (Joy Road)

comeback of "Mustang Sally" fame veteran soul singer! FUNKY blues with hiphop'n R&B touch, so-called "hiphop blues"

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Ronnie Jones / Again (Just Groove)

nice oldschool-ish R&B from Italy, lots of GROOVY mid-tempo tracks backed by Billy Cobham etc.

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Soul Vaccination / Do you wanna dance? (Flatsharp)

another to the same-name group who was reviewed here on last week, this is Swedish vocal/instrumental band, pop'n R&B, 2 volume CD set

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Baby Fame / A chance to change (Belltime)

hiphop'n R&B with oldschool flavor, male rapper/singer from Detroit (CD-R)

April 26, 2006

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Lawrence Welton / R.S.V.P. ( - )

smooth blend of R&B, pop & little jazz with Luther Vandross flavor, lots of emotional slowies, turn off the lights and......

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Al Turner / It's good to have friends (Al Turner Productions)

smooth jazz bassist with a touch of R&B, featuring guest appearances by Earl Klugh, Oleta Adams, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr., you'll like title track sung by soulful Key Bullard

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Tracy Hamlin / Seasons (DMH)

mixture of neo-soul & classic soul! in an "adult" mood

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Redd Styles / Let it play (DFMedia)

mixture of R&B and hiphop, sometimes Usher sometimes Ne-Yo, young singer from Florida

April 27, 2006

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Karlyton "KK" Clanton / Speak for me (68 Street)

the most favorite album among recent contemporary gospel releases, an inspirational mix of R&B and gospel with his own soulful voice!

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Norman Thomas / Scriptures : chapters 1 - 7 (PHAM)

gospel lyrics but sounds like almost R&B! soulful & emotional! 8 tracks only (mini CD)

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Blackstone / Beautiful ( - )

"original" R&B yet familiar sound to '70s/'80s soul music, three piece group with soulful female (Cassandra Reed! remember her Peak album?) lead (CD-R)

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