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Big G / Simply me (BigGSounds)
his "usual" deep southern R&B sounds
with light blues flavor, saxophone in back sounds, include remake of "I'd rather
go blind"
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Kevin Gray / So fresh ( - )
contemporary gospel meets R&B, soulful singings with strong beats, some
talk-box sounds, his second album? (CD-R)
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Brantley De' Angelo / I did it for love (The Write Music)
smoothly sung R&B with light"pop" flavor, all downtempo songs
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Al Gitar / Walking on water (Sup-R-Man)
mixture of blues, R&B and pop, smooth
sounds a la George Benson, 4 songs 7 versions (mini CD, CD-R)
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G. Mason / Tupac shakur tribute album ( - )
only for Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 71 -
September 13, 1996) fan, all instrumental tracks no R&B vocals
(CD-R)
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Sunni Stephens / Get'em girls (Magic Box)
followup single to her "Miss fly girl" album, mixture of rap, dance &
R&B, 2 songs 6 versions (CD single, CD-R)
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| May 12, 2007 |
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Rickey Rush / A slow rush ( - )
the son of the great bluesman Otis Rush,
lots of emotional, romantic and sexy slow jams, worth listening!
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E3 / One soulEllis Hall
Ellis Hall III from California, relative
of Ellis "The spirit liners on ... and on "album fame - Hall? soulful R&B
with a touch of hiphop and jazz (CD-R)
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J. Derrickson Project / Strange mood (JDP)
groovy R&B with strong oldschool
flavor, his second album, many midtempo songs
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| May 13, 2007 |
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Ruff Ground / Another flatline (Ruff Ground)
"oldschool meets new" type, smoth smoothly
sung R&B some hiphop geared tracks, three piece male group from California
(CD-R)
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Kokoh / Meltdown ( - )
all songs written & produced by Leon Ware, smooth sensual &
seductive, female singer from New York (CD-R)
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AIJAZ / What is going on (SP Entertainment)
not Marvin Gaye's song, urban R&B with hiphop touch featuring piano, 2
songs (CD single)
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| May 14, 2007 |
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Skip Mahoney and The Casuals / Now then and forever (Wonder Watt)
you still remember their "Your funny
moods"? real sweet harmony group with falsetto singings, their old hits + 3
"new" songs (CD-R)
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T. West / I wanna sing for you (Empress)
followup release to "Cobb's creek park"
single, her first album, contemporary female R&B with "classic soul" asnd
hiphop influence (CD-R)
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All in Love / Live at Czar's 505 (No Hum Yet)
blue-eyed vocal/instrumental group,
oldschool funk'n R&B with Tower of Power style, some remakes of old soul
hits (CD-R)
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Gina Fletcher / I am healed ( - )
gospel lyrics but souds like R&B, no
hard shout, daughter of the late Sam Fletcher, only 5 tracks (mini CD)
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Jeff Zavac / Hit the road Jack (Henry Stone Music)
features Gwen McCrae & The Craetts,
but no "solo" singings by Gwen, if interested in his saxophone sounds, try his
album "Instrumental magic", 2 songs (CD single, CD-R)
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| May 15, 2007 |
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V.A. / In the groove (Soul Vibe)
wow! well compiled album of current independent R&B, some unreleased
some from their latest or forthcoming albums, all QUALITY tracks, 2 Tone
featuring James Day, NYR, Lenny Hamilton, Tracii Chinwah, Tim Owens etc.,
well-worth trying
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T.K. / Just TK ( - )
female singer from Texas with soulful voice, lots of urban R&B slowies,
some hints of gospel, jazz and hiphop (CD-R)
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Charles Wright / Finally got it ... Remix 2007 (A Million $ Worth of
Memories)
founder/leader of The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, different song
selection to same name '06 album, soulful oldschool R&B
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Karen Cobb / Where it begins... (MAV)
some critic told "she is reminiscent of an early Donna Summer meets Bonnie
Pointer with just a dash of Gradys Knight", mixture of R&B, pop and
gospel
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| May 16, 2007 |
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Vince Montana, Jr. featuring Double Exposure / You are my everything (PSW)
Vince revisited his Salsoul Orchestra days! veteran Philly group dancer
with velvety sexy and groovy back sounds, one song 6 versions (CD single, CD-R)
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Cassandra / Press thru (Intergroove Music)
urban gospel with R&B flavor, almost sounda like R&B, female singer
from Texas (CD-R)
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Joint Heir / An intimate encounter ( - )
contemporary male gospel group with strong R&B feeling, soulful lead
singers are really strong
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Caloe / A thug in love (Chad Supreme)
Earl Thompson from Florida, slow "love" R&B with hiphop variation, one
song 7 versions (CD single)
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Kameela / Changes : volume 1 (Cookie Jar Productions)
mixture of urban R&B, funky, jazz and
hiphop, female singer from New Jersey
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Vincent Orion / Frenzy ( - )
R&B/pop crossover with a groove, light
oldschool touch (CD-R)
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Sentoria "$$Money" Green / Love is the key to life ( - )
followup release to her '04 "Keepin it
real" album, rap'n R&B with positive message, female singer/DJ from
California (CD-R)
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| May 17, 2007 |
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George Porter Jr. / It's life (Ora's)
ex The Meters, famous New Orleans bass
player/singer, is this one of the best album as singer? lots of oldschool
R&B singings (with Leslie Smith)
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Esty / Optimistic (PMG)
Estabon Bennermon from New York area, lots of emotional or romantic "love"
slowies, worth trying
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Darryl D'Bonneau / On my way (ABSNII)
soulful house! lots of dancefloor
favorires with very soulful voice
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Harmone' / The black pearl (Durtfactory)
followup release to her '04 "All I ask" album, emotional R&B with
"neo-soul" touch
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Landie / I'm ready ( - )
urban R&B with light funky or Carribean flavors, female singer from
Georgia (CD-R)
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Betty Pride / Cold hearted woman ( - )
jazzy blues singer from North Carolina,
some remakes of soul hirs such as "Stand by me (with Nappy Brown)""That's the
way love is" etc.
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Summer Johnson / I'm hot ( - )
sexy and emotional dancer, one song 5 versions (CD single, CD-R)
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| May 18, 2007 |
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Denise LaSalle / Pay before you pump (Ecko)
her "usual" southern R&B sounds from
ballad "Hold on tight" to cheeky double-entendre filled title track, she wrote
seven of ten cuts
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J.D. Experience / Sophistication ( - )
mixture of R&B, neo-soul and jazz, urban male vocals with saxophone,
hense the title name, some instrumentalo tracks
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Smooth SP / The answer ( - )
male singer from Florida, smooth R&B ballads or club bangin' R&B, 4
songs (CD single, CD-R)
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Sputnick Sheppard / The beginning (Royal Palace)
blend of oldschool R&B, funky and blues featuring Errol Stubbs' guitar,
"Surprise in my eyes" is downhome R&B, 7 songs (mini CD, CD-R)
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Marva Wright / After the levees broke (AIM)
her "first" recording after Hurricane
Katrina, southern blues'n soul with her still powerful voice, some gospel
tracks
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Cole Williams / The Basement sessions EP ( - )
female neo-soul with hearty voice, some "futuristic" flavor, 7 songs (mini
CD, CD-R)
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Koko Taylor / Old school (Alligator)
veteran Chicago blues lady with light
"oldschool" R&B touch, of course mainly blues
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| May 19, 2007 |
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Ion / Da energy (Gimmie Mine Entertainment)
urban R&B with a touch of hiphop, light gospel influence also? "old
meets new" type
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Tony "T76" White / Street love (Allpro)
mixture of urban R&B, hiphop and funk, grown folk R&B with some
"southern" flavors, not bad album (CD-R)
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Simply Black (R&S)
two female singers team from Florida, blend of oldschool R&B, pop and
blues, some remakes of famous R&B oldies (CD-R)
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The Winstons / Greatest hits (Sensatonal)
many duplication with their other albums except a few new tracks such as
"Da da wiggle""Electric slide" etc., their usual smoothly sung groovers (CD-R)
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Lord Luther / Pure soul music (A Showtime Production)
Luther McDaniel, longtime veteran R&B singer, I know his name for over
40 years from "Two of a kind" days, from doowap, frantic rock'n roll, jazzy
blues to oldschool soul, not for today's R&B listeners (CD-R)
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Kenneth E. Woods with Warren Burrell Jr. (Mr Bee) / Flying high
(BUMA)
mixture of blues and oldschool R&B in
Mississippi juke joint mood (CD-R)
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| May 20, 2007 |
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James Day featuring Audrey Wheeler and guests / Better days (Soul
Vibe)
re-release of his Expansion album with different cover & few song
change, I rate highly this album when I reviewed here before, real "soul" music
with a hint of '80s R&B
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Shawn Everette / Answers (Soul Levite)
contemporary gospel with the groove of today's urban R&B, worth trying
this!
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Patrick Harris / Long time comin' (Lyn-Rome)
followup album to his 6 tracker mini album called "Right on time", downhome
southern R&B with blues touch, Bobby Womack orJohnnie Taylor
influences (CD-R)
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| May 21, 2007 |
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Favor / Your love ( - )
contemporary gospel with very strong urban
R&B sounds, emotional singings with R&B harmonies, two male duo from
Delaware, well-worth trying
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Curtis Walker / The messenger (Feel Good)
contemporary gospel with strong R&B
flavor, not hard shout but emotional tenor/high tenor voice, is he the same
singer who once recorded R&B for 20th Century??
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Myriam / The Words (1st Bass)
(followup release to her "Shine" album,
urban R&B with her smooth exotic voice, lots of "love"
songs (CD-R)
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| May 22, 2007 |
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Ricardo / Hold tight (Two Brothers)
smooth R&B ballads & laidback mid tempo steppers, followup album to
his debut "Dazed"
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Haywood / Fancy blue (Analog)
veteran singer Haywood Tucker from Georgia, lots of smooth R&B with his
heartfelt vocal styling, light gospel or jazz undertones (CD-R)
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The Funktastics / Funktastics in the sky ( - )
followup to their "Funktastic party"
album, soulful funk music with a sense of "pop", some downtempo tracks, two male
team from California (CD-R)
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Thump Daddy / Check again, a player just step in ( - )
Donald Payne is ex "The Crowd Pleasers"
singer, funk'n R&B with "old school" touch, some show ballads
(CD-R)
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Carmen Calhoun / Dare 2 be (White Chocolate)
urban R&B with a touch of gospel, one
song two versions (CD single, CD-R)
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| May 23, 2007 |
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TwoChe / Confusion ( - )
two male singer/songwriter team featuring
soulful female lead singer, some "social commentary messages some love songs,
sounds a little bit "oldschool" (CD-R)
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The Sai Whatt Studio Band / One of those nights (Bullet Proof
Productions)
urban R&B with strong oldschool
flavor, smooth dancers, groovers and funk, group of musicians and friends from
The Gap Band, my favorite album
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Valerie Adams (RetroSoul)
"retro soul" meets " today's R&B" with
her powerful singings, full of emotions on many tracks, not bad
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Thrill / Unfinished business (Starburst Entertainment)
male/female group featuring oldschool
R&B, funk and jazzy blues, for mature R&B fan?
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New Orleans Rhythm Conspiracy / Dancin' ground ( - )
New Orleans street funk featuring soulful
Marilyn Barbarin, fans of The Meters or Neville's Brothers will
satisfy
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Rayzer / Hit da club ( - )
rap'n R&B by this Memphis male singer,
2 songs (CD single, CD-R)
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| May 24, 2007 |
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WanyaMorris / UNreleased (The Company Entertainment)
of course Wanya of Boyz II Men, collection
of songs in a mixtape format from the archives of Wanya never officialy
released before, "major" production with his usual soulful voice
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Sam Letric / Nothing on the radio (Letric Entertainment)
contemporary R&B with strong "classic
soul" or "oldschool R&B" influences, very emotional singings with gospel
undertone, well-worth listening
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| May 25, 2007 |
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Maya Azucena / Junkyard jewel (Purpose)
her 2nd album, urban sounds with neo-soul
or alternative R&B flavors, acoustic album
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Carla Diamond / Unearthed (Black Mango Music)
South African singer? emotional singings a
la Anita Baker or Jill Scott
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Juess Right (Juess Right Music)
5 piece group fronted by Jessie Primer III and Tonya Youngblood, urban
R&B with sophisticated jazz influence, some romantic songs
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L B Rush / Back door lover man (BUMA)
downhome southern R&B with blues influence, soulful husky voice (CD-R) |
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Althea Rene / In the moment (Chocolate Caramel)
female flute player/singer, urban soul-jazz with an R&B twist, half
instrumental tracks
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Davin McLeod / Paradise ( - )
pop/R&B with "island" (Trinidad) flavor, 4 songs 9 versions (mini CD,
CD-R)
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| May 26, 2007 |
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Michael Rainey / Too! (Rainey)
urban southern R&B with various song
styles from Tyrone Davis inspired, Memphis minded, slow blues'n soul to hiphop,
well arranged with "horns"
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Done Deal / Love motion (World City Music)
Minneapolis based male singer, auctually recorded in '96 but never released
until now, lots of "love" slowies with full emotions, my favorite album and
well-worth listening (CD-R)
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Wildflower / Urban diva (Urbandivamusic)
emotional female R&B with "urban" feel, lots of downtempo tracks, 6
tracks only (mini CD)
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K*Star** / Dipherent strokes (KSTARMUZIC)
two female singers sing R&B, funk and hip with "future" or
"alternative" feel (CD-R)
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XXzotic / Caught up (Next Page)
female slow-mid R&B with hiphop beat, one song 4 versions (CD single,
CD-R)
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Preachermann / Negoroes stay crunchy in milk ( - )
New York based R&B singer with jazzy r
rock influences, his voice simlar with Isley Brothers sometimes, interesting
lyrics (CD-R)
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| May 27, 2007 |
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Stanley James / Full circle (Little Dizzy)
soulful (yet velvety smooth sometimes)
R&B with lots of emotional downtempo tracks, better production than his
previous albums, worth listening
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Da Shiek / Urban renaissance (Harem Entertainment)
smooth & soulful R&B from this
California male singer, well-sung album, worth trying
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Anthony Dixon / All outta words.. (Baby Pat)
contemporary urban R&B with gospel undertone, a rich and smooth
singings, strong album!
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Paul Anton / Insane ( - )
his third album? urban R&B with
"house" flavors + smooth groovers (CD-R)
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Kaysha / Legendary (Sushiraw Entertainment)
French made R&B with hisAfrican roots,
many herart warming songs
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Deloris Bowman / Unconditional love (Independent)
contemporary gospel with light R&B
influence
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| May 28, 2007 |
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Riko / What's on a man's mind ( - )
urban R&B with soulfulness, all
downtempo tracks with strong singings, worth trying, some sexy lyrics
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Billy's Coming Out / The return of R&B and soul (ChrisBilShel)
oldschool R&B with his own tenor/high
tenor voice, almost all "sweet" slowies like '70s soul group, try if your sound
is The Delfonics
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Biggmann / Respect my gangsta ( - )
Florida male singer with strong rap
influence, some soul ballads like "Backroom" or "You say", male singer from
Florida (CD-R)
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Walter Christopher / Can't wait ( - )
classy R&B with emotional singings,
lots of slowies with "the grown and sexy" feel (CD-R)
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Mel Brown / Kickin (Upcoming)
funk/old school R&B singer in New
York, his real "live" with poor sound quality, do not confused with the other
same name singers or guitarlist (mini CD, CD-R)
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| May 29, 2007 |
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J SOUL / ControVERSY (Joint Heirs Entertainment)
gospel lrics but sounda like R&B! blend of today's R&B, oldschool
R&B and gospel, soulful album
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Bosco & Peck / A band so mysterious...you've never heard of them ( -
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blue eyed band from New Jersey featruring
male/female singers, mixture of neo-soul, classic soul, funk and pop, many
melodious songs (CD-R)
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L.Y.D. / The beginning (D&D )
"Live Your Dream" is husband/wife team from Ohio, adult contemporary
R&B with "top 40" mood, originaly released in '99?(CD-R)
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| May 30, 2007 |
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Preston Glass / Street corner Prophecy (BCS)
the first album by this famous producer/composer featuring many guests like
Tony Lindsay, The Spinners, Evelyn Champagne King etc., try Tony's excellent
"Hook up at the heart" and then if your like UK's Expansion sounds, this is for
you
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Rob Anthony / Personally speaking... (Color Blind and Tone Deaf
Enterprise)
more "soulful" than his previous albums, more "neo-soul" less "spoken
words" or "poetry"
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Rocky Robertson / Come closer ( - )
romantic & emotional R&B ballad with "narration", Gary Taylor type,
one song (CD single)
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Herman Matthews / Home at last (Lil Herman Music)
singer/drummer who pays tribute to the
grooves of Stax/Motown R&B and Texas blues, smooth and a bit sophisticated
vocal style
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Legacy 101 / African party (Wanacam Ent.)
rap'n R&B with strong African flava
for "world beat" or "party" lovers
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| May 31, 2007 |
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Trace Ellington / Let love in (Mood Indigo)
good contemporary R&B with really
emotional singings, all smooth yey fully soulful slowies, well-worth listening
especialy if you like Dwele, my recent favorite album
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E. Bland / Just me... (Reel Music)
Elijah Bland from New Jersey, emotional
R&B with raw lyrics & rich sounds, romantic ballads galore
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Benny S. / Girl of my dreams ( - )
smooth and heartfelt love songs by this
Florida male singer, some sexy moods also, 6 tracks only (mini CD)
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Fahren / My story (Out The Blue Project)
smooth and soulful female singer with a
touch of "neo-soul", almost all slowies including remake of Otis Redding's "Dock
of the bay"
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Lois / I want to love you tonight (dRony)
followup release to her previous two
albums, oldschool R&B slowies with "southern" flavor, 5 tracks only (mini
CD, CD-R)
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