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| Soul Clinic |
| September, 2007 |
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Bobby Conerly / Wonderful love ( - )
the veteran Texas singer, soulful R&B
southern style from slowies, midtempos to upbeaters, one memorable song "Letter
from a soldier", 7 songs only (mini CD, CD-R)
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Kizzo / Show goes on (Seven Figure Entertainment)
male singer from Texas, mixture of
R&B, hiphop and pop, some soulful ballads like "Hey girl"
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| September 2, 2007 |
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Thelma Houston / A woman's touch (Shout Factory)
her first album in over 17 years! still
sounds strong and groovy, mixture of oldschool R&B, blues and pop, not bad
and try .....
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| V.A. / A stack of soul (Immortal)
recorded "live" at the Orpheum Theater,
Memphis in 2003, many formerly Stax singers with gorgeous guests, Eddie Floyd,
Jean Knight, William Bell, Percy Sledge,Rance Allen, Carla Thomas with Michael
McDonald, Little Milton with Jimmie Ray Vaughan, Al Green, Solomon Burke with
Mack Rice, Mavis Staples etc., 2 CD set
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Shanelle Gabriel / Start something (Jahrock'n)
mixture of R&B, neo-soul, spoken words and poetry, try if you like
Lauryn Hill, Floetry etc.
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| September 3, 2007 |
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Clifford Thompson / Your love keeps turning me around (GoldWax)
oldschool R&B with smooth singings,
reactivation of this legendary southern label??
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Sterling Harrison / Sings! (HackTone)
sounds "mixture of deep, southern, oldschool, blues, funk and even rock"
with interesting lyrics, some remakes of "A nickel and a nail or "You left the
water running", still strong voice
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| September ‚S, 2007 |
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Jim Manns / Not too old ( - )
soulful oldschool R&B featuring guitar
from Chicago, well-worth trying if you like old Chicago soul sounds, only 6
tracks (mini CD)
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Convicted / You're not ready! 100% street gospel (Convicted)
gospel lyrics but sounda like R&B like
Jaheim, Daniel Vincent Arrington from Virginia, 6 tracks only (mini CD)
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Calvin / vol. 1 : spiritual gift ((Calboy Music)
the most R&B side of contemporary
gospel, male singer from Alabama, worth listening
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J-Mon Da Vocalist / Luv therapy ( - )
all smooth slowies with southern flavor,
male singer from Georgia, 7 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R)
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Jacob Latimore / Superstar (Crown World)
kiddy R&B, bouncy midtempo song, one
song three versions (CD single)
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| September 5, 2007 |
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Linda Laws / Soul butterfly ( - )
lots of slowies with "old meets new"
style, some funky songs also, not bad album (CD-R)
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Inohs Sivad / Changes (Sound Throught)
followup release to her '03 album "IS", urban R&B with jazzy vibe a la
Jill Scott
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Casandra Hall / Casa (3DDD)
mixture of contemporary R&B, urban and
pop, almost all slowies, sometimes with light touches of gospel or blues
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| September 6, 2007 |
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Justice / Your feflection (Mondo Musiq)
smooth yet soulful! lots of emotional
slowies in Brian McKnight mould, worth trying, male singer from Tennessee
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James Bellamy and T.C. / Triumphant! (Masterpiece Christian)
contemporary gospel with light R&B
twist, not bad if you like Kirk Franklin etc.
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Modele / Heart cry (Mind & Soul Entertainment)
gospel lyrics but sounds like "neo-soul"
or "jazzy R&B" with a touch of world beat, female singer from
Nigeria
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| September 7, 2007 |
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B. Dupree / Down south music (MUP)
Donell Jones type with "southern" mood,
all emotional songs - slowies or midtempos, worth checking this!
(CD-R)
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| September 8, 2007 |
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Womack & Womack Project / Zek - circular motion (S.A.R.
Starship)
veteran team of Zekkariyas (aka 'Womack',
Cecil) and Zeriiya Zekkariyas (aka 'Womack', Linda), try the last track "World
soul part" first, mixture of contemporary R&B, old soul music, gospel and
jazz, not bad and try.....
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Leon Tomas / Genesis (Leon Musiq)
soulful singer for hiphop age? lots of
emotional R&B songs with a touch of hiphop, worth trying
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Soulful Praise / This joueney (Kingdom World Works Group)
contemporary gospel trio (one male and two
females) with light touch of R&B from North Carolina
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| September 9, 2007 |
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J Phoenix / Masterpiece (From The Soul Music)
"old meets new" type singer from New York
city, smooth yet fully emotional songs with touches of funk or pop, not bad and
try .....
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Frontpage / Who's gonna show me some love (Up Front)
three piece male R&B group from New York, soulful midtempo, grown &
sexy, one song three versions (CD single)
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Junye Butler / Nu luv (One Life Entertainment, Inc.)
female singer pronounced "joo-nee" from Memphis, not "southern R&B" but
smooth yetjazzy "neo-soul" (CD-R)
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Milayne Jackson & Gary Brooks / Goin' with the flow ( - )
sounds mixture of R&B, blues, oldschool soul, funk, pop and even rock
music, many uptempo songs
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| September 10, 2007 |
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Kashmere (Kashmere Music)
contemporary urban R&B influenced by
old & new R&B giants such as Marvin Gaye, Teddy P or R. Kelly, some
smooth-jazz influence also
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Alison Crockett / Bare (Sol Image)
jazzy & sophisticated R&B with
"acoustic" touch, her third album
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Donald Sheffey / Welcome into love (Sheffey Media Music)
Luther Vandross meets Will Downing? soulful R&B with '80s style
from house dancers, midtempos to slowies, some "smooth" or "pop" flavors
also (CD-R)
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Chay aka Parichay / Professional (Chay Productions)
hiphop'n R&B with strong Indian flavor
from Canada (CD-R)
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| September 11, 2007 |
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Robbi Spencer / Speak 2 me (Arje Music)
mixture of "neo-soul", jazzy R&B, acoustic sounds ad world-beat, try if
you like Erykah Badu, bonus DVD
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Perfection / My story (Clubhouse Recordings Studio)
teenage singer (named Kenard, 17 years old
boy) from Maryland, sexy ballads & bangin' hiphop tracks (CD-R)
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| September 12, 2007 |
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Robert Owens / So much better (On Fire/Skyline)
contemporary gospel with strong
R&B/smooth jazz flavor, gospel version of Will Downing? smooth, emotional
& soulful!
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Marvin Sapp / Thirsty (Verity)
he still has the same power as before! male gospel with strong voice,
sounds little touch of R&B
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Nathaniel Mayer / Why don't you give it to me (Alive Naturalsounds)
"broken" blues with a touch of funk'n
R&B, very veteran singer from Detroit
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| September 13, 2007 |
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O'Bryan / First (Headstorm LLP)
not his "first" album, you still remember
his four albums in the '80s? now he's comeback with this "sophisticated yet
fully emotional" R&B album, all slowies, worth checking
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Inobe / Spritual love (Modest Music)
female singer pronounced "eye-no-bee", her
'06 album plus bonus DVD featuring interview and "live" concert, try if you're
looking for India Arie type singer and never heard her original '06 album, CD
with DVD
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Inobe / I am (Modest Music)
this "deluxe" 2 CDs version has her
original '06 album with remixes, live recordings and four never-before-released
songs, 24 songs in 2 CD set, the same quality as above
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A-Kube / Unkidifide (Happy Hill)
male singer born as "Ausura Akhi Amen", all emotional and soulful
slowies with "old meets new" style, "unkidifide" indeed,
7 tracks only (mini CD)
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Kovan / Bout time (R Streetz)
mixture of hiphop, R&B, pop and
gospel, sounds "monotonous", below average (CD-R)
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| September 14, 2007 |
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Vee Allen / Woman enough (Leland Productions)
do you still remember her name? the veteran Detroit female singer,
oldschool yet smooth R&B with touches of blues, jazz and pop, worth trying
if you like Rena Scott or....
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Raye / Introducing the smooth sounds of .... (BFG)
soul'n gospel singer from Houston, Texas, he still has the smooth flavor of
Sam Cooke with R&B flavor, includes "A change is gonna come""Touch the hem
of his garment" (CD-R)
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Toshiba / After words (Above Caliber Entertainment)
southern girl version of Monica or Tony Braxton, cute but strong singings,
not bad and try....
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Strokeland Superband / Bumped up to first class (Strokeland)
Tower of Power founding member, Stephen "Doc" Kupka presents the
fouth album by this blue-eyed vo./instr. group featuring Fred Ross,
Huey Lewis, Edgar Winter, Lydia Pense (Cold Blood) etc. as guest vocalists,
tight and groovy sounds!
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| September 15, 2007 |
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SoulStone / Music love truth (SoulStone Music Production)
three piece male R&B group from South
Africa, no African beats but strictly harmony vocal group sounds! well-worth
listening!
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Set Free / Enemies worst enemy (Set FreeUrban Music)
compilation of various
rappers/singers/groups, sounds mixture of hiphop, gospel and R&B, the most
"modern" style of gospel music,?
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| September 16, 2007 |
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The Whispers / Live from Las Vegas (Satin Tie Productions)
still strong! this veteran R&B group
performed 19 of their most popular classics and current hits "live", try if
you're their fan or oldschool soul lovers
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Sensere / Senserely yours (Rush Wright Muzik Inc.)
male gospel group but just saunda like
R&B group! SOULFUL lead singers with harmony! worth listening if you're
"group" buff
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Cameilyun / Summertime chill (Break All The Rules Production)
followup release to his "Return of the
baddness" album, blend of R&B, funk and pop, 2 songs 4 versions (CD single,
CD-R)
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| September 17, 2007 |
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RJ Adams / Love, life, music ( - )
"smooth R&B" meete "oldschool soul"
with touches of pop, rock and funk
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Jerome Jackson / Let's fall in love again (H.O.U.S.E.)
smooth/oldschool R&B with pop/jazz
flavors, lots of "love" songs, good for your late night listening?, how about
"Slow dancing"?
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G / Inner G ( - )
the third (?) album by Gregory Lawrence
Dillard from Michigan, urban R&B with a touch of hiphop, smooth and
emotional
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Charlene Howard / Soul revelation (Joshameaux Publishing)
blue-eyed female singer from Louisiana,
Etta james meets Bonnie Raitt? lots of soulful R&B songs
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Megan Jo Wilson / Live at The Soundpost ( - )
blue-eyed female singer from Portland,
folky but sounds R&B sometimes, not so much recommended for pure R&B
listeners
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Ronnie McNeir / Ronnie Mac & company (Jupiter Island
Production)
current Four Tops member, the groove of
this veteran Detroit singer is still here! smooth and emotional R&B with
touches of oldschool and jazz, worth listening
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Mista Love Jones / Emotions from the soul (Spoken Vibe Music)
all smooth spokenword poetry with sex
appeal, grown and sexy, no R&B vocals
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Richard Redding / Georgialand (Satellite One)
follow-up release to his "Room full of
love" album, mixture of funk, R&B, pop and dance, not up to
standard (CD-R)
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Auburn / Same girl (FS Music)
hiphop'n R&B with a few slower songs,
female singer from Minnesota
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Delores Richardson / Music for all genre's ( - )
blend of Macy Gray & Billie Holiday?
bluesy ballad and midtempo, 2 songs (CD single, CD-R)
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| September 19, 2007 |
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Phillip Manuel / PM (IIFire)
his second album after "A time for love",
soulful and smooth R&B with full emotion, lots of slowies, good for late
night or bedtime listening, worth trying
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Eddie Bo / Saints, let's go marching on in (Bo Sound)
veteran New Orleans singer, mixture of
New Orleans style funk, deep funk, oldschool ballad and second-line beat
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The Embers / The last time I'm saying goodbye (Bluewater)
wow! this veteran "beach music" group from
North Carolina still goin' strong, their "usual" smooooth midtempo dancer with
oldschool flavor, one song from their forth-coming "The show must go on" album
(CD single, CD-R)
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Simeyon / But I love you
neo-soul R&B with jazz or
progressive flavors, male singer from Atlanta, only 4 songs (CD
single)
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Mr. Council's / Awakening of a sleeping giant ( - )
contemporary R&B with hiphop or pop
flavors, male singer with emotional singings from Connecticut
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| September 20, 2007 |
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Mello Mello / An abstract love story (Mello Soul)
two male team (the vocalist Rich Teddy and
the emcee Xtravagentways) with Marvin Gaye influence, R&B/rap mix with
"mello" feeling = Mello-soul
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Dicky Williams and The Ken Massey Group / I'm back again (CDS)
"emotional blues'n soul" by Dicky meets
"biting blues guitar" by Ken, you can hear the bluesier side of Dicky
Williams
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| September 21, 2007 |
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Spicey Mike / What am I? (Jondo)
soulful male R&B with hiphop twist
from Texas, lots of slowies, worth trying this
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The GroovyOnederfull Experience ( - )
the debut record for this husband/wife duo based in Phoenix, AZ, reminiscent
of the golden days of funk and soul - '70s to '80s, very preferable sounds!
pity only 4 songs! worth checking (CD single, CD-R)
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Brandon Lamar / Mind of a genius (pre-album) (Beatillionaire Music)
contemporary R&B with light "southern
hiphop" twist, some smooth ballads, Tyrese type? only 5 songs (mini CD)
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Rose Hudson & friends / Like a rose : Live at Annie Bailey's ( -
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just like recent Etta James, mixture of
blues, jazz and little R&B
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| September 22, 2007 |
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Shai / Love cycle (Worldwide)
four piece male R&B group with strong
harmony! lots of love ballads with full emotion, should listen if you're crazy
about "harmony" group sounds
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Bobby "Slim" James / Beyond the blues (Annie G9)
Chicago blues singer, lots of soul'n blues
with funky touch, downhome sounds (CD-R)
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Alex Alberti / Two sides to every story ( - )
blue-eyed singer but what's soulfully
fluid voice! he can sing R&B with touches of pop and jazz, lots of emotional
slowies, better than expected
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Dane Riley / Positivity ( - )
mixture of funky, neo-soul and traditional
R&B, sounds a bit monotonous? male singer from Washington D.C.
(CD-R)
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| September 23, 2007 |
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Danny Rich / All that I am (Wonderland )
"old meets new" style like Calvin
Richardson (with some gospel roots?), all emotional R&B tracks, worth trying
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Legaci / Sessions ( - )
harmony vocal group from Bay area, sounds
very smooth and soulful like Shai or Boyz II Men, only 7 tracks (mini CD)
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Ty Gibson / Brazilian lullaby (PD)
her thirs album, neo-soul sounds, urban
R&B with jazzy feeling (CD-R)
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Charles Hill / God still loves you (Charicole Productions)
conteporary gospel with strong R&B
flavor, smooth singings with "urban" touch, Stevie Wonder influence?
(CD-R)
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Butch Williams / Introducing (Stargazer)
jazz blues singer, includes only one
"northern soul dancer" named "Keep on lovin' me the way you do"
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| September 24, 2007 |
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Onyx featuring Terry Forsythe / Right now (N2)
gospel lrics but sounda like almost
R&B (with harmony), emotional voice of Terry is still here, well-worth
checking this!
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Nyjon / Way to go ( - )
Nyjon Eccles is medical ditector of the
clinic in UK and of course R&B singer, contemporary R&B with smooth jazz
flavor, light AOR touch also, UK release
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David Josias / Goodnight sweetheart I gotta roll (Go Four What U Know)
remember his soulful album "Ghetto love"
or "In my life", he's the third son of legendary The Spaniels singer Donald
Porter, he remakes this Spaniels' great doowop song in "modern" or "stepper"
manner, one song 5 versions (CD single, CD-R)
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Gabriel / Be inspired (SongCat)
contemporary gospel with strong R&B
flavor by this Swden based singer, Stevie Wonder meets Kirk Franklin? 5 songs
only (mini CD)
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| September 25, 2007 |
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Russoul / R&B (Pike Unlimited Music)
lots of emotional slowies with oldschool flavor, male singer from Chicago
(CD-R)
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Kim Broussard / You're the one ( - )
beautiful love ballad, R&B yet
easy-listening (CD single)
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The Witness (Speakboxx Productions)
not female gospel group but Australian
R&B singer, emotional or smooth slowies, 5 songs only (mini CD,
CD-R)
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Chantelle Black / Ecstasy ( - )
contemporary R&B with dance or melodic
groove flavors, two songs three versions (CD single, CD-R)
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Aziza / Jazzsoetry (Lind Mill Publishing Co.)
groovy female singer from New York,
mixture of neo-soul, jazz, R&B and poetry (CD-R)
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| September 26, 2007 |
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Creme / Certified player ( - )
smooth, swewet & soulful, ballads
galore with oldschool vibe, some hiphop tracks also, male singer from New Jersey
(CD-R)
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| September 27, 2007 |
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Charles Wilson / The after party (CDS)
10 brand new (yet his "usual") songs with
the 11th hidden bonus track produced by Simeo, catchy southern bouncers and deep
soul ballads, well-worth listening if you're deeply into recent southern R&B
music
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KarenJ / Come see me (Stageflight Music House)
emotional blend of contemporary R&B,
traditional "soul" and jazz, female singer from Texas
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Donald Watkins / Just ask (GIA Music Group)
traditional gospel with soulful singings,
some guests like Bobby Jones
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| September 28, 2007 |
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Starr James / Identify yourself ( - )
deep soul singer who once worked with Vernon Garrett, blend of oldschool
R&B, traditional "soul" music, funky and gospel, 7 tracks only (mini CD,
CD-R)
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All Sharp / Love will find you ( - )
he's born in Baltimore and son of the first black doowop group The Orioles
member Alex Sharp, smooth and oldschool R&B with soulful voice (CD-R)
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Jeremy Carr / Soul unleashed 1.0 (UrbanKnight)
smooth and soulful! old meets new! try if
your kinds are "old-school-slow-dancin-baby-makin-quiet-storm-grooves" with
today's R&B (CD-R)
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Curio / Just a minute ( - )
male singer from Indiana, emotional singings with hiphop twist, sometimes
sounds "oldschool" (CD-R)
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| September 29, 2007 |
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The Source / Gotcha covered
8 piece "party" band based out of Wichita
Kansas, many remakes of soul oldies with soulful vocals & tight back sounds,
try this for your next weekend party!
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| September 30, 2007 |
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Men at Large / Back on top (Couzan)
not independent release but "watch-out"
album for independent R&B mania! full of soulful ballads! my recent
favorite!
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Bettye LaVette & Drive-By Truckers / The scene of the crime
(Anti)
also from major label but this is "must"
for independent R&B listeners, long-overdue return to Muscle Shoals, soulful
Bettye's voice is still here!
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Jamaal / To whom it may concern ( - )
cool mix of slow R&B vocal and hiphop,
male singer from Columbus, IN, one song three versions (CD single)
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Ohio Players / Live! (KRB)
their latest "live"? but not so "lively"
as before, mainly remakes of their old hits
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Nu Vizion / Not yet your time (Slacktraxx)
three gospel ladies "live", almost sounds
like "southern R&B", one song with RueDavis, not bad if you like recent
southern R&B sounds
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