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| Soul Clinic |
| December, 2007 |
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Shei Atkins / Girl talk (Paid In Full)
the ghetto price is back with this 2 CD
set, trendy contemporary R&B with groovy hiphop vibe
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Big G / Santa Claus slide (BigGSounds)
downhome southern soul style of Christmas
songs including remake of "Every day will be like a holiday", soulful & deep
as usual (CD-R)
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The God Sister of Soul presents The JB's / Pull your pants up!! U
SAGGIN
funky funky uptempo by Fred Wesley, Pee
Wee Ellis and Tony Cook, etc., one song 6 versions (CD single)
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| December 2, 2007 |
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ChocLatt / Street performin (Chocaluv Music)
urban R&B with hiphop essence by his
own tenor- high tenor voice, slow burnin' grooves here and there
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Stewart Francke / What we talk of...when we talk (Blue Boundary)
emotional blue-eyed R&B singer with
"pop" touch, originally released in '00?
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Solomon (Enterprise Recording Studio)
urban R&B with hiphop gear, male
singer from New York
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Audrey / Crossing the line ( - )
the modern side of female contemporary
gospel, gospel lyrics with today's R&B sounds, 7 tracks only (mini CD,
CD-R)
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TC / Christmas with (TG Productions Recording)
male singer from Kansas City, Christmas
favorites with his tender and emotional singings (CD-R)
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| December 3, 2007 |
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Michael Anthony / Ribz 2 riches (Kraazy Krow Productions)
do not confuse with other same name singer, this Michael is from Chicago,
mixture of soulful R&B, steppers, oldschool soul, hiphop and hop, worth
trying 'cause he's so emotional
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Peace / Expand ( - )
female singer from South Caroina, mixture of sweet melodies, spoken rhymes
and catchy hooks by her own style, try "What's peace" first and .....
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V.A. / London-s burning up vol. 1 ( - )
12 songs by UK R&B artists like 2 Bad,
Davinah, Move Makers, Logic, Oggie, Charlie etc., some contemporary some
"street" and some hiphop, some promising some amature (CD-R)
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The Confidentials / Reflections (SJS Music)
"smooth soul" band from Nebraska, reminiscent of '70s soulful ballads or
funky rhythms, light inflences of pop, ska or reggae (CD-R)
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Jessie Primer, Jr. / Casino ca-ching (Yuric)
oldschool or retro R&B sounds, he describes how he went to the casino
with a little money in his pocket and hit the big one (CD-R)
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| December ４, 2007 |
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NPhase / The time's right now (Living Well Music)
contemporary male gospel group for young
generation, gospel meets hiphop'n R&B, soulful singers (CD-R)
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Deonna Martin / Beauty mark (Edible)
mixture of R&B, neo-soul and gospel
lyrics by this Georgia lady, sensual and original
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| December 5, 2007 |
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Donald Sheffey / Christmas time is here ( - )
his original Chrimas song with strong
oldschool flavor, one song (CD single, CD-R)
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Albert White / The better or worse (Faithful2U)
possibly another singer to "Soul of the blues" album which was reviewed
here last month, lots of oldschool "love" songs with his very soulful voice,
hints of '70s soul music, southern soul and gospel
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| December 6, 2007 |
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Fudakochi / The stay free movement ( - )
male singer pronounced "fu-da-ko-chi" from
Miami, "neo-soul" meets contemporary R&B with his emotional voice
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Brandnu / Da making of a legend ( - )
hiphop'n R&B with uplifting messages,
male singer from Ohio
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Joanna Bremis / City singer ( - )
urban R&B with hiphop or dance
influences, her 2nd album which was originally released in '04 (CD-R)
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DJE3 / Could not reach you ( - )
oldschool hiphop'n R&B, not so special
(CD-R)
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| December 7, 2007 |
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Reverend Eddie Holman / Love story (Agape Universal Music)
wow! wellcome back to the scene, his
THRILLING high tenor voice is still here with full emotion, gospel music with a
touch of '70s/'80s soul music
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| December 8, 2007 |
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The Holiday Band / Yearbook 1991- 2006 (Ripete)
26 "beach music" favorites by this popular
Carolina "beach" group, not all their latest recordings but all smoothly
sung steppers! really fingersnappin' music, 2 CD set
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V.A./ Good vibrations (Ripete)
30 "beach music" biggies culled from
varios artists on various labels, well-chosen! all smooth all melodic and all
shaggin', mostly from late '70s to mid '90s, Band of Oz, The Fantastic Shakers,
The Catalinas, Thw Swingin' Medallions etc., 2 CD set (CD-R)
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| V.A. / Good vibrations 2 (Ripete)
the same concept as above, 30 more "beach
music" favorites & rarities, try if you want to know more about "beach
music", 2 CD set (CD-R)
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| December 9, 2007 |
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Trade Stevens / Something ( - )
emotional urban R&B with his SOULFUL singings, some dance tracks
also, worth trying (CD-R)
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Reco Payne / Mind ya biz ( - )
contemporary R&B with hiphop edge,
soulful singings with a beat, worth trying (CD-R)
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| December 10, 2007 |
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Imajin / Unreleased masters (Circle Entertainment)
recorded between 2007 and 2005? soulful
R&B with tight harmony, new school meets old school? some hiphop influence
also, well-worth listening if you're "group" buff
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Laurice McCoy - Ozyuwah / Ol' dudes groovin (LMO)
mixture of contemporary R&B, spoken words, jazz and hiphop from
westcoast, light influences of Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye, groovy sounds
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Silver Lake Drive ( - )
pop'n R&B sounds by 4 piece male group with blue-eyes, lots of smooth
ballads & funky dancers
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| December 11, 2007 |
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Wendell B. / Save a little room for me (Smooth Way Music)
Wendell Brown! including his "That's what
Christmas mean to be" single, SOULFUL R&B like Gerald Levert or Luther
Vandross, well-worth trying
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| December 12, 2007 |
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Tony Fields / Elegant lady ( - )
emotional R&B with oldschool flavor,
mixture of romantic ballads and funk tunes with his soulful voice, worth
trying
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Mike Medina / The man I am (5 O'Clock)
very emotional & soulful singings with
"inspirational" lyrics by this Orland based blue-eyed singer, not bad and
try.... (CD-R)
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Lola Shoels / In his rest, he gave his best (Crazy Daisy
Productions)
contemporary female gospel with smooth
R&B influence (CD-R)
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| December 13, 2007 |
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P.J. Hill / God protect our protectors ( - )
mixture of R&B and gospel with his soulful singings, dedicated to all
the members of the Armed Forces, 4 songs only (Cd single, CD-R) |
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Leon Triplett / Christmas special (Triplett Music)
three original Christmas
songs in a sweet R&B mood (CD single, CD-R) |
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DeZishun & She-Know / The EP (DEE ZEE ENTP.)
R&B pop crossover with a hiphop feel to it, two males and one female
group from New Jersey, 6 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R) |
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Da Boogie Man / EP (Sadawala)
4 piece band from Boston, funky funky R&B with soulful male vocals,
hiphop feel also, 5 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R) |
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Delores Richardson / Be hind me now ( - )
soul'n blues lady from Detroit, two
songs, below average? (CD single, CD-R) |
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| December 14, 2007 |
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Bo Jones / The book of bozy (Put It Down Entertainment)
wow! nice emotional R&B singer from
South Carolina, lots of soulful slowies with sensual singings, worth
trying
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Darick Rutley / Leaning ( - )
gospel ballad with soulful R&B flavor,
one song three versions (CD single)
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TJ Brown / Love's design ( - )
smooth yet jazzy, melodic yet soulful,
"neo-soul" female singer from Chicago (CD-R)
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General Johnson and The Chaimen of the Board / Merry Christmas
(Surfside)
nice remakes of Christmas favorites with
"beach" flavor, very soulful singings, of course some dancable songs,
worth-listening-album
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Patrick Green : The "PG" Man / Popcorn man (Across The Board)
southern soul midtempo bouncer with
soulful singing, one song two versions (CD single)
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Gary L. Wyatt with The Jackson Sistas / Impeccable worship (Gold
Glove)
urban gospel with a touch of R&B
(CD-R)
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Travis "Moonchild" Haddix / Daylight at midnight (Wann-Sann)
amost southern-flavored blues, no R&B in this album (CD-R)
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| December 15, 2007 |
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Robert Terrell / If I had my way (Standing Tree Entertainment)
very emotional R&B singer from
Georgia, lots of soulful slowies, well-worth listening (CD-R)
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Monifa E. / It's not about M.E. Beat Switch Productions)
mixture of gospel lyrics and R&B
sounds with a touch of jazz, one example of contemporary gospel music
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Grand Wazoo / Soul monster : live ( - )
14 piece Australian band, almost all
remakes of soul/R&B/blues biggies with soulful male/female lead singers,
really "live" recordings?
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| December 16, 2007 |
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TyRonne / High voltage ( - )
Tyrone Stanley from New York, soulfulful
R&B singer with strong voice, possibly has gospel roots? light influences of
pop or rock also
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Jimmi Vaughn / I'm dedicated ( - )
smooth R&B with oldschool flavor,
influenced by Curtis Mayfield? lots of emotional slowies (CD-R)
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| December 17, 2007 |
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Digital Black from Playa / The autobiography of Benjamin Bush ( Elite
Music)
nice EMOTIONAL R&B with a groove, not
hiphop but pure R&B vocals, his 3rd album? well-worth listening
(CD-R)
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Franklin Williams Jr. / Pop pop pop (Exit 26 Music)
really emotional R&B ballads (for the
bredroom?), good for "ballad" mania, one song (CD single, CD-R)
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Phil Gates / Changes part 1 ( - )
smoothly sung EMOTIONAL R&B album from
North Carolina, lots of slow jams! wort listening
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Stevie Hoang / This is me (Stevie Hoang Productions)
urban pop'n R&B with light Asian
flavor, comfortable sounds for ears, made in UK
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Nosakhere / Soul arising ( - )
male hiphop'n R&B from Chicago, some
hardcore some dancable
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| December 18, 2007 |
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Blue Flame Band / World destiny ( - )
oldschool funky R&B with SOULFUL
vocals, James Brown sounds, stage or backup bands for recent JB shows? plus deep
ballads, blues and jazzy songs, 4 songs 6 versions mini CD)
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Ike & Val Woods / Spinnin' 'round & 'round (One Ocean
Omega)
modern day of "Ike & Tina Tuner"?
downhome blues'n soul with southern flavor + bluesy remakes of famous songs +
oldschool R&B + gospel + blues guitar, soulful singings by Val (like Etta
James)
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Ike & Val Woods / Christmas chcolates and you (One Ocean Omega)
Christmas version of usual "Ike & Val
Woods" sounds, bluesy' R&B with blues guitar and soulful vocals, mostly
original Chrrstmas songs
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RoGue / Unwarapped (EMK Productions)
three sisters group from California sings
holiday favorites with a touch of R&B, smooth singings with harmonies, their
3rd album (CD-R)
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| December 19, 2007 |
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The Allstars Collective / All about the music (Specific)
followup release to their "Live at Czar's
505" album, features Hamish Stuart(Average White Band etc.), Jim Mullen, Jocelyn
Brown etc., lots of urban soul tracks with a touch of jazz, worth listening, UK
release
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Snatch Nelson / Ride it like a pony (Mardi Gras)
debut album of this "southern-soul"
singer, lots of southern midtempo songs with downhome feel
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Lanre / Obiskenti ( - )
contemporary R&B with influence of
Nigerian music, mixture of R&B, new jack swing, spoken words, hiphop,
African and pop, male singer
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Wendell B. / That's what Christmas means to me (Cuzzo Music)
the Christmas single! but from his
previous "Save a little room for me I'm coming home for Christmas" album, very
emotional & soulful ballad! one song (CD single)
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Big J Cummings / Love line (Kool Breeze)
downhome southern R&B with soulful
phrasing, not bad if you llike recent southern R&B (CD-R)
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V.A. / SOS throwdown (Surfside)
13 "beach music" dancers from this
Charlotte's famous label, not all their latest recordings but some from '80s or
'90s, The Charmen of the Board, Jonathan Burton, Theodis Ealey etc., ideal album
for your shaggin'
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| December 20, 2007 |
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T.K. Soul / The album (Soulful)
typical southern R&B sounds with his
soulful voice & catchy tunes, will be "big" in southern black clubs
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Willie Hill / I'm a man on a mission (IFGAM)
decent southern R&B album,
sometimes sounds bluesy or Bobby Bland-ish, lots of emotional deep
slowies
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| December 21, 2007 |
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Sincere Grant / Sincerely yours (3rd Lane Production)
really nice emotional R&B singer from
Oklahoma, lots of heartfelt slow jams, smooth yet soulful, worth
listening
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| December 22, 2007 |
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Booker Brown / A new beginning (Steel Groove)
southern styled R&B with strong voice and hard singings, Detroit
singer? you should try if still like '70s/'80s "deep soul" sounds, you'll love
"Tyrone lives on" - of course Tyrone Davis tribute song
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Al Lindsey / So in love (Pulsating Music)
strong solid and deep R&B album, better than his debut album? worth
listening
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V.A. / Southern soul radio (Waldoxy)
compilation of recent "southern soul" biggies from various labels, all
already on their own albums but ..., Floyd Taylor, Mel Waiters, LaRome Powers,
Big Cynthia, Chuck Strong, Shirley Brown, Mr. David, T.K. Soul etc.
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Marvin Yates / Before you came along (Hiyaa)
contemporary gospel with touch of R&B
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| December 23, 2007 |
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Charles Garris / It's Christmas ( Innovative Recordings)
one of the BEST "R&B Christmas" album
in this year! some old favorite some new songs inspired by '60s/'70s soul greats
such as Curtis, Stevie or J.B...., worth trying
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Afatia / Seasons of love (Tihati)
holiday songs in R&B style (with a
hint of Polynesian roots), try if you'looking for smooth Christmas
vibe
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| December 24, 2007 |
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Mello B / Muzical jerney ( - )
slow rap'n R&B! lots of emotional
slowies (CD-R)
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Michael Green / OneEighty ( - )
UK R&B with "pop" feel, "soul" grooves
with catchy hooks, UK release (CD-R)
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Marian Marie / Simply me (MsMelody Entertainment)
so-called "neo-soul" sounds, not bad if
you're Anita Baker fan
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| December 25, 2007 |
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Stewart Francke / Motor city serenade
blue-eyed Stewart featuring legendar The
Funk Brothers, oldschool "soul" with new twist, today's Motown? 2 songs (CD
single)
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Lamone / Eclectically speaking (Xclusive One)
"eclectic" soul with a hint of R&B,
pop, rock, urban, dance and hiphop, smooth R&B with a groove, well-worth
listening!
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Sema'je and da Order / On my way ( - )
smooth soul with a touch of "pop",
emotional downtempo songs, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R)
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Mike Renwick / Mr.Mike's salon ( - )
blue-eyed R&B singer, emotional
R&B vocals with horn arrangement, smooth yet soulful, not bad...sometimes
sounds "traditional"
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| December 26, 2007 |
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Roy Young / Memphis ( - )
Roy with Willie Mitchell's Memphis sounds!
emotional soulful and deep with his hard voice, very southern
flavor
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Wendell Bennett / Winter rose (Van Rob)
followup release to his "Mood swings"
album, smooth R&B with "oldshool" flavor
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Jimmie Lee / Back 2 the basics ( - )
the second album of this New Orleans native, currently living in Dallas,
Jimmie Lee Pierre, gospel lyrics with R&B sounds, some hiphop, caribbean
and smooth-soul influences also
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Chemphe / Why? (you dey treat am bad) (FLAVA)
the second (?) album by this male R&B
singer from Ghana, smooth yet soulful influenced by R. Kelly and some reggae
singers (CD-R)
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Arthur Anthony / Greatest moment ( - )
mixture of contemporary gospel and
R&B, only 5 songs (mini CD, CD-R)
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| December 27, 2007 |
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Lorenzo Owens / Better days : the encore (MusicMind)
what's soulful singings! but many
duplication with his previous "After the show" album on D-Town
label
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| December 28, 2007 |
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Kev / My Asia (Benchmark Entertainment)
really emotional R&B singer with a
passion, all worthy slow-jams, 5 tracks only (mini CD, CD-R)
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Cuziano / Real rhythm, hip-hop and blues (No Sense Entertainment)
title says all, mixture of R&B, hiphop
and traditional "soul music", male singer from Missouri
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Realyst / A love story (R.I.P. Productions)
all emotional slowies (with harmonies) by
male singer from Arabama, classic R&B manner with hiphop sense
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| December 29, 2007 |
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Gisele Jackson / Merry misery (L'atelier Clair Inc.)
smooth R&B with oldschool flavor,
"pop" influence also, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R)
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The Embers / Let's have a party (Ripete)
not their latest album but recently
re-surfaced in the market, typical Carolina beach music with many famous guests
like Maceo Parker, Jerry Butler, Johnny Adams, John Ellison etc., must for
shaggers? (CD-R)
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Vinny St. Marten and The Seeing Eye Dog Band / Live at the downtown ( -
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this New York based blue-eyed and "blind"
singer sings Ray Charles, old R&B with pop flavor
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| December 30, 2007 |
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Slyy / I'm just a little crazy (ＮｅｔWｅｂ）
producer/writer from Maryland, urban
R&B influenced by Maze, Chuck Brown etc., emotional male/female singers
(CD-R)
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A-Stone / For this Cristmas ( - )
smooth R&B Christmas music, lots of
remakes of oldfavorites and some his originals, not bad... (CD-R)
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All in Love / Live at Czar's 505 (No Hum Yet)
try if you love Average White Band, Tower
of Power etc., blue-eyed band with funk'n jazzy R&B sounds
(CD-R)
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| December 31, 2007 |
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Terell House / On the box (LaTrebor3 Publishing)
his third album, really soulful R&B
sounds, dynamic dancers, groovy midtempos & emotional ballads, worth
checkin' this (CD-R)
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Da Big Preacha / Long awaited (Transfigured Enterprise)
soulful smooth funk "Rhythm and Praise",
rap'n gospel with R&B flava, 6 tracks only (mini CD)
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DWarren with Rhythm-n-Motion / Digiology (After Touch Studio)
Donald W. Williams from Colorado, funk'n
R&B with high-tenor voice, some sweeet ballads also (CD-R)
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