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| Soul Clinic |
| July, 2008 |
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Andre Lindsey & The Daniel Project / Introducing... (LMG)
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor, smooth grooves of christian and
R&B, not bad and try....
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Bernard Lilton / Will you be happy? ( - )
male gospel with a touch of soulful or oldschool R&B
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Amy Lee Owens / Come hurt me (KARMA)
sultry R&B mixed with hiphop'n dance
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Bill (Howl-N-Madd) Perry / Jook joint jump ( - )
Mississippi delta blues, but try "Came out to party" etc. if you like
oldschool southern R&B (CD-R)
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| July 2, 2008 |
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Gary Wilson / G. Wilson (BridgeFore Music)
smooth & soulful R&B with
oldschool flavor! mainly romantic love songs except last song (it' sounds
"rock"), worth listening (CD-R)
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Everette James / Life (735 Music)
mixture of R&B, electro, funky, P-funk
and folk, if you like sweet sweet slow sounds with SOUND EFFECT, try his "Life"
(CD-R)
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| July 3, 2008 |
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Bill Vitt / State of grace ( - )
female singer (blue-eyed?) from LosAngels,
mixture of urban R&B, oldschool soul, funky and blues, only 5 tracks
(CD-R)
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CC and M&M Pearson Burrell / Marvelous! ( - )
two ladies and gents each from Chicago,
urban R&B with "soft pop" flavor
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James F. Whaley Jr. / She's my baby! (Music 4 Tha Soul)
do not be deceieved to this jacket! this
is nice R&B album! emotional and fully soulful singings here and there,
worth trying this! (CD-R)
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Blase / Live and learn (S4J Entertainment)
contemporary gospel with strong
today's R&B flava, three female group, their second album, strong and
soulful singings, worth checkin', (CD + DVD)
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| July 5, 2008 |
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Caretta Bell / Love's eye view (Kozmik Oasis)
somebody call her "soulful, sassy, sexy
& sweet ....", yes I also think so, lots of emotional "urban R&B"
slowies
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Minister Marvin Webb / It's time for love ( - )
so-called "rhythm & gospel"?
"contemporary gospel" meets "urban R&B", various soulful lead singers
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The "New" Mighty Wonders / Build me a house ( - )
traditional male gospel guartet with
downhome southern-R&B flavor (CD-R)
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| July 6, 2008 |
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| V.A. / Soul unsigned EP:001 (Soul Unsigned) |
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V.A. / Soul unsigned EP 002 (Soul Unsigned)
4 songs each, all sounds fresh and groovy,
Groove's Back Productions featuring AmariM, Excellent Gentlemen, Felix and
Harambe on 001, Moses Mayes, Mothergroove, Candycream and Lisa Ciouto & Most
People on 002, all unsigned UK R&B
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| July 7, 2008 |
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Walt Coleman / Song's in transition ( - )
sophisticated urban R&B with "old
school"favor, jazz influence also, lots of smooth slowies
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Venise / Driftin' (CUE Recording Studio)
upbeat urban R&B with catchy hooks,
one song, famale singer from Virginia (CD single, CD-R)
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Tenisha / I'm me & had to learn ( - )
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor,
no hard shout, female singer from North Carolina (CD-R)
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| July 8, 2008 |
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Larr Love Hamilton / Give God all praise (LJH )
the first "gospel" album by LJ Hamilton, traditional gospel with oldschool
R&B flavor, lots of smooth slowies (CD-R)
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Kenny Neal / Let life flow (Blind Pig)
modern blues with a touch of
R&B
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Divine C. / Life with God ( - )
mixture of gospel lyrics, R&B, reggae and hiphop, male singer
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| July 9, 2008 |
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Willie White / Party hardy (Ztae Music)
this is goooood if you like Johnnie Taylor
or Z.Z. Hill, lots of groovy southern-soul tracks with soulful
phrasing
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| July 10, 2008 |
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Mr. Zay ( - )
Hosea Burnett from Ohio, the most R&B
side of contemporary gospel, better than his first album? lots of
emotional/soulful songs with "modern" R&B beat, worth trying
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Larry Robinson & The Gospel Stingers / God love you (Smith
Brothers)
traditional southern downhome male gospel
quartet with a touch of oldschool R&B
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| July 11, 2008 |
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Cornel West & BMWMB / Never forget : a journey of revelations (Hidden Beach
Forum)
he's regarded scholar of religion,
philosophy and African-American studies, nice collaboration of R&B and
hiphop artists, traditional R&B meets hiphop by Talib Kweli, Ambassador
&Paul Woodruff, Prince, Jill Scott, Darryl Moore, David Hollister, Gerald
Levert, Lenny Williams etc., worth listening
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| July 12, 2008 |
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Razzberry / Be yourself (Dena-Star Productions)
nice mix of urban R&B, funk, oldschool
soul and hiphop, soulful singings with emotion, funky diva from Ohio, not bad
and try ....
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The Real Brown Sugar / Why did you walk on my love? (Tanny)
'04 release? three southern-soul songs a
la Denise LaSalle (CD single)
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Lakisha Dawn Yirenkyi ( - )
urban R&B slowies with "mellow" touch,
two "love" songs (CD single, CD-R)
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Travis "Moonchild" Haddix / Daylight at midnight (Earwig)
downhome blues album with southern flava,
but sadly no R&B interest this time, all pure blues
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| July 13, 2008 |
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TAS Projecr (TAS)
urban R&B/hiphop mix with
inspirational sounds, sounds modern yet soulful
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V.A. / Heavyweight Entertainment : Show us the money vol II (Heavyweight
Entertainment)
full of fresh home-grown New Jersey
talents, mostly slow R&B/rap mix with sexual lyrics
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Tan'yika / Theory of love (Lord Itill)
urban R&B/hiphop mix with traditional
R&B roots (CD-R)
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| July 14, 2008 |
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Lori Dow / Love changes (LoriDow Music)
the most "urban R&B" side of contemporary gospel, some duets
with soulful male singers, worth trying |
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| July 15, 2008 |
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J Hollins / Untitled (Blockbleeders Entertainment)
smooth yet soulful R&B singer from
Chicago, his 2nd album, sounds mixture of urban, traditional, hiphop and gospel,
worth listening
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Jackie Rae / Runaway (Jackie Rae Music)
contemporry female R&B with Pop sense,
catchy hooks (CD-R)
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Eric Spooner / Eternal vol. 1 ; Fill us once again (PureStream Music
Group)
contemporary gospel with light R&B
feel
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| July 16, 2008 |
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Eclectik Soul (Eclectik Soulz Productions)
"two males and one female" group from
Mississippi, urban R&B meets soul-jazz, some instrumental tracks, try if you
like The Brand New Heavies etc.
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Charm / Lucky charm (W2W Entertainment)
mixture of urban R&B, soulful
oldschool soul and hiphop with light "southern" touch, all emotional singings,
worth checkin', male singer from Texas (CD-R)
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D-Manwell / Changes (K.G. Shag)
Demetrius Manwell from Florida, urban
R&B with his own soulful voice and a touch of oldschool, not bad and
try...
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| July 17, 2008 |
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Jackie Payne Syeve Edmonson Band / Overnight sensation (DElta
Groove)
soulful and deep singings by this
veteran singer is still here, various styles of blues'n soul
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Tinikie Derico / Evolving masterpiece ( - )
urban contemporary gospel with a "neo-soul" twist (CD-R)
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K'Armani / Wind ur body up (C.E.R.)
Kiarra Rivera from New York, urban R&B with hiphop fringe, 5 songs only
(mini CD)
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April / Bringing it back (Mixx House)
woman blues singer/guitarist with lowdown
feel, some "soul music" oldies but all blues style
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Zell / The R and B appetizer ( - )
hiphop'n R&B by young male singer from Alabama, lots of emotional
slowies (CD-R)
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| July 18, 2008 |
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Melisa Young / Just up the road (Chitlin' Strut Music)
'07 release, sorry for this "late" review,
follow up album to her "Mad at myself" single, groovy R&B with southern
flava, authentic meets modern!
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| July 19, 2008 |
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J. Red / Notice me (Soul Mop Music Group)
ex Average Guyz singer, very emotional
singings with his soulful voice, well-worth listening for all independemt
R&B lovers, 8 tracks (mini CD)
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Charles Wigg Walker /Still@finding@my@way ( - )
veteran Nashville soul singer! still
remember his days as "Little Charles & The Sidewinders"? mixture of
oldschool soul, blues and funk with horns and soulful voice, worth tryin' if
your keywords are retro, oldschool, southern or deep
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| July 20, 2008 |
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The Soul Children / Still standing (JEA/Right Now)
one of the very best southern R&B album in this year! J. Blackfoot,
Norman West, Ann Hines and Toni Green produced by Larry Dotson & Archie
Love! you'll be knocked out how they sounds deep, gritty & soulful!
great comeback album |
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Jeff Floyd / Keepin' it real (Wilbe)
oh! wellcomeback! his ultra soulful voice is still here, full of deep'n
emotional southern R&B! |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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Sir Charles Jones / My story (Mardi Gras)
his 4th album in this label, he sounds still deep and soulful with his
strong voice, all above average from party tune like "I came to party"
to emotional ballads like "I wanna make love" |
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Legacy / Loving & learning ( - )
new southern soul diva promoted by Rue Davis, Carl Marshall and Franko
Johnson, lots of groovy southern R&B |
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Reggie P. / Your love is a bad habit (Rudeboyy Entertainment)
southern R&B album with light downhome blues flavor, sometimes sounds
like Z.Z.Hill or Bobby Bland sometimes Lenny Williams? |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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Deryo / Deryo's confessions (Will)
Derrick Youman's second album, strong R&B singings with pop flavor
and jazzy expression |
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The Moments featuring Mark Greene / Revealing moments (FAJR)
full of sweet'n harmony slowies with emotion, jazzy touch also (CD-R) |
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Kevin Gardner / Who I be (DSR)
groovy R&B with "talk box" sounds, male singer from Washington
DC, 5 songs only (mini CD) |
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Grady Freeman & The Seventh Sons / Kick off your shoes (GFSS)
originally released in '97 and recently reappeared on the market, Chicago
blues'n soul sound, mixture of blues, oldschool soul music, funk and jazz |
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Delia Gartrell / The best of : Starting a movement (MY)
remember her? once active with The Mighty Hannibal in the early '70s, this
is not her latest recordings (mainly original recordings) but still full
of deep emotion on all those "retro soul" tracks |
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Ariana / Who is (2MCH4YA)
the second album by this 19 years old girl, R&B/pop cxrosssover with
hiphop fringe (CD-R) |
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Venise / Open-minded ( - )
urban female R&B/rap mix, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R) |
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| July 23, 2008 |
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Sheba Potts-Wright / I'm a bluesman's daughter (Ecko)
gettin' better & better! southern R&B diva with blues feelings,
some typical southern R&B ballads also |
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Sweet Angel / Handle your business (Ecko)
now to John Ward's Ecko label, some change of songs from her independently
released version of this album (see review on April 11, 2008), sexy sassy
and SOULFUL diva from Memphis |
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V.A. / Southern soul & party blues vol. 1 (CDS)
12 southern R&B selected from this recent label + rarities such as
Bobby Stringer, Judi Brown Eyez, Lee Fields, Clarence Dobbins, Frank-O,
Becky Starr, Gwen McCrae! what's line-up! nt just a compilation album |
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Sang'n Clarence / If you like, I love it (Brittney)
downhome southern R&B album! full of raw emotion, "lively"
lyrics and gritty singings, deep! produced by Mel Waiters |
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Johnny Rawls / Red Cadillac (Catfood)
nice blues'n soul album! lots of groovy downhome songs with full southern
flava |
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Bobby Cochran / Got to tell you about it ( - )
blues'n soul album by this veteran Oakland blues drummer with a touch of
jazz, includes remake of "Can this be real" (Leroy Hutson) |
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| July 24, 2008 |
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Donald Sheffey / Let's be lovers ( - )
one of his best? lots of smoooth R&B with a touch of "oldschool",
very comfort for ears, not bad and try..... |
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Martin Jaye /Headlines (Champion)
R&B/pop crossover with catchy hooks, Detroit born singer, 5 songs from
his forthcoming album "Headlines" (mini CD) |
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Chandra Calloway / Gonna give itr to ya' (Brittney)
new southern soul diva! typical recent southern R&B sounds with "Barbara
Carr" flavor, produced by Mel Waiters |
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Diona / Naive girl in love ( - )
Diona Howard from New York area, "neo-soul" sounds with influence
of traditional R&B? 8 songs (mini CD, CD-R) |
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| July 25, 2008 |
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Wilson Meadows / Transformation (M&M Entertainment/Brimstone Entertainment)
better than recent other southern R&B albums, ultra emotional singings
with his own soulful voice from slowies to dancers, worth trying if you
like deep'n southern R&B |
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Alex Lattimore / Promise (Alex JDot Productions)
lfull of smooth and sensual R&B ballads with jazz influence |
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| July 26, 2008 |
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Kay B / Look no further... (KNK Entertainment)
followup album to his single "Call cupid", mixture of soulful
slow jams and burnin' up tempos, UK made? but almost sounda like Usher
or somebody |
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Choo / Ladies it's your time ( - )
lots of slowjams and smooth groovers (for the ladies) with a touch of oldschool,
male singer from Louisiana (CD-R) |
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Jessy & Paolo / One wish ( - )
mixture of R&B and smooth jazz, emotional female (Jessy) singings with
sophisitication, all slowies, 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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Terry Gresham / The songwriter (347 Music)
compilation album featuring songs written by singer/songwriter Terry Gresham,
and performed by Terry and some other artists such as Lori Dow and Leon
Beal, all songs soulfully sung and fully emotional, worth trying (CD-R) |
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Andrea Pitts / Illusionz 2 happiness ( - )
urban R&B with light touch of oldschool, female singer from New York |
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Thea Harris / Secret place ( - )
gospel lyrics but almost sounda like R&B, mixture of urban R&B,
hiphop, jazz and acoustic |
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Tolu Mide / Specialty ( - )
female R&B mix with hints of jazz and "neo-soul", emotional
singings, 4 songs 9 versions (mini CD) |
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Tarius / The arrival (Volcano Enterprise)
hiphop'n R&B singer from New Jersey, sounds "groovy", lots
of emotional ballads (CD-R) |
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Szpencer/ Why change me (Szpencer Inc.)
mixture of R&B, dance, traditional "soul music" and pop,
born in Trinidad Tobago |
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Dante Anthony / Water (Humble Lion)
blend of R&B, pop, hiphop and jazz, male singer from Detroit (CD-R) |
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Jimmy Young / South bound train (White Oak)
oldschool R&B with soulful phrasing, Ben E King meets Sam Cooke and
Freddie Jackson? (CD-R) |
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Bo Grant / Crossroads (GBO)
follow up album to his "Steppin' out" album, mixture of oldschool
R&B, pop and love-songs with an easy-listening touch (CD-R) |
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Aubrey Fay / Keep the groove alive (Red Ruby)
yes, he "keep the groove alive", smooth R&B with touches
of oldschool or jazz |
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Brian Owens / The Cole sessions EP (MoJones Musick)
the 3rd release, all EMOTIONAL slowies, 5 songs only (mini CD) |
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Jill Jonez / Mixtape (Thug World)
sounds mixture of R&B, hiphop and pop, lots of downtempo songs (CD-R) |
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Ara Veney / B.O.L.D. (Trax 'R' Us)
mixture of R&B sound, hiphop and gospel lyrics, sounds "modern"
or "today's" gospel |
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| July 30, 2008 |
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Herb Lacy / The best of (Ron Mister Wonderful's Music)
oldschool R&B with influenced by Sam Cooke, Johnnie Taylor, Mel Waiters
etc., try this if you like "deep" soul or "southern"
soul (CD-R) |
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dRony Dumas / Baby I'm sorry (dRony Music Group)
downhome southern R&B with smooth or mellow feelings, 4 songs only
(mini CD, CD-R) |
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Rob Murat / So much to day ( - )
urban R&B with nice lyrics and souful voice, some influence by traditional
soul music also |
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C-Ray / Memoirs ( - )
pop/R&B singer and songwriter/producer Christopher Ray, emotional singings
with his own high tenor voice |
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Cinnamon / A soul's journey (Eternal Soul)
mixture of urban R&B, traditional soul, blues, jazz and gospel with
her strong voice, Aretha or Patti type singer (CD-R) |
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Vimala ( - )
urban R&B with "neo-soul" touch, female singer, 4 songs (mini CD) |
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