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| Soul Clinic |
| February, 2009 |
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Click on CD Cover to listen or purchase |
| Just arrived at February 1, 2009 |
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Jarrard Anthony / Decade of sreams (Boobop)
better R&B than his "Synergistic energy xchange" album in '06, STRONG contemporary urban R&B with soulful singings! (CD-R) |
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Wendy McIntyre / The anthem (Ascension Entertainment)
mixture of urban R&B, neo-soul and jazz, nice lyrics with sultry singings, not bad and try..., 7 songs only (mini CD9 |
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| February 2, 2009 |
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Thomas and Taylor / Dreamers (Thomas & Taylor Music Works)
veteran R&B duo, tribute album to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mixture of oldschool soul, gospel, blues and contemporary R&B, lots of midtempo songs with political lyrics
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Meredith Michele / So I'll sing ( - )
urban R&B with touches of hiphop and funk, female singer from Mississippi, not bad if you like Jill Scott etc., almost all downtempo songs |
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Hector de-Souza / Together ( - )
R&B/pop crossover with "easy -listening" flavor, he's male singer from Ghana, features two other soulful female singers also, some soulful ballads with oldschool influence |
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| February 3, 2009 |
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Harvey Lee / Room 517 ( - )
follow-up release to his "The lansing edition" album, "urban" meets "traditional" in sexy or romatic moods! (CD-R) |
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Donnie Williams and Park Place / Just like magic (Chump Change)
15 songs, a little change of songs to his same-name album on '07, American Idol finalist, full of soulful/emotional slowies a la Luther Vandross, well-worth tryin' this |
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| February ‚S, 2009 |
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The Wilson Brothers / Faith (CD-R)Highland/Hylix)
"contemporary meets traditional" gospel with oldschool soul flavor (CD-R) |
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| February 5, 2009 |
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V.Rich / Songs from the album "Addicted" (Rich Life)
Vincent Richardson from Washington D.C., modern and sensual Marvin Gaye! 5 songs (mini CD) |
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Lady Bianca / A woman never forgets (Magic-O)
westcoast female blues, followup release to her "Through a woman's eye" album, blues with jazzy or R&B flavors |
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| February 6, 2009 |
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A Touch of Gold / Reborn ( - )
oldschool R&B group from Hawaii, 6 piece male group, remakes of soul biggies, smooth singers with harmonies |
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T.C.G. / Walking on the clouds ( - )
three piece male group (3 solo singers united into 1) from Chicago, Keith Sweat follower? 4 songs only (CD single, CD-R) |
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Stephanie Grissett / Show you ( - )
urban R&B with jazzy or funky feelings, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R) |
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| February 7, 2009 |
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Kaylah Marin / Loving life (Epiphany Productions)
"neo-soul" meets "old school"? with her soulful singings, female singer from California (CD-R) |
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Clarence Carter / On your feet (Cee Cee Entertainment)
his unususal style is still here |
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| February 8, 2009 |
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Alex Nester / Rattle the walls (Squeelo Music)
female singer with wide vocal range from California, mixture of R&B, funk, gospel and blues, try if you like Patti or Aretha |
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Kehinde Spencer / A woman's reprieve (Elevated Expressions)
spiritual lyrics with "neo-soul" sounds, she's born in England with her Nigerian parents, so some African influence here |
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| February 9, 2009 |
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Jdale (3J's)
urban R&B with hiphop fringe, male singer from California (CD-R) |
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Michael Ray Tyler / Fire & desire ( - )
urban R&B/pop crossover, warm and smooth vocals with jazzy feeling |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Beat of our own drum ( - )
raw powerful and soulful R&B band with oldschool or rock flavor from Chicago, Otis Redding meets Led Zeppelin? |
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Remedy / Hot music (Chronic)
another male group from the same name R&B trio, midtempo R&B with hiphop edge, one song two versions (CD single, CD-R) |
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Mike Knight / Chasing the lights ( - )
followup release to his "Versatility" album, emotional R&B singer with a touch of traditional soul from Washington DC, lots of downtempo songs |
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| February 11, 2009 |
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From Birth / Let the truth be told ( Commandment Ent.)
urban gospel sounds! really sounds "today's gospel" |
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Wil Key / Satisfy my soul (Mad Wheels Music)
a soulful mixture of urban R&B, neo-soul, hiphop, spoken word and jazz, almost all slowies |
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| February 12, 2009 |
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U. City / The fall (TeamSoul Entertainment Group)
formerly known as "Nited Soul", soulful male duo from Philadelphia area, almost all are emotional downtempo songs, worth checkin' this |
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Ray Clout / Just music ( - )
Justin (Ray Clout) Simmons from Muskogee, OK, soulful urban jam with a bit southern or hiphop flavors |
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| February 13, 2009 |
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Donald Pinkney / Expressions of love (1ne 11even Ent.)
urban R&B with oldschool flavor, Luther Vandross influence? one (hidden) track by Terry Forsythe, not bad and try... (CD-R) |
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Charlie Thomas / Looking through the windows of my life (Raging Storm Productions)
ex Drifters singer, oldschool R&B with "dreamy" mood, lots of emotional ballads with his still soulful voice (CD-R) |
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| February 14, 2009 |
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Ronald Ferguson / My own perspective (D-Mack Entertainment)
urban R&B with a bit oldschool influence, modern day Marvin or Stevie? lots of emotional downtempo songs, male singer from South Carolina |
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Wole / Let everything (Hator Bros)
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor a la Fred Hammond, 3 songs only (CD single) |
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| February 15, 2009 |
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Walkine / Back to love (Diamond)
urban R&B with Lenny Williams style, reminiscent of '70s soul music? male singer from Bahama, two songs (CD single) |
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Eli Davis / ForEver (High Class)
Brian McKnight follower? urban R&B with a bit jazzy flavor, lots of lots of emotional slowies (CD-R) |
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| February 16, 2009 |
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Lynee' Michelle / Love ( - )
urban R&B with pop or traditional soul flavors, cool female singer from Baltimore |
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Lady D / My turn ( - )
female R&B with touches of oldschool, reggae, jazz and funk, smooth singings (CD-R) |
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| February 17, 2009 |
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Steve Wallace / Urban soul (EDclectic Entertainment)
urban R&B with "stepper" flavor, warm yet groovy, beautiful yet soulful, worth checkin' this! (CD-R) |
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| February 18, 2009 |
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Wuddha / WWGD (Sum Mo')
Marvin Gaye meets D'Angelo? "old meets new" type singings by this Washinton D.C. male singer, worth checkin', 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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| February 19, 2009 |
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Jimmy D. Scott / Stop the music (Westbound)
wellcome back! still very emotional singings with his usual SOULFUL voice, lots of remakes of old Westbound or Detroit songs, well-worth listening if you like oldschool R&B |
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| February 20, 2009 |
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raY'mond / Anatomy of the spiritual man ( - )
lyrics are gospel, but sounda like today's R&B, mixture of urban R&B, neo-soul, hiphop and gospel, not bad if you don't like contemporary gospel(CD-R) |
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Ike Noble and friends / A 30th year celebration (Reppiks)
not the latest recording but worth trying if you still remeber the name of Ike Noble, his soulful Connowill recordings + more recent "d'Kalendars" tracks, plus 6 songs from his friends like "Magnificent Opnions" and "Heet 'N' Koolin' System", mixture of soulful '80s soul and mellow or jazzy blues (CD-R) |
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The Winstons / In a new direction (Sensational Music)
veteran R&B group from Washington D.C., steppin' oldschool R&B with hiphop flavor (CD single, CD-R) |
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| February 21, 2009 |
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Ian Von (Table Spoon Music)
gospel lyrics but sounds almost soulful R&B! better than his former "Good news" album for R&B listeners |
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Dr Pheelgood / RX The prescription ( - )
blend of urban R&B, hiphop, oldschool "soul music" and talkbox sounds, Phillip Anderson from Colorado |
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| February 22, 2009 |
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Lonne / Standing in the crossroad (G&G)
mixture of oldschool Chicago R&B, blues'n soul and downhome blues, his soulful voice is still here, his 5th or 6th album? (CD-R) |
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| February 23, 2009 |
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Carl Marshall / Look good for you (CDS)
a bit different sounds to other albums in this label, southern funk'n R&B with lots of groovy midtempo songs |
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| February 24, 2009 |
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Projekt / Future (Brice)
southern style funk'n R&B band featuring soulful female singer, followup release to their "Juke" album, lots of groovy southern R&B (CD-R) |
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| February 25, 2009 |
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Bosko / The good life movement (BoskoLive)
Grammy winning artist/producer born in Ghana & raised in Oregon, well produced urban R&B with hiphop influence, worth checkin' this, 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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Tina Davis / Falling in love again ( - )
mixture of urban R&B, traditional soul, smooth singingss & jazzy phrasings, female singer from Hawaii |
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The Echoaires / Transformation (Ecko)
subtitled as "Live ion Memphis, TN", traditional male gospel quartet with a touch of oldschool soul including gospel version of "I found love" |
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| February 26, 2009 |
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Candi Staton / Who's hurting now? (Honest Jons)
Candi is still Candi! her own unique R&B with very soulful voice, try if you like oldschool or southern R&B |
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Cardell / A true steppers artist (Classic Soul Entertainment)
lots of smooth yet emotional steppers! almost all dancable midtempos (CD-R) |
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Karen Wolfe / Man enough ((B&J)
title song is dedicated for the late Bill Cody, southern midtempo R&B, three songs (CD single) |
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Bishop Larry Montgomery / In my Father's home ( - )
traditional southern gospel with oldschool soul influence |
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The Lyrics Inc. / For lovers only, really? ( - )
3 male & 2 female acappella group from New York, one of many "acapella" albums but with light R&B harmoy feeling (CD-R) |
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| February 27, 2009 |
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Chuck Strong / Faithful to a married woman (Waldoxy)
now he's in the Malaco roster, better produced southern R&B album includes lots of his usual groovy midtempo songs, worth checkin' if you like "southern soul" |
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Barbara Carr / Savvy woman (CDS)
not her best album but wellcome back! southern R&B produced by Clarence Dobbins, 2 songs sung with Roy Roberts |
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Vernon Garrett / I'm too far gone (Video Uptown)
almost all blues album with his still very soulful voice. includes "live" version of his "Crossroads", more R&B on next album please |
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| February 28, 2009 |
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Vince Hutchinson / Live ( - )
actually not "live" recordings, 4 songs with deep southern R&B style plus one song with Louisiana's own zydeco style (mini CD) |
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Harvey Lee / The lansing edition ( - )
previous album before his "Room 517" album but not reviewed here yet, emotional slow jams galore with a touch of classic R&B, not bad and try... (CD-R) |
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Moon Minion / Love for music EP ( - )
female singer with sweet and warm singings, "urban R&B meets neo-soul" with a touch of classic R&B, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R) |
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Kofy Brown / Soul rock (Simba Music)
mixture of R&B, funk, rock and blues, gritty and bitter rock'n sounds with groovy bass lines, female singer from California |
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Al Boyd / I live for you ( - )
contemporary gospel with oldschool R&B feel, no hard shout but full of emotion (CD-R) |
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