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| Soul Clinic |
| December, 2009 |
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Click on CD Cover to listen or purchase |
| Just arrived at December 1, 2009 |
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Shayna Steele / I'll be anything (Yonas Media)
mixture of urban R&B, retro-soul, funk and jazz, light influence of Chaka Khan? |
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Tiffany Carter / Mama's baby (TC Entertainment)
urban R&B with "neo-soul" flavor, jazz or gospel roots also? |
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Scorpio Blues / Scorpio rising : the rebirth of blues (Soul Blue)
"neo-soul" meets "urban R&B" mixed with "spoken words" or "poetry", not pure blues (CD-R) |
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| December 2, 2009 |
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William Scott / Kooly (Blackbook Publishing)
smooth yet soulful R&B with '80s flavor, lots of emotional songs from ballads to dancers, try if you love Jeffrey Osbourne etc., worth listening |
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Tutu Jones / Inside out ( - )
modern blues with few R&B songs like "Gain your love", soulful vocals |
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| December 3, 2009 |
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Deep 3 / I call your name ( - )
three piece young male R&B group with harmony, emotional vocals, 2 songs 6 versions, try if you're group buff (CD single, CD-R) |
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Joe Butler / Crumb snatchers (Nikkie)
downhome blues'n soul with southern flava, some funky feel also |
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| December ‚S, 2009 |
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Marcell & The Truth / Hopes too high (Basement Boys)
their first album released in '07, 4 piece band featuring very soulful lead singer, Luther V meets Rance Allen with steppin' flava, try their latest album "Symbols" if you like this album |
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Chick Rodgers / Essentially yours (Spellbound/BSMF)
modern Chicago blues album produced by late KokoTaykor, some oldschool R&B songs, charming but soulful vocals |
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Donnell Dantzler / Life is good (Marquis Recordings)
emotional downtempo songs, 2 songs 3 versions (CD single) |
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| December 5, 2009 |
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Jimi Hill / Tough times (W3)
mixture of retro soul, southern soul, urban R&B and pop, Memphis singer, includes remake of "If loving you is wrong" by Luther Ingram (CD-R) |
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Revive / The live experience (Black Smoke)
southern male gospel quartet with light R&B flavor, all soulful singers "live" |
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The Whispers / Thankful (Kingdom)
heir first gospel album, but almost sounda like their own R&B, try even if you don't like so-called gospel music |
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| December 6, 2009 |
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Tarralyn Ramsey / Beyond the darkness (Tarprincel)
oh! wellcomeback, now she sings gospel, very soulful gospel with light R&B flava, strong female singer from Florida |
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Liryc / Ever since ( - )
the emotional male R&B singer with his own tenor voice, "old meets new" feel |
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J-Ricz / Genesis (Introverse)
pop'n R&B with emotional vocals, lots of smooth'n beautiful ballads, male singer from California |
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| December 7, 2009 |
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Jeff Majors / Sacred eight (Music One)
famous harp player, features many soulful singers such as Ali Ollie Woodson, Shirley Murdock etc., gospel album |
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| December 8, 2009 |
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Beverley Skeete / Woman got soul (Vocaphone)
Tina Turner follower? mixture of strong voiced R&B, oldschool soul, funk, blues, gospel and rock |
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Chantal Ambroise / Incredibly human (Big Noise)
urban R&B with catchy hooks, mainstream female singer from Boston |
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BB Queen / I can play da blues (Hearon)
modern female blues with R&B flavor, smooth yet soulful vocals, not bad if you love Barbara Lynn etc. |
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| December 9, 2009 |
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Father's Children / Sky's the limit (FC Music)
urban R&B with '70s flavor, lots of moody yet fully emotiona ballads, far better than expected, worth tryin' |
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Sounds of Blackness / The 3rd gift : story, songs & spirit (Copycats Enterainment)
one of the most soulful and powerful group ever, perfect mixture of gospel and R&B, really soulful vocals |
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Harold Wilborn / I'll love you until I die ( - )
smooth love songs in oldschool style, mixture of oldies, southern soul, blues and jazz also, 5 songs only (mini CD, CD-R) |
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James Richardson / I'm asking you to just listen ( - )
oldschool R&B, includes several remakes of soul classics, 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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| December 10, 2009 |
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Apostle Andre Marcus / It's time to pry (H2H Productions)
contemporary gospel with R&B flavor |
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Athene Wilson / It's about time (12th Note Production)
mixture of urban R&B, smooth soul, gospel and jazz, female singer from Boston (CD-R) |
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| December 11, 2009 |
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O.B. Buchana / It's my time (Ecko)
his usual southern R&B, still stong'n deep vocals, nice duet with Mr. Sam on "Did you put your foot in it?" |
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Chuck Colbert / I don't do that (BGR)
typical recent southern R&B sounds with his usual emotional vocals, sometimes sounds deep sometimes moody |
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V.A. / The best of southern soul blues (Ecko)
14 southern blues'n soul from Ecko catalog, good for the beginners to southern R&B? Denise LaSalle,O.B. Buchana, Donnie Ray, Chuck Roberson, Carl Sims etc. |
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| December 12, 2009 |
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Asaph Womack / I need you (Asaph Womack Music)
his best a;lbum? the SOULFUL vocals everywhere, the relative of Bobby Womack? |
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Funky Meters / Live in Japan (Hoy-Hoy)
Art Neville, George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste Jr. and Ian Neville, their latest "live" in Tokyo at July 23th this year, FUNKY enough, 2 volume set (CD-R) |
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| December 13, 2009 |
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Tim Benson / Formula (Lexington)
21 years old boy from Chicago, young but talented singer with emotional vocals, ballads midtempos and dancers are all OK, will be big soon, Japanese release |
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V.A. / Deep south soul (Mardi Gras)
15 southern R&B biggies, some new singers like Kimberly Adams, David G., Sorrento Ussery, Snatch Nelson etc. and well-known singers like Sir Charles Jones, The Love Doctor etc. |
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| December 14, 2009 |
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Darien / If these walls could talk (BBQ)
the Japanese version of his same name album, 2 "bonus" songs, nice "old meets new" type singer, Japanese release |
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Oran Juice Jones & The Triflin' Family / Fruits of the game R&B mixtapoe volume 2 (Triflin')
hard hittin' street R&B filled with groovy and smooth rap'n R&B |
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| December 15, 2009 |
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Jesse James / Get in touch with me (Gunsmoke)
Mr. "I can do bad by myself", smooth yet fully soulful R&B with oldschool flava, his voice still sounds very nice, lots of emotional slowies, worth checkin' |
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Billy Cook / Peace on earth (Battiste Music Group/Fontana)
re-release of his '06 album "Peace on earth" on SoSouth label, the soulful X-mas album with dirty southern flava, deep vocals mixed with southern rap |
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| December 16, 2009 |
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Gerard Ruff / He'll never change (Hott Boxx)
contemporary gospel with strong R&B flava, sounda like almost R&B sometimes, Al Gree meets Smokey Robinson? |
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Frank Sirius / Closer (Bag of Beats)
smooth'n emotional slow/midtempo R&B songs, 2 songs 3 versions (CD single, CD-R) |
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Gene Stewart / A tribute to Sam (BFG)
Sam Cooke follower, smooth'n deep vocals with emotion, lots of remakes
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Gene Stewart / A change is gonna come (BFG)
Sam Cooke follower, smooth'n deep vocals with emotion, lots of remakes
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| December 17, 2009 |
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Lenny Williams / Unfinished business (LenTom)
still he sounds GOOOD! fully emotional but sometimes groovy, worth trying |
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| December 18, 2009 |
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Jeff Redd / Take you higher ( - )
the famous producer/singer, groovy'n emotional midtempo R&B, soon an album?? (CD single, CD-R) |
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Johnny Love / Love levels (Free-Hi Entertainment)
gospel lyrics but almost sounds like urban R&B, full of emotional slowies |
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Sensational Epics / Anthology (Ripete)
veteran blue-eyed male "horn" group from Carolina's "beach music" scene, 17 songs from their long career including two "new" songs, all fingersnappin' "beach" sounds (CD-R) |
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| December 19, 2009 |
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Kenny Francis / Mamas new old school (Louisiana N.O.S.)
groovy midtempo with oldschool and southern flava, not bad, sadly one song (CD single, CD-R) |
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V.A. / Daptone gold (Daptone)
23 songs from the vaults of Daptone label, some previously released songs, all quality funk'n R&B (with a few "deep soul" or "gospel"), Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Lee Fields, Sugarman & Co., etc. |
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Sonny Garr / I told you so (Da'Soul)
followup release to his "Mood of love" album, singer/keyboardist, mellow'n emotional R&B with oldschool or tradtional soul flavor (CD-R) |
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| December 20, 2009 |
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James Smith / Everybody needs love ((B&J)
sounds southern R&B but made in Detroit, full of deep'n emotional blues'n soul |
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Wil Key / Satisfy my soul (Larimar)
urban R&B with jazzy funk flava, followup release to his "Gypsy" album, male singer from Corolado (CD-R) |
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| December 21, 2009 |
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Soul Idenatee / It's on again (3 Wheel Motion Productions)
blues'n soul with groovy upbeat vocals, sounda like Mavis Staples? minimum backing sounds, female duo from Georgia |
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Tamalaneh / I know you're gonna like that (Bell Time)
urban R&B with strong vocals, female singer, newschool with a touch of oldschool? 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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Vocol / Always thinking (Ray Time Music)
emotional male singer from Georgia, R&B/pop crossover slowies and cool midtempos |
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| December 22, 2009 |
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David Brinston / Dirty woman (Ecko)
his usual southern R&B with a groove, will be big in southern black club? duets with J. Blackfoot or Ms. Jody |
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Carl Marshall / Christmas southern soul style (CDS)
title says all, but various styles from traditional deep ballads to guitar instrumentals, one songs with Rue Davis |
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| December 23, 2009 |
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Andre Lee / Straight from the heart (Cape-Town)
southern R&B with soulful vocals, not super hard but ful;l of emotion on every songs |
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Travis "Moonchild" Haddix / If I'm one, you're one too (Benevolent Blues/CDS)
almost all modern guitar blues, few R&B moments |
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| December 25, 2009 |
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J Pope / The reconstruction (J Pope Music)
female singer from Washington DC area, mixture of urban R&B, hiphop, neo-soul and blues, Lauryn Hill follower? |
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Teacake / 9teen : welcome to my world (Vandanae Music)
female "neo-soul" singer from Texas, India Arie type? (CD-R) |
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Eternal Light Singers / Simply outstanding (Ecko)
"live" in Little Rock,AR., gospel quartet with light R&B flavor, soulful vocals |
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| December 26, 2009 |
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Jimmy Lynch / The blues according to Mr. Lucky (Monet Productions)
blues'n soul with downhome southern flava, includes remake of "Anyway the wind blows", you'll like his moody "Pretty lil' brown girl" or "Mama"? |
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Mint 2 B / Walking by faith (Cape-Town)
male duo from Mississippi, gospel lyrics but almost sounda like oldschool R&B, soulful yet sensitive vocals |
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| December 27, 2009 |
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Sammy Morales / What is love ( - )
Donny Hathaway type singer, emotional R&B singer with "easy listening" flava, for "adult ontemporary sounds" fan? |
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Hope Vitoria / The seasons of hope (Child of God)
smooth R&B meets traditional gospel with "contemporary" edge (CD-R) |
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| December 28, 2009 |
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Ozell Adkins / Let's get married (C. Nation Music)
the soulful R&B singer with oldschool flava, em,otional & romantic songs, 3 songs 4 versions, worth checkin' this (CD single) |
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| December 29, 2009 |
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Clinton Daniel / What if... (Funk City)
still remember his "Life is too short" album in '97? the soulful urban R&B with R. Kelly influence, not bad and try... (CD-R) |
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| December 30, 2009 |
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The Lo-Lites (Right Track)
three piece male group inspired by '70s vocal groups, these original songs capture the style in a brand new way, some "beach" flavor also, UK based group? (CD-R) |
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| December 31, 2009 |
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Curtis Smooth / Back again! (Sonicbids)
blues'n soul from California, not for today's R&B listeners? (CD-R) |
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Hense Powell / Jesus is the reason (Hense Forth Music)
veteran westcoast producer/singer, 3 new Christmas songs, sounds smooth'n traditional, 3 songs (CD single, CD-R) |
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Leroy Ace Miller / My Christmas gospel goodwill ( - )
new Christmas songs with oldschool and smooth R&B flavor, male singer from Georgia (CD-R) |
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