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| Soul Clinic |
| April, 2010 |
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Click on CD Cover to listen or purchase |
| Just arrived at April 1, 2010 |
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Gus Geeter / Big leg woman (Sound Mindz)
new male southern R&B singer from Alabama, various styles of southern R&B with his soulful voice, some downhome some bluesy some moody and some groovy, better than expected! |
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| April 2, 2010 |
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Luther Lackey / The preacher's wife (Ecko)
his 3rd and best album on this Memhis label, full of nicely-produced southern R&B songs from slowies to groovy uptempos |
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Sam-One / You ain't right! (Sam-One Music)
downhome blues'n soul with his bluesy guitar, some bluesy/jazzy instrumental tracks, male singer/guitarist from California |
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| April 3, 2010 |
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James Morgan / Just James (Sound Mindz)
more blues than R&B, some "rock" influence, "Child" is moody oldschool R&B ballad |
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Charles Wilson / That girl belongs to me (CDS)
his usual deep'n soulful R&B produced by Carl Marshall, guest singers like Willie Clayton and Mel Waiters |
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| April 5, 2010 |
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Floyd Taylor / All of me (CDS)
now he's in CDS label from Malaco, full of emotional southern R&B, sometimes the same phrasing as his great father |
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| April 6, 2010 |
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Mr. X / The best of (Sounds Mindz)
remember his "Wiggle wiggle wiggle ..." album (see the review in Nov. 17 '08) on Hep' Me label? now expanded 14 songs with his typical southern R&B vocals from slow to midtempo |
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V.A. / It's a southern soul party!! (Earmark Music Co.)
southern R&B galore by Bigg Joe, LJ Echols, The Love Doctor, Raine, David Brinston etc. all songs already on their own albums, no new songs |
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| April 7, 2010 |
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / I learned the hard way (Daptone)
really the soulful female singer/band of today, her deep'n gritty vocals are just the dynamite! tight band is also favorable |
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| April 8, 2010 |
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Jerry L / Let it ride (Brimstone)
Jerry Minnis's latest album produced by Carl Marshall and Ricky White, full of soulful southern R&B with his strong voice, better than his previous albums? (CD-R) |
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| April 9, 2010 |
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Bigg Robb / Grown folk gospel (Over 25 Sound)
his first gospel album but sounda like "southern R&B", features various soulful singers, some "talkbox" sounds |
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| April 10, 2010 |
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Solomon Burke / Nothing's impossible (E1 Music)
wow! King Solomon meets the boss of Memphis soul scene - legendary Willie Mitchell! full of deep deep southern R&B, he still CAN sing! |
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| April 11, 2010 |
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Mr. Ivy / Just doing me (Blak Ink Incorporated)
fully emmotional R&B singer with "southern" flava, smooth yet SOULFUL enough, worth checkin' this |
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| April 12, 2010 |
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Gordon Nelson, Jr. / Conversation peace ( - )
followup release to his "Whisper inj my mind" album, mixture of smooth R&B, soulful dancers and jazzy pop (CD-R) |
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| April 13, 2010 |
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Darnerien / A piece of me (MacVizion LLC)
smooth'n emotional R&B with mellow or jazzy moods, better production than his previous "My 1st 7" album, worth checkin' |
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The Gospel Miracles / Hold out (Ecko)
traditional southern male gospel quartet with few R&B influence, soulful and powerful vocals |
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| April 14, 2010 |
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Jimmie Earl Perry / Power of the dream (ACMP)
soulful pop'n R&B with Luther Vandross flava, can you believe that this was made in South Africa? |
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The Winstons / Don't blame it on me (Sensational)
oldschool R&B with dancin' grooveness, their "usual" style, only 4 songs (CD single, CD-R) |
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| April 15, 2010 |
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Amazing Gospel Souls / Free in him ( - )
gospel with "contemporary meets traditional" feel, "smooth R&B" influence also (CD-R) |
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| April 16, 2010 |
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Russoul / People need love ( - )
smooth and laidback R&B with soulfyl grooves, all downtempo songs, male singer |
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L. Wright / Cufflinks and cake ( - )
urban R&B with Curtis Mayfield flavor, some jazzy-rap also |
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Indiana Norfleet / The cries of a sinner (Rob 1 Productions)
female contemporary gospel with a touch of R&B, 8 songs only (mini CD) |
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| April 17, 2010 |
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Deon Robertson / Covered (W.M. Music)
contemporary gospel but sounda like urban R&B! emotional & soulful vocals, not bad if you don't like so-called "gospel music" |
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Carlos Cannon / Steppin' up the game (Cannon Productions)
R&B saxphone player from Chicago, many vocal tracks featuring soulful male/female singers, urban R&B + smooth jazz + steppin' music |
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| April 18, 2010 |
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K Jazz / Can't keep a sista down (Kasino Brown Music)
mixture of urban R&B, smooth R&B, hiphop and neo-soul, mostly downtempo songs, female singer from Texas (CD-R) |
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E.D. Mondaine & Belief / A place for me (Aghaia)
contemporary gospel with light R&B flavor, Donnie McClurkin meets Luther Vandross? |
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Lisa Taylor / LT ( - )
urban R&B/pop crossover with catchy hooks, female singer from California (CD-R) |
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| April 19, 2010 |
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Love Language / R&B ( - )
spiritual lyrics but sounds like urban R&B, all "love songs" with emotional vocals, male/female duo from Oklahoma |
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The Love Doctor / A new beginning (Labro Entertainment)
the southern R&B, not his best, more quality productions on next album please (CD-R) |
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Big J Cummings / Big enough (Labro Entertainment)
the southern blues'n R&B, more R&B than expected, deep'n downhome sounds (CD-R) |
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| April 20, 2010 |
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Mel Waiters / I ain't gone do it (Waldoxy)
really THE standard southern R&B sounds! full of gorgeous "southern soul" with his usual soulful voice |
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Billy Ray Charles / Drunk, busted, disgusted and can't be trusted (Waldoxy)
his firsat album in this label, southern R&B with his own style, some interesting lyrics with narrations |
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| April 21, 2010 |
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Walt Luv / New millennium blues (Monkey Wrench)
not so-called "blues" but full of typical recent southern R&B songs from slowiers to uptempos, smooth sometimes but fully soulful enough |
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The Dyanamics featuring Charles Walker / Burn it down (Outta Sight)
one of the better southern R&B album with light blues influence, Charles still can singwell with his deep'n soulful voice |
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| April 22, 2010 |
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JL / Incredible (Soulink Productions)
soulful urban R&B with a touch of traditional soul, emotional and sexy vocals, worth checkin' this, male singer from Memphis area (CD-R) |
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| April 23, 2010 |
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Wendell B. / In touch with my ... southern soul (Smoothway Music)
the most deep'n soulful album among his albums, all emotional downtempo songs in "southern " mood, well-worth trying |
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| April 24, 2010 |
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PJ Morton / Walk alone (SOS Music)
mixture of urban R&B, '70s/'80s soul, jazz, pop and gospel? followup release to his "Live from L.A." album and this is his best album |
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Cornerstone featuring Golden Voice Harry / Sharkskin, silk & soul ( - )
4 piece blue-eyed male "harmony" group with doowap flavor, remakes of "I've passed this way before""Lady soul" etc, not bad if you like such old oldschool soul harmony |
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Johnny Brill / There is nobody (J.A.B.)
ex "Impromp 2" singer, gospel slowies with emotion, vocals with his piano, half are piano instrumental tracks, very peaceful moodm not for today's R&B listeners |
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Marva King / "The one" EP (Thompkins Media Group)
urban R&B with catchy hooks or jazzy sophistication, only 7 songs (mini CD) |
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| April 25, 2010 |
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Carl Marshall / Songs people love the most vol. 1 "deluxe edition" (CDS)
the same name original album (please see our review at Sep. 1 in 2006) plus 6 bonus tracks, southern R&B ballads + downhome funk songs |
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The Holmes Brothers / Feed my soul (Alligator)
mixture of deep oldschool R&B, gospel, blues and country with their usual style, thery really have their own unique sounds |
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Ray Schinnery / Between you and me ( - )
blues singer/guitarist, mostly blues but few oldschool R&B songs (CD-R) |
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| April 26, 2010 |
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Richard Alexander Davis / Lovin' you direct (Love Town)
lots of SOULFUL'n groovy dancers, some "house" flavors, try if you like D Train or Luther Vandross etc. |
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| April 27, 2010 |
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V.A. / Mavis (!K7)
Ashley Beedle's project featuring various emotional singers like Candi Staton, Kurt Wagner, John Turrell etc., tribute album to Mavis Staples but no remakes of her songs, all heartfelt vocals with "neo-soul" feel |
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Mr. Mosley / Magic the album (Momentom Entertainment)
full of "love music" in today's R&B style, really emotional male singer from California (CD-R) |
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| April 28, 2010 |
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LaRombe / Philadelphia soul (Lovelyte Musique)
urban R&B mixed with '70s/'80s soul music, today's soulful R&B and jazzy feel, male singer, worth checkin' this (CD-R) |
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| April 29, 2010 |
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Patrice Campbell / Garden of love (Heigh Time)
urban R&B/pop crossover with "major" yet jazzy flavor, emotional vocals |
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Daymin Miley / The revolution in D sharp major ( - )
"neo-soul" sounds with a touch of oldschool soul, all emotional slowies, female singer from New York (CD-R) |
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| April 30, 2010 |
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Carlo L'chelle / The book of my revelation ( - )
female urban R&B with "neo-soul" influence, try if you love Erykah or Jill |
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Assure / Rest assured : volume 1 (Soul Freedom Music)
female contemporary gospel with strong "neo-soul" flava (CD-R) |
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