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Top 10 R&B/Soul Releases August 2006 |
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Written by Administrator
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 Our Top 10 picks for August R&B/soul releases includes stuff from Lyfe Jennings, Kelis, Outkast, Christina Aguilera and more.
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Lyfe Jennings - The Phoenix-
The gravelly voiced guitar strumming crooner returns with a soul stirring sophomore set. *
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Kelis - Kelis Was Here-
By far one of the most exciting releases of the year, the daring album
pushes the envelope with cuts such as the bouncy "Bossy." * |
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Outkast - Idlewild- This
album further pushes the hip-hop envelope by offering Outkast fans a
genre-defying mix of... almost everything. Although it bears the name
of the film starring the mega-duo, it is not the soundtrack as none of
these songs are in the movie. * |
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Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics-
The set features the track "Ain't No Other Man," and is packaged as a
double disc - one half produced by DJ Premier and paying homage to
soul, jazz and blues, and one half produced by pop heavyweight Linda
Perry. *
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Prince - Ultimate Prince- This
two-disc compilation of his work during the Warner Brothers years
(pre-SLAVE tatoo) features many classics in their shortened versions, a
few remixes and not a lot of the more rare tracks. It doen't surpass
the 3-disc collection released in the 90s but it's still a decent intro
to new fans. * |
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Patrice Rushen, Stanley Clarke & Ndugu Chancler - Standards (CD + Bonus DVD) - These accomplished musicians join forces on covers of American standards. *
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Sam Moore - Overnight Sensational - The
seminal "soul man" from legendary duo Sam and Dave joins with stars
such as Mariah Carey, Fantasia, Van Hunt and late "fifth Beatle" Billy
Preston for searing covers of classic soul songs. * |
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Hall & Oates - The Philadelphia Years-
This 19-track is packed with previously unreleased tracks from way back
in the day before this duo was signed to Atlantic and blew up with
their first hit "She's Gone." This is a must for fans. *
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Diana Ross - Definitive Collection-
The set combines Ross's solo monster hits from the 70s and 80s
including "Theme from Mahogany," "Good Morning Heartache,"Love
Hangover" and many more. *
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - What's Going On-
Released to commemorate the first anniversary of the Hurrican Katrina
disaster, this set revamps the Marvin Gaye classic album of the same
name with new artist, new perspectives and a contemporary feel. A part
of the proceeds go toward the continual relief effort. *
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