![]() Various Artists: Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic LabelCD / Numero / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Hey It's Love - Commands; Give Your Love to Me - Little Jr. Jesse & the Tear Drops; I Gotta Know - The Tonettes; Can't Get You Offa My Mind - Doc & Sal; I've Got Love for My Baby - Commands; You Don'...Artists: Various Artists Liner Note Authors: Rob Sevier; Ken Shipley. Editor: Judson Picco. Some people are obsessive about buying records. A select few, such as Abe Epstein of San Antonio, Texas, used his incom...continue... ![]() Smooth Jazz All Stars: Smooth Jazz Tribute To The Whispers1 CD / CC Entertainment / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Say Yes; I'm Gonna Make You My Wife; Just Gets Better With Time; Rocksteady; This Kind of Lovin'; It's a Love Thing; And the Beat Goes On; Keep on Lovin Me; (Olivia) Lost and Turned Out; I Only Meant...Artists: Smooth Jazz All Stars Tributee: The Whispers....continue... ![]() Smooth Jazz All Stars: Smooth Jazz Tribute To Patti Labelle1 CD / CC Entertainment / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Love, Need, and Want You; On My Own; New Attitude; Best is Yet To Come, The; If Only You Knew; You Are My Friend; Lady Marmalade; Love Has Finally Come; I Can't Forget You; Over the RainbowArtists: Smooth Jazz All Stars Tributee: Patti LaBelle....continue... ![]() Various Artists: Motown the Musical: Originals - The Classic Songs That Inspired the Broadway Show [Special Edition]2 CD / Motown (Record Label) / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Get Ready - The Temptations; Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas; Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong; Shop Around - The Miracles; Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Marvin Gaye; Fingertips...Artists: Various Artists Motown: The Musical is the story of Berry Gordy's upstart Detroit record company Motown Records, which placed its first single on the radio airwaves in 1959. This set, however, is the real deal, conta...continue... ![]() Various Artists: Motown the Musical: Originals - The Classic Songs That Inspired the Broadway ShowCD / Motown (Record Label) / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Get Ready - The Temptations; Dancing in the Streets - Martha & the Vandellas; Shop Around - The Miracles; Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes; My Guy - Mary Wells; Where Did Our Love Go - The Suprem...Artists: Various Artists Motown: The Musical is the story of Berry Gordy's upstart Detroit record company Motown Records, which placed its first single on the radio airwaves in 1959. This set, however, is the real deal, conta...continue... ![]() Smiley: Traffic Light [Digipak]CD / Megawave Records / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Red Light; Premeditated Murder; Is This Real - (featuring Shirma Rouse); Nothing More; Sound Di Alarm; Mrs. Wrong - (featuring Bishop Lamont); Celebrate; Green Light; Stay Alert; Appreciation; Why Ha...Artists: Smiley Audio Mixer: Sam Gilly....continue... ![]() Various Artists: Record Kicks 10thCD / Record Kicks / 2013-03-12 Tracks: I'm a Good Woman - Hannah Williams & the Tastemakers; I Can Give - Dojo Cuts; Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover - The Hawk - (featuring Little Hannah Collins); Your Love Is Mine [Nostalgia 77 Rmx] - Th...Artists: Various Artists ![]() Adrian Younge/The Delfonics: Adrian Younge Presents the Delfonics [Digipak]CD / Wax Poetics / 2013-03-12 Tracks: Stop and Look (And You Have Found Love); Lost Without You; True Love; Silently; Enemies; To Be Your One; Stand Up; Just Love; So in Love with You; I Can't Cry No More; Lover's Melody; Party's Over; L...Artists: Adrian Younge/The Delfonics Audio Mixer: Adrian Younge. Liner Note Author: Elvis Mangione. Recording information: Linear Labs Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Freddy Anzures. Adrian Younge conc...continue... ![]() Various Artists: Hipower Entertainment: Hoodlife Music [PA]3 CD / Hipower Entertainment / 2013-03-12 Artists: Various Artists![]() Angel: About Time *CD / Island (Label) / 2013-03-12 Tracks: 1st Seven O'Ten; Paid in Full; Blown Away; World, The; Vegas; Wonderful [Extended Edit]; Victory; More Fire; Circles in Squares; Secrets; Time After Time [Extended Edit]; Go; Sober; Fourteen Four 13"...Artists: Angel Recording information: Parallel Studios; Sarm Studios; The Dog House Studios....continue... ![]() Eddie Hinton: Very Extremely DangerousCD / Shout / 2013-03-12 Tracks: You Got Me Singing; Concept World; I Got The Feelin'; Shout Bamalama; Get Off In It; Brand New Man; Shoot The Moon; We Got It; Yeah Man; I Want It AllArtists: Eddie Hinton Digitally remastered edition of this album from the Southern Soul legend. In 1977, Eddie signed with Capricorn Records and cut this critically-acclaimed album featuring the...continue... Personnel: Eddie Hinton (vocals, guitar, piano); Jimmy Johnson (guitar); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Eades (baritone saxophone); Harrison Calloway (trumpet); Dennis Good (trombone); Barr...continue... ![]() Fine Young Cannibals: Fine Young Cannibals [Deluxe Edition]CD / Edsel (UK) / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Johnny Come Home; Couldn't Care More; Don't Ask Me to Choose; Funny How Love Is; Suspicious Minds; Blue; Move to Work; On a Promise; Time Isn't Kind; Like a Stranger; Wade in the Water; Love for Sale...Artists: Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals: Roland Gift (vocals); Andy Cox (guitar); David Steele (piano, keyboards, bass). Additional personnel: Gavin Wright (violin); Saxa (saxophone); Graeme Hamilton (saxophone, ...continue... ![]() Fine Young Cannibals: Raw & the Cooked [Deluxe Edition]CD / Edsel (UK) / 2013-03-05 Tracks: She Drives Me Crazy; Good Thing; I'm Not the Man I Used to Be; I'm Not Satisfied; Tell Me What; Don't Look Back; It's OK (It's Alright); Don't Let It Get You Down; As Hard as It Is; Ever Fallen in Lo...Artists: Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals: Roland Gift (vocals); Andy Cox (guitar); David Steele (keyboards, bass). Additional personnel includes: Jools Holland, Jerry Harrison. Personnel: Roland Gift (vocal...continue... ![]() Spit Syndicate: Sunday Gentlemen *CD / Obese Records / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Amazing; Beauty in the Bricks; Folly; Kill That Noise; Also Known As; Along the Way; Sip It Slow; Same Storey; Time Is the Enemy; Lost in Translation; Creep; Worlds Apart; Coffee ShopArtists: Spit Syndicate ![]() ![]() Gensu Dean/Planet Asia: Abrasions [Digipak]CD / Mello Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Abrasions Intro; Thoroughest; Bar Mitzvah; Time To Get Dough - (featuring Killa Kali/Washeyi Choir/Twin Gambino); Cochise; Dignity - (featuring Tri State); Aura; Chichi, Get the Yayo; Faces On the Do...Artists: Gensu Dean/Planet Asia Audio Mixers: Jim Bowman; Gensu Dean....continue... ![]() Solomon Childs: Wu-Tang 4 Life, Vol. 2 [PA]CD / Traffic Entertainment Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Stay Schemin' - (featuring Kite Status); That Could Be Us - (remix); No Church in the Wild [Freestyle]; Get This Money; Hottest In My City - (featuring David Corry); Rolling In the Deep - (featuring ...Artists: Solomon Childs ![]() School of Architecture: School of Architecture [Digipak]CD / Dox / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Pit; Leyes; Ground Beneath Our Feet; Moviestar; Sound of Architecture, The; Sugar; Little Did We Know; Gone and Done; You Are Goodness; Ground Beneath Our Feet (Reprise)Artists: School of Architecture Lyricist: Dean Tippet. Personnel: Dean Tippet (vocals, guitar, piano); Omar Rey (vocals); Falco Benz (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, drums, percussion). Audio Mixer...continue... ![]() Giovanca: While I'm Awake *CD / Dox / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Everything; Drop It; Can Somebody Tell Me; Flirting with the Sun; Lovechild; She Just Wants to Know; Go Now; Hungry; Simply Mad; Time Is Ticking; Where Love Lives; Little FlowerArtists: Giovanca Audio Mixers: Huub Reijnders; Benny Sings. Recording information: Benny's; E-Sound Studios, Weesp; Studio De Boogie. Photographer: Yamandu Roos....continue... ![]() The Demigodz: KillmaticCD / Traffic Entertainment Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Intro (Giants On the Earth); Demigodz is Back; Dumb High - (featuring Open Mic); Never Take Me Out - (featuring Termanology); Just Can't Quit - (featuring Scoop DeVille); Worst Nightmare; Can't Fool ...Artists: The Demigodz Personnel: Adrienne Law (vocals). Audio Mixer: Apathy. Recording information: HeadQcourterz, NY, NY....continue... ![]() Christina Aguilera/Pitbull: Feel This Moment [Single]CD / / 2013-03-05 Artists: Christina Aguilera/Pitbull![]() Wisdom (San Francisco): Full Spectrum [Digipak]CD / Wisdom Creations / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Ancient Mother; Push; This Is; Aye O; Never Give In; Chatty Mouth; Higher; You; Longest Day; Lyricism; This is Life; Lift Up Your Head; Crystal Clarity; Breathe; Wisdom of Sai Maa; Ode to Shiva - (fe...Artists: Wisdom (San Francisco) Recording information: The Rehab Studio. Arranger: Big Chris Flores....continue... ![]() Jelly Roll: The Big Sal Story [PA]CD / Select-O-Hits / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Guess Who's Back; What They Waitin' On; On Fire; Encore; Livin' My Life; Get With Me; Dream While I'm Awake; Hated On - (featuring David Ray/Bukshot); Show My Ass - (featuring Worm); Living in the Mo...Artists: Jelly Roll Audio Mixer: Thomas Toner. Director: Joe Rilla....continue... ![]() Eddie Holland: Eddie HollandCD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Jaime; True Love Will Go a Mighty Long Way; If It's Love (It's Alright); What About Me; It's Not Too Late; (If) Cleopatra Took a Chance; Take a Chance On Me; Last Night I Had a Vision; Little Bit of ...Artists: Eddie Holland Liner Note Author: Barney Ales....continue... ![]() The Miracles: I'll Try Something NewCD / Hallmark Recordings (UK) / 2013-03-05 Tracks: I'll Try Something New; What's So Good About Goodbye; He Don't Care About Me; Love That Can Never Be, A; I've Been Good To You; Speak Low; On the Street Where You Live; If You Mother Only Knew; I've ...Artists: The Miracles Liner Note Author: Berry Gordy, Jr. The Miracles' second album embraced several different pop and soul idioms in the course of its ten songs with extraordinary aplomb, the group moving from str...continue... ![]() The Contours: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) *CD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Do You Love Me; Shake Sherrie; You Better Get in Line; Stretch, The; It Must Be Love; Whole Lotta Woman; Claudia; So Grateful; Old Miner, The; Funny; Move Mr. ManArtists: The Contours This set is essentially the same as the Contours' first (and only) regular album release for Motown Records, although it actually appeared on a Motown imprint called Gordy Records. It featured the gro...continue... ![]() Various Artists: Motown Special, Vol. 1CD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Tracks: One Who Really Loves You, The - Mary Wells; Take a Chance On Me - Eddie Holland; I've Been Good To You - The Miracles; I Want a Guy - The Marvelettes; Greetings (This is Uncle Sam) - The Valadiers; J...Artists: Various Artists Photographer: Billy Brown. From the beginning, Berry Gordy, Jr. was light years ahead of others in the record business in the area of marketing. Gordy always piggybacked lesser-known artists wi...continue... ![]() Gladys Knight & the Pips: Letter Full of TearsCD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Letter Full of Tears; You Broke Your Promise; Operator; I'll Trust in You; Morning Noon and Night; I Can't Stand By; Every Beat of My Heart; Room in Your Heart; Guess Who; Stop Running Around; What S...Artists: Gladys Knight & the Pips LETTER FULL OF TEARS contains 25 tracks recorded for the Fury label from 1961 to 1963. A good anthology of early tracks by Gladys Knight & the Pips, these were recorded for the Fury label in th...continue... ![]() Stevie Wonder: Tribute to Uncle RayCD / Hallmark Music & Entertainment / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Hallelujah I Love Her So; Ain't That Love; Don't You Know; Masquerade, The; Frankie and Johnny; Drown In My Own Tears; Come Back Baby; Mary Ann; Sunset; My Baby's GoneArtists: Stevie Wonder Tributee: Uncle Ray....continue... ![]() Solomon Burke: Solomon Burke's Greatest HitsCD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Artists: Solomon BurkeSolomon Burke's booming, magnificent vocals and dramatic approach were particularly effective on a string of great early-'60s tracks. The lyrics, production, and setting blended soul and country eleme...continue... ![]() Lee Dorsey: Ya! Ya!CD / Hallmark Music & Entertainment / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Ya Ya; Give Me You; Do-Re-Me; People Gonna Talk; Chin Chin; Mess Around; Eenie Meenie Mini Mo; One and One; Yum Yum; Ixie Dixie Pixie Pie; Behind the Eight-BallArtists: Lee Dorsey Lee Dorsey, the world's funkiest auto mechanic, topped the R&B charts in 1961 with "Ya Ya," a bit of bubblegum soul arranged by Allen Toussaint that exemplifies the sound of his early-'60s Fury record...continue... ![]() Ike & Tina Turner: Dance with Ike & Tina Turner & Their Kings of Rhythm BandCD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Artists: Ike & Tina TurnerAlthough the 14 tracks on this album are very typical early-'60s rock/R&B instrumentals in their tunes and arrangements, Ike Turner's guitar work is sparkling, lifting the LP out of the generic realm....continue... ![]() Jackie Wilson: Jackie Wilson at the CopaCD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Tonight; Medley: Body And Soul/Apologize; Love For Sale; And This Is My Beloved; Way I Am, The; I Love Them All, Pt. 1: What I Say/Night/That's Why (I Love You So); I Love Them All, Pt. 2: Danny Boy/...Artists: Jackie Wilson Recorded live at the Copacabana in New York, New York in 1962. Includes liner notes by Ed Sullivan. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recording information: The Copacabana, New ...continue... ![]() Lil' G: King Enemy [PA]CD / Double 9 Records / 2013-03-05 Tracks: I'm Your Enemy - (featuring Big Swisha); Who Shot 2Pac; Narco Corridos; Out to Get Me - (featuring PJ The Gator/R.C.); Fuck Lil G - (featuring Krypto); Talk About Me; Roll with a Strap - (featuring B...Artists: Lil' G ![]() Swamp Dogg: Rat On! [Digipak]CD / Alive Naturalsound Records / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Do You Believe; Predicament # 2; Remember, I Said Tomorrow; Creeping Away; Got to Get a Message to You; God Bless America for What; I Kissed Your Face; That Ain't My Wife; She Even Woke Me Up to Say ...Artists: Swamp Dogg Personnel: Jesse Carr (guitar, background vocals); Stacy Goss, Mike Stough (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jerry Williams, Jr. (piano, background vocals); Jasper Guarino (drums); Robert "Pops" Popwell (percuss...continue... ![]() Swamp Dogg: Total Destruction to Your Mind [Digipak]CD / Alive Natural Sounds / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Total Destruction to Your Mind; Synthetic World; Dust Your Head Color Red; Redneck; If I Die Tomorrow (I've Lived Tonight); I Was Born Blue; Sal-a-Faster; World Beyond, The; These Are Not My People; ...Artists: Swamp Dogg Personnel: Jesse Carr (guitar); Maconites (horns); Paul Hornsby (piano, organ); Jerry Williams, Jr. (piano); Johnny (Duck) Sandlin (drums); Jackie Avery (background vocals). Recording informati...continue... ![]() Boz Scaggs: Memphis [Digipak]CD / 429 Records / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Gone Baby Gone; So Good to Be Here; Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl; Rainy Night in Georgia; Love on a Two Way Street; Pearl of the Quarter; Cadillac Walk; Corrina, Corrina; Can I Change My Mind; Dry Spell; ...Artists: Boz Scaggs Personnel: Boz Scaggs (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Ray Parker Jr. (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Wen-Yih You, Barrie Cooper, Jessie Munson (violin); Jennifer Puc...continue... ![]() Lady (Neo-Soul): Lady [Digipak]CD / Truth & Soul / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Tell the Truth; Money; Hold On; Get Ready; Karma; Sweet Lady; Please Don't Do It Again; Good Lovin; Habit; If You Wanna Be My Man; Waiting on YouArtists: Lady (Neo-Soul) Personnel: Leon Michels (guitar, saxophone, keyboards); Vincent John (guitar, keyboards); Joe Crispiano, Thomas Brenneck (guitar); Michael Leonhart (sitar); Amy Kimball, Hiroko Taguchi (violin); Garo ...continue... ![]() Superhuman Happiness: Hands [Digipak] *CD / Royal Potato Family Records / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Our Favorite Part; I Can Hear You Calling; Sentimental Pieces; Pattern Recognition; See Me on My Way; First Heart; Second Heart; Elevator Elation; Half Step Grind; Second Heart (Reprise)Artists: Superhuman Happiness Personnel: Jocie Adams, Abena Koomson, Afi McClendon, Annakalmia Traver, Shaneeka Harrell (vocals). Recording information: Colin's Cloister, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; GödelString, Brooklyn...continue... ![]() Apple and the Three Oranges: Free and Easy: The Complete Works 1970-1975CD / Now-Again / 2013-03-05 Tracks: What Goes Around Comes Around; Free and Easy, Pt. 1; Free and Easy, Pt. 2; Down Home Publicity; True Love Will Never Die; My Baby; Love Brings Out the Best of You; Curse Upon the World; Moon Light; G...Artists: Apple and the Three Oranges ![]() Various Artists: Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' by the BayouCD / Ace (Label) / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Rocky - Rockin' Sidney/Rock Sidney & His All-Stars; I Don't Care - Tabby Thomas; Give It Up - Charles Sheffield; Crazy About Love (aka As Long as I'm Moving); Right from Wrong - Billy Tate; Hey Matti...Artists: Various Artists Liner Note Author: Ian Saddler. Photographers: Mike Leadbitter; Hasse Andréasson. Ace dug deep into the rock & roll of Louisiana on their Boppin' by the Bayou series, but 2013's Rhy...continue... ![]() Various Artists: South Texas Rhythm 'n' Soul RevueCD / Kent / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Go Go Train - Jackie Paine; Doggin' Around - Jean Knight; Get to Gitten' - Big Walter; Tennessee Waltz - Warren Storm; Trick Bag - Sunny & the Sunliners; Pick Me Up on Your Way Down - Margo White; Lo...Artists: Various Artists Liner Note Author: Tony Rounce. Photographer: Gilles Pétard. The first of what's promised to be many trips into Huey P. Meaux's deep vaults, Ace's 2013 compilation South Texas Rhyth...continue... ![]() B.o.B: Fuck Em We Ball [PA] *CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Obama Speaks; Champaign - (featuring Playboy Trey); Dynomite; Still In This B*tch - (featuring Juicy J/T.I.); Curtis Snow Speaks; F*ck Em We Ball; Be There; Everything; Alright; Playboy Tre Skit; Whe...Artists: B.o.B ![]() French Montana: Mac & Cheese, Vol. 3CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Intro; Ocho Cinco - (featuring MGK/Diddy/Red Café); Baby Momma Skit; Yayo - (featuring Future/Chinx Drugz); Water; Grown Ups - (featuring Mase/Rico Love); Hatin On a Youngin; Devil Want My Soul;...Artists: French Montana ![]() Fabolous: Soul Tape, Vol. 2CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Transformation; For the Love; B.I.T.E.; We Get High (St. Elmo's Fire); Diamonds; Guess Whos Bizzack - (featuring Broadway); Louis Vuitton - (featuring J. Cole); Life is So Exciting - (featuring Pusha...Artists: Fabolous ![]() Young Jeezy: It's tha World *CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Jefe Intro, El; Knob Broke; Stylin; How It Feel - (featuring Lodi); Millions; Get Right; Escobar; R.I.P. - (featuring 2 Chainz); Just Got Word - (featuring Y.G.); Damn Liar; Too Many Commas - (featur...Artists: Young Jeezy One of numerous mixtapes from Atlanta's long-running MC Young Jeezy, It's tha World features 16 tracks that find Jeezy in a playful, freewheeling mode, approaching each beat with fluidity and casual b...continue... ![]() Joe Budden: A Loose Quarter *CD / BE Music Group / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Intro; Words of a Chameleon; What Ya'll Want; Cut From a Different Cloth - (featuring Ab-Soul); Through My Eyes - (featuring Tsu-Sure); Momma Said; Off 2 the Races; Helmet, The (Interlude); So Good -...Artists: Joe Budden ![]() The Mar-Keys/Booker T. & the MG's: Soul FingersCD / Xtra / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Green Onions; Rinky Dink; I Got a Woman; Mo Onions; Twist and Shout; Behave Yourself; Stranger on the Shore; Lonely Avenue; One Who Really Loves You; You Can't Sit Down; Woman, A Lover, A Friend, A; ...Artists: The Mar-Keys/Booker T. & the MG's ![]() Ray Charles: Swings The Great American SongbookCD / Performance / 2013-03-05 Tracks: Alexanders Ragtime Band; Georgia On My Mind; You Are My Sunshine; Careless Love; Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye; It Had To Be You; My Melancholy Baby; Moonlight In Vermont; New Yorks My Home; Sun's Gonna ...Artists: Ray Charles |
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