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Pure Funk
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Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit - Songs From The Motion Picture Soundtrack
: :Whoopi Goldberg has a lot of talents, but singing is not one of them. Hearing her massacre Motown classics like 'Dancing in the Street,' 'Ball of Confusion' and 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' in her flat, dull voice on this soundtrack album would be harmless if a whole generation weren't being introduced to these songs through her clumsy performances. Several choirs turn in lackluster performances of gospel numbers. The disc's one redeeming moment is Aretha Franklin's overpowering delivery of ...
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Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
: :Waiting to Exhale is the exception that proves the rule about mish-mash '90s soundtrack albums. Even though it features 22 different female voices, the album boasts a rare continuity because Babyface wrote or cowrote 15 of the songs and produced all 16. Moreover, the gifted R&B artist used every song to explore the film's theme of women trying to balance self-respect and romantic desire. Not only has Babyface (nee Kenny Edmonds) created a fascinating song suite, he has produced ...
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Motown Classics: Gold
: :Waiting to Exhale is the exception that proves the rule about mish-mash '90s soundtrack albums. Even though it features 22 different female voices, the album boasts a rare continuity because Babyface wrote or cowrote 15 of the songs and produced all 16. Moreover, the gifted R&B artist used every song to explore the film's theme of women trying to balance self-respect and romantic desire. Not only has Babyface (nee Kenny Edmonds) created a fascinating song suite, he has produced ...
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The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10: 1970
:Album Description:Six CD set of the Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10. In 1970, Motown was experiencing changes. Diana Ross went solo while the Supremes went Top 10 without her. Jacksonmania was in full effect. Stevie Wonder began producing himself. Rare Earth had an unexpected hit and so did the Miracles, forcing Smokey Robinson to put on hold his departure from the group. With this collection, there’s so much more with promotion-only mixes and rare tracks that populate the booklet. ...
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Love Jones: The Music (1997 Film)
:Album Description:Six CD set of the Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10. In 1970, Motown was experiencing changes. Diana Ross went solo while the Supremes went Top 10 without her. Jacksonmania was in full effect. Stevie Wonder began producing himself. Rare Earth had an unexpected hit and so did the Miracles, forcing Smokey Robinson to put on hold his departure from the group. With this collection, there’s so much more with promotion-only mixes and rare tracks that populate the booklet. ...
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Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
: :Motown did so many things well in the '60s and early '70s that this overview of the label's smashes (and some lesser-known classics) practically demands four CDs. It gets them, too, filling them with single mixes of more than 100 tracks. That the running order begins with Barrett Strong's statement of purpose 'Money (That's What I Want)' and ends with Marvin Gaye's statement of concern 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)' says a lot about how far the company moved ...
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Como Now: The VOices Of Panola Co., Mississippi
: :From the folks who brought you Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings...Deep in the heart of Mississippi lies Como, a small rural town where children and grown folks alike have been living and breathing gospel music for as long as they can remember. In July of 2006, Daptone Records placed a small ad in a local paper inviting local singers to come down to Mount Mariah Church to record their songs. The result is ''COMO NOW,'' a stirring collection ...
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La La Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection
: :Among the originators of the Philly soul sound of the late '60s and pre-disco '70s, the Delfonics fashioned hit after hit with the same basic formula of ultra-romantic crooning, three-part harmonies, and a supremely mellow accompaniment that came with a pillow of lush string orchestrations. The 20 Delfonics hits collected on La-La Means I Love You--including their best-known songs, 'La-La Means I Love You' and 'Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)'--amount to R&B easy-listening, often soothing to the ...
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What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
:Album Description:91 tracks deep and five hours long, this multi-artist, 4CD set mines rare, renowned, legendary, and little-known grooves from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros Records! :Too many reissue compilations are content to merely slice 'n' dice familiar catalog choices in not particularly original ways. But this four-disc, 91-track trove of obscure '70s R&B and funk from Warner-distributed labels great and small argues there's still treasure to be gleaned from studio vaults--a five-hour groove-fest that's as ...
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