Album Releases by Genre
7 Days of Funk
by 7 Days of Funk
December 10, 2013
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My True Story
by Aaron Neville
January 22, 2013
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21
by Adele
February 22, 2011
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I Can't Stop
by Al Green
November 18, 2003
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Everything's OK
by Al Green
March 15, 2005
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Lay It Down
by Al Green
May 27, 2008
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To Dust
by Alice Russell
April 30, 2013
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She
by Alice Smith
March 19, 2013
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As I Am
by Alicia Keys
November 13, 2007
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The Element Of Freedom
by Alicia Keys
December 15, 2009
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Good Things
by Aloe Blacc
September 28, 2010
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Back To Black
by Amy Winehouse
March 13, 2007
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Hoods and Shades
by Andre Williams
February 28, 2012
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Night & Day
by Andre Williams & The Sadies
May 15, 2012
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Stone Love
by Angie Stone
July 6, 2004
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The Art of Love and War
by Angie Stone
October 16, 2007
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Unexpected
by Angie Stone
November 23, 2009
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Arthur Alexander [Reissue]
by Arthur Alexander
July 28, 2017
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Beautiful Imperfection
by Asa
September 6, 2011
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Ice Level
by Ava Luna
March 6, 2012
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Electric Balloon
by Ava Luna
March 4, 2014
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Infinite House
by Ava Luna
April 14, 2015
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Betty Wright: The Movie
by Betty Wright
November 15, 2011
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The Scene Of The Crime
by Bettye LaVette
September 25, 2007
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Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
by Bettye LaVette
May 25, 2010
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Thankful N' Thoughtful
by Bettye LaVette
September 25, 2012
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Worthy
by Bettye LaVette
January 27, 2015
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I Am...Sasha Fierce
by Beyoncé
November 18, 2008
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Airtight's Revenge
by Bilal
September 14, 2010
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Scandalous
by Black Joe Lewis
March 15, 2011
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Electric Slave
by Black Joe Lewis
August 27, 2013
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Potato Hole
by Booker T.
April 21, 2009
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The Road From Memphis
by Booker T. Jones
May 10, 2011
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Sound the Alarm
by Booker T. Jones
June 25, 2013
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Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
by Boyz II Men
November 13, 2007
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A Fool to Care
by Boz Scaggs
March 31, 2015
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Evolution Of A Man
by Brian McKnight
October 27, 2009
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Candi Staton
by Candi Staton
February 24, 2004
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1634 Lexington Avenue
by Carlton Jumel Smith
May 10, 2019
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The Lady Killer
by Cee Lo Green
November 9, 2010
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No Time for Dreaming
by Charles Bradley
January 25, 2011
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Victim of Love
by Charles Bradley
April 2, 2013
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Uncle Charlie
by Charlie Wilson
February 17, 2009
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Epiphany
by Chrisette Michele
May 5, 2009
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Bionic
by Christina Aguilera
June 8, 2010
Subtlety not being part of Christina Aguilera’s vocabulary, she trades the retro-swing of Back to Basics for the future-pop of Bionic, receiving assists from a roster that reads like a who’s-who of progressive pop in 2010: M.I.A., Le Tigre, Peaches, and John Hill & Switch, known for their work with Santigold. But like the half-cyborg/half-diva illustration of the album cover, this revamp is only partial. Aguilera hedges her bets by adding a ballad from old friend Linda Perry, gets Tricky Stewart to produce a trio of cuts, drafts Polow da Don and Focus… to produce some heavy and slow R&B, respectively, letting enough air into the machines to reassure hesitant fans that she hasn’t abandoned her roots. All this hesitancy means that for as many risks as it takes, Bionic doesn’t feel daring. Apart from the stuttering opener of the title track and glassy chill of “Elastic Love,†notably the two Hill & Switch productions, this never delivers the future shock it promises, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, because the robot-diva hybrids are often interesting even when they stumble, as they do on “WooHoo,†its incessant title loop piercing like a dental drill. Exhibit A in Xtina’s curious tin ear for sex, “WooHoo†doesn’t work as temptation, not when the chorus come-on is “licky licky yum yum,†but her crassness is no longer alienating as it was on Stripped; it’s simply part of her persona, just like her shameless narcissism, showcased on the closing “Vanity,†where she gets her kid to confirm that she’s the greatest of them all. This triumphant self-possession comes so naturally to Christina that it’s hard not to wish that she acted so boldly throughout Bionic, letting the entirety of the record be as distinctly odd as its best moments. Frankly, the deluxe edition of Bionic does suggest what the album could have been: it’s supplemented by four bonus songs that are wildly imaginative, whether it’s the clattering, chanting “Bobblehead,†the cool synth glide of “Birds of Prey,†the perfect new wave pop of “Monday Morning,†or Sia’s mournful ballad “Stronger Than Ever.†In their place on the album proper are competent, relatively colorless club odes to fashion and fabulousness and Perry’s boring inspirational “Lift Me Up,†songs that play to Aguilera’s persona without inhabiting it. The rest of Bionic -- not just the hipster flirtations and Sia’s trio of richly ruminative AAA ballads, but the tracks directly within Aguilera’s wheelhouse, like Tricky Stewart’s wildly successful, slinky “Desnudate,†and the sultry slow burner “Sex for Breakfast†-- find Christina not playing to expectations but simply acting as a natural diva and is all the more compelling for it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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Fantasy Ride
by Ciara
May 5, 2009
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Corinne Bailey Rae
by Corinne Bailey Rae
June 20, 2006
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The Sea
by Corinne Bailey Rae
January 26, 2010
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If Words Were Flowers
by Curtis Harding
November 5, 2021
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Black Messiah
by D'Angelo
December 15, 2014
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Love & War
by Daniel Merriweather
February 23, 2010
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One Day I'm Going To Soar
by Dexys
June 4, 2012
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You Make Me Feel
by Don Bryant
June 19, 2020
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Endlessly
by Duffy
December 7, 2010
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Come And Get It!
by Eli "Paperboy" Reed
August 10, 2010
Ever since the dawn of the electric guitar, white boys have sung the blues, some with considerably more success than others. Eli “Paperboy†Reed is part of that long tradition, but he stands apart from the pack as much as he belongs to it, due in large part to his age. Raised on CD reissues of classic blues and soul -- he was not even 10 when the first Complete Stax/Volt Singles box came out -- Reed has absorbed the sound and sensibility of classic ‘60s soul but sings without any white-boy blues affectations, totally comfortable in his own skin because nobody else his age, of any race, was attempting to make this kind of music. This can cause a kind of a disconnect -- Reed sounds so white when he sings, it’s disarming -- but he pours on the passion and has fully absorbed the tight turns of Stax and loves the sound as much as the structure, so much so that Come and Get It -- his third LP and first for a major label -- feels a bit like an unearthed relic, built on songs and sounds that could pass for unheard gems if it wasn’t for Reed’s unapologetically white voice, free of affectations and ticks. Some of that may be due to producer Mike Elizondo’s work -- he manages to make this sound like a throwback without being stiff, and without having a hint of Mark Ronson’s hipster retroism for Amy Winehouse -- but he’s just articulating Reed’s gifts, letting the songs stand front and center. And that’s what’s remarkable about Come and Get It: this is not a modern-day blues album, it’s a classic soul album, with almost all the tracks clocking in at 3:30 or less, leaving very little room for showboating solos. All concentration is on the tunes themselves, with the band kicking them toward kineticism, Reed channeling all his energy into making the songs sing, and they wind up sticking, sounding a bit like forgotten classics upon first listen, then winding up as familiar favorites upon the second. If there is any fault here, it’s that Reed’s voice remains perennially boyish, sometimes preventing this from achieving a level of gravity, but there’s no attempt to hide this: it’s an honest reflection of who Reed is, a young kid from Boston in love with the Southern sounds of the ‘60s and intent on carrying them on, even if he invites ridicule or scorn. He believes it, man, and based on Come and Get It, it’s hard not to believe it too. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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My Way Home
by Eli "Paperboy" Reed
June 10, 2016
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The River In Reverse
by Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
June 6, 2006
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New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
by Erykah Badu
February 26, 2008
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New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
by Erykah Badu
March 30, 2010
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The Dreamer
by Etta James
November 8, 2011
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Double Take
by Frankie Miller
November 11, 2016
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Angels & Queens, Pt. 1
by Gabriels
October 7, 2022
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Kings Ballad
by Georgia Anne Muldrow
February 9, 2010
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A Man's Thoughts
by Ginuwine
June 23, 2009
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Warm on a Cold Night
by HONNE
July 22, 2016
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Voyage To India
by India.Arie
September 24, 2002
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Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
by India.Arie
June 27, 2006
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Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
by India.Arie
February 10, 2009
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Simply Grand
by Irma Thomas
August 12, 2008
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Any Other Way
by Jackie Shane
October 20, 2017
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Another Round
by Jaheim
February 9, 2010
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The Hard Way
by James Hunter
June 10, 2008
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Minute by Minute
by James Hunter
February 26, 2013
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Multiply
by Jamie Lidell
June 28, 2005
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Jim
by Jamie Lidell
April 29, 2008
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The ArchAndroid
by Janelle Monáe
May 18, 2010
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Jason Derulo
by Jason Derulo
March 2, 2010
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Come Through for You
by Javier Colon
November 15, 2011
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Howl
by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
May 21, 2013
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Jennifer Hudson
by Jennifer Hudson
September 30, 2008
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Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2
by Jill Scott
August 31, 2004
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The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3
by Jill Scott
September 25, 2007
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The Light of the Sun
by Jill Scott
June 21, 2011
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Live in Maui
by Jimi Hendrix
November 20, 2020
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Live at the L.A. Forum, April 26, 1969
by Jimi Hendrix
November 18, 2022
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Ol' Glory
by JJ Grey & Mofro
February 24, 2015
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Once Again
by John Legend
October 24, 2006
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Evolver
by John Legend
October 28, 2008
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Love in the Future
by John Legend
September 3, 2013
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Bigger Love
by John Legend
June 19, 2020
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Four Lost Souls
by Jon Langford
September 22, 2017
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No Beginning No End
by José James
January 22, 2013
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The Soul Sessions
by Joss Stone
September 16, 2003
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Mind Body & Soul
by Joss Stone
September 28, 2004
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Introducing Joss Stone
by Joss Stone
March 20, 2007
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LP1
by Joss Stone
July 26, 2011
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The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2
by Joss Stone
July 31, 2012
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Food
by Kelis
April 22, 2014
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Faithful Man
by Lee Fields
March 13, 2012
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Emma Jean
by Lee Fields
June 3, 2014
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