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My World

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by: Bryn Christopher

September 08, 2008
With Bryn Christopher, it's very much Gnarls Barkley meets Amy Winehouse.

Some songs are dark, sensual and passionate while others manage to explode from the speakers in an array of delightful pop, soul, r n b and jazz.

The opening single, Help Me is a fast paced bout of jazzed up dance which immediately gets the feet tapping, setting you up for the album's notoriously slick track lineup.

And the haunting smilin' may remind fans of Gnarls Barkley's summer smash hit Crazy, especially with its cool drum beat, modest riff and insanely catchy hook. The track is easily comparable to Barkley's crazy and arguably remains the album's dark horse.

While you'll notice positive elements of Winehouse and ... Read More:

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Chilled R&B: 40 Laid-Back R&B Anthems

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by: Various Artists

August 04, 2008
If you want a collection of some of the best ever R&B songs, compressed into 2 CDs then this is definitely one of the best collections around.

However, this is a variety of R&B from the last 15 years - so don't buy this if you're expecting the latest R&B songs to fill both CDs.

Usually on a double CD you'll find a handful of "filler" songs, but this isn't the case on Chilled R&B - they're all great examples. Great music for relaxing to at the weekend and highly recommended.

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Dreamgirls [Soundtrack]

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by: Various Artists

January 29, 2007
I saw the film and really liked it, so I bought this. Unfortunately, on this version of the CD all of Jennifer Hudson's powerful songs are 'highlight' versions, so not the ones used in the film...The CD isn't bad, but it wasn't what I wanted...I am going to try the deluxe version.

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The Very Best of Marvin Gaye

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by: Marvin Gaye

June 18, 1999
You cannot fit all of Marvin's hits on a single CD but this collection has most of the essentials. From a British perspective, one advantage that this has over the double CD (Very best of, which was compiled in America but released in both the UK and USA) is that it includes three UK top ten hits that are not on the double CD, these being Onion song (supposedly with Tammi Terrell, though Tammi was too ill to record the song and a sound-alike substituted), You are everything (with Diana Ross) and Abraham Martin and John (which was an American hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, not Marvin Gaye).

There is no room on this CD to explore Marvin's career in depth, but it does contain all his important British hits (some minor hits have been ... Read More:

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The Very Best of Otis Redding

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by: Otis Redding

October 30, 2000
Im only 18 and i think that teenagers get a bad rep,yes i love hip hop and yes sometimes i might were a hoody,but i aint gonna hert anyone,and i can apreciate good deep music like this,classic music for any mood.

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Barry White - The Collection

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by: Barry White

January 25, 2007
Barry White didn't mean a great deal to me until I worked night shift in a local factory, when he was played quite a lot as the local station's 'sexy, night-time music.' Well, it may have been those things and more if you were at home on the sofa or in bed, but on night shift? But having your sleeping habits turned topsey-turvey certainly gave his music a more receptive edge and the emotions became much sharper, and the 'You See The Trouble With Me' track, which has a quirky and unusual kind of guitar backing really started to appeal.
Then I heard track 5, the ultra-famous 'Just The Way You Are' and being there quietly working and listening with my colleagues, the words and lyrics to this fabulous song made me realise that whatever you thought of ... Read More:

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The Commitments

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by: The Commitments

August 01, 1991
I have no idea how well the movie "The Commitments" actually did in the UK, but I saw it when it opened here in Denmark twelve or thirteen years ago, and the soundtrack was a huge hit, not least with people of my generation who usually didn't listen to 60s soul music (I was about 18 at the time).

This is a wonderful colletion of gritty soul and R&B with a bluesy edge, the arrangements, which include trumpet and two saxophones, are muscular but never overblown. Teenaged Joe Cocker-soundalike Andrew Strong is terrific on powerful soul stompers like "Mustang Sally", "In The Midnight Hour", and "Take Me To The River", and Angeline Ball and the predominantly female backing group share the lead vocals on equally great renditions of "Chain Of Fools" and "I ... Read More:

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Ultimate

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by: Prince

August 21, 2006
It's becoming almost an annual event to churn out a Prince Greatest Hits album now. The annoying thing about that is that there's not much different about any of them. They usually contain at least 10 tracks similar to the previous effort and never have anything from the Batman album. Batdance was a huge hit I recall. This "Ultimate" album has the novelty factor of some extended remixes (basically the old 12" singles). Overall though, this compilation is lacking and doesn't show off enough of the great man's versatility. It's the safe option for the casual fan.

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Change

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by: Sugababes

October 08, 2007
This album is wicked,when i listened to it for the first i was hooked,here is a review of each track:

About you know-10/10 This song is wicked and very catchy,it stayed at #1 for four weeks,one of my favourites off the album

Never gonna dance again-10/10 Another catchy song,all the girls vocals sound brill on this track

Denial-8/10 I loved this song when i first heard on the album i really liked it but once it became a single i thought it got overplayed that is why i have only given this track 8/10

My love is pink-10/10 A really catchy tune,i love the chrous,one of my favourites on the album

Change-10/10 A really nice ballad,showing off the girls vocals,the video is wicked,the part when they are covered in ... Read More:

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As I Am

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by: Alicia Keys

November 19, 2007
Cracking album,better even than the last studio album! Alicias vocals never fail to stir the emotions and even though she doesnt always hit the top spot in this country,that's no reason to give her the wide shoulder.

Superb,quality vocals saturate every track and are full of emotion rather than being just technically perfect.

Standout tracks for me include the unbelievably fantastic Superwoman,the punchiness of No One and the old school soul of Where Do We Go From Here.

I suspect Alicia will be around for a good while yet!