Soul/R&B

Limited 140gm vinyl LP pressing includes digital download. Lauryn Hill is best known for being a member of The Fugees and for her critically acclaimed solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won numerous awards, broke several sales records and was listed by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest albums of all time. The acoustic MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 double album from Lauryn Hill came nearly 4 years after the first solo album and gives an insight in her deeper thoughts and emotions about her life, artist, the judicial system (in 'Mystery Of Iniquity') and spiritual side. Lengthy intros, conversations and deeply personal songs like 'Conquering Lion' accompanied with her acoustic guitar, with the audience add to the intimate performance in her typical raspy voice.

• 1 Intro (Live) 2:28
• 2 Mr. Intentional (Live) 6:58
• 3 Adam Lives in Theory (Live) 7:26
• 4 Interlude 1 (Live) 1:56
• 5 Oh Jerusalem (Live) 8:54
• 6 Interlude 2 (Live) 1:21
• 7 Freedom Time (Live) 4:59
• 8 Interlude 3 (Live) 3:18
• 9 I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel) (Live) 6:50
• 10 Just Like Water (Live) 6:09
• 11 Interlude 4 (Live) 1:40
• 12 Just Want You Around (Live) 4:36
• 13 I Gotta Find Peace of Mind (Live) 9:19
• 14 Interlude 5 (Live) 12:12
• 15 Mystery of Iniquity (Live) 5:10
• 16 Interlude 6 (Live) 1:42
• 17 I Get Out (Live) 5:17
• 18 Interlude 7 (Live) 0:20
• 19 I Remember (Live) 3:46
• 20 So Much Things to Say (Live) 5:59
• 21 The Conquering Lion (Live) 3:19
• 22 Outro (Live) 2:56

Curtis Mayfield recorded a string of hits with The Impressions before leaving the influential soul-gospel group to embark upon a solo career that produced some of his finest work. Known as the "Gentle Genius," Mayfield has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - first as a member of The Impressions and later as a solo artist. Mayfield managed to combine some of the greatest soul ever recorded with thought provoking lyrics tackling the key social political issues of the time. Rhino Records presents the definitive collection of Mayfield's reflective, soul moving, evocative hits with the 16-track vinyl 2LP-set, The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield. Includes everything from the political to the romantic, from cuts from his genre-defining Superfly ("Freddie's Dead") to statement makers like "(Don't Worry) If There Is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go."

Tracks

LP1

1. (Don't Worry) If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go
2. The Makings Of You
3. Move On Up (Extended Version)
4. Get Down
5. We Got To Have Peace
6. Freddie's Dead (Theme From 'Superfly')
7. Superfly (Recorded Live by WTTW-TV Chicago)
8. Pusherman

LP2

1. Future Shock
2. Can't Say Nothin'
3. Kung Fu
4. So In Love
5. Only You Babe
6. Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here
7. Between You Baby And Me (with Linda Clifford)
8. Do Be Down (with Linda Clifford)

Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on purple coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Funky Divas is en Vogue's most commercially and critically successful album. The album stands as one of the best pop/R&B albums to emerge from that time, incorporating soul, hip-hop, pop, dance, and rock to create one of the era's most diverse, dazzling, and exciting pieces of work. The album scored no less than five hit singles, three of which became Top 10 pop hits.

• 1 This Is Your Life
• 2 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
• 3 Hip Hop Lover
• 4 Free Your Mind
• 5 Desire
• 6 Giving Him Something He Can Feel
• 7 It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings
• 8 Give It Up, Turn It Loose
• 9 Yesterday
• 10 Hooked on Your Love
• 11 Love Don't Love You
• 12 What Is Love
• 13 Thanks / Prayer

When you love yourself, anything becomes possible. Channeling boundless self-confidence through a downright earth-quaking voice, colorful persona, and undeniable star power, Lizzo struts into the spotlight and steps up with a whole lot of sass, spirit, and soul. Embracing her vocal range like never before and celebrating herself to the fullest, she speaks her mind, censors nothing, and delivers an enviable level of honesty, pure passion, and fresh fire. She's worked towards this moment since the release of her 2016 EP, Coconut Oil, which delivered such hits as "Good As Hell," "Phone," "Water Me," and "Truth Hurts." Building on enthusiastic critical acclaim and a rapidly growing fan base, 2018 represented a high watermark for the Detroit-born and Houston-raised songstress. A string of singles hit maximum velocity as "Boys" took the culture by storm. A definitive and inescapable anthem for 2018, it closed out the year on many a Best Of list. 

Lizzo hit the studio in late 2018 to record her highly anticipated third full-length, Cuz I Love You. For the first time, she enlisted the production talents of X Ambassadors' Sam Harris. Recording in a "haunted ass studio," the producer encouraged her to break out of her comfort zone. "He reached inside of me and brought out a vulnerability I didn't realize I had," she says. "He called out my lyrics by name and pulled them out of my life experiences." Galvanized by those sessions, she also reteamed with an old friend Oak Felder [Rihanna, Alessia Cara, Kehlani] as well as longtime collaborator Ricky Reed [Meghan Trainor, Halsey]. She introduced this chapter with "Juice." Eighties-style synths slink hand-in-hand with a steady beat before climaxing on funky guitar and boisterous horns as Lizzo drops eyebrow-raising lines. Whether it's the emotionally charged "Jerome" or dynamically delicate "Crybaby," she clings to an overarching message on Cuz I Love You intimated by the title.

"I want people to know this process is all because I love them – and because I love me," Lizzo says. "It's a double-sided statement. You can say Cuz I Love You to millions of people, or you can say it to yourself in the mirror. It's about what you go through when you're trying to love yourself in a world that makes it so hard. You can persevere and come out stronger on the other side though." In the end, Lizzo's message of empowerment and love rings true because it comes straight from the heart. "When you listen to this, I want you to know you're not alone," she leaves off. "I want you to hear my songs and feel a connection to me. I hope you can apply what I'm saying to your own life and maybe have a better day. Share this experience with me. Celebrate who you are. If I can change the world for the better one song at a time, I'm cool."

1. Cuz I Love You
2. Like a Girl
3. Juice
4. Soulmate
5. Jerome
6. Crybaby
7. Tempo (Feat. Missy Elliott)
8. Exactly How I Fell (Feat. Gucci Mane)
9. Better in Color
10. Heaven Help Me
11. Lingerie
12. Boys
13. Truth Hurts
14. Water Me

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2015 release. Ego Death is The Internet's most evolved album to date, featuring guest appearances from the likes of Janelle Monae, Tyler, the Creator, and Vic Mensa. The band says Ego Death is about 'being vulnerable and honest. It's about us growing up as a band and as individuals, and the challenges we're facing and learning from. It's about us acknowledging our egos and the egos around us, and using them the best way we know how.' Ego Death was recorded in the band's hometown of Los Angeles. The album is a heady mi

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Get Away 2:30
• 2 Gabby 2:24
• 3 Under Control 4:04
• 4 Go with It 4:27
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Just Sayin/I Tried; Just Sayin\ I Tried 6:54
• 2 For the World 3:23
• 3 Girl 5:13
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Special Affair 2:58
• 2 Somthing's Missing 3:37
• 3 Partners in Crime Part Three 3:20
• 4 Penthouse Cloud 3:24
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Palace/Curse; Palace\ Curse 7:20
• 2 Famous Internet, the 3:07
• 3 Missing You Internet, the 2:07

x of confessions and come-ons, shiny Rhodes keyboard glimmers, chugging drums, slinking bass lines, and Syd's honeyed voice anchoring the mix. It's a record that connects the dots between Digable Planets, Erykah Badu's Baduizm, the warm, inviting breezes of the West Coast, and the stories that only happen very late at night or very early in the morning, all played by musicians who are carrying the soul torch for the new generation.

50th Anniversary Vinyl LP Reissue with Lacquers Cut from the Original Master Tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Al Green's Call Me, and to celebrate, Hi Records/Fat Possum will reissue the 1973 R&B classic on vinyl with lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. A combination of 'sweet' and 'funky' is certainly the secret to Al Green's gloriously sentimental and sensual pop songs. Green's subtly controlled falsetto, which he tones right to the threshold of audibility, swings along gently always anchoring the proceedings. However, this sublime set also belts out some fiery sounds right from the very first number. The sinuous, swinging request in the brilliant hit single "Call Me," the relaxed and groovy "Stand Up" with its sharp wind interjections which demand one's unerring attention, are typical of Green's style, just as is his almost disturbing capability to gain comfort from loneliness ("I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry"). This rhythmically powered music can best be described as light, intensive, dynamic but never flashy ("Your Love Is Like The Morning Sun") and it finds its earthly culmination in soul ("Jesus Is Waiting") and spiritual depth.

1. Call Me
2. Have You Been Making Out Okay
3. Stand Up
4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
5. Your Love Is Like The Morning Sun
6. Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
7. Funny How Time Slips Away
8. You Ought To Be With Me
9. Jesus Is Waiting

Vinyl LP repressing of this classic album by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and the gang packaged in a limited 3D cover. Mothership Connection was the fourth album by funk band Parliament. Mothership Connection became Parliament's first album to be certified gold and later platinum. The Library of Congress added the album to the National Recording Registry in 2011, declaring "The album has had an enormous influence on Jazz, Rock and Dance music." Continuing with it's Respect The Classics campaign UMe are reissuing this classic back on vinyl with a limited edition 3D cover that's mind blowing! Includes 'Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)' and more.

• 1 P?Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
• 2 Mothership Connection (Star Child)
• 3 Unfunky Ufo
• 4 Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (The Bumps Bump)
• 5 Handcuffs
• 6 Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
• 7 Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples

Double vinyl LP pressing 2014 release, the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed album VOODOO. Nearly 15 years in the making, BLACK MESSIAH contains 12 tracks of timeless music with poignant and provocative lyrics that requires repeat listening at maximum volume! On the album, D'Angelo is joined by his band, the Vanguard, alongside Pino Palladino, James Gadson and Questlove on various tracks on the album. All lyrics were written by D'Angelo in addition to Q-Tip and Kendra Foster who both wrote lyrics on several songs. With the high quality of live musicianship featured on the album, it's important to note that "No digital 'plug-ins' of any kind were used in this recording. All of the recording, processing, effects and mixing was done in the analog domain using tape and mostly vintage equipment." Includes the single "Really Love".

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Ain't That Easy
• 2 1000 Deaths
• 3 The Charade
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Sugah Daddy
• 2 Really Love
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 Back to the Future (Part I)
• 2 Till It's Done (Tutu)
• 3 Prayer
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Betray My Heart
• 2 The Door
• 3 Back to the Future (Part II)
• 4 Another Life

Vinyl LP pressing. 2022 release, the fourth album from the singer and rapper. The album is the follow-up to her 2019 album Cuz I Love You, which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Special features the single "About Damn Time".

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 The Sign
• 2 About Damn Time
• 3 GRRRLS
• 4 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)
• 5 I Love You Bitch
• 6 Special
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Break Up Twice
• 2 Everybody's Gay
• 3 Naked
• 4 Birthday Girl
• 5 If You Love Me
• 6 Coldplay

Usher's second album, My Way, established him as a young and skillful R&B artist with slow jams and memorable guest artists. The 25th Anniversary Edition includes alternative album art that pays homage to the original cover from 1997 and a 2nd LP of 3 re-imagined tracks, "You Make Me Wanna...," "Nice & Slow," and "My Way" by James Carr.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 You Make Me Wanna
• 2 Just Like Me
• 3 Nice & Slow
• 4 Slow Jam
• 5 My Way
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Come Back
• 2 Will
• 3 Bedtime
• 4 One Day You'll Be Mine
• 5 You Make Me Wanna... (Extended Version)
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 You Make Me Wanna (Ryan James Carr Remake)
• 2 Nice & Slow (Ryan James Carr Remake)
• 3 My Way (Ryan James Carr Remake)
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 You Make Me Wanna (Ryan James Carr Remake - Instrumental)
• 2 Nice & Slow (Ryan James Carr Remake - Instrumental)
• 3 My Way (Ryan James Carr Remake - Instrumental)

Limited double vinyl LP pressing. Now back on vinyl after several years out of print, this set was originally a 1982 release featuring Stevie's biggest hits from 1972-1980, with a new song at the end of each of the four sides. The vinyl reissue is newly remastered at famed Capitol Studios, additionally it recreates the original raised artwork while correcting the track sequence errors printed on the original outer jacket. Eleven previously released tracks were taken as singles from their respective albums, with "Higher Ground" and "Master Blaster (Jammin')" released before the LP. "Isn't She Lovely" was not released as a single from Songs in the Key of Life, while "Superstition", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", "You Haven't Done Nothin'", "I Wish", and "Sir Duke" all topped the Billboard Hot 100. "Living for the City" and "Boogie On Reggae Woman" appear in slightly different versions to those on their albums, and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is the single mix with the horns added.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Superstition
• 2 You Haven't Done Nothin'
• 3 Living for the City
• 4 Front Line
• 5 Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
• 6 Send One Your Love
• 7 You Are the Sunshine of My Life
• 8 Ribbon in the Sky
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Higher Ground
• 2 Sir Duke
• 3 Master Blaster (Jammin')
• 4 Boogie on Reggae Woman
• 5 That Girl
• 6 I Wish
• 7 Isn't She Lovely
• 8 Do I Do

Gorgeous ORANGE vinyl release by voodoo magic man Screamin' Jay Hawkins at his most spellbinding and hypnotizing best performing the classic "I Put A Spell On You" as well as fan favorites such as "Portrait Of A Man," "Little Bitty Pretty One" and many more!

• 1 I Put a Spell on You
• 2 Portrait of a Man
• 3 Little Bitty Pretty One
• 4 Don't Deceive Me
• 5 Ashes
• 6 It's Only Make Believe
• 7 Please Don't Leave Me
• 8 I Don't Know
• 9 Guess Who
• 10 What Good Is It?
• 11 We Love
• 12 Same Damn Thing

Durand Jones & the Indications aren't looking backwards. Helmed by foil vocalists in Durand Jones and drummer Aaron Frazer, the Indications conjure the dynamism of Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, AND the Impressions. Even with an aesthetic steeped in the golden, strings-infused dreaminess of early '70s soul, the Indications' sophomore LP, American Love Call, is planted firmly in the present, with the urgency of this moment in time. The Indications' 2016 self-titled debut was the product of friends who met as students at Indiana University in Bloomington, In., recorded for $452.11, including a case of beer. American Love Call, the band's sophomore LP is instead the record the Indications dreamed of making, fleshed out with strings, backing vocals, and a newfound confidence in songwriting. Blending a slew of influences from years spent crate-digging, guitarist Blake Rhein says the Indications approach songs in the same way hip-hop producers do, as likely to pull inspiration from '70s folk-rock or classic R&B as they are Nas' Illmatic. "Did I expect to do this shit once I got out of college? Hell no," Jones relays, laughing. "Totally not. But this is what God is telling me to do - move and groove. So I'm gonna stay in my lane."

• 1 Morning in America
• 2 Don't You Know (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 3 Circles
• 4 Court of Love (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 5 Long Way Home
• 6 Too Many Tears (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 7 Walk Away
• 8 What I Know About You (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 9 Listen to Your Heart
• 10 Sea Gets Hotter (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 11 How Can I Be Sure (Feat. Aaron Frazer)
• 12 True Love

RAY CHARLES / Now Playing (SYEOR24) [Blue Vinyl] A music legend beyond compare, who almost single-handedly laid the groundwork for soul music, American artist Ray Charles proved his mastery with countless jazz, country, R&B, and pop masterpieces during a career that spanned seven decades. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ray number 10 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and was voted number 2 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" in November 2008.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Mess Around
• 2 I've Got a Woman (2005 Remaster)
• 3 Drown in My Own Tears (2005 Remaster)
• 4 Hallelujah I Love Her So (2005 Remaster)
• 5 Lonely Avenue (2005 Remaster)
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 The Right Time (2005 Remaster)
• 2 What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2 (2005 Mono Remaster)
• 3 I Believe to My Soul (2005 Remaster)
• 4 Let the Good Times Roll (2005 Remaster)
• 5 Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

Alicia Keys As I Am on 2x Vinyl LP! 

Alicia Key's most innovative album to date is a collection of music with no boundaries. Influenced by everything from hip-hop to soul to rock to classical music, As I Am is every bit a sense of rebellion and empowerment. The new album features collaborations with some of the biggest hit makers in music and includes the smash hit single "No One."

Alicia Keys As I Am Track Listing

As I Am (Intro)
Go Ahead
Superwoman
No One (Main)
Like You'll Never See Me Again
Lesson Learned
Wreckless Love
The Thing About Love
Teenage Love Affair
I Need You
Where Do We Go From Here
Prelude To A Kiss
Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)
Sure Looks Good To Me

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Best known for being Anderson. Paak's live band, The Free Nationals have toured the world meeting countless artists who inspire them. While the amount of all the contemporary musicians who inspire them would take an anthology of box sets, they boiled it down to a handful to include on the album, all of whom lend their talents in spreading the funk. Free Nationals means The first people of America, Indigenous to the land before Columbus came. Staying Indigenous to the funk, The Free Nationals wanted to tribute their inspirations such as Stevie Wonder, B. B. King, Herbie Hancock, and Al Green by incorporating musicianship while pioneering musical euphoria for a new generation. The album features friends they've met along their musical journey including the late Mac Miller, Syd, Anderson. Paak, Kali Uchis, T. I. , JID, Westside Gunn, Conway, Chronixx, Daniel Caesar, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kadhja Bonet, MIKNNA, Benny Sings, Callum Connor, T. Nava and Joyce Wrice.

• 1 Obituaries (Feat. Shafiq Husayn)
• 2 Beauty & Essex (Feat. Daniel Caesar & Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
• 3 On Sight (Feat. Jid, Kadhja Bonet, Miknna)
• 4 Shibuya (Feat. Syd)
• 5 Apartment (Feat. Benny Sings)
• 6 Gidget (Feat. Anderson.Paak)
• 7 Rene (Feat. Callum Connor)
• 8 Time (Feat. Kali Uchis & Mac Miller)
• 9 Cut Me a Break (Feat.T.I.)
• 10 Eternal Light (Feat. Chronixx)
• 11 Oslo (Feat. Callum Connor & T. Nava)
• 12 Lester Diamond
• 13 The Rivington (Feat. Conway, Westside Gunn, Joyce Wrice)