10 March 2010
By Lyov
In R&B, Soul
The Promise
After a stylistic detour with 2007’s DESTINATION MOON, on which Deborah Cox paid tribute to jazz and classic-pop vocal legend Dinah Washington, the Canadian chanteuse returns to her natural R&B milieu on THE PROMISE. Working with a selection of top-tier collaborators (John Legend, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis), Cox delivers a set of eminently smooth yet impassioned music which alternates between hip-hop-style jams (“Saying Goodbye”) and neo-soul fare (“You Know Where My Heart Is”). On “Did You Ever Love Me,” the singer reveals the benefits of briefly leaving one’s comfort zone, combining modern production with a vocal that recalls Washington’s best torch songs....
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dance, Deborah Cox, female vocalists, Pop, rnb, Soul, The Promise
07 March 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Swinging The Big Band
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer.
During 50 years in the entertainment industry Jones’ work has earned him more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legends Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, and the charity song “We Are the World”. Also known for work with Frank Sinatra....
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big band, bossa nova, Funk, Jazz, Quincy Jones, Soul, swing, Swinging The Big Band
03 March 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Dangerous
After a lengthy gap of nearly five years, Jackson had to pull something out of the bag. BAD was, after all, a difficult act to follow, and the press were trying to prove he was bonkers. This was a pretty decent attempt and fell in with the hard dance beat of the early 90s. “Heal The World” was much like the old melodic Jackson, and it became a major hit. “Black Or White” was the best of the rest, a well-constructed song in which he attempted to repeat “Ebony And Ivory” in the context of 90s dance music....
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80s, 90S, dance, Dangerous, Funk, king of pop, Michael Jackson, Pop, Soul
02 March 2010
By Lyov
In Blues, Jazz
The Genius Sings The Blues
The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic, but one of his most memorable, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles’s stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. The Genius Sings the Blues was reissued in 2003 by Rhino Entertainment with liner notes by Billy Taylor....
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Blues, Jazz, piano, Ray Charles, rhythm and blues, Soul, The Genius Sings The Blues
27 February 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Fotografie
Fotografie is an album that was born from the artistic Giusy Ferreri confronting songwriters of high thickness. The songs chosen directly by Giusy are part of his musical knowledge: I Was Made To Love Magic by Nick Drake, with a rose by Vinicio Capossela, Paolo Benvegnù Portrait The Sea, by Jerome Kern Yesterdays (song played in the past by Billie Holiday) , Hello Love Hello Luigi Tenco and Estate of Bruno Martino....
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female vocalist, Fotografie, Giusy Ferreri, Italian, Pop, Soul, x factor
08 February 2010
By Lyov
In R&B, Soul
Revolution
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas), known simply as Usher, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the late 90s, releasing the multi-platinum albums My Way and 8701. His success continued with the release of his 2004 album, Confessions, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and earned Usher four American Music Awards and eight Grammy nominations. His latest album Here I Stand, released in May 2008, reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and has currently sold over 2 million copies worldwide....
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Hip-Hop, Pop, rap, Revolution, rnb, Soul, Usher
07 February 2010
By Lyov
In R&B, Soul
Skin
Ephraim Lewis was a British R&B singer from Wolverhampton (near Birmingham). He was born in 1968 and died in violent and mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles 26 years later after having released just one album: Skin. He was in the middle of recording new material with Los Angeles producer Glen Ballard. Seven songs were ultimately recorded with Ballard before Lewis took his own life by jumping off of a balcony at the Argyle Hotel. Just a few hours earlier, Lewis had finished the vocals on one of his new songs....
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Chillout, Ephraim Lewis, Lounge, mellow, neo soul before it had a name, Skin, Soul
I've Seen That Face Before
John Mayer
Liza Minnelli
Tom Jones
