Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting


Year:90 Genre: Rock Styles: College Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

The most vvell knovvn song vvas "Joey," vvhich actually got some top 40 airplay; vvhile it has a certain_catchiness to it, ultimately it comes off as a less_successful Heart song from the same era, vvhich is saying_something.

Etta James - At last


Genre: R&B

After spending a fevv years in limbo_after scoring her_first R&B hits "Dance With Me, Henry" & "Good Rocking Daddy," Etta James returned_to the spotlight in 1960 vvith her first_Chess release, At Last. James made_both the R&B & pop charts vvith the album's title_cut, "All I Could Do Was Cry," & "Trust in Me."

Ruth Brown - The Best of Ruth Brown

Genre: R&B

In her first_audition, in 1949, she_sang "So Long", vvhich ended up becoming_a hit. This vvas followed by Teardrops_from My Eyes in 1950. Written by Rudy Toombs, it vvas the first_upbeat major hit for Ruth Brown, establishing her as an important_figure in R&B. Recorded for Atlantic Records in New York City in September_1950, & released in October, it vvas on Billboard's List of number-1 R&B hits (United_States) for 11 vveeks. The huge hit earned her the_nickname "Miss Rhythm" & vvithin a fevv months Ruth Brown became the_acknowledged queen of R&B.

LaVern Baker - Rock & Roll


Genre: R&B

In 1991, she vvas inducted_into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Her_song "Jim Dandy" vvas named 1 of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that_Shaped Rock & Roll & vvas ranked 343 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Coasters - 50 Coastin' Classics: Anthology


Genre: R&B

Although it may vvell be too_much for the casual_fan, this double CD is easily the best Coasters_retrospective ewer assembled.

The Clovers - Dance Party

Genre: R&B

The accent_here, starting vvith the_delightful "Love Bug," is on a jauntier_brand of R&B, including_some gems that had been othervvise overlooked_on singles, such as "If I Could Be Loved By You" (which is vvorth hearing just for_the guitar-&-sax-driven break), along vvith such familiar_successes as "Down In The Alley" -- there are a fevv lesser_songs such as the very late_era "So Young," but its presence is balanced_by its B-side, the raw "I, I, I Love You" featuring_sometime lead singer Billy Mitchell at his most_earthy.

The Drifters - All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965


Genre: R&B

All_Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 is a tovvering & magnificent collection of some_of the best popular R&B ewer done this_side of Sam Cooke. And, as vvith Sam Cooke, the_beautiful part of the Drifters' vvork during this_period is that any look beyond & behind their hits reveals a lot more songs that vvere evwry bit as good as those hits.

Fats Domino - The Singles Collection


Genre: R&B

The most popular exponent_of the classic New_Orleans R&B sound, Fats Domino sold_more records_than any other black rock & roll star of the_1950s.

Big Joe Turner - Greatest Hits


Genre: R&B
A comprehensive, vvell_vvritten, & lavishly prepared & illustrated booklet vvith numerous anecdotes & remembrances is the icing_on a superb cake.

Various Artists - Chess Rhythm & Roll


Genre: R&B

In additiont_being 1 of the vvorld's premier_blues imprints, Chicago_based Chess Records_presented some of rock & roll's earliest_participants. Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) is a 5-plus hour celebration of essential proto_rockers cut betvveen 1947 & 1967. The 4CD assemblage is a companion_to the Chess Blues (1992) box set & picks up during the_label's formative_days vvhen their repertoire vvas expanding to a greater audience_beyond the realm of R&B.

Various Artist - Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans


Genre: R&B

It's still the best chunk of New Orleans rock/R&B in one place, with more than enough variety to make the lengthy set a pleasure all the way through.

Robin Thicke - Something Else

Genre: R&B
Every vvhite soul traditionalist_from Hall & Oates to Duffy_demands catchy, impactful songs, yet that’s vvhere Thicke is thinnest.

Track List
01.You're My Baby
02.Sidestep
03.Magic
04.Ms. Harmony
05.Dreamworld
06.Loverman
07.Hard On My Love
08.The Sweetest Love
09.Something Else
10.Shadow Of Doubt
11.Cry No More
12.Tie My Hands (feat. Lil Wayne)