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I Am...Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition)(more) »rank: 35by: Beyoncé
Our review:Album Description:Deluxe two CD pressing containing five bonus tracks. One of 2008's most hotly anticipated album releases, I Am..Sasha Fierce marks the artist's first new studio collection since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B'Day debuted at #1 on charts around the world shortly after its international release on September 4, 2006. With all songs co-written and co-produced by Beyonc‚, the artist's third studio album is her most personal, reflective and revelatory collection to-date. 16 tracks. Detail |
Soul(more) »rank: 45by: Seal
Our review: :A great voice singing great songs recorded by a great producer. That is 'Soul', the sixth studio album from multiplatinum selling, Grammy-winning, critically acclaimed Seal. Each song is a stone-cold soul classic, from Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', Ben E. King's 'Stand By Me', and Ann Pebbles' 'I Can't Stand The Rain' to Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes' 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' and Otis Redding's 'I've Been Loving You Too Long'. Produced by David Foster, 'Soul' is the perfect coming together of man, material and moment. :(Amazon.co.uk Review) Soul is a confusing beast. We know Seal ... Detail |
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I Am...Sasha Fierce(more) »rank: 61by: Beyoncé
Our review:Album Description:Standard two CD pressing. One of 2008's most hotly anticipated album releases, I Am..Sasha Fierce marks the artist's first new studio collection since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B'Day debuted at #1 on charts around the world shortly after its international release on September 4, 2006. With all songs co-written and co-produced by Beyonc‚, the artist's third studio album is her most personal, reflective and revelatory collection to-date. 11 tracks. :(Amazon.co.uk Review) The latest outing from former Destiny's Child starlet Beyoncé is an intentionally schizophrenic affair. Splitting herself into two separate characters--herself and alter ego Sasha Fierce--is the artist's way of presenting what she ... Detail |
Rockferry(more) »rank: 58by: Duffy
Our review: :The most hotly anticipated album release of this New Year comes not from someone rammed into the collective consciousness by their media ubiquity. Duffy is an unknown quantity at this point, having performed but a small number of gigs, mostly in support of The Magic Numbers, and having only just begun to be seen on TV, most notably with recent appearances on Jools Holland's Later and New Year Hootenanny. Yet her soulful voice has already beguiled many of the nation's musical tastemakers and news of its beauty and of the strength of her songs is spreading by word of mouth even as you ... Detail |
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Evolver(more) »rank: 65by: John Legend
Our review:Album Description:The album Evolver features superstars Kanye West, Andre 3000 and Estelle.The album's first single 'Green Light' impacted Urban & Rhythm formats August 19th, 2008. John Legend's debut CD Get Lifted & sophomore CD Once John Legend is the winner of five Grammy Awards. Detail |
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded(more) »rank: 63by: Rihanna
Our review:Album Description:In one of the biggest jumps ever recorded in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Rihanna's newest single 'Take A Bow' rockets from #53 to #1 this week. 'Take A Bow' also debuts at #1-bullet on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs Chart with a phenomenal first week of 266,696 scans. The song was written by fellow Def Jam artist Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate, the same team responsible for Rihanna's 'Unfaithful' (of 2006), and 'Hate That I Love You,' her Top 10 duet with Ne-Yo released late last year. 'Take A Bow' raises the curtain on the upcoming new CD ... Detail |
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Jennifer Hudson(more) »rank: 113by: Jennifer Hudson
Our review:Album Description:The 2008 self-titled debut album of Jennifer Kate Hudson reflects her high-powered soulful style voice which is transcendent and timeless. Guests features on the album include Fantasia on 'I'm His Only Woman', Ludacris on 'Pocketbook', plus the highlights version of 'And I am Telling You I'm Not Going' from Dreamgirls. Jennifer first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls for which she won numerous awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, ... Detail |
Year of the Gentleman(more) »rank: 115by: Ne-Yo
Our review:Album Description:'Closer,' written by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate, is the first single from Ne-Yo's upcoming third album, YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN, set to arrive in stores June 24th. It is the follow-up to Because Of You (released May 2007), which received this year's Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and In My Own Words (February 2006) - both of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. In addition to his Contemporary R&B Album award, Ne-Yo earned four other Grammy nominations this year, including two for his collaboration with Rihanna, 'Hate That I Love You' (which he ... Detail |
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Freedom(more) »rank: 117by: Akon
Our review:Album Description:singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single 'Right Now (Na Na Na).' The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that's familiar to Akon's millions of fans worldwide. 'Right Now (Na Na Na)' is the lead track from Akon's 3rd upcoming album FREEDOM. The infectious song is the #1 Most Added at Rhythm Crossover radio stations in its first week of release. FREEDOM features collaborations with Hip- Hop's 'man of the hour' Lil Wayne ('I'm So Paid') and Akon's platinum artist T-Pain ('Holla Holla'). Akon broke out on the music ... Detail |
As I Am(more) »rank: 200by: Alicia Keys
Our review:Album Description:Japanese two CD pressing of the 2007 release from the R&B/Pop diva featuring a bonus CD containing four tracks: 'Waiting For Your Love', 'Hurt So Bad', 'Superwoman' (Live) and 'No One' (Curtis Lynch Reggae Remix). As I Am is Alicia's most innovative album to date, 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. Features collaborations with some of the biggest hit makers in music (Linda Perry, Jack Splash, Mark Batson, Swizz Beats and Kerry Brothers) and includes the ... Detail |