Album Releases by Genre
Immortal
by Michael Jackson
November 21, 2011
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Talk That Talk
by Rihanna
November 21, 2011
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My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1)
by Mary J. Blige
November 21, 2011
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Come Through for You
by Javier Colon
November 15, 2011
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Betty Wright: The Movie
by Betty Wright
November 15, 2011
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Take Care
by Drake
November 15, 2011
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Weather
by Me'Shell Ndegéocello
November 8, 2011
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The Dreamer
by Etta James
November 8, 2011
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Under the Mistletoe
by Justin Bieber
November 1, 2011
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Soul Time!
by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
October 31, 2011
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El Rego et Ses Commandos
by El Rego
October 25, 2011
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How Do You Do
by Mayer Hawthorne
October 11, 2011
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The Abandoned Lullaby
by Icebird
October 11, 2011
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Fastlife
by Joe Jonas
October 11, 2011
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Future History
by Jason Derulo
September 27, 2011
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Charity Starts at Home
by Phonte
September 27, 2011
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What Were You Hoping For?
by Van Hunt
September 27, 2011
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The Stepkids
by The Stepkids
September 27, 2011
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For True
by Trombone Shorty
September 13, 2011
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On a Mission
by Katy B
September 13, 2011
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Beautiful Imperfection
by Asa
September 6, 2011
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The Golden Age of Apocalypse
by Thundercat
August 29, 2011
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Thursday
by The Weeknd
August 19, 2011
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I'm Back! Family & Friends
by Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
August 16, 2011
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Out of Love
by Mister Heavenly
August 16, 2011
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Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales
by Steve Cropper
August 9, 2011
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LP1
by Joss Stone
July 26, 2011
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Here I Am
by Kelly Rowland
July 26, 2011
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The Mosaic Project
by Terri Lyne Carrington
July 19, 2011
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King of Hearts
by Lloyd
July 5, 2011
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4
by Beyoncé
June 28, 2011
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The Light of the Sun
by Jill Scott
June 21, 2011
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Sorry for Party Rocking
by LMFAO
June 21, 2011
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Planet Pit
by Pitbull
June 21, 2011
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The Road From Memphis
by Booker T. Jones
May 10, 2011
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Stone Rollin'
by Raphael Saadiq
May 10, 2011
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Volcanic Sunlight
by Saul Williams
May 10, 2011
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Tha Funk Capital Of The World
by Bootsy Collins
April 26, 2011
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Dennis Coffey
by Dennis Coffey
April 25, 2011
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The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
by Plan B
April 19, 2011
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The Essential Modern Records Collection
by Etta James
April 5, 2011
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Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles
by Willie Nelson
March 29, 2011
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F.A.M.E.
by Chris Brown
March 22, 2011
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I Remember Me
by Jennifer Hudson
March 22, 2011
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Hold on Tight
by Solomon Burke
March 22, 2011
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House of Balloons
by The Weeknd
March 21, 2011
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Scandalous
by Black Joe Lewis
March 15, 2011
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We're New Here
by Gil Scott-Heron
February 22, 2011
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21
by Adele
February 22, 2011
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Nostalgia, Ultra.
by Frank Ocean
February 18, 2011
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No Time for Dreaming
by Charles Bradley
January 25, 2011
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Back to Reality
by Tony Cook
January 25, 2011
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No Boys Allowed
by Keri Hilson
December 21, 2010
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Calling All Hearts
by Keyshia Cole
December 21, 2010
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Best Night of My Life
by Jamie Foxx
December 21, 2010
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Basic Instinct
by Ciara
December 14, 2010
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Michael
by Michael Jackson
December 14, 2010
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Love Letter
by R. Kelly
December 14, 2010
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Endlessly
by Duffy
December 7, 2010
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The Beginning
by The Black Eyed Peas
November 30, 2010
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Love Me Back
by Jazmine Sullivan
November 30, 2010
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Second Chance
by El DeBarge
November 30, 2010
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Libra Scale
by Ne-Yo
November 22, 2010
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Cannibal
by Ke$ha
November 22, 2010
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Pink Friday
by Nicki Minaj
November 22, 2010
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Loud
by Rihanna
November 16, 2010
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The Lady Killer
by Cee Lo Green
November 9, 2010
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Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
by Quincy Jones
November 9, 2010
Quincy Jones returns to rerecord songs he has either written or produced with a variety of guest singers, including Amy Winehouse, Akon, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Talib Kweli, John Legend, Tevin Campbell, Robin Thicke, LL Cool J, Usher, Tyrese, BeBe Winans, and Barry White.
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Merry Christmas II You
by Mariah Carey
November 2, 2010
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Love Remains
by How to Dress Well
October 19, 2010
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Authenticity
by The Foreign Exchange
October 12, 2010
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Good Things
by Aloe Blacc
September 28, 2010
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No Gravity
by Shontelle
September 21, 2010
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Wake Up!
by The Roots
September 21, 2010
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Airtight's Revenge
by Bilal
September 14, 2010
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Passion, Pain & Pleasure
by Trey Songz
September 14, 2010
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You Are Not Alone
by Mavis Staples
September 14, 2010
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Body Talk, Pt. 2
by Robyn
September 7, 2010
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Back to Me
by Fantasia
August 24, 2010
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Versus
by Usher
August 24, 2010
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Intimacy: Album III
by Kem
August 17, 2010
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Come And Get It!
by Eli "Paperboy" Reed
August 10, 2010
Ever since the dawn of the electric guitar, white boys have sung the blues, some with considerably more success than others. Eli “Paperboy†Reed is part of that long tradition, but he stands apart from the pack as much as he belongs to it, due in large part to his age. Raised on CD reissues of classic blues and soul -- he was not even 10 when the first Complete Stax/Volt Singles box came out -- Reed has absorbed the sound and sensibility of classic ‘60s soul but sings without any white-boy blues affectations, totally comfortable in his own skin because nobody else his age, of any race, was attempting to make this kind of music. This can cause a kind of a disconnect -- Reed sounds so white when he sings, it’s disarming -- but he pours on the passion and has fully absorbed the tight turns of Stax and loves the sound as much as the structure, so much so that Come and Get It -- his third LP and first for a major label -- feels a bit like an unearthed relic, built on songs and sounds that could pass for unheard gems if it wasn’t for Reed’s unapologetically white voice, free of affectations and ticks. Some of that may be due to producer Mike Elizondo’s work -- he manages to make this sound like a throwback without being stiff, and without having a hint of Mark Ronson’s hipster retroism for Amy Winehouse -- but he’s just articulating Reed’s gifts, letting the songs stand front and center. And that’s what’s remarkable about Come and Get It: this is not a modern-day blues album, it’s a classic soul album, with almost all the tracks clocking in at 3:30 or less, leaving very little room for showboating solos. All concentration is on the tunes themselves, with the band kicking them toward kineticism, Reed channeling all his energy into making the songs sing, and they wind up sticking, sounding a bit like forgotten classics upon first listen, then winding up as familiar favorites upon the second. If there is any fault here, it’s that Reed’s voice remains perennially boyish, sometimes preventing this from achieving a level of gravity, but there’s no attempt to hide this: it’s an honest reflection of who Reed is, a young kid from Boston in love with the Southern sounds of the ‘60s and intent on carrying them on, even if he invites ridicule or scorn. He believes it, man, and based on Come and Get It, it’s hard not to believe it too. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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The Budos Band III
by The Budos Band
August 10, 2010
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Tribal
by Dr. John/The Lower 911
August 3, 2010
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The Remix
by Lady Gaga
August 3, 2010
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Flesh Tone
by Kelis
July 6, 2010
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The Sellout
by Macy Gray
June 22, 2010
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Bionic
by Christina Aguilera
June 8, 2010
Subtlety not being part of Christina Aguilera’s vocabulary, she trades the retro-swing of Back to Basics for the future-pop of Bionic, receiving assists from a roster that reads like a who’s-who of progressive pop in 2010: M.I.A., Le Tigre, Peaches, and John Hill & Switch, known for their work with Santigold. But like the half-cyborg/half-diva illustration of the album cover, this revamp is only partial. Aguilera hedges her bets by adding a ballad from old friend Linda Perry, gets Tricky Stewart to produce a trio of cuts, drafts Polow da Don and Focus… to produce some heavy and slow R&B, respectively, letting enough air into the machines to reassure hesitant fans that she hasn’t abandoned her roots. All this hesitancy means that for as many risks as it takes, Bionic doesn’t feel daring. Apart from the stuttering opener of the title track and glassy chill of “Elastic Love,†notably the two Hill & Switch productions, this never delivers the future shock it promises, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, because the robot-diva hybrids are often interesting even when they stumble, as they do on “WooHoo,†its incessant title loop piercing like a dental drill. Exhibit A in Xtina’s curious tin ear for sex, “WooHoo†doesn’t work as temptation, not when the chorus come-on is “licky licky yum yum,†but her crassness is no longer alienating as it was on Stripped; it’s simply part of her persona, just like her shameless narcissism, showcased on the closing “Vanity,†where she gets her kid to confirm that she’s the greatest of them all. This triumphant self-possession comes so naturally to Christina that it’s hard not to wish that she acted so boldly throughout Bionic, letting the entirety of the record be as distinctly odd as its best moments. Frankly, the deluxe edition of Bionic does suggest what the album could have been: it’s supplemented by four bonus songs that are wildly imaginative, whether it’s the clattering, chanting “Bobblehead,†the cool synth glide of “Birds of Prey,†the perfect new wave pop of “Monday Morning,†or Sia’s mournful ballad “Stronger Than Ever.†In their place on the album proper are competent, relatively colorless club odes to fashion and fabulousness and Perry’s boring inspirational “Lift Me Up,†songs that play to Aguilera’s persona without inhabiting it. The rest of Bionic -- not just the hipster flirtations and Sia’s trio of richly ruminative AAA ballads, but the tracks directly within Aguilera’s wheelhouse, like Tricky Stewart’s wildly successful, slinky “Desnudate,†and the sultry slow burner “Sex for Breakfast†-- find Christina not playing to expectations but simply acting as a natural diva and is all the more compelling for it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Rokstarr
by Taio Cruz
June 1, 2010
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Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
by Bettye LaVette
May 25, 2010
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The ArchAndroid
by Janelle Monáe
May 18, 2010
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Pulse
by Toni Braxton
May 4, 2010
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Fire Away
by Ozomatli
April 20, 2010
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I Learned The Hard Way
by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
April 6, 2010
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Raymond v. Raymond
by Usher
March 30, 2010
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New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
by Erykah Badu
March 30, 2010
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My World 2.0
by Justin Bieber
March 23, 2010
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Still Standing
by Monica
March 23, 2010
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Sweet 7
by Sugababes
March 15, 2010
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Jason Derulo
by Jason Derulo
March 2, 2010
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