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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

Best R&B of 2006

[14.Dec.06] :. Mike Joseph's picks for the year's best in R&B include manly soul men, retro futurists, sex-you-up lyricists, and one funky Jehovah's Witness.

PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

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Marvin Gaye: Here, My Dear

[11.Apr.08] :. Gaye put his frustrations and anger into one of the most painfully intimate song cycles in musical history and then released it to the public, creating a time-delayed classic.

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Raheem Devaughn: Love Behind The Melody

[10.Mar.08] :. It’s not a bad time to be a male R&B singer.

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Robyn: The Rakamonie EP

[22.Feb.08] :. This teaser for Robyn’s forthcoming album indicates that good things will be in store when she finally gets her second chance at American success.

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Michael Jackson: Thriller 25

[11.Feb.08] :. This, folks, is where the mere pop stars get separated from the legends.

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Jaheim: The Makings Of A Man

[30.Jan.08] :. Although Makings of a Man still finds Jaheim still trying to impress the dudes on the block, there’s a glimmer of hope in a good chunk of the album.

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Music Wyclef Jean: Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant

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Luther Vandross: Love, Luther

[21.Dec.07] :. If you have to own just one Luther collection (and it’s my firm belief that everyone should have at least one Luther album), you can’t go wrong with this set.

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Music Will Downing: After Tonight

Music Amy Winehouse: Frank

Music Seal: System

Music Jagged Edge: Baby Makin Project

Music Matchbox Twenty: Exile On Mainstream

Music Justin Currie: What Is Love For

Music Kevin Michael: Kevin Michael

Music Ann Nesby: This Is Love

Music Jennifer Lopez: Brave

Music Raul Midon: A World Within a World

Music Angie Stone: The Art of Love & War

Music Kenny Babyface Edmonds: Playlist

Music k-os: k-os Collected

Music Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live At Radio City

Music James Blunt: All The Lost Souls

Music Various Artists: Dick Clarks American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Collectors Set

Music Soulive: No Place Like Soul

Music Keith Sweat: Sweat Hotel Live

Music Various Artists: Interpretations

Music Deniece Williams: Love, Niecy Style

Music Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits

Music Ultra Nate: Grime Silk Thunder

Music Joe: Aint Nothin Like Me

Music Hanson: The Walk

Music Simply Red: Stay

Music Gerald LeVert: In My Songs

Music Marques Houston: Veteran

Music Macy Gray: Big

Music Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone

Music James Morrison: Undiscovered

Music Sunshine Anderson: Sunshine at Midnight

Music Toni Braxton: The Essential Toni Braxton

Music Freddie Jackson: Greatest Hits

Music Vesta: Distant Lover

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Al Green: The Definitive Greatest Hits

[31.Jan.07] :. If your Al Green collection is bare, let The Definitive Greatest Hits be the perfect excuse for you to correct that issue.

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Music John Waite: Downtown: Journey of a Heart

Music Shelby Lynne: The Definitive Collection

Music Jamiroquai: High Times: Singles 1992-2006

Music Fantasia: Fantasia

Music Taylor Hicks: Taylor Hicks

Music Dave Matthews Band: The Best Of Whats Around Vol. 1

Music Diddy: Press Play

Music Toby Lightman: Bird on a Wire

Music Dave Hollister: The Definitive Collection

Music Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked Ladies Are Me

Music Fergie: The Dutchess

Music Miki Howard: Pillow Talk: Miki Sings The Classics

Music John Mayer: Continuum

Music Jonny Lang: Turn Around

Music Beyonce: B-Day

Music Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics

Music Obie Trice: Second Rounds on Me

Music DJ Quik: Born & Raised in Compton: The Greatest Hits

Music Ashley Parker Angel: Soundtrack to Your Life

Music Smokey Robinson: Timeless Love

Music The Goo Goo Dolls: Let Love In

Music Jagged Edge: Jagged Edge

Music k.d. lang: Reintarnation

Music Terence Trent DArby: Do You Love Me Like You Say?

Music Heather Headley: In My Mind

Music Jaheim: Ghetto Classics

Music Sergio Mendes: Timeless

Music Various Artists: Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents…Welcome to Tha Chuuch, Vol. 1

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