R&B

Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos brings together 146 demos from the legendary Stax Records. Including 140 previously unreleased recordings, this collection combines both songwriter demos of some of music's biggest songs with full-blown...

Written and recorded in a series of bedroom studios in England and France, London-based Gareth Donkin's extraordinary debut, Welcome Home, showcases the 23-year-old's stunning mix of instrumental virtuosity and emotional intuition, blending highly...

Wood Brass and Steel were the last and the most famous house band of the All Platinum and Sugar Hill Records groups of labels run by Sylvia and husband Joe Robinson. They released two albums, neither of which have been available on CD now, and a further...

Without Allen Toussaint's herculean musical contributions, New Orleans' crucial musical heritage would be a footnote confined to '50s Rock & Roll. As a producer, songwriter and artist, Toussaint defined the seminal NOLA funk genre, giving hits not only...

With this exclusive release we not only welcome one of the greatest female R&B singers of all time to our Collectors' Choice Music roster, but also what is quite possibly her greatest album. LaVern Baker was one of the two songstresses (Ruth Brown was...

With their smooth harmonies, distinctive styling's and a strong penchant for telling bittersweet stories, vocal quintet The Manhattans have been captivating audiences for over four decades with their enviable canon of songs. This 3-Disc Shout! Factory...

With their R&B flavored pop, flavor-laden hooks and sassy attitudes, 3LW are poised to be the new stars of the teen scene! Tracks include "No More," "More Than Friends (That's Right)," "Crush on You" and more.1. No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) 2. Is You...

With the release of his new CD John Ellison's 40-year recording career is back on a high note not heard since his first hit, "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful," arrived with the Soul Brothers Six in 1967. His mesmerizing performances continue to enchant...

-With the fantastic "5" Royales, we introduce another significant element in the transformation of African-American music from gospel to R&B to soul in our 'Rocks' CD-series. -Bear Family outlines the vocal quintet's journey from a pure gospel group to...

With the exception of two tracks (for which the acetates do not survive), Good Rockin Brown contains at least one version of every track from every session that Roy Brown Cut during 1947. It's been believed that most of these versions were destroyed in a...

With sophistication and passion, Donell Jones gives fans FOREVER, his forthcoming sixth album, which features serenade-like songs about love, milestones and even matrimony.1. New Beginning 2. Foever 3. Closer I Get to You 4. Beautiful 5. Don't Blame Me 6...

With songs by Curtis Mayfield and harmonies by the Impressions, how could Major Lance lose? Well, let's give due credit to one of the voices of Chicago soul-you'll bask in it's warmth as you hear 16 Okeh classics: the '60s hits The Monkey Time; Um, Um,...