R&B

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Chameleon was the eponymously titled 1979 album released through Elektra Records jazz-fusion arm after department head Don Mizell signed experienced multi-instrumentalist Azar Lawrence, in part due to his...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. By the time The Intruders had released their highly acclaimed album Save The Children in 1973, they were already established as one of the leading R&B groups of their era. Having amassed 20 hit R&B singles and...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. By the time that John Gary Williams recorded this album for Stax he was one of the label's veterans, having been signed as a member of the Mad Lads since the middle of the mid-60s. Now remembered as the home of...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. By 1989 The O'Jays had been making music for thirty years. A milestone came in 1972 when they ushered in a new era of Philadelphia soul that had been brewing beneath the surface but now superseded the Stax,...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Born in Florida but based for most of his career in the UK, soul singer Jimmy Helms made his name in the early 1970s. Between 1972 and 1975, Jimmy recorded prolifically for the Cube label, fueled in part by the...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Blessed with a mellifluous tenor and a three-octave vocal range, Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hitmakers, with a career that exemplified the maturation of soul and black...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Before 9.9 existed they were called Thunder and were signed by Capitol Records in the 1970s and recorded the single, "Expressway To Your Heart". Wanda Perry, Margo Thunder and Leslie Jones were all friends and...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. At the beginning and then the peak of the disco era, Gloria Gaynor managed to create two signature themes whilst still maintaining a distinctive and prolific voice on surrounding albums. Disco could be frivolous...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Ashford & Simpson, simply put, are one of the best songwriting duos the world has ever seen. Former successful Motown writers, this powerhouse duo penned a string of hits for greats like Aretha Franklin, Ray...

Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition. As one third of the great We Three songwriting trio with Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson, Bettye Jean Crutcher penned some of the biggest chart hits and best records of the second golden era of Stax (1969-75)...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. As a result of creating hits for others, Paul was given the chance to cut his own album in 1985. The overall tone of the album not only reflected Paul's excellent musicianship and mastery of the technology, the...

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. After a hugely successful run fronting the multi-racial funk group Rufus, Chaka Khan redirected that success into a solo career. 1981's Gold certified What Cha? Gonna Do For Me (R&B #3/Pop #17/Jazz #35) builds...