R&B

Digipak. Digitally remastered edition. "Never mind what time it is, the party's just begun..." Prince's chart-topping 3121 is back in print for the first time in over a decade! Originally released in 2006, this album features wall-to-wall jamz from the...

Digipak. Digitally remastered edition. "Imagine holding Planet Earth in the palm of your hand..." Planet Earth is the 32 studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 15, 2007 by NPG Recordsr. This was followed by the album's...

Diane Jenkins recycles the funk and turns it into pure gold on this ultra-rare single originally released in 1973 on the legendary Creative Funk imprint. Copies of the original 45 RPM issue of this funk masterpiece are so rare that they sell for hundreds...

Diana & Marvin, the collaborative album by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross, is a must-listen for fans of classic R&B. The album, released in 1973, has received overwhelmingly positive reviews online for it's smooth vocals, catchy melodies, and soulful sound...

Dialogue, the 2017 album by Aaron Abernathy, sees the artist presenting his side of the story in nine interwoven tracks. The album marks a distinctly different conceptual approach, where the artist lays flat his vulnerabilities as an American black man...

Dexter Wansel has long been respected as a songwriter, producer, arranger and musician in equal measure, in large part due to his long and impressive list of credits with the legendary Philadelphia International Record Label (among others) having played...

Detroit singer/songwriter Francke Stewart has long been a timekeeper of the city's soul and R&B heritage and has made a selection of self-released suave but under appreciated albums. This, his first British album release, shows that the White Stripes...

Detroit native Marv Johnson held the rare distinction of performing on the first record ever to be issued from what would become the Motown label. His career was marked by many major successes with hit singles in the US, Australia and the UK. In the late...

Detroit native J.J. Barnes is an American R&B singer who was briefly signed to Motown records and became quite popular on the British Northern Soul scene. In the late 80's he joined British producer Ian Levine's massive Motown reunion Motorcity Records...

Detroit native Bettye LaVette is an American R&B singer who has slowly become recognized as one of America's greatest Soul singers. In the early 90's she joined British producer Ian Levine's massive Motorcity Records project and recorded many wonderful...

Detroit guitarist, producer and label-owner Dave Hamilton worked in the city from the mid-40s until the end of the century. He was involved in most fields of black music and gospel was no exception. Although not a particularly religious person himself,...

Despite this being her debut album, Tawiah is somewhat of a trailblazer in the world of alt-soul. Long-established in the UK music scene for her self releases as well as high-profile collaborations with Cinematic Orchestra, Blood Orange, Mark Ronson,...