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277. COMPLETE AND UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL by Otis Redding

277. COMPLETE AND UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL by Otis Redding

It's been awhile since I've covered a great soul record. A couple months ago I went down a Stax Records rabbit hole after having watched the great documentary series Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A. Seeing what an influence Otis Redding had on Stax and vice versa,

243. YOU GOT MY MIND MESSED UP by James Carr

243. YOU GOT MY MIND MESSED UP by James Carr

So a couple of nights ago we were watching the final episode of the TV show Hijack. During the final scene and while the end credits were rolling I was introduced to one of the finest soul singers of our time. James? No. Aretha? No. Otis? No. It was James

207. FACE VALUE by Phil Collins

207. FACE VALUE by Phil Collins

Uttering the name 'Phil Collins' can bring many things to mind - cringe, that drum break, The Alamo, Genesis, No Jacket Required, movie soundtracks, Motown, etc. It's undeniable that Collins was everywhere during a period of time, especially the 80's. Today, Collins is either

196. DIVA by Annie Lennox

196. DIVA by Annie Lennox

This 1992 record, Lennox's debut as a solo artist, is, by far, her best album. Up to this point, Lennox was considered one-half of the British synth-pop duo Eurythmics. However, with her already established extraordinary vocal abilities, all she had left to prove was whether she could serve

174. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO by The Supremes

174. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO by The Supremes

This 1964 record is more of a collection rather than a true album, in that it collected singles and fillers from the Supremes' previous 2 years worth of output and put it on vinyl. Such was the practice back then, especially for Motown records - and we are the

118. THE MOON AND STARS: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DREAMERS by Valerie June

118. THE MOON AND STARS: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DREAMERS by Valerie June

I’ve been waiting for this 2021 record to be released ever since I heard the first single. And, based on the additional songs that have come out in the interim, this has quickly become one of my favorite albums of the year, despite not having heard the full release.

114. KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

114. KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

This 2019 record (and winner of the 2020 British Mercury Prize) received critical acclaim from all over the planet. Considered indie folk or rock, Kiwanuka is an autobiographical concept album released just when you thought concept albums were dead. Mixing elements of soul, rock, gospel and jazz, there’s bound

94. KILL OR BE KIND by Samantha Fish

94. KILL OR BE KIND by Samantha Fish

This 2019 record from blues rocker Samantha Fish is probably more rock than blues though she mixes the genres up on the songs pretty nicely - there’s even some soul-style horns scattered among the tracks. Putting out albums and touring relentlessly over the past 10 years or so, she’

54. AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS by Sam Cooke

rhythm and blues

54. AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS by Sam Cooke

This 1964 record was soul/rhythm and blues singer Sam Cooke’s final album prior to his death. Most soul singers of the time released their music in the form of singles - “Ain’t That Good News” is Cooke’s most acclaimed output in the form of an album.

24. COMING HOME by Leon Bridges

rhythm and blues

24. COMING HOME by Leon Bridges

The 2015 debut album by Texas’ own Leon Bridges will bring you straight back to the 1950’s and 60’s - the era of Sam Cooke and sweet, soulful rhythm and blues. From Bridges’ voice, to the arrangement and instrumentation and even his stage presence, this is throw-back music

17. WHAT UP, DOG? by Was (Not Was)

17. WHAT UP, DOG? by Was (Not Was)

This record is from 1988 and just made the cut for Rolling Stone’s top 100 albums of the 1980’s (coming in at #99). The backbone of Was (Not Was) are two childhood friends who made a habit of employing multiple musicians for their albums. In this particular album,