― Nick, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― stevie t, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― mark s, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
search: teddy riley productions, namely the guy albums but not the most recent one; jimmy jam-terry lewis productions like janet and the s.o.s. band; prince and the time; bell biv devoe and al b. sure's first albums; bobby brown's don't be cruel; cameo; luther vandross's earliest records; a loose ends comp would be nice if such a thing existed.
in other words, a lot of r&b and very little soul. this era really isn't recommended for someone who doesn't have an abiding interest in r&b and soul in the first place.
destroy: "smooth r&b" i.e. freddie jackson, peabo bryson, et. al.
― fred solinger, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Tim, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― the pinefox, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Patrick, Friday, 4 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
At the time I was basically following chartpop and very little else, and much less of it crossed over in the UK than in the last couple of years, hence why my memories of it are confined to the stuff that went Top 40 here. In that case, good call for Tim on the En Vogue and SWV singles.
― Robin Carmody, Saturday, 5 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
From the mid to late 80's: Jam & Lewis (as someone else said), Keith Sweat, the System (David Frank has resurfaced as Christina Aguilera's producer - still using the same synth stabs and fast bass drum fills), Mantronix, Joyce Sims, Surface.
From the early 90's: Teddy Riley, SWV, En Vogue (all previously mentioned), Toni Tone Tone (who also produced En Vogue).
And let's not forget Soul II Soul....
― David, Saturday, 5 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― the pinefox, Monday, 7 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Robin Carmody, Monday, 7 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Omar, Tuesday, 8 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)
Btw. the 80-84 period contained a lot of great R&B/soul records from the likes of Michael Jackson, Shalamar, Imagination, SOS Band and Change.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)
What ever happened to Rachelle Ferrell?…been a real jag lately… those first couple of albums were phenomenal…I know the last album she released wasn’t well received but would have expected her to put out something….shame cos she was a real talent
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 23 February 2023 12:36 (two years ago)