Stevie Wonder
2) Innervisions
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The album swings between delicate and airy ballads, Latin-influenced rhythms, and his own synth-heavy versions of gut-bucket soul.
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Presents highlights from Stewart's five Great American Songbook albums, recorded across eight years, which have become nothing less than a musical and cultural phenomenon. In addition, this collection features one newly recorded, never-before-released track, You'll Never Know. There are also two updated mixes, Someone to Watch Over Me and Bye Bye Blackbird.
12) Hackney diamonds
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Following the release of 2016's Grammy Award-winning Blue & Lonesome, which featured brilliant versions of blues tracks that helped shape their sound, Hackney Diamonds marks the band's first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang.
13) New Orleans
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The Maroon 5 keyboardist/backing vocalist makes his major label debut with New Orleans. Features the new single Only One, with Stevie Wonder on the harmonica.
" ... A flavorful melange of R & B, pop, funk, rock, reggae, and gospel."--Billboard.
14) Uptown special
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Artist, producer, and DJ, Mark Ronson delivers plenty of grooves with his fourth album. Among the tracks is the single Uptown Funk, which features Bruno Mars. Other guests include Stevie Wonder, and Mystikal.
"Grade of B+ ... the cumulative effect of Special's contagious cool will keep hands up and bad vibes down ..."--Entertainment Weekly.
"3.5 out of 4. ... the first great pop album of 2015"--USA Today.
" ... May induce serious seat dancing."--People....
15) The way I see it
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Raphael Saadiq brings real emotion, real feeling, and production values that are simply right on.
16) Soulbook
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A return to his blue-eyed soul roots, this album features Stewart's artful interpretations of sixties and seventies-era soul classics.
"His new versions are respectful and careful ... the songs get the elite treatment for Soulbook ..."--New York Times.
"There's no doubting the love in that old heart of his ..."--Entertainment Weekly.
" ... respectfully solid ..."--USA Today.
17) JPEG raw
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Gary Clark Jr.'s fourth studio release marks a grand step in his musical elevation. A powerful and expansive artistic statement. While retaining the deep and true resonance of his blues foundations and guitar virtuosity with subtlety yet conviction, he reaches well beyond this time.
19) Motown for kids
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A nice sampling of Motown hits from the likes of Stevie Wonder, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, and many more that have been given a very kid-friendly twist.
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It is music to uplift, heal, and inspire listeners dealing with racial injustices as well as other social injustices. It's an affirmation. It's recognition. It's elevation. It's music to go with a movement. Because the truth is, there is still so much work to do. Regardless of the outcome of the election, we need to make sure things do not return to the status quo. The intention is to channel all of our pain and outrage into something productive.'...