Beats Of My Heart - Gladys Knight

Advantages: Soulful, genuine, funky, rare
Disadvantages: None

.... Quite brilliant Mark: 5/5 YKSMIWSS: "I know you could possess my body and make me scraaaaawl" **7. Jody Gayles: You Gotta Push** A chugging track very similar to James Brown's music. Another song with below average production and the track suffers slightly from that. The guitars nag as the bass comes in and out, but it's the beat and percussion that still the show as they're extremely inventive and impossibly funky. Mark: 3/5 YKSMIWSS: "I love you and every dog has it's day/But you've just got to meet me halfway" **8. Gladys Knight: Who Is She (And What Is She To You?) Possibly the most fanous soul star on here, is the old Motoen regular Gladys Knight, complete with her Pips. A great beat starts this off (I'm sure it's been sampled somewhere) and more porn keyboards and guitar come in. Gladys is on top form on this tune which sounds... Read review

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...After his unexpected death, Ray charles left 60 years of his time on his record label, making timeless music, with mixture of jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, and rock ’n‘ roll. There was something very memorable about his unforgettable performances, he truely inspired alot of modern artists with his music. This new released album is duet album...every song is a duet with the worlds hottest soul/jazz singers: Nelson, Norah Jones, Natalie Cole, Bonnie Raitt and many more. it has to be said that he does shine the most with his duets, for example of a very heart moving duet is "Here We Go Again" feat the new shining talent Nora Jones, a soul beat ballad, a beautifull romantic recreation. The duet with James Taylor "Sweet Potato" which shifts into neo-soul sounds, with gitar riffs and the very unmissable saxaphone. "You dont know... Read review

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Advantages: All the greatest songs ever
Disadvantages: none

...) Neither One of Us (1972) Bourgie Bourgie (1980) Taste of Bitter Love (1980) Make Yours a Happy Home (1974) Love Overboard (1987) Save the Overtime (For Me) (1983) The Wind Beneath My Wings (1983) For all Motown lovers out there, this CD is a must, it is Easy Listening, relaxing, soothing. It's a CD you can put on for most occasions, it would be lovely background music, it's not overpowering and I personally love Ironing to it, which I hate doing, but listening to this CD puts me in a great mood and you find yourself happily singing along with it, I would highly recommend it.... Read review

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