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Advantages: Great mix of artists and well known tunes
Disadvantages: Maybe needed more female artists, popular r'n'b stars

2 Disc Set, with 40 tracks so you can't really go wrong here. It's kind of a mix of the old and the new love songs, but still some timeless tracks from artists like Mary Mary, Aliyah, 2Pac, Anita baker, Toni Braxton and others. The kinds of songs everyone knows. Some lovers tunes and some more faster paced. With Lemar, Wayne Wonder, Akon, Ashanti, Mya, India Arie, as well known young stars of now. But it would have been nice to have seen some younger ...
...at the moment and also maybe a bigger selection of female vocalists like Khelis, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Omarion and others. Still the tracks are a good mix with tunes like My Boo, Usher and Alicia Keys, Satisfaction, Eve, Cry me a River, Justin Timberlake, Sweet Love, Anita Baker, On and On Eryka Badu and lots more. ... Read review

Advantages: Value for money; comprehensive; uplifting; music for the soul!
Disadvantages: Could have been a 2 disc set!

If you're starting out as a George Benson fan or just being a completist, this is definitely the compilation to go for! Perfect for summer days and really uplifting for the winter nights. I had this album on constant replay when I was revising for my exams this year and judging by my results, something inspired me! Whether you want to freak out or chill out, this is the album for you. If you were a fan of Michael Jackson's 'Off the wall' or anything ...
...Johnson, 'Ai No Corrida' etc.) you're bound to love 'Give me the night' or 'Love x Love.' However, this album has much more to give! The compilation features George's most commercially successful recordings whilst at Warner from the dance-floor disco-edged fillers like 'Give Me The Night,' 'Turn Your Love Around' and 'Lady (Love Me)' to the seminal instrumental 'Breezin.' George is a master of jazz - best encapsulated on 'This Masquerade' and 'Nature ... Read review

Advantages: An extensive range of genres and melodies to suit all
Disadvantages: The re-release only offers theree other songs

...and adapt to different senarios. Good Girl Gone Bad is a prime example of how young artists should be able to appeal to all ages; the situations she sings of are evidently ones that many of her listeners can relate to. Combined with her catchy tunes and energetic personality, Rihanna has produced a winner! The only downside I could think of is that the re-release only offers 3 extra songs. This is'nt a huge disadvatage so I encourage all readers ... Read review

Advantages: nice tunes
Disadvantages: some songs are to slow

Ne-yo has a very nice sing voice, so you would enjoy hearing him sing. He has 13 songs on this album and most of them are good songs. If you rreally enjoy listening to love songs this album is for you.He has a song on the album which is the number 3 song and it is called "so sick", this song was also his single for this album, that song has great lyrics and the tune is nice, the song is about a guy that is so sick of hearing love songs because the ...
...don't want to be reminded of her. Each song on this album is worth listening to and the album is worth buying, because it's great. 1.stay- well I don't like this song but it has a nice beat. 2. let me get this right- this song is alright great beat. 3. so sick- fantastic song Ilike everything about this song. 4.when you're mad- another fantastic song. 5.it just ain't right- nice tune but I don't really like. 6.mirror- another good beat, good ... Read review

Advantages: Soulful. thoughtful , emotional.
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little thin on top notes.

What a voice! Strong, confident and not afraid to take chances. Comparisons are constantly being made with Dusty Springfield but for me only one track, Serious, conjures up her spirit. The sixties are ever present on this album though, with nods to other vocalists with soul such as Arethea Franklin, Martha Reeves and Lulu. It could almost be a Phil Spector wall of sound production. Mercy with it's awsome backbeat stands out of course but Stepping ...
...echoes of Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach.The combination of retro arrangements and modern day production is a winning one. Bernard Butler of Suede contributes mightily with writing, arranging and a beautifully played array of atmospheric guitar.I genuinly feel that Duffy has more of a future in this buisness than Joss Stone, purely because of her originality. She is not just a channel for great classic soul but a real interpreter that can only ... Read review