Reviewed in our editor's latest Upfront soul column 2009:

The Latest CD Reviews include:

Reviewed in our editor's latest Upfront soul column 2008:

The Latest CD Reissue Soul Reviews:

Classic soul albums:

LUTHER INGRAM – First Two Albums (1972/1972/2009)
FACTS OF LIFE – Just the Facts (Compilation, 2009)
STEPHANIE MILLS – Stephanie (1981/2009)
SANDRA FEVA – Savoir Faire Plus (1981/2009)
PHYLLIS HYMAN – Can't We Fall in Love Again (1981/2008)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – Teddy Pendegrass (His solo debut) (1977/2008)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – Life Is a Song worth Singing (1978/2008)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – Teddy (1979)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – Live! Coast to Coast (1979)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – TP (1980)
LIGHT OF THE WORLD / BEGGAR & CO feat THE FUNK JAZZ COLLECTIVE – Round Trip
BEGGAR & CO feat THE FUNK JAZZ COLLECTIVE – Brass Strings 'n' Things
WEBSTER LEWIS – On the Town
WEBSTER LEWIS – Touch My Love
WEBSTER LEWIS – 8 for the 80s
WEBSTER LEWIS – Let Me Be the One
ANGELA BOFILL – Too Tough / Teaser
MARGIE JOSEPH – Hear the Words, Feel the Feeling
LEROY BURGESS Throwback: Harlem 1979 – 1983
OLIVER CHEATHAM Get Down Saturday Night
FATBACK So Delicious
THE SOUL SEARCHERS – Salt of the Earth
THE SOUL SEARCHERS – We the People
ATLANTIC STARR – Radiant
JOHNNY KEMP – Johnny Kemp (reissue)

New releases:

CORNELIUS MD – Step Baby
REGGIE CALLOWAY – Bring Back the Love
CHIDI – Unrehearsed
COOL MILLION – Going Out Tonight
VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Soul of Smooth Jazz
LORI DOW – Love Changes
HESTON – Storyteller
OMAR CUNNINGHAM – Time Served
SERGIO MENDES – Encanto
GERALD ALSTON – Sings Sam Cooke
SOLOMON BURKE – Like a Fire
ASHANTI MUNIR – Balance
VENUECONNECTION – Madrid Boogie
THE EMBERS – The Show Must Go on
SKALP – From My Head To Your Feet
NHOJJ – Soul Comfort
HEIDI – My The Love Album
NORTH '2UNES' WOODALL – Straight @ You
ANITA EASTERLING – My Experience
LITTLE MILTON – If Walls Could Talk
DARRYL D. WHITE – Me Holding U (CD single)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Village Soul 2
CARLTON J. SMITH – Diagram Of A Relationship
CONFECTION – Confection
THE SATYA PROJECT – Shine A Light
KIPPER JONES – K.I.P. (Keep It Pushin')
THE ALLSTARS COLLECTIVE – All about the Music
KEITH SWEAT – A Christmas Of Love
THE ISLEY BROTHERS – I'll Be Home for Christmas
PATTI LaBELLE – Miss Patti's Christmas
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Wants Lists Volume 3
UNÉ – Uné
VALARIE ADAMS – Valarie Adams
VARIOUS ARTISTS – City Teacher OST
JUA – Anticipation
CHAKA KHAN – Funk This!
LEDISI – Lost & Found
TUOMO – My Things
KENDRA ROSS – New Voice
PRINCE – Planet Earth
TY CAUSEY – Expressions
APRIL HILL Love 360
CONFECTION Fantasisin' (12" single)
RONNIE McNEIR Ronnie Mac & Co
O'BRYAN – First
PETER MICHAEL ESCOVEDO – Moments

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