For her debut album, Cherrelle forged a lean but capable mix of street-savvy dance-funk and quiet storm R&B to announce her arrival.
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‘Affair’ is a rich, conceptual journey in synth-funk and soul, traversing the life cycle of an extramarital dalliance from meet-cute to heartache and back.
Read moreChaka Khan’s ‘Funk This’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
For Khan’s eleventh studio affair, the organic grime and loose grooves of Rufus’ primordial ‘70s work meets contemporary R&B of the 2000s.
Read moreThe ‘Mo’ Money’ Soundtrack Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
More than mere background, the ‘Mo’ Money’ Soundtrack is an audio snapshot of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis developing the sound that would shape ‘90s R&B and pop, and having fun doing it.
Read moreThe S.O.S. Band’s ‘Sands of Time’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective
Mirroring its colorful, surrealist, Dale Wehlacz cover art, the group’s sixth studio affair represents fantasy, intimacy, class and grandeur.
Read moreJanet Jackson’s ‘Control’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective
‘Control’ remains a fierce, self-assured, and vibrant album that laid the groundwork for one of the most durable and dynamic pop music careers of the past three decades.
Read moreThe Time’s ‘Pandemonium’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
The back of the album’s packaging reads “Produced, Arranged, and Written by The Time,” but Prince’s handiwork is featured throughout, merging well with that of his disciples.
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