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| The Isley Brothers: Between The Sheets; Smokey Robinson: Quiet Storm; Isaac Hayes: Never Can Say Goodbye; The Dramatics: Be My Girl; Teddy Pendergrass, DeBarge, others. |
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| 1 Quiet Storm - Robinson, Smokey |
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| 2 A Song for You - Temptations |
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| 3 Sweet Love - Commodores |
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| 4 Love Ballad - LTD [1] |
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| 5 You Are My Starship - Connors, Norman |
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| 6 Be My Girl - Dramatics |
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| 7 After the Dance - Gaye, Marvin |
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| 8 Baby I'm for Real - Originals [1] |
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| 9 Sunshine - Enchantment [1] |
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| 10 I Wanna Get Next to You - Royce, Rose |
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| 11 Yearning for Your Love - Gap Band [1] |
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| 12 What You Won't Do for Love - Caldwell, Bobby [R&B] |
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| 13 I've Got Love on My Mind - Cole, Natalie |
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| 14 Never Can Say Goodbye - Hayes, Isaac |
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| 15 'Cause I Love You - Williams, Lenny [Vocals] |
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| 16 Turn off the Lights - Pendergrass, Teddy |
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| 17 Between the Sheets - Isley Brothers |
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| 18 Heaven Must Be Like This - Ohio Players |
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| 19 Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown |
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| 20 Something in the Past - One Way [1] |
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| 21 Somewhere There's a Love - Shalamar |
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| 22 All This Love - DeBarge |
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| 23 I Wanna Be Closer - Switch [1] |
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| 24 Love's Train - Con Funk Shun |
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| 25 You Are My Lady - Jackson, Freddie |
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Album Review
One could say that no quiet storm compilation lacking Minnie Riperton's "Inside My Love," Rick James and Teena Marie's "Fire And Desire," or Patti Austin and James Ingram's "Baby, Come To Me" is complete. But there's simply no way to make a definitive two-disc compilation of '70s and early-'80s R&B ballads. When it comes to being representative of the quiet storm format, however, this set from Hip-O hits just about all the right spots. It covers chart-toppers and cult favorites alike, with no song undeserving of inclusion. Like most of the other titles in the "Gold" series, it's put together thoughtfully -- two classics written by Michael Henderson (Norman Connors' MH-fronted "You Are My Starship" and the Dramatics' "Be My Girl") are placed back-to-back, for instance, and there's a smooth transition from the material featuring full-band arrangements with strings to drum machines and synthesizers. The lasting value of these songs isn't merely evident in the specialty programs that continue to float through late-night and early-morning airwaves; many of the selections have been either sampled or covered, like the Gap Band's "Yearning For Your Love" (covered by Guy), Rose Royce's "I Wanna Get Next To You" (covered by Christión), the Isley Brothers' "Between The Sheets" (sampled for Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa"), and Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won'T Do For Love" (sampled for Aaliyah's "Age Ain'T Nothing But A Number"). ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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