Showing posts with label R and B. Show all posts
Showing posts with label R and B. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt has many popular songs in many different music genres from the 60s on. This collection has her songs from the 60s to the 90s. My favorites are "Blue Bayou" and "You're No Good". Some other songs I like are "Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys), "Heat Wave", "It's So Easy", "When Will I Be Loved", and "Ooh Baby Baby".

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Diana Ross & the Supremes - Number 1's

Number 1's

This collection has songs by Diana Ross, Diana Ross & the Supremes, and The Supremes, from the 60s to the 80s. Some of The Supremes songs I like are "Baby Love", "Stop! in the Name of Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", and "Where Did Our Love Go". "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes. "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out", and "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" by Diana Ross, and "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie.

The Best of Lloyd Price

The Best of Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price had many popular R&B songs in the 50s and 60s. Some of my favorites are "Stagger Lee", "I'm Gonna Get Married", and "Personality." Other songs here are "Just Because", "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Come Into My Heart", "Wont'cha Come Home", "Never Let Me Go", "Lady Luck", "No If's - No And's", and "Question".

Thursday, December 16, 2010

The 5th Dimension - Up-Up and Away: The Definitive Collection

Up-Up and Away: The Definitive Collection

The collection has many of The 5th Dimension's songs from the 60s and 70s. "Up, Up and Away" and "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" are my favorite songs. Some others I like are "Go Where You Wanna Go", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Workin' On a Groovy Thing", "One Less Bell to Answer", and "Never My Love".

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Chuck Berry - The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection

Chuck Berry has many 50s and 60s rock and roll hits. My favorite 50s songs are "Johnny B. Goode", "Rock and Roll Music", and "Maybellene". Other songs I like are "Thirty Days", "You Can't Catch Me", "Too Much Monkey Business", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Reelin' and Rockin'", "Sweet Little Sixteen", and "Sweet Little Rock & Roller". "Let It Rock" and "Promised Land" are some 60s songs I like.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!

20 All-Time Greatest Hits

James Brown is known as the "Godfather of Soul". He has many popular soul and funk songs from the 50s to the 70s. This collection has 20 of his songs. My favorite 60s songs are "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "I Got the Feelin'", "Mother Popcorn (Part 1)", "Think", and "Cold Sweat". The 70s songs "(Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1", "The Payback", and "Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2)".

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Best of Dee Dee Sharp 1962-1966

Dee Dee Sharp 1962-1966

Dee Dee Sharp is an R&B singer from the 1960s. This collection has many of her songs from the era. Some of my favorites are "Mashed Potato Time". "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)", "Baby Cakes", "You Are My Sunshine", "Ride!", "Do the Bird", "Slow Twistin'", "You Ain't Nothin' but a Nothin'", "Rock Me in the Cradle of Love", and "Never Pick a Pretty Boy".

Friday, December 12, 2008

Mary Wells - The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection

Mary Wells was a pop and R&B singer in the early to mid 1960s. She is a very good singer. "My Guy" and "Strange Love" are my favorite songs. Other songs on this collection are "Bye Bye Baby", "I Don't Want to Take a Chance", "The One Who Really Loves You", "You Beat Me to the Punch", "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)", "Two Lovers", "Operator", "Laughing Boy", "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right", "Goodbye and Good Luck", "Your Old Standby", "What Love Has Joined Together", "You Lost the Sweetest Boy", "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One", "Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do to Me)", "Once upon a Time", "What's the Matter with You Baby", "Whisper You Love Me Boy", "I'll Be Available", "When I'm Gone", "Use Your Head", "Never, Never Leave Me", and "Dear Lover".

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Dion & the Belmonts - Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

Dion & the Belmonts had many popular 50s and 60s songs. This collection has many of them from both eras. My favorite 50s songs are "A Teenager in Love", "I Wonder Why". Songs from the 60s I like are "The Wanderer", "Little Diane", "In the Still of the Night", "When You Wish Upon a Star", and "Sandy".

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

The Marvelettes - The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection

The Marvelettes were a popular 60s girl group with R&B songs. This collection has many of their songs. Some of my favorites are "Please Mr. Postman", "Playboy", "Beechwood 4-5789", "Too Strong to Be Strung Along", "Twistin' Postman", "Locking Up My Heart", "My Daddy Knows Best", "As Long As I Know He's Mine", "Too Many Fish in the Sea", "Don't Mess with Bill", and "When You're Young and in Love".

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye

Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye had many popular songs in the 60s in R&B. Some of my favorites on this collection are "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Ain't That Peculiar", "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (with Tammi Terrell), 'What's Going On", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", and "Got to Give It Up, Part 1".

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Very Best of Ben E. King

The Very Best of Ben E. King

Ben E. King is a popular R&B 50s and 60s singer. This collection has his solo songs and songs he did with The Drifters. Some of my favorites are "Stand by Me", "Amor", "Spanish Harlem", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "How Can I Forget", and "Young Boy Blues". Some songs he did with The Drifters are "This Magic Moment", "There Goes My Baby", "Save the Last Dance for Me", and "I Count the Tears".

The Temptations - The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection

The Temptations had many R&B hits in the 60s and 70s. This collection has many of their songs. Some of my favorites are "You're My Everything", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "Get Ready", "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and the funk song "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Best of the Girl Groups Vol. 1

The Best of the Girl Groups Vol. 1

This is a very good collection of songs from many 60s girl groups. Some of my favorite songs are "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" by The Shangri-Las, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles, "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Betty Everett, "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" by The Jaynetts, "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons, and "He's Got the Power" by The Exciters.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The Shirelles - 25 All-Time Greatest Hits

25 All-Time Greatest Hits

The Shirelles were a 60s girl group with many popular R&B and soul hits. My favorite songs on this collection are "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)". Some other songs I like are are "Soldier Boy", "Dedicated to the One I Love", "Mama Said", "Welcome Home, Baby", and "Stop the Music".

The Very Best of The Drifters

The Very Best of The Drifters

The Drifters had many popular R&B songs in the 50s and 60s. This is a good collection of their hits from those eras. My favorite song is "Under the Boardwalk". Other songs I like are "There Goes My Baby", "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love", "Dance with Me", "This Magic Moment", "Save the Last Dance for Me", and "I Count the Tears".

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Pure 60's: The #1 Hits

Pure 60's: The #1 Hits

This is a great collection of 60s songs covering many different music genres. Some of my favorite songs are "Wild Thing" by The Troggs, "Happy Together" by The Turtles, "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees, "Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In" by The 5th Dimension, "Runaway" by Del Shannon, "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful, "My Girl" by The Temptations, "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore, "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes, and "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & the Papas. A total of 26 songs are on this collection.