I was boppin' and groovin' to Mercy Mercy Me (actually, the whole album pictured below) last night and got to wondering, has there been a better R & B song written in the last 40 years? Then I got to wondering, is this the greatest R & B album of all time?
I'm by no stretch an R&B aficionado but What's Going On has got to be one of the albums that will pop up when that question is asked along with Let's Get it On.
I've always liked early Stevie Wonder, Innervision and Songs in the Key of Life are by far my favorites.
Earth Wind and Fire's That's the Way of the World holds a special place for me and remains one of my favorites to this day.
A lot of this has got to do with my growing up with my brothers playing these songs a lot. Happy childhood, great memories. These albums bring that back for me.
Funny! I was on a MArvin Gaye mood and was about to post that on the "What's spinning tonight" sticky thread ... Great album , I think however that Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key Of Life" is that: The greatest RnB Album of All Time and would add one of the greatest album of All Time regardless of genre ... A Masterpiece, A Classic...
Funny! I was on a MArvin Gaye mood and was about to post that on the "What's spinning tonight" sticky thread ... Great album , I think however that Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key Of Life" is that: The greatest RnB Album of All Time and would add one of the greatest album of All Time regardless of genre ... A Masterpiece, A Classic...
Either way it's listed.....all 3 are sublime and I have no issue with your order. WGO and SITKOL were cutting-edge in terms of lyrical content, and the music, well......it doesn't get much better. Anita to me is more about emotion, representation and possibly the best delivery of songs I've heard. She touches my soul when I listen to her.
I love Anita Baker and have all of her albums. Having stated this, I don't think she even cracks the top 10. While existing at the intersection of pop and R & B, doesn't Thriller have to be in the top 5? What about this one: