offering "(You Drive Me) Crazy" will probably disappoint those who were hoping for the more recent "Oops!... I Did It Again"). This disc, where the Italian group Eiffel 65's dance-pop smash "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" lives in the same space as Blink 182's "All the Small Things," Ben Harper's "Steal My Kisses," and Macy Gray's "I Try," is like channel surfing during drive-time radio hours and scoring with every hit of the "seek" button. --Beth Massa  (less)

album is perfectly suited to Top 40, Spanish and adult-contemporary radio--all at the same time. At times tracks such as "Onda" and "Dime Mi Amor" recall 1970s-era Santana, but the Boys are at their best on "Heaven," the feel-good first single, and "La Contestacion," a yearning ballad matched by pleading instrumentation. As a bonus, this Special Edition includes Spanish versions of "Heaven" and "More Than Love," but the real highlight is a Southern-fried take on Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line." That the boys manage to make the classic song their own is no small feat. There's also a DVD featuring thoughtful live performances and music videos that offer a glimpse of the Boys in action. --Joey Guerra  (less)

friends) can mix and mingle with rap, turntablism, trip-hop, and--of course--tongue-in-cheek humor. And while this idea may sound original, its name came straight from an episode of Chris Elliott's short-lived sitcom Get a Life . Elliott--the goofball writer and cameo guest for David Letterman--springs up a few times on the disc in the form of a few vocal samples, but mostly this show is centered around the guests: Encore provides the disc's best rap on "Waterworld," Grand Puba and Sadat X (from Brand Nubian) perform "Once Again" on top of a sample of Three Dog Night's "Old Fashioned Love Song," and DJ Shadow does his usual magic with the 1200s on "Holy Calamity." Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), Mike D., Sean Lennon, Alec Empire, and even Father Guido Sarducci are...  (less)

The Industry" includes some of Classified’s best production as well as guest appearances by Choclair and M.I.C. Records recording artist, Royce da 5’9. Since the release of "Trial & Error," Classified’s previous album, he has been hard at work planning, producing and writing for his current LP. The album includes live guitar, bass and violin instrumentals, which enhance the sound and quality of the project.  (less)

Forces Radio Service from which much of this material hails (now, that’s our kind of patriots!). We’d put their harmonies right up there with the Ink Spots, Mills Brothers and Charioteers, and this CD is one of the only places you’ll hear them, as they’ve been sadly underrepresented on CD. A hot Collectors’ Choice Music exclusive, annotated and with great sound! Includes five tracks cut with Mildred Bailey on the Rockin’ Chair Rhythm show, There’ll Be Some Changes Made; It All Comes Back to Me Now; Give Me Some Skin; Georgia on My Mind, and Bugle Woogie, plus Dry Bones; Jersey Bounce; Trav’lin Light; Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby; Knock Me a Kiss; One O’Clock Jump; Take the A Train (the Delta Rhythm Boys specialized in writing lyrics for the great jazz!...  (less)

else--Jimi Hendrix was one fine blues guitarist. Combining the fluid lines of B.B. King with the spikiness of Hubert Sumlin and the crying tone of Elmore James with his usual synapse-frying intensity, Hendrix manages to both honor the music tradition while remaining uniquely himself. These studio outtakes and warm-ups (plus one previously released track, the magnificent "Hear My Train a Comin'") include a playful "Mannish Boy," the slow burn of "Once I Had A Woman," and a metallic "Bleeding Heart." --Steven Mirkin  (less)

1994-2004, and collects the very best of her Atlantic years on one essential disc. Highlights include a pair of #1 Billboard® pop hits Have You Ever and the GRAMMY®- winning The Boy Is Mine the #1 R&B hits I Wanna Be Down and Baby, the MTV Movie Award-winning song Sittin Up In My Room, the 2004 Kanye West-produced Top 40 hit Talk About Our Love, and much more.  (less)

proven himself as a legitimate industry player, generating hits like 2006’s chart-topping 'YOU' and the infectious 'GET IT SHAWTY' which saw Top two placement last year. The latter was spawned from his gold-selling sophomore disc, Street Love. In Summer of 2008, Lloyd returns with his third effort, Lessons In Love. The hard-driving lead-in single, 'How We Do It' featuring Ludacris, a party track written by Lloyd and Wood Works and produced by Baby Boy & Superkidd, cleared the way for his new smash follow-up single, 'Girls Around The World' featuring Lil Wayne. Lloyd also enlisted some additional heat working with Polow Da Don and the team of Tricky & Dream 'Umbrella' & 'Bed'. Lloyd is ready to embrace maturity. With a successful recording career, obv...  (less)

of pop combined with the greatest rhythm and blues musicians ever assembled. This was the new sound of young America...this was Motown. Founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in the late 1950s, Motown quickly became one of the hottest record labels producing the hottest hits from artists such as the Miracles, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Supremes, Diana Ross, Martha & The Vandellas, Lionel Richie, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, the Marvelettes, Rick James, Gladys Knight, Edwin Starr, the Four Tops, Thelma Houston, David Ruffin, Mary Wells, Boys II Men and many more. BONUS: 44-minute DVD with 12 rare live performances of Motown artists featured on The Ed Sullivan Show.  (less)

like "High Noon" and "Pre-Emptive Strike." Now, a full six years later, he's back with a follow-up that is every bit as impressive as his debut, albeit in a different way. Once again, the producer has pushed his sampler to the limits, but this time he's brought with it a deeper, hungrier, more bad-ass spirit that's rarely found in modern dance music. There's a fabulous '80s vibe throughout (principally on tracks like "Monosylabik" and "You Can't Go Home Again"), along with the expected forays into b-boy culture (check the growling, massive "Treach Battle Break" and the funky-ass "Mashin' on the Motorway"). While it's identifiably Shadow, it ain't Endtroducing...Part 2 . It is, however, a worthy and i...  (less)