rising stars, among them Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rufus Wainwright & Dido, Carly Simon, Jamie Cullum, Sting & Annie Lennox and more. With Nick Angel serving as music supervisor/executive producer, the soundtrack Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a pop music lover’s delight. Newly recorded songs appearing on the cd include: a cover of Sade’s song "Your Love Is King," by rising U.K. star Will Young; "Misunderstood," a new tune by Robbie Williams; "Everlasting Love," a newly recorded cover by Jamie Cullum, "Stop!," by UK artist Jamelia; Kate McGarrigle’s "I Eat Dinner," recorded as a duet by her son Rufus Wainwright & Dido; and a newly recorded version of Sting’s "We’ll Be Together" by Sting and Annie Lennox. Other songs on ...  (less)

funk album takes us back to Chaka's roots, with much of the feel and instrumentation used in her Rufus days. Includes guest artists Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald and original Rufus member Tony Maiden.  (less)

. As the first single, "Seven Day Fool," makes clear, she deftly and seamlessly handles the Motown sound. The track--once made famous by Etta James--is in fact the only cover song on the disc; every other track features the talented Black as co-writer. With each cut stemming from R&B as a base, sass and soul pervade the disc in enough musical forms to bring forth fans from many genres. "Queen" matches a reggae beat with a melody that India.Arie would love to wrap her larynx around. Elsewhere, Black skates the edges of electronic music, as on "Never Lost My Sight," which finds her soulful voice wrapping around a rapid-fire drum-and-bass beat. "Temporary Insanity" barely contains Black’s breathy, sexy, rhythmic vocals as they deliver a melody that could fit onto th...  (less)

to delve into different styles of music. The Infinite features an outstanding new post-bop quintet that includes keyboardist Uri Caine and saxophonist Chris Potter. Together with a solid rhythm section, the group covers six new Douglas compositions and, most interestingly, three covers of pop tunes. Rufus Wainwright's "Poses" is slow and moody, Mary J. Blige's "Crazy Games" gets a little funky by Douglas standards, thanks to Caine's Fender Rhodes electric piano, but it's Douglas's use of a mute to capture the essence of Björk's voice on "Unison" that is shockingly poignant. Douglas claims to have finally dealt with Miles Davis's legacy of beautiful melodies on The Infinite , and he does, but this record owes nothing to anyone but Douglas and his talent as a...  (less)

J Blige in 1995. Stateside. 2006.  (less)

writers and hit making producers such as Sean Garrett (Usher, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Pussycat Dolls, Chris Brown), Tricky & The-Dream (Rihanna, Mariah Carey), J.R. Rotem (Britney Spears, Sean Kingston, 50 Cent, Rihanna) and The Clutch (Omarion, Timbaland, Ciara, Bobby Valentino), Departure has an edgier Pop/Urban sound than Beautiful Soul and Jesse's sophomore album, 2006's Right Where You Want Me reflecting Jesse's growth as a songwriter and young man. 13 tracks in all. EMI.  (less)

29 tracks in total. Sony.  (less)

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At Parkinson). Digipak. 1999  (less)

funk album takes us back to Chaka's roots, with much of the feel and instrumentation used in her Rufus days. Includes guest artists Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald and original Rufus member Tony Maiden.  (less)

funk album takes us back to Chaka's roots, with much of the feel and instrumentation used in her Rufus days. Includes guest artists Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald and original Rufus member Tony Maiden.  (less)