R&B Love Songs (2CD) 2013

"R&B Love Songs" is a budget-priced U.K. compilation from Sony that features 38 songs, most of which were hit singles. Its selections span the '70s through the early 2010s, but there is a definite emphasis on later material, and the sequencing gradually works its way toward a little earlier fare from the likes of Billy Ocean ("Suddenly"), Mtume ("Juicy Fruit"), and Heatwave ("Always and Forever"). It's a decent, if rather arbitrary, round-up of popular sounds. Among the later highlights: Alicia Keys' "Fallin'," Maxwell's "Ascension," Next's "Wifey," and Angie Stone's "Wish I Didn't Miss You." An open mind is required to appreciate the full set, which ranges from Marvin Gaye to Bow Wow.

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Alicia Keys – Fallin’
02. Jay-Z – Wishing On A Star (Radio Edit)
03. Outkast – Ms. Jackson
04. John Legend – Ordinary People
05. Maxwell – Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
06. Angie Stone – Wish I Didn’t Miss You
07. Miguel – Sure Thing
08. Omarion – Ice Box
09. Jordin Sparks featuring Chri – No Air duet with Chris Brown (Main Version)
10. Usher – You Make Me Wanna
11. ‘N Sync – Girlfriend
12. Jamie Foxx – DJ Play A Love Song
13. Aaliyah – At Your Best (You Are Love)
14. Az Yet – Last Night (Radio Edit)
15. Jennifer Hudson – If This Isn’t Love
16. Ginuwine – Tell Me Do U Wanna
17. Joe Ft. G-Unit – Ride Wit U
18. Monica – Before You Walk Out Of My Life
19. The Next – Wifey

CD 2:
01. Chris Brown – With You
02. Jennifer Lopez – Baby, I Love U!
03. Bow Wow feat. Omarion – Let Me Hold You
04. SWV – Right HereHuman Nature
05. TLC – Waterfalls
06. Jagged Edge – Let’s Get Married
07. Donell Jones – Knocks Me Off My Feet
08. Brownstone – If You Love Me
09. Deborah Cox – Sentimental
10. The Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows
11. Luther Vandross – So Amazing
12. Billy Ocean – Suddenly
13. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
14. Aretha Franklin – Rose is Still a Rose
15. Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart
16. Heatwave – Always And Forever
17. Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
18. Mtume – Juicy Fruit
19. Shabba Ranks with Chevelle Franklin – Mr. Loverman