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This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm & blues. The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by their favorite artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays, and "music maps" trace R&B's growth from its roots in blues and gospel and its flowering in Memphis and Motown, to its many branches today. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases.
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Contemporary R&B singer Aaliyah (born Aaliyah Haughton) became an overnight sensation in 1994 with her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, and its two hit singles, "Back & Fort" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)." Read the first page
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Contemporary R&B singer Aaliyah (born Aaliyah Haughton) became an overnight sensation in 1994 with her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, and its two hit singles, "Back & Fort" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)." Read the first page
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great book, very comprehensive coverage of every soul artist/group you can think of, with a nicely broad use of the term 'soul music'.
Runs to over 890 close typed but clear & readable pages, including a very useful index, 'style decriptions' plus several short but useful 'essays' on various types of soul music such as Motown, New Jack Swing and Reggae (I said the term 'soul' was applied broadly!)
Its a great book, once you start reading it you can't stop; it has brief but useable ratings of major albums & some background notes on each artist.
One thing to note is that for many artists featured the book is more about albums than the artists themselves, although a fair bit of info is packed into the introduction each artist gets.
Another point to mention is the book is copyright 2003 so don't look for any artists who broke after that year.
My only real complaint is the huge bias towards how artists fared in America.
Fair enough, its an American publication & there is good coverage of UK sales in some cases but massive gaps in others.
For example, the Drifters career continued in the UK with several major pop hits after they relocated here in the early 70s ("There Goes My First Love" "Like Sister & Brother" etc) but the book avoids any mention of these hits at all ending their career in 1972.
Still, the book is a great read & an essential purchase for soul fans everywhere!
100% recommended.
Runs to over 890 close typed but clear & readable pages, including a very useful index, 'style decriptions' plus several short but useful 'essays' on various types of soul music such as Motown, New Jack Swing and Reggae (I said the term 'soul' was applied broadly!)
Its a great book, once you start reading it you can't stop; it has brief but useable ratings of major albums & some background notes on each artist.
One thing to note is that for many artists featured the book is more about albums than the artists themselves, although a fair bit of info is packed into the introduction each artist gets.
Another point to mention is the book is copyright 2003 so don't look for any artists who broke after that year.
My only real complaint is the huge bias towards how artists fared in America.
Fair enough, its an American publication & there is good coverage of UK sales in some cases but massive gaps in others.
For example, the Drifters career continued in the UK with several major pop hits after they relocated here in the early 70s ("There Goes My First Love" "Like Sister & Brother" etc) but the book avoids any mention of these hits at all ending their career in 1972.
Still, the book is a great read & an essential purchase for soul fans everywhere!
100% recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
[[ASIN:0879307447 All Music Guide to Soul (All Music Guide Required Listening)])
I wanted to have a book that would give me details of the best music albums for a particular Soul Singer/Group and in this music guide I have found it. The people who have put this guide together have done a lot of detailed research into the careers of all the artists and this will help everyone who wants to further enjoy this type of music. I can fully recommend this guide to anyone who likes to know more about Soul Music.
Thank You.
I wanted to have a book that would give me details of the best music albums for a particular Soul Singer/Group and in this music guide I have found it. The people who have put this guide together have done a lot of detailed research into the careers of all the artists and this will help everyone who wants to further enjoy this type of music. I can fully recommend this guide to anyone who likes to know more about Soul Music.
Thank You.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have any real interest in Soul music then this book is an essential companion to your record collection. While the main part of the book is a exhaustive guide to each artist, their history and recordings, you will also find informative analysis of the many and varied styles of Soul, as well as essays and music maps covering the developement of each major branch of Soul.
Add in sections on essential artists and recordings and you have the most impressive and comprehensive Soul music book ever assembled. Even if you believe yourself to be an expert, you will find something in this book you didn't know - and there will be much to challenge any preconceptions you have.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough
Add in sections on essential artists and recordings and you have the most impressive and comprehensive Soul music book ever assembled. Even if you believe yourself to be an expert, you will find something in this book you didn't know - and there will be much to challenge any preconceptions you have.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough
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