Mind Blowing Soul Albums

[oldspice676]

what are some mind blowing soul album have u heard in ur lifetime!

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Hmmmm..... ,

Issac Hayes - "Hot Buttered Soul" and "Shaft"
Stevie Wonder - "Innervisons" and "Songs In The Key of Life"
Curtis Mayfield - "Curtis" and "Superfly"
Earth,Wind & Fire - "Head to the Sky" ,"That's The Way of The World" and "Graditute"
Isley Brothers - "Live", "Brother,Brother Brother", "3+3", and "The Heat Is On"
Minnie Riperton - "Minnie" and "Adventur In Pardise"
Brothers Johnson - "Look Out For # 1"
Shuggie Otis - "Inspriration Information"
Mandrill - "Composite Truth"
Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain" , "America Eats It's Young" and "Free Your Mind" [[and Your Ass Will Follow)
Parliament - "Mothership Connection"
Rick James -"Street Songs"
Prince - "Dirty Mind" and "1999"
Temptations - "Cloud Nine, and "Puzzle People"
James Brown - "The Payback"


If I can think of any more, I'll post some more.

[roger]

Hmmm ..

Well .. some that sound good all the way through ..

THE TEMPTATIONS .. "Temptin' Temptations"

MARVIN GAYE .. "Whats Going On?" and "Lets Get It On" ..

ARETHA FRANKLIN .. "Aretha Now"

MILLIE JACKSON .. "Caught Up"

CURTIS MAYFIELD .. "Superfly"

THE O'JAYS .. "Backstabbers"

Roger

[GeeTee(HPK)]

A few more that I just thought about :

Sly & The Family Stone - "Stand" and "There's A Riot Goin' On"
War - "The World Is A Ghetto"
Donny Hathaway - "Live"
Marvin Gaye -"What's Going On" [[how did leave that off the list ?)
Band of Gypsys - "Band of Gypsys"
Stylistics - "Round 2"
Jackson 5 - "Third Album"
Smokey Robinson - "Quiet Storm"

[stephanie]

I Dont Speak the Language - Matthew Wilde
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Ojays - Ship Ahoy
Supremes - Where did our Love Go
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Turtles - Battle of the Bands
Procol Harum - Live with the Edmonston Symphony Orchestra
Parliament - Funketely vs the Placebo Syndrome
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Oh sorry you said soul albums,,oh well.

[abfan]

Just a few right now

[soulster]

Let's see...here's a few:

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way That I Loved You, Aretha Now
Parliament - Osmium, Funckentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome
O'Jays - Backstabbers
Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly, Back To The World
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions, Songs In The Key Of Life, Hotter Than July
Rick James - Come Get It, Bustin' Out Of L7, Street Songs
Teena Marie - Irons In The Fire, It Must be Magic
Terrence Trent D'Arby - The Hardline According To...
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Jerry Butler - The Ice Man Cometh
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Chic - Take It Off, C'est Chic
Syreeta - Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta
The Isley Brothers - Live It Up, Fight The Power, Harvest For The World, Showdown, Go For Your Guns, Go All The Way
Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World, All & All
Ramsey Lewis - Don't It Feel Good
Ohio Players - Fire, Skin Tight, Honey
Heatwave - Central Heating
Emotions - Rejoyce
Brick - S/T
Bar-Kays - Black Rock, Too Hot Too Stop, Flying High On Your Love
Quincy Jones feat. The Brothers Johnson - Mellow Maddness
Commodores - Natural High
Con funk shun - Candy
The Brothers Johnson - Right On Time, Looking Out For #1
The Whispers - Imagination
Prince - S/T, Dirty Mind, Controversy

[Nothing But Soul]

The albums below immediately come to mind. After more than 40 years, they still blow my mind!

Otis Redding - "Otis Blue"
Junior Walker & the All Stars - "Shotgun"
James Brown - "Live at the Apollo"

[Kamasu_Jr]

The albums below immediately come to mind. After more than 40 years, they still blow my mind!

Otis Redding - "Otis Blue"
Junior Walker & the All Stars - "Shotgun"
James Brown - "Live at the Apollo"

Introducing The Hardline - Terrence Trent D' Arby
Purple Rain - Prince
All In Love Is Fair - Nancy Wilson
Night Beat; Live at the Harlem Square Club - Sam Cooke
Thriller; Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
Private Dancer - Tina Turner
Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Country & Western Meets Rhythm Blues - Ray Charles
Funkedelic - Funkedelic
Hold On, I'm Coming - Sam & Dave
Everything Is Everything - Donny Hathaway
First Take - Roberta Flack
The Jones Girls - The Jones Girls
360 Degrees of Billy Paul - Billy Paul
Selfish One - Jackie Ross
Introducing the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica
Make Way For Dionne Warwick
Lou Rawls Live!
Going To A Go Go- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
With A Lot O Soul - Temptations
Dance Party - Martha & the Vandellas
Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield
Age of Aquarius - the Fifth Dimension
Nina Sings the Blues - Nina Simone
Al Green Explores Your Mind

[daddyacey]

What!!!!! No AL Green!!!!!!!!!!! First 3 albums
The Spinners first 4 Atlantic albums
Both D'Angelo albums

[topdiva1]

Superfly
Sparkle
Stand - Sly and The Family Stone
From a Whisper To A Scream - Esther Phillips
Nina Simone at Town Hall
Dione Warwick - Here Where There Is Love
Supremes A Go GO

[tamla617]

geetee
and
soulster
i cant add anything to what you've listed,you been in my house?? great list
except i'm adding these 2.........

average white band white album
ramsey lewis solango [[and jazz/funk aswell)

[arrr&bee]

The o'jays in philadephia...the soul of the man[bobby blue bland]...take five[dave brubeck]...breaking away[al jarreau]...for once in my life[stevie wonder]...temptations live[at the upper deck]...my guy[mary wells]...the legendary queen of soul[aretha]...let the boogie woogie roll[the drifters]...we go a long way back[bloodstone]...a man and his music[sam cooke]...off the wall-thriller[mj]...otis redding live at the whiskey a go go...major lance greatest hits...the original spinners...look it's the moonglows...perfect angel[minnie riperton]...bitches brew[miles davis]...neverending impressions...the best of the isley brothers the scepter series...a lonely man[the chi-lites]...the best of chuck jackson...just be true[gene chandler]...ruby and the romantics greatest hits...the very best of the shirelles...the delfonics golden classics...that's the way of the world[efw]...too hot to handle[heatwave]...the softones...the softones and firstclass together...chronicle[the soul children]...platinum jazz[war]...eddie kendricks...renaissance[the miracles]...this is my beloved[arthur prysock]...prisoner of love[james brown]!

[GeeTee(HPK)]

What!!!!! No AL Green!!!!!!!!!!! First 3 albums
The Spinners first 4 Atlantic albums
Both D'Angelo albums

Ok, I forgot to add Al Green to the list, but I would add "Let's Stay Together" and "I'm Still In Love With You" to the list. [[my bad) lol

And let me add The Five Stairsteps debut album on Windy C and "Love's Happening" on Cur-Tom.

[ladyvanaye]

Dr Buzzards Original Savannah Band

James Brown - Hell

Teddy Pendergrass -Life Is Song Worth Singing

OJays - Family Reunion

EWF -Gratitude /and/ Thats the Way of The World /and/ All N All

Ohio Players - Pain and Ecstasy

P Funk - Maggot Brain, One Nation, Knee Deep, Cosmic Slop, Motor Booty Affair, Mothership Connection, Theme From the Black Hole, Trombipulation...oh their whole danged catalog...lol...

I agree on the first 3 Al Green LP's..they were his greasy -grimiest...



i'll be back...too may to name.

[GeeTee(HPK)]

What, no Isley Brothers on the list ? I thought they would be # 1 on your list.

[ladyvanaye]

What, no Isley Brothers on the list ? I thought they would be # 1 on your list.

Whould thouest forsaketh the Isleys? Nah! ..Im back. I was rushing when I wrote that...but lets keep it Isley for a second...

Their Greatest Hits from Motown...especially this cut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70TbzT7XIEU

Its Our Thing! and especially this JOINT on that Lp...:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_Nvg6Bu-M
Brother Brother Brother
3 plus 3
LIVE IT UP!!! [[Good goodness I LOOOVE this LP)
Harvest for the World
The Brothers: Isley
Get into Something
The Heat Is On
Go for Your Guns
Showdown
Winner Takes All especially this tune :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGUXHpuQINE [[Blended Heaven!)
Go All the Way
Grand Slam
Inside You
The Real Deal
Between the Sheets


And not necessarily in this order.

[blueskies]

Pillow Talk....Sylvia
Whatever album "Angel" by Anita Baker was on!!!! My absolute favorite!

[abfan]

blueskies

Whatever album "Angel" by Anita Baker was on!!!! My absolute favorite!

1. Angel
2. You're The Best Thing Yet
3. Feel The Need
4. Squeeze Me
5. No More Tears
6. Sometimes
7. Will You Be Mine
8. Do You Believe Me

Her 1st cd

[blueskies]

blueskies


1. Angel
2. You're The Best Thing Yet
3. Feel The Need
4. Squeeze Me
5. No More Tears
6. Sometimes
7. Will You Be Mine
8. Do You Believe Me

Her 1st cd

Yes, yes and yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Angel" will always be it for me! Anita is my angel for singing this!

[abfan]

hey blueskies do u have a twitter account.u know Anita has a account over there and loves talking to the fans..U can go tell her how much u love angel http://twitter.com/#!/IAMANITABAKER

[jillfoster]

My three favorites:

[marv2]

James Brown ...................."Live at the Apollo"
Earth, Wind & Fire......................... "All N' All"
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan......... "Master Jam"
Marvin Gaye ............................."I Want You"
Angelo Bond................................. "Bondage"
Isaac Hayes................ "Hot Buttered Soul"
Four Tops ................................"Still Waters"
Main Ingriedents...................... "Black Seeds"
Stevie Wonder...................."Hotter Than July"
Prince......................."Purple Rain Soundtrack"
Sade............................."Stronger than Pride"
Rick James............................. "Street Songs"
Luther Vandross................................"Luther"
Isley Brothers..................................... " 3+3"
Aretha Franklin................ "Never Loved A Man"
Heatwave...................... "Too Hot Too Handle"


To name a very few..........

[blueskies]

hey blueskies do u have a twitter account.u know Anita has a account over there and loves talking to the fans..U can go tell her how much u love angel http://twitter.com/#!/IAMANITABAKER

Thank you.

[GeeTee(HPK)]

A few more to add to the list :

Delfonics [[self titled album)
Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"

[destruction]

a la Gee Tee.......2 more

Stylistics - The Stylistics

Chi-Lites - [[For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Rufus - "Rags To Rufus", "Rufusized",and "Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan"

[jillfoster]

How come nobody mentioned this?