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simplicity at its finest. the epitome of what love's supposed to feel like.

||michael jackson||

it's not a question of "what can i say". it's more a question "where do i start and stop". his greatest accomplishment was his greatest gift; music. here's to the king of pop.

||stevie wonder - love's in need||

"absence makes the heart grow fonder"...the perfect end to a long journey is coming home, where ever that may be...it's been a while, but i'm home...

||jackson 5 - got to be there||

sweet, smooth, sultry sounds of a prepubescent michael jackson is always a slow jam favorite. particularly this one. have a safe and happy long weekend!

||javier - october sky||

not really an oldie....but definitely worth the post. happy friday! :)

||luther vandross - if only for one night||

i've always wondered what goes through an artist's mind in the midst of creating a piece of art. i'm sure we can all link songs back to a certain time, moment, event, or individual. sometimes we'll go as far as re-live something created purely out of nothing but our imagination. where ever music takes you, i hope it's someplace pleasant.

happy tuesday!

||blackstreet - i wanna be your man||

if i was a man...but i'm not. but any guy who dedicated this to a girl could make her heart melt. enjoy kids! ;)

||babyface, tamia, & quincy jones - slow jams||

you are now tuning into the ultimate slow jam song ever made. a slow jam about slow jams?! ya daaaamn right! it don't get no sexier than this people! hellooooo sunday!

||gladys knight and the pips - neither one of us||

it was a difficult task having rowe's ultimate playlist already circulating. but i managed to pull some strings and made my own mini volume one slow jams compilation, consisting of a 25 song set. watch out, when i get my juices flowing there'll be more to come. it's in no particular order except i did wanna start it off with one of my favorite classics from legendary ms. gladys knight! enjoy and GOODnight!

||boyz II men - oh well||

with some break ups there's always that spark of "hope" that mistakes can be corrected and that eventually you'll find yourself back in the arms of that particular loved one. you try and you try to search for a way back to their heart but the more the days and months pass, the inevitable situates itself and the reality is there may never be that chance again. this song is by my all time favorite r&b male groups in hisssstory! (ask anyone...hah!) it's for the persistent lovers who never cease to fail, and just when you think they have...they get up and try again.

it's a bittersweet journey that many have walked but few have successfully accomplished.

but oh well...

||3T - anything for you||

i don't need to explain this one...throwback from the king of pop's nephews.

happy easter! :)

||donnell jones - knocks me off my feet||

with summer just around the corner i thought i'd take some of you back to summers past...

stevie wonder - knocks me off my feet

||blackstreet - in a rush||

one of those "take that leap of faith" kinda songs...

||mint condition - what kind of man would i be||

i was rather surprised i didn't have these guys on previous posts. a track for all the "good guys" out there...keep ya heads up!

||brian mcknight - love of my life||

grab your partner and just vibe to it (sorry this was the only sample i could find of the song)...

||jamie foxx - light a candle||

oooooh. remember this one from jamie foxx's debut album peep this in 1994?! one of my faves for sure (the end gets messed up but you get the over all jist of the song!)....

ok, ok...i'm gonna end it on this sweet note. GOODnight everyone!

Peep these songs of his as well:

Baby Don't Cry
Precious
Miss You

||strictly for the ladies||

pretty wired right now. when most people are getting ready to sleep, here i am up due to major caffeine intake prior to. but hey it's late night and what better time to catch up on my slow jams! anyway, i was just remembering back in grade 8 all the songs me and a friend used to sing to and came across some tracks off of destiny's child's first album. particularly this one...

enjoy!

other destiny's child tunes worth listening to...

Stay
If
Second Nature
My Time Has Come
No, No, No Part 1
Tell Me
If You Leave Her

||babyface - whip appeal||

do the COOL whip!

...and babyface is definitely cool. ;)

||o'jays - give the people what they want||

woke up hella early; didn't get my full 8; but the "feel good" caught up to me and not even the rain could stop it from surging through my veins. a bit of a twist on the norm but soulful nonetheless. givin' you all what you want...

and a few more to keep you goin'

kool & the gang - jungle boogie
the supremes - stoned love
johnny taylor - disco lady
wilson pickett - don't knock my love
martha & the vandellas - dancing in the street

||the stylistics - betcha by golly wow||

i believe that the classics really captured the essence of raw emotions one can feel through their melody and lyrics. words, simple words that mean so much more than what we take them for...just listen.

and more of the stylistics to vibe to...

ebony eyes
let's put it all together
the miracle
i'm stone in love with you
you make me feel brand new

||blaque - questions||

some say that GOD will never present us with a challenge that we can't endure. i can honestly say, so far so good. reality catches up with us even on sunny days but it doesn't stop the sun from shining...we just have to keep goin.

happy tuesday

Questions - Blaque

||kenny latimore - for you||

so it's been a grip since i made an appearance. my apologies to everyone. i had high expectations for this blog, and it turned out that i was overwhelmed with life in general and just plum forgot. however, now that i'm back i didn't come alone. i've recruited a dear friend who turns out to be quite the r&b encyclopedia herself.

while we await her first post i'm going to leave a little something just "for you"...

Kenny Latimore - For You - Kenny Latimore

||the last time||

so i'm here to help a homie out. relieve him from his duties as the slow jam king so that he can go on doing his daily regiments of life! ANYWAY i thought i'd kick my first post off with one of my favorite Eric Benet tracks of all time. it was never one of his biggest hits which i guess is a good thing because it made me appreciate the song that much more.

consider the first time you fell in love...good feeling huh? now take that, mix it with a little bit of your ideal soulmate, and that steady reassurance that this could possibly be the person you spend your life with. nothing could feel more safe and secure than falling in love for the last time...

||at last||

have you ever stood face-to-face with someone where the space between your lips, cheeks or even nose has a life of its own?

where it speaks the most intimate whispers with nothing more than their breath on the surface of your skin?

when the conversation consists of gentle sweeping movements, as your heads do a dance caressing each other with the air between your faces?

at most, your foreheads lean upon one another as if to say, "i adore you"?

"tingles"...

...is all you feel...but it's ok, because with every brush of his cheek he tells you that he felt it too...

At Last - Etta James

||chocolate high||

so i know i'm generally one to share the "good ol' days" in r&b, but this one was too much to just pass up. enjoy and happy hump-day!

||az yet||

so i'm a little late with the updates. got a little sidetracked with a few side projects and work. nonetheless, a new year brings upon us a new beginning. scanning through some old playlists i came across a throwback definitely worth showcasing. enjoy and happy new year!

az yet - you're the inspiration
az yet - last night
az yet - every woman