Smooth – The Soul Ballads Collection

Celebrate the timeless magic of soulful ballads with this brand-new 3CD collection, featuring 60 unforgettable classics from some of the greatest voices ever. CD1 opens with Whitney Houston’s stellar vocals on ‘Saving All My Love For You’, before flowing into a selection of all-time favourites from icons Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and Barry White. Legendary groups Earth, Wind & Fire and the Commodores deliver timeless love songs, while Anita Baker’s ‘Sweet Love’ and Diana Ross’ ‘I’m Still Waiting’ showcase pure vocal elegance. The mood continues with cherished classics from Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams and Brenda Russell, before closing on a beautiful run including Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, The O’Jays’ ‘Brandy’ and Heatwave’s enduring ‘Always and Forever’. CD2 dives into the golden age of Soul with Marvin Gaye’s seductive ‘Let’s Get It On’ leading the way along with Billy Paul’s ‘Let’s Make A baby’. Romantic masterpieces from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass and The Delfonics follow alongside smooth harmonies from The Stylistics and The Three Degrees. Motown legends the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and the Jackson 5 sit beside American favourites including from Gladys Knight & The Pips, Percy Sledge and Sam & Dave. The disc closes with a trio of sophisticated performances from Jimmy Ruffin, Erma Franklin and Dinah Washington with ‘Mad About The Boy’. CD3 begins with one of the best-selling duets of all time, Lionel Richie & Diana Ross’ ‘Endless Love’, followed by a stunning run of 80s hits from Smokey Robinson, Kool & The Gang, Alexander O’Neal, Billy Ocean and Atlantic Starr. Contemporary favourites from Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton and Fugees are up next before British soulful pop hits from Gabrielle, M People and Dina Carroll. This superb collection closes with the timeless signature anthem ‘Save The Best For Last’ from Vanessa Williams. Disc 1 Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You Tina Turner – What’s Love Got to Do with It Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing Barry White – Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Has Gone Rose Royce – Wishing on a Star Commodores – Three Times A Lady Anita Baker – Sweet Love Sister Sledge – Thinking of You Diana Ross – I’m Still Waiting The Temptations – My Girl Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour Deniece Williams – Free Brenda Russell – Piano In The Dark Billy Preston & Syreeta – With You I’m Born Again Peaches & Herb – Reunited Odyssey – If You’re Lookin’ for a Way Out Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine The O’Jays – Brandy Heatwave – Always and Forever Disc 2 Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Billy Paul – Let’s Make A baby Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Feat.Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me by Now The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Stylistics – Betcha By Golly, Wow The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine The Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I’m Falling in Love Four Tops – Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze, Pt. 1 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia Sam & Dave – When Something Is Wrong with My Baby Brenda Holloway – Every Little Bit Hurts Jackson 5 – Who’s Lovin’ You Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Erma Franklin – Piece of My Heart Dinah Washington – Mad About The Boy Disc 3 Lionel Richie & Diana Ross – Endless Love Smokey Robinson – Being With You Kool & The Gang – Cherish Alexander O’Neal – If You Were Here Tonight Billy Ocean – Suddenly Randy Crawford – Rainy Night in Georgia Jermaine Jackson – Do What You Do Atlantic Starr – Always Champaign – How ‘Bout Us Rose Royce – I Wanna Get Next To You Teddy Pendergrass – Love T.K.O. Boyz II Men – I’ll Make Love To You Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song Gabrielle – Walk On By Sananda Maitreya – Sign Your Name M People – Don’t Look Any Further The Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows Dina Carroll – So Close Vanessa Williams – Save The Best For Last