Includes articles about Bryan Powell, Toni Braxton, Babyface, Tony Toni Tone, Teddy Riley, Will Downing, Luther Vandross, Ronny Jordan and Snoop Dogg, plus the results of the 1993 Readers' Poll are revealed, DJ Debra writes about Jazz, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Nick E writes about House music, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Funky Poets - "Born In The Ghetto" and "Just A Step From Heaven" by Eternal.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: PRINCE - "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"
UK Albums: MARVIN GAYE - "The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - "Ease My Mind" (12")
US Singles: R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind"
US Albums: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Above The Rim"
Includes articles about Angela Winbush, Audrey Motaung, Bob James, Lee Dorsey, Groove Collective, Glenn Jones and Crystal Waters, plus David Nathan reports from The USA, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include R. Kelly - "Your Body's Calling" and "Black Oceans" by Larry Heard.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: PRINCE - "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"
UK Albums: MARVIN GAYE - "The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : R. KELLY - "Your Body's Calling" (12")
US Singles: R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind"
US Albums: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Above The Rim"
Released 28th March 1994 according to the advert in "Blues & Soul" 660 (5th April 1994 - image #1573481). The Advert also mentions there was another version of this CD single that included "Feel So High" by Family Stand.
Includes articles about Marvin Gaye, Sinclair, Sounds Of Blackness, Driza Bone and Roberta Flack, plus DJ Debra writes about Jazz, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Prince - "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" and "Tap The Bottle" by Young Black Teenagers.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - "I Believe"
UK Albums: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Soul Devotion"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : JULIET ROBERTS - "Natural Thing" (LP/CD)
US Singles: R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind"
US Albums: R. KELLY - "12 Play"
Released in March 1994 as one of the first 5 releases used to launch the label according to the advert in "Blues & Soul" 659 (22nd Mar 1994 - Image #1573338).
The advert also lists "Dancin' by Crown Heights Affair as a track on here ... presumably it was only on the LP version?
Released in March 1994 as one of the first 5 releases used to launch the label according to the advert in "Blues & Soul" 659 (22nd Mar 1994 - Image #1573335).
Released in March 1994 as one of the first 5 releases used to launch the label according to the advert in "Blues & Soul" 659 (22nd Mar 1994 - Image #1573334).
Includes articles about Zhane, Foster & McElroy, Clarence Carter, 7669, Soul Mission and Ralph Tresvant, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Rosie Gaines - "After The Rain" and "Groove Thang" by Zhane.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: M PEOPLE - "Renaissance"
UK Albums: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Soul Devotion"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - "I Believe" (12")
US Singles: R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind"
US Albums: R. KELLY - "12 Play"
Includes articles about Coldcut, Curtis Mayfield, Eric Gable, Gangstarr, The Ohio Players and Hammer, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, DJ Debra writes about Jazz, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Sounds Of Blackness - "I Believe" and "Be Thankful For What You Got" by Portrait.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: MARIAH CAREY - "Without You"
UK Albums: MARIAH CAREY - "Music Box"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : ZHANE - "Pronounced Jahney" (CD)
UK "Real soul" Chart: DAVID SEA - "Searchin'" (CD)
US Singles: R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind"
US Albums: R. KELLY - "12 Play"
The Advert in "Blues & Soul" 657 (22nd Feb 1994 - Image #1572538) implies that there were two versions of this 12" ... one released on 28th Feb 1994 and another, with extra mixes by Danny D and Roger S, released on 7th March 1994.
Includes articles about Juliet Roberts, Chris Walker, Lisa Lisa, Jeff Redd, Guess, Y.T. Style, Solomon Burke and Snowboy, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Mariah Carey - "Without You" and "Bump 'N' Grind" by R. Kelly.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: ARETHA FRANKLIN - "Deeper Love"
UK Albums: TONI BRAXTON - "Toni Braxton"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : R. KELLY - "Bump 'N' Grind" (12")
US Singles: XSCAPE - "Understanding"
US Albums: R. KELLY - "12 Play"
The advert for this in "Blues & Soul" 656 (8th Feb 1994 - Image #1572351) suggests that this was released on 31st Jan 1994 with the release of a "special" edition containing extra mixes occurring on 7th February 1994.
Includes articles about Father (MC), Tashan, The Fugees, Wendy Moten, Hi Five, J.T. Taylor, Jimmy Smith, P.O.V. and Donna Summer, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Shara Nelson - "Uptight" and "Because Of You" by Gabrielle.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: TONI BRAXTON - "Breathe Again"
UK Albums: DINA CARROLL - "So Close"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : RIVER OCEAN Feat INDIA - "Love And Happiness" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart : TASHAN. - "For The Sake Of Love" (CD)
US Singles: JODECI - "Cry For You"
US Albums: JODECI - "Diary of A Mad Band"
Includes articles about Calvin Owens, Toni Braxton, Freddie Jackson, Womack & Womack, Don Covay and Cassandra Wilson, plus David Nathan reports from The USA, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Domino - "Ghetto Jam" and "Love Is Forever" by Tashan.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: ETERNAL - "Save Our Love"
UK Albums: DINA CARROLL - "So Close"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart : RIVER OCEAN - "Love And Happiness" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart : T.H.I.Q.U.E. - "The Last Dance" (12")
US Singles: JODECI - "Cry For You"
US Albums: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle"
Includes articles about R.Kelly, Ce Ce Peniston, Incognito, Queen Latifah and Del Tha Funky Homosapien, plus David Nathan reviews 1993, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Daryl Hall - "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" and "Gangsta Lean" by DRS.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: K7 - "Come Baby Come"
UK Albums: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart for 1993: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS - "Changes" (CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart for 1993: RODNEY MANNSFIELD - "Rodney Mannsfield" (CD)
US Singles: DRS - "Gangster Lean"
US Albums: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle"
Includes articles about Albert Collins, Snoop Dogg and Color Me Badd, plus David Nathan reviews 1993, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Nick-E writes about House music, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Kevin Beadle writes about Jazz, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Esperanto - "Glad That You Were Mine" and "Cry For You" by Jodeci.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: PRINCE - "Controversy"
UK Albums: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle" (LP/CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: RAAB - "You're The One" (CD)
US Singles: DRS - "Gangster Lean"
US Albums: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle"
Includes articles about Hank Ballard, Jodeci, A Tribe Called Quest, Das EFX, Jody Watley, Joe and The Mastercuts Record Label, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Luther Vandross - "Love Is On The Way" and "Ya Mama" by The Pharcyde.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: NAUGHTY BY NATURE - "Hip Hop Hooray"
UK Albums: SOUL II SOUL - "Volume IV The Classic Singles 88-93"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - "Doggystyle" (LP/CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: J&J - "Heaven Sent" (12")
US Singles: DRS - "Gangster Lean"
US Albums: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - "Midnight Marauders"
The advert in "Blues & Soul" 651 (Nov 23 1993 - Image #1571537) has the release date as "29/1/93" which has to be a typo as the CD entered the "B&S" Album chart in the next edition and why put a release date if it came out 10 months previously?? I've taken "29/1/93" as really meaning 29th November 1993.
Includes articles about MeShell NdegeOcello, Roger Troutman, Xscape, Tevin Campbell, Gabrielle, The Showstoppers, UNV and Diana Ross, plus Kevin Beadle writes about Jazz, Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Carleen Anderson - "Dusky Sappho"(EP) and "I Wish" by Gabrielle.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: DINA CARROLL - "Don't Be A Stranger"
UK Albums: DIANA ROSS - "One Woman - The Ultimate Collection"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO - "Plantation Lullabies" (CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Soul Chasers" (CD/LP)
US Singles: DRS - "Gangster Lean"
US Albums: TOO SHORT - "Get In Where Ya Fit In"
Editorial Contributors: Sharon Davis, Paul Rogers, Mark Webster, Richard Searling, Steve Hobbs, Roger St Pierre, Sandra Butler, Kevin Beadle, Dave Morrison, Ralph Tee, Sherry Ayazi, Ian Spin, Scott Taylor, Justin Onyeka, Dom Foulsham.
American Representation
John E.Abbey (Atlanta)
David Nathan
Caspar Melville
Includes articles about Wayne Henderson, Mint Condition, Al Green, Diana Ross, Billy Paul and The Stax/Volt Singles CD Box Set, plus Jeff Lorez reports from New York, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Color Me Badd - "Time and Chance" and "Just Kickin' It" by XScape.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: DINA CARROLL - "Don't Be A Stranger"
UK Albums: DIANA ROSS - "One Woman - The Ultimate Collection"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: CARLENE ANDERSON - "Dusky Sappho" (EP)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: FRANK O - "Backstreets" (CD)
US Singles: XSCAPE - "Just Kickin' It""
US Albums: TONI BRAXTON - "Toni Braxton"
Includes articles about Darryl Hall, Keith Washington, Lisa Stansfield, Angie & Debbie Winans, Jevetta, Leaders Of The New School and Bettye Swann, plus Kevin Beadle writes about Jazz, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Tyson - "Rebound" and "Piece By Piece" by Kenny Thomas.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: PRINCE - "Peach"
UK Albums: M PEOPLE - "Elegant Slumming"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: JULIET ROBERTS - "Free Love" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart: CARL SIMS - "You Keep Me Dreaming" (7")
US Singles: XSCAPE - "Just Kickin' It""
US Albums: SPICE 1 - "187 He Wrote"
Includes articles about Aaron Hall, Marcus Miller, Teddy Pendergrass, Eternal, Jomanda and Kenny Gamble, plus Roger St. Pierre writes about R&B/Blues, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Sister Sledge - "World Rise & Shine" and "Shoop" by Salt 'N' Pepa.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: MARIAH CAREY - "Dreamlover"
UK Albums: TONI BRAXTON - "Toni Braxton"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: JULIET ROBERTS - "Free Love" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart: J. BLACKFOOT - "Room Service" (CD)
US Singles: SWV - "Right Here(Human Nature)"/"Downtown"
US Albums: MARIAH CAREY - "Music Box"
Includes articles about Earth Wind & Fire, The Isley Brothers, Mariah Carey, Ultra Nate, Mavis Staples and Ernestine Anderson, plus Kevin Beadle writes about Jazz, Caspar Melville reports from San Francisco, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Paul Rogers writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Noel McCalla - "Pull Together" and "Going Nowhere" by Gabrielle.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE - "Boom! Shake The Room"
UK Albums: MARIAH CAREY - "Music Box"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - "Oh My God" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart: J. BLACKFOOT - "Room Service" (CD)
US Singles: SWV - "Right Here(Human Nature)"/"Downtown
US Albums: MARIAH CAREY - "Music Box"
Includes articles about Ronny Jordan, POV, The Pharcyde, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Pauline Henry, Kenny Thomas and Judy Clay, plus Caspar Melville reports from San Francisco, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Paul Rogers writes about Hip-Hop, Roger St. Pierre writes about Blues/R&B and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Phillip Bent - "Do For You" and "Under Your Spell" by Ronny Jordan.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: SWV - "Right Here"
UK Albums: SWV - "It's About Time"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: AARON HALL - "The Truth" (CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: MARC RAM - "Let's Take It Slow" (CD)
US Singles: SWV - "Right Here(Human Nature)"/"Downtown
US Albums: SCARFACE - "The World Is Yours"
Includes articles about Ten City, Guru, The Steeles, Levi Seacer of Prince's NPG, The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass and Malaika, plus Caspar Melville reports from San Francisco, Richard Searling writes about "Real" Soul, Kevin Beadle writes about Jazz, Justin Onyeka writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Zhane - "Hey Mr DJ" and "Trippin' On Your Love" by Kenny Thomas.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: MARIAH CAREY - "Dream Lover"
UK Albums: CYPRESS HILL - "Black Sunday"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: ZHANE - "Hey Mr DJ" (12")
UK "Real Soul" Chart: VERTICAL HOLD - "A Matter Of Time" (CD)
US Singles: JODECI - "Lately"
US Albums: CYPRESS HILL - "Black Sunday"
Includes articles about Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Johnny Gill, The Winans, Bernie Worrell and Lena Flagbe, plus Caspar Melville reports from San Francisco, Steve Hobbs writes about "Real" Soul, Roger St. Pierre writes about Blues/R&B, Paul Rogers writes about Hip-Hop and Bob Killbourn writes about The UK Club Scene.
New UK 45s reviewed in this edition of "B&S" include Ten City - "Fantasy" and "Lonely" by Lance Ellington.
#1 Records :-
UK Singles: MICHELLE GAYLE - "Looking Up"
UK Albums: JAMIROQUAI - "Emergency On Planet Earth"
UK "Hip List" Import Chart: BABYFACE - "For The Cool In You" (CD)
UK "Real Soul" Chart: ANN HINES - "Man Hunt" (CD)
US Singles: ICE CUBE Feat DAS EFX - "Check Yo Self"
US Albums: CYPRESS HILL - "Black Sunday"