Tag Archives: power ballad
On Whitney – Just So We’re Clear
My girl Erica sent me an email today expressing her hopes that the new Whitney Houston album will give her what she needs from Whitney. My response (which I think succinctly gets at how I feel bout Whitney): To be … Continue reading
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Tagged Clive Davis, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, Philly Soul, pop, power ballad, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Soulquarians, Usher, Whitney Houston
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Best of the Rest: Shanice’s Don’t Break My Heart
Shanice is among a generation of singers that never quite found a suitable home in the industry because the music industry has never quite known what to do with vocalists who can pretty much do anything (see Melba Moore, Phyllis Hyman, … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Davis, Daryl Simmons, Joi Gilliam, Mariah Carey, Melba Moore, Minnie Ripperton, Phyllis Hyman, power ballad, R&B, shanice, Stephanie Mills, Vesta, Whitney Houston
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Best of the Rest: Babyface’s Where Will You Go
This closing track from Face’s breakthrough album, Tender Lover, is the anti-power ballad power ballad and probably one of the greatest songs he’s ever written and recorded. It has all the hallmarks of a great Face song, but with none … Continue reading
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Tagged Babyface, power ballad, R&B, Tender Lover, Waiting To Exhale
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