Urban Compositions [Enhanced]

Track Listings

1. 1-2-3 - J-Silas

2. Issues

3. Leaving Norm - Sistah Dee

4. Any Day Now

5. Invite - Michelle Bonilla, J-Silas, , Sistah Dee

6. Mansion - J-Silas

7. Faithful - Michelle Bonilla, Sistah Dee

8. Wild Style - Corey Red

9. Ghetto Stories - J-Silas,

10. Free - Corey Red, Monique Walker

11. Better Days - Ambassador of Love, Michelle Bonilla,

12. Last Writes - Cross Movement

13. Eternal Gain - Tre-Z

14. Where You At - Sistah Dee

15. 16 Bars - J-Silas, , R-Swift, Corey Red, Tre-Z

16. Interlude: The Gospel

17. Joe - Tanesia Mack

18. 1-2-3 [*][Instrumental] - J-Silas

19. Leaving Norm [*][Instrumental] - Sistah Dee

Urban Compositions,Various Artists,Butterfly (Navarre),Gospel/Christian Music,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Rap Collections,V/A Compilations

Tracks:

Talk To Me
Perfect Love Affair
Whatever It Takes
Soul Inspiration
Lonely
No One To Blame
More Than You Know
Love You To The Letter
Fairy Tales

Customer Reviews:

ANITA DESERVES A STANDING OVATION!.......2005-06-23

Anita is at her best on this album, the other musicians such as Nathan East (bass), Ricky Lawson (drums), Greg Philliganes (Piano), Vernone Fails (Keyboards) are all at their finest producing melodic improvisation. Michael J.Powell also deserves some credit for the crystal clear quality on this fine produce.

In my humble opinion, this is Anita's best album, she is smooth, sophisticated & sexy, in fact she's simply peerless, no one can compare & no one even comes close.

Anita glides effortlessly through this album with great panache. Her phrasing is timely and above all accurate.

The stand out for me on this album is "Love you to the letter" as I'm a sucker for old-fashioned lyrics. It rates as one of my top 10 romantic ballads of all times (pretty much alongside "There's no easy way" by James Ingram).

If anyone deserves a standing ovation in the hall of fame of rhythm & blues, it certainly is Anita Baker. I'm beginning to believe in her fairy tales!

The Greatest.......2005-06-15

I"m a 25 year old male and I have been listening to Anita Baker since I was about 7 years old and this album is a masterpiece just like all the rest. She is the greatest to me and always will be. Anita is the only artist that I know of that I can listen to every album which I own everyone of them and I can always find a song to fit my mood. The Greatest enough said!

Steamy & Mellow!!!.......2005-06-13

This is one of Anita Baker's most complex works. Most of the songs were written by Anita in collaboration with other accomplished songwriters.

Some of the highlights include the richly intricate "Talk To Me". Next there's the most mellow "Perfect Love Affair" with Anita's velvety vocal. "Soul Inspiration", with a dazzling arrangement and Anita's full-bodied vocal, is a shining star! "Lonely" is fascinating with its varied tempos and Anita's sultry vocal. She builds this one to a red-hot frenzy! The piano solo is a cooker as well. Then there's "No One To Blame" with its bluesy atmosphere and raw emotion. The finale "Fairy Tales" weaves a lyrical story complete with a fine arrangement as Anita's vocal builds along with this tale. Kudos to Greg Phillinganes on the piano solo at the end. It is hot!!

A very original and unorthodox album for its time........2004-07-30

This album had much stronger jazz influences than Baker's three previous albums. At a time when most female R&B singers were turning to heavily-synthesized and terribly over-produced club/ dance music, Baker refused to compromise her artistry -- in the end, she came up with a real winner. "Talk To Me", "Whatever It Takes", "More Than You Know", "Perfect Love Affair" and "Soul Inspiration" are all excellent examples of smooth and classy Adult Contemporary-R&B at its best. No serious fan of adult-oriented R&B or jazz vocals should be without this album.

anitas finest.......2004-05-31

BOY THIS IS THE BEST ONE YET ,I DONT KNOW WHY THE CRITICTS SLEPT ON THIS .HER VOICE JUST FLOWS ON TALK TO ME AND PERFECT LOVE AFFAR,AND TO SEE HER LIVE IS EVEN BETTER,.FAIRYTALES AND NO ONE TO BLAME ALSO STICKS OUT ASWELL,YOU CANT GO WRONG WITH THIS ALBUM ITS A GREAT CHANGE FROM GIVING YOU THE BEST.WHICH WAS A LITTLE TO COMMERCIAL ,BUT I LOVE THIS LADY VOICE EITHER WAY .SHE HAS THE TOTAL PACKAGE STYLE TALENT AND CLASS .SHE IS MY SONGTRESS

Average customer rating:

URBAN COMPOSITIONS
where have i heard this b4?
Great CD, But Not Enhanced...
Rock on, RockSoul!

Urban Compositions
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Butterfly (Navarre)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000DIJO7
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1-2-3 - J-Silas
Issues - Shai Linne
Leaving Norm - Sistah Dee
Any Day Now
Invite - Michelle Bonilla, J-Silas, Shai Linne, Sistah Dee
Mansion - J-Silas
Faithful - Michelle Bonilla, Sistah Dee
Wild Style - Corey Red
Ghetto Stories - J-Silas, Shai Linne
Free - Corey Red, Monique Walker
Better Days - Ambassador of Love, Michelle Bonilla,
Last Writes - Cross Movement
Eternal Gain - Tre-Z
Where You At - Sistah Dee
16 Bars - J-Silas, Shai Linne, R-Swift, Corey Red, Tre-Z
Interlude: The Gospel
Joe - Tanesia Mack
1-2-3 [*][Instrumental] - J-Silas
Leaving Norm [*][Instrumental] - Sistah Dee

Customer Reviews:

URBAN COMPOSITIONS.......2007-01-19

THIS CD IS A GREAT VARIETY OF HOLY HIP HOP. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE, AND HAS A NEW SOUND FOR THE FANS OF HIP HOP.

where have i heard this b4?.......2006-01-06

lemme preface this by sayin' that not everyone waz fortunate 2 cop "rocksoul entertainment, vol 1: rock of ages" when it first dropped, so that'z what kept me from purchasin' this CD. if u can't find tha 'rock of ages' joint, then by all meanz, do pick this up, but if you're like me and u DO have it, this iz a regurgitated waste of time. over half of this CD popped up on 'ages' so unless there are stronger mixez of thoze cutz on 'compositions', you're betta off stickin' with 'ages'. (have i said that enough timez already? (lol))

yet and still, this dezervez three starz on tha strength of tha 'ages' trax, and that it'z sound urban Gospel music that effortlessly competez with, and routinely bestz, tha secular commercial stuff u hear now 4 tha earz of an eazily-influenced youth. and hey - u might not b able 2 cop 'ages' now, anyway. so go on, do your soul a favour and check this out. PEACE.

Great CD, But Not Enhanced..........2005-10-14

This CD is everything it claims to be, and more. It's not, however, everything the Amazon.com classifiers claim it to be. As far as I can tell, it contains normal CD music tracks only. If anyone owns a copy that has any additional data or material (videos, etc.) on it, please let me know, and I will purchase this "enhanced" version. Thanks. GBU, MDJ.

Rock on, RockSoul!.......2005-04-29

"Urban Compositions" is a definite winner for all of the Christian hip-hop heads. In a crazy world where secular rap and hip-hop rules the radio, RockSoul Entertainment is one of the few Christian record labels that praises the Lord daily. Lee Jerkins and the entire RockSoul Records Family does it like no other. The highlights are Shai Linne's New York bass-inspired "Issues", Isaac J. Phillips' forewarning jam "Any Day Now", The RockSoul Family (Shai Linne, J-Silas, Sistah Dee and Michelle Bonilla) with "The Invite", Michelle Bonilla's R&B lyrics and Sistah Dee's raps flows on "Faithful", J-Silas & Shai Linne double teaming on the reality song, "Ghetto Stories", Monique Walker and Corey Red with "Free", The T.R.U.T.H. and Ambassador of the Cross Movement, alongside Michelle Bonilla, on the Chinese music-laced "Better Days", Tre-Z street bumping praise joint, "Eternal Gain", Sistah Dee and Shekinah's tag team on the Christian homegirls anthem, "Where You At" and Tanesia Mack's heart-moving song, "Joe", dedicated to Joe Jerkins, Lee Jerkins' son. In conclusion, Urban Compositions drops it like it's hot! RockSoul Entertainment's gonna be here for years to come. Continue success. If none of you listened to this yet, what are you waiting for? Go hit the stores and buy this hot disc! You won't be disappointed. Praise the Lord!

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Hang Time
@Jazz
Manufacturer: Brownstone Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00070JZKY
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

Mr. Wonder
Renacido
Lizard Skin
Hang Time
Canto de Celia
Here's to Horace
Drifting Down
Fiesta

Product Description

Second CD from San Francisco bay area contemporary jazz group, @Jazz. @Jazz is a 7-piece band that performs a variety of music ranging from smooth to acid jazz, all with an emphasis on an urban/groove sound. This CD represents 7 original compositions and 1 arrangement of the Chick Corea tune, La Fiesta. The band includes piano, organ, drums, acoustic/electric guitar, trombone, sax, percussion and bass.

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Compositions
Anita Baker
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000008D4U
Release Date: 1990-07-17

Tracks:

Talk to Me
Perfect Love Affair
Whatever It Takes
Soul Inspiration
Lonely
One to Blame
More than You Know
Love You to the Letter
Fairy Tales

Average customer rating:

Born Yesterday
Last Trip
Manufacturer: Grescotmar LTD
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000YHT2I
Release Date: 2003-10-31

Tracks:

Ear Jordan
Recipe for disaster
Illuminations
Born Yesterday
Hillary
Told you So!
Tribute
Sadam-ized

Album Description

Last Trip completes it's 2nd CD, continuing the legacy of contemporary urban jazz and funk.

Average customer rating:

Awesome!!

Movin'
Marcus Click
Manufacturer: Seventh Realm Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000971F08
Release Date: 2005-04-22

Tracks:

Intro
Smooth Ride
Movin'
Now's the Time (Instrumental)
Turn Around
Dig Deep (Interlude)
Make it Right (Featuring Kai Alece)*
Press On
Now's the Time (Featuring Ryshina McHellon)
Meditate
Outro

Product Description

Movin is an eclectic mix of original contemporary jazz compositions with a message. Movin displays a blend of urban hip hop jazz style, upbeat hypnotic tunes to intimate smooth sounds of Marcus saxophone(s), with creativity able to set the mood for any occasion.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!!.......2005-12-23

This CD has a mix of upbeat and mellow tunes. I love it! Keep making more music like this! It ranks up there with the best of the best sax players.

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This is what music is all about...
Inspirational....
Deaf or Crazy?
ALWAYS interesting...
When Will We Hear Something New???

Songs to Live By
The Square Egg
Manufacturer: Strange World
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0006HCTB0
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

Place Called Ted's
Dream - Antonia Jenae', The Square Egg
7 Days
Joy in Repetition
Move
Our Love Song
Hello Sunshine - Antonia Jenae', The Square Egg
Water
Build
Letter from U
Ocean Lullaby
1st Light
Daydream - Noah Bless, , The Square Egg
Let It Ride
I Can't Fight This Feeling
U Got Me Feelin' High - Big Brooklyn Red, The Square Egg

Album Details

Songs to Live by is a 16-song Power Packed Release by the Square Egg. The CD is Filled with Genre-bending Compositions, Thoughtful Lyrics and Engaging Melodies. It's Certainly Worth the Two Year Wait. Featured Are Collaborations with Big Brooklyn Red, Antonia Jenae, Nicole Henry and Many More. This Full Length Studio Release also features the Production Talents of Aaron "The Franchise" Fishbein and all of the Square Egg Songs that You've Grown to Love Live. Now You Can Own them in their Slicked Up, Polished, Hollywood-state.

Customer Reviews:

This is what music is all about..........2005-08-23

I first heard The Square Egg at a "Funk Jazz Night" in Miami. All of my friends that I went to the club with left before they got to hear the Square Egg Perform (big mistake!). I stayed and listened to them and was more impressed by them than I was by any live performance EVER! I thought, this is what music is all about. Its not only the words that capture you but the ORIGINAL sound that the band has. I went to another show in Miami(yeah, I guess I was a groupie) and have been listening to them and turning my friends on to them ever since. The Square Egg is music that you can chill to, love to, or dance to. Keep up the good work guys!
xoxo

Inspirational...........2005-08-23

I first ambled upon TSE while hanging out in a producer friend of mine's studio.... One tune and I was hooked. For those of you seriously interested in the music - it's mesmerizing and hypnotic. One song flows effortlessly into the next so you don't know if you're listening to track 1 or track 7. TSE's music has a unique way of relaxing you all the while portraying a deep message. Listen closely - the songs all say so much more than first meets the ear! TSE is a wonderful, unclassifiable mix of sounds.... TSE just IS! I highly recommend this musical journey to any intelligent being.

Deaf or Crazy?.......2005-08-19

The Square Egg sounds nothing like D'Angelo...and NOTHING like Erykah Badu. "Right Said Fred" is either deaf, crazy or is completely unfamiliar with the genre.

Stick to Club-Pop, Fred...and leave the good sh-t to the rest of us.

GP

ALWAYS interesting..........2005-08-18

Why is it that if someone isn't "thuggin' in the club" or dancing to a Lil Jon beat that they have to be "neol soul." I have NEVER read/ heard an interview where The Square Egg even came close to calling themselves "neo soul" or any other "neo" label that the industry and thoughtless consumers need to put on music for it to make sense to them.

Essentially (and yes, I AM a band member) TSE IS what its name signifies - DIFFERENT. Badu? D'Angelo? Hardly an attempt to be those things. As a matter of fact "trying" to be anything is failure. TSE simply "is." It is good music. It is different. It is not rap, funk, neo soul, classic soul, hip-hip, soul on a stick, soul in the hole, soul sonic force, soul patrol or otherwise.

What is most ironic (and annoying to me) is that these online stores have such a difficult time categorizing TSE with contemporary music that it is being boxed all across the the boards. Some list it as "rock" while others (including this one) list it as "dance." I have even read it listed as "soul" or "nusoul" (which I am told is somehow different than "neo soul."

In the end TSE may not be for everyone. But TSE certainly doesn't claim to be something it is not. It simply "is." Enjoy it for yourself.

(Yes, I hunt down ALL reviews and give a rebuttal to them.)

When Will We Hear Something New???.......2005-08-15

I bought this CD because of a friend's recommendation, who I used to trust, but never again. This cd is the worst in a long line of sorry, wannabe neo-soul "singers" that think reciting lame-ass poetry over ripped off funk riffs and hip-hop classics is grounds for music. Don't get me wrong - some of the tracks are tight but they are all ultimately ruined by the overbearing montone voice of the lead "singer". Get a grip buddy. It sounds like you are trying to be D'Angelo but just come off as a watered down Erika Badu.

Urban Shaman: The Music of Eddie Oberste

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Urban Shaman: The Music of Eddie Oberste
Eddie Oberste
Manufacturer: Effective Options Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000K1YYTC

Product Description

The original music of Eddie Oberste, San Francisco based multi-instrumentalist and counselor(www.effectiveoptions.com). Featuring a wide range of treatments of diverse compositions spanning nearly 40 years.

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