daPrettyman said:

Dangerous was 91. Also, no Force MD' or Full Forcre.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

To be fair, Force MDs and Full Force's albums were horrible IMO. They had great songs, but their albums were filled with lots of filler.

I would rather see Lisa Lisa's Spanish Fly or their ST album. They were good albums...especially Spanish Fly.

daPrettyman said:

I'd understand if "Dangerous" was released in '89.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Jesse's debut album definitely should have been on the list.

Timmy84 said:

I don't know why I was thinking it was 80s and 90s.

daPrettyman said:

True.

daPrettyman said:

Aww, lol. I think you must've just been upset over the choices.

Timmy84 said:

You're probably right. I still don't get how some of those albums made that list. Hell, Bad should NOT have been on that list.

daPrettyman said:

I feel ya.

daPrettyman said:

Why, cause it's not an R&B album or because it truly is BAD, heehee.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

So true. It's a pop album for sure. I wish other albums could have made the list..

LittleBLUECorvette said:

This is the album some thought "he done crossed over", lol.

I remembered the reviews of "Dangerous" four years later and the headline went something like "Jackson goes back to R&B roots" or something on the album or something like that, lol.

"Bad" was hailed as a pop album.

daPrettyman said:

I got one Force MD's LP, (forgot which one) where it's jamming.

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daPrettyman said:

exactly my thought when I read that... "wtf?"

contrary to most others I really dig "Faces" though, contains many great songs and with just a bit of editing could have been a splendid single album

bboy87 said:

forgiveable. considering your age you were simply not able to buy them back then

Teena Marie was on the list (Tenna Marie as one person noted is not). And we should stop hating on Michael. There are R and B songs on bad and Thriller, it may have crossed over pop, so did a lot of R and B albums, beside nearly every Michael Song is R and B

Introducing The Hardline should have been a lot higher, idem ditto with Street Songs.

Huggiebear said:

agreed. personally I wouldn't file "Private Dancer" under R&B. it's mainly Pop & Rock

daPrettyman said:

And Teena is on # 33

I guess the voters have spoken. I wonder how many people voted and which specific albums could be chosen from every artist. Overall it's always a problem that lists are often too limited and lack entries which should deserve a spot.
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daPrettyman said:

Despite the fact that the album is mainly seen as a pop album it has its R&B roots and moments....I can mention number of songs on the album that are R&B.

great to see karyn white on the list - no jody watley though

daPrettyman said:

I have all of the ones in bold. Is anyone familiar with the Stylistics album "Closer Than Close"? I don't think I've ever seen it before.

seeingvoices12 said:

Well, I can only think of "Another Part of Me" and "Smooth Criminal" (maybe) that could be considered R&B. The rest is "pop" compared to the other albums on the list. Don't get me wrong, I like the Bad album, but to say it is an R&B album is not true. Same could also be said for a few more of the albums on the list. But to leave off Jody Watley's self titled album, The Jacksons Destiny, Chaka Khan's Whatcha Gonna Do For Me, and a ton more is a crime. Hell, I'd rather see Stevie Wonder's soundtrack to The Woman In Red or In Square Circle added to the list instead of Bad or Simply Red's album.

daPrettyman said:

Eh, I'd put "Man in the Mirror," "Leave Me Alone," "Speed Demon," and "Liberian Girl" in the R&B column as well. I'd definitely call the album R&B.


In Square Circle is #38 (although FTR I think Characters is clearly superior).

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daPrettyman said:

I get Liberian Girl and Speed Demon also being r&b, but Man In The Mirror is a pop song to me. The arrangement is straight pop. THe choir makes it "inspirational", though.

As for Characters, I forgot about that album. I don't know why I did, I just bought the 12in of Skeletons this weekend.

daPrettyman said:

I consider "Bad" to be a straight up pop album, as oppose to "Off The Wall", which to me was his last R&B album. There was nothing on "Bad", that had that R&B sound.

shorttrini said:

I agree with you. The album has a r&b feel, but it is a pop album. Although, Speed Demon has one of the funkiest bass lines of the 80s.

daPrettyman said:

It was interesting that SOS Band's album was the only one that didn't have an Amazon link to the album.

Overall, yet another controversial list....only Prince's two big albums on there...OK.

VinnyM27 said:

Those 2 are considered r&b classics.