Countdown Till Album: "Turn Me Loose" (Ledisi)

Please go out and get a copy of Ledisi's new album "Turn Me Loose" on Tuesday... the new sound is amazing... so raw and real! Check out a behinds the scenes look at the making of her CD bellow.

Song of the Day: "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" (Gladys Knight and The Pips)

"You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" - Gladys Knight and The Pips

• Writer: Jim Weatherly
• Classification: Old-School Soul
  
• Record Label: Buddah Records
  
• "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" was released in 1974.
• It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

New Joints: "I Got You", "Worth It", "Call You Tonight", "Salute", "Nothin' But Love" (Whitney Houston)

Here are some new song clips Whitney's upcoming album... Enjoy!

Live Video of the Day: "Pretty Wings" (Maxwell)

Check out Maxwell's amazing performance of "Pretty Wings" at GMA.... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Hate on Me" (Jill Scott)

"Hate on Me"

• Writers and Producers: Jill Scott, Adam Blackstone, and Steve McKie 
• Classification: Philly Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Neo-Soul
• Record Label: Hidden Beach Records
• Released in 2007 from "The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 "
• Peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Live Video of the Day: "Beautiful Flower" (India.Arie)

Enjoy the live recording of "Beautiful Flower" that was eventually used as the actual recording for the single! 

Song of the Day: "If This World Were Mine (Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn))

"If This World Were Mine"

• Writers: Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Luther Vandross
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Old-School Soul, Slow Jam
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• Released in 1982 from "Instant Love"
• Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit song from their 1967 album United.

Live Video of the Day: "What Were We Thinking" (Joss Stone)

During an MSN live concert, Joss Stone performed an amazing rendition of "What Were We Thinking". You can just feel the soul and pain in her delivery... Enjoy! :)

Amazing Cover: "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Jennifer Hudson)

At the UNCF tribute to "The Queen" Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson covered her first pop top ten  hit "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)". Enjoy these fantastic vocals and def. my favorite performance of that night. Jennifer infuses soul and so much more into this jam. It is very hard to sing an Aretha song and do a great job, but Jennifer tears into this one! :) 

Song of the Day: "Therapy" (India.Arie)

"Therapy"

• Writers and Producers: Leathers, India Aire Simpson, Alonzo Stevenson 
• Classification: Neo- Soul
• Record Label: Universal Republic Records
• Released in 2009 from "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics"

Live Video of the Day: "Somebody Loves You Baby" (Patti Labelle)

During a stop at the Apollo theater in 1991 Patti recorded her first live dvd and gave this amazing performance of "Somebody Loves You Baby". Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Higher Than This" (Ledisi)

"Higher Than This"

• Writers and Producers: Ledisi Young and Chucky Thompson
• Classifications: Jazz-Soul, Neo-Soul, and New Orleans Soul
  
• Record Label: Verve Records
  
• Released from her 2009 "Turn Me Loose" album