In no particular order, here are a few songs you can download (or preferably buy from the hard-working artist) to really kick off the evening for you and a loved one. Enjoy:
- "Sensuality" The Isley Brothers - the whole catalog is priceless, but if this one doesn't set the mood, I don't know what will.
- "Show Me" Jill Scott - Black love...beautiful
- "Music" Jazmine Sullivan - 20 minutes of greatness
- "You" Goapele f. Dwele - obscure, but worth the effort to find
- "Queen of Sanity" Bilal - priceless.
- "Come Smoke My Herb" or "Beautiful" by Me'shell Ndegeocello - laid-back and guaranteed music-buff props for having it.
- "Take Off Your Clothes" Christion - make it plain.
- "'Til the Cops Come Knockin'" Maxwell - yes, indeed.
- "Hey Now" and/or the appropriately named "The Babymaker" Carl Thomas - underrated, unadulterated soul.
- "Meeting In My Bedroom" Silk (come on, now) - Silk knows what they are good at...
- "Everybody Here Wants You" Jeff Buckley - Jeff Buckley...the good die young.
- "Breathe" Raheem Devaughn
- "Float" Anthony Hamilton
- "Like You'll Never See Me Again" Alicia Keys - Alicia has a penchant for songs that sound like Prince wrote them (he actually did write "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore"), but she does an amazing job at it.
- "Said Enough" Ronald Isley f. Jill Scott
What do you put on???
Okay, so I'm totally digging this playlist theme. I created one a couple days ago called "Hip Hop Renaissance". It includes: Camp Lo, Jay-Z's "Feelin It", A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees' "How Many Mics", etc. What do you think? What would you add?
ReplyDeleteHmm...I will have to make that a whole other post! I'm gonna keep 'em comin, though! Look for some more later today.
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong with the Isley Brothers, Christion, Jill Scott or Maxwell. I'm old school all day long so for a nite of colors. A few of my favorites are:
ReplyDelete"Portuguese Love" Teena Marie
"Beautiful Ones" Mariah Carey and Dru Hill
"Beauty" Dru Hill
"Beautiful" Tweet
"Hold Me" Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass
"Pretty Brown Eyes" Mint Condition
"All this love" Debarge
"Now that we done" 112
"Everyday" Jamiroquai
"When I give my love to you" Michael Franks
"Giving my all to you" Johnny Gill
"Kissing you" Keith Washington
"Candlelight for two" Chante Moore & Keith Washington
"Dont disturb this groove" The System
"Piano in the dark" Brenda Russell
"Come go with me" Teddy Pendergrass
"Lady Dujour" Johnny Gill
"The closer I get to you" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"Never know love" Johnny Gill
"Just a lil luv" Shawn Stockman
"Love is still a enough" Sovory
"Let's spend the night" Johnny Gill
"Spend a lifetime" Jamiroquai