Smooth - The Soul Ballads Collection

Celebrate the timeless magic of soulful ballads with this brand-new 3CD collection, featuring 60 unforgettable classics from some of the greatest voices ever.

CD1 opens with Whitney Houston’s stellar vocals on ‘Saving All My Love For You’, before flowing into a selection of all-time favourites from icons Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and Barry White. Legendary groups Earth, Wind & Fire and the Commodores deliver timeless love songs, while Anita Baker’s ‘Sweet Love’ and Diana Ross’ ‘I’m Still Waiting’ showcase pure vocal elegance. The mood continues with cherished classics from Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams and Brenda Russell, before closing on a beautiful run including Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, The O’Jays’ ‘Brandy’ and Heatwave’s enduring ‘Always and Forever’.

CD2 dives into the golden age of Soul with Marvin Gaye’s seductive ‘Let’s Get It On’ leading the way along with Billy Paul’s ‘Let's Make A baby’. Romantic masterpieces from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass and The Delfonics follow alongside smooth harmonies from The Stylistics and The Three Degrees. Motown legends the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and the Jackson 5 sit beside American favourites including from Gladys Knight & The Pips, Percy Sledge and Sam & Dave. The disc closes with a trio of sophisticated performances from Jimmy Ruffin, Erma Franklin and Dinah Washington with ‘Mad About The Boy’.

CD3 begins with one of the best-selling duets of all time, Lionel Richie & Diana Ross’ ‘Endless Love’, followed by a stunning run of 80s hits from Smokey Robinson, Kool & The Gang, Alexander O’Neal, Billy Ocean and Atlantic Starr. Contemporary favourites from Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton and Fugees are up next before British soulful pop hits from Gabrielle, M People and Dina Carroll. This superb collection closes with the timeless signature anthem ‘Save The Best For Last’ from Vanessa Williams.

Disc 1

1. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You 
2. Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It
3. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 
4. Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
5. Earth, Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone
6. Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star 
7. Commodores - Three Times A Lady
8. Anita Baker - Sweet Love
9. Sister Sledge - Thinking of You
10. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
11. The Temptations - My Girl
12. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
13. Deniece Williams - Free
14. Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark
15. Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
16. Peaches & Herb - Reunited
17. Odyssey - If You're Lookin' for a Way Out
18. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
19. The O'Jays - Brandy 
20. Heatwave - Always and Forever

Disc 2

1. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
2. Billy Paul - Let's Make A baby
3. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Feat.Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me by Now 
4. The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)  
5. The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow
6. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
7. Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine  
8. The Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
9. Four Tops - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
10. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
11. The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pt. 1 
12. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia 
13. Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
14. Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts
15. Jackson 5 - Who's Lovin' You
16. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
17. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
18. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
19. Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart 
20. Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy

Disc 3

1. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross - Endless Love
2. Smokey Robinson - Being With You
3. Kool & The Gang - Cherish
4. Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
5. Billy Ocean - Suddenly 
6. Randy Crawford - Rainy Night in Georgia
7. Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do 
8. Atlantic Starr - Always
9. Champaign - How 'Bout Us
10. Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next To You
11. Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O.
12. Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You
13. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart  
14. Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song
15. Gabrielle - Walk On By
16. Sananda Maitreya - Sign Your Name 
17. M People - Don't Look Any Further 
18. The Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
19. Dina Carroll - So Close
20. Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last