Music Reviews

Following the lukewarm response of his debut solo album King of Stage in 1986, teen idol Bobby Brown was at his crossroads in his career. While his former bandmates New Edition had linked up with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to oversee production on their Heartbreak album, Brown elected to work with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “L.A.” Reid. L.A.

Vocalist Philip Bailey was already a legend in the music business when his seventh solo, a self-titled release, hit record stores. Arriving in March of 1994, the falsetto Phenom’s newest project saw him collaborating with a who’s who production team.

David Conley, Bernard Jackson and David Townsend collectively known as Surface burst onto the scene in 1986 with the release of their self-titled debut.

R&B vocal quartet The Manhattans were nearly two decades into a massively successful career when they released their twelfth album Black Tie in 1981.

Rick James was already a bonafide superstar when he released his seventh album Cold Blooded in August 1983. James opens up the album with “U Bring the Freak Out”

Keith Washington burst onto the scene in 1991 with his debut album Make Time for Love featuring the classic ballad “Kissing You.” Given the strength of Keith’s voice, one would think that the Detroit native would have been next

The Isley Brothers were already legends in the music game when their 24th album Smooth Sailin arrived. Hitting record stores on March 14th, 1987

Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Daniel Stokes, professionally known as Solo, burst onto the music scene in 1995 with their self-titled debut.

One of the coldest music producers in the music game whose name should be more known in the mainstream is Chuckii Booker.

In honor of his upcoming Unsung episode airing Sunday, March 21st at 9 pm EST on TV One, I wanted to take a look back at Morris Day’s solo career. There isn’t a review of It’s About Time Day’s 2004 album or any of his newer singles.