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Monday, 10 May 2021

Intro - Love Thang - Europe CDS - (1993)

Atlantic ‎– A7374CD, Atlantic ‎– 7567-85773-2

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Intro was an American R&B trio from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The trio consisted of members Jeff Sanders, Clinton "Buddy" Wike and lead singer/songwriter Kenny "G-Love" Greene, who wrote and produced the majority of their material. Intro released two albums (for Atlantic Records): 1993's Intro and their second album, 1995's New Life. 

The group had a string of US hits in the 1990s, including "Let Me Be The One", the Stevie Wonder cover "Ribbon in the Sky", "Funny How Time Flies" and their highest charting hit, "Come Inside".

In very sad turn of events, the velvet voiced Kenny Greene passed away in New York City at the age of 32. Greene had previously revealed that he was bisexual (not an easy thing to admit given the homophobic nature of the urban music scene) and that he was suffering from AIDS in a 2001 interview with Sister2Sister magazine, passing away later that year due to complications of the disease. 

The group disbanded after Kenny's passing although they would later reform as a trio.

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Love Thang then stands as a great monument to the group and their solid harmonies, and to Kenny Greene's stand-out talent. He really could sing his ass off, and he truly shows that here. The backing beat behind it is a strangely dope sample taken from Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians (via sampling by Brand Nubian for their hip hop smash Slow Down, and several others).

It remains an absolute classic piece of post New Jack Swing era street-soul/R&B.

RIP Kenny xxx

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Tracklist

  1. Love Thang (Radio Edit)
  2. Love Thang (R&B Mix)
  3. Love Thang (Hip Hop Mix)
  4. Love Thang (Jazz Version)

Download: I-LT.7z | Filesize: 43.1MB

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Donnell Jones featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - U Know What's Up (CD1 & CD2) - (1999)

CD1 - LaFace Records ‎– 74321 72275 2 / CD2 - LaFace Records ‎– 74321 72276 2


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Donell Quinn Jones (born May 22, 1973), better known simply as Donnell Jones, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. 
Just for clarification purposes, this Donnell Jones is not the same person as 1970s funk/disco producer Donnell Jones.


Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 - April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. Lopes was best known as one-third of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas.


In 1999, just three short years before Lisa's untimely death, these two cats hooked up to make a chilled R&B classic.



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I won't waste your time - CD2 is for the club/dance crowd and ain't for me. I'm including it here for sake of completion.

No, for my money, ignore that and go straight to disc 1 where you have the classic version in either a with or without rap flavour. Left Eye kicks one of (if not) the best verses I'd heard her spit up til that point so both versions work for me.

I miss ya, Lis!
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Tracklist CD1
  1. U Know What's Up (Album Version)
  2. U Know What's Up (Album Version Featuring Left-Eye)
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Tracklist CD2

  1. U Know What's Up (Jeremy B Radio Edit)
  2. U Know What's Up (Jeremy B Main Mix)
  3. U Know What's Up (Jeremy B The Edge Dub)
Download: DJ-UKWU.7z | Filesize: 57.5MB