Absolute is a music compilation album under both the Body and Soul and Midnight Soul collection series. Distributed by Time Life through its music division, the album was released January 28, 2003, originally under the Body and Soul series.[1] It was re-released in 2008 when Time Life launched the Midnight Soul series.[2]
It is distributed both in two versions: the single CD sold-in-stores and the Time-Life exclusive version on the double CD set. The sold-in-stores version features seventeen urban contemporary R&B hits, with many of them released in the neo soul music era. The Time Life exclusive version features 24 hits on two CDs,[3] including seven more songs not featured in stores.
Track listing
editSold-in-stores version
edit- Alicia Keys – A Woman's Worth
- K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
- Monica – Angel of Mine
- Brian McKnight – Anytime
- Angie Stone – Brotha
- Boyz II Men – Four Seasons Of Loneliness
- Rome – I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
- Joe – I Wanna Know
- D'Angelo – Lady
- Usher – Nice and Slow
- Deborah Cox – Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
- Jimmy Cozier – She's All I Got
- Tyrese – Sweet Lady
- Luther Vandross – Take You Out
- Next – Too Close
- Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
- Babyface – When Can I See You
Time Life exclusive version
editDisc one
edit- Joe – I Wanna Know
- D'Angelo – Lady
- Angie Stone – Brotha
- Lucy Pearl – Dance Tonight
- Usher – Nice and Slow
- Monica – Angel of Mine
- Rome – I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
- K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
- En Vogue – Giving Him Something He Can Feel
- Brian McKnight – Anytime
- Jimmy Cozier – She's All I Got
- Tyrese – Sweet Lady
Disc two
edit- Alicia Keys – A Woman's Worth
- Next – Too Close
- Luther Vandross – Take You Out
- Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
- Babyface – When Can I See You
- R.L. – Good Man
- Boyz II Men – Four Seasons Of Loneliness
- SWV – You're the One
- Shanice – When I Close My Eyes
- Tony Rich – Nobody Knows
- Az Yet and Peter Cetera – Hard to Say I'm Sorry
- Deborah Cox – Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
References
edit- ^ Various Artists - Absolute Body and Soul Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-18
- ^ "Welcome to TimeLife.com | Midnight Soul 11 CD Set". Timelife.com. 1976-12-21. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Various Artists - Midnight Soul: Absolute Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-18
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