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"Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, featuring Carly Simon and (on the official remix) American rapper Missy Elliott. Released as the third single from Jackson's seventh studio album, All for You (2001), the song was written and produced by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis, and is built around a sample of 1972's "You're So Vain" by Simon, who also adds some new spoken parts into the song...

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For the first time ever, all The Drifters UK hit singles as well as every A&B side released on the Bell, Arista and Epic labels between 1972 & 1980 are in one set.

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It's tempting to call this review "Her Best from the 80's," but Niecy had an abundance of good songs spread out over all of her 80's albums; and depending on the mood one's in, each could be considered "her best" at different times.

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2011 collection of rarities and non-album tracks from the Queen Of Modern Soul. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have developed an international reputation as the #1 group on today's Soul scene. Soul Time is an exploration of the full range of their dynamic sound through 12 songs handpicked by the Daptone Records gang, each one a precious exclusive. The needle drops on 'Genuine Pts. 1 & 2', a supercharged Funk arrangement that evokes the late Godfather not only with the spirited syncopation of the Dap-Kings rhythms, but also with the raw power of Jones' voice. It is performances such as these that have earned her the moniker the Female James Brown.

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Tina Turner: All the Best-The Live Collection compiles all your favourite Tina songs from over the years. Legendary live renditions are belted out from the great rock n' soul diva, including "River Deep Mountain High", "Steamy Windows", "Goldeneye", "Private Dancer", "Let's Stay Together", "We Don't Need Another Hero", "It's Only Love" and "Nutbush".

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Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews, once again, incorporates all of the fun but none of the fussy formalism of the New Orleans tradition in his new recording, For True. A contemporary, and vividly frisky, blending of funk, R&B, pop, hip hop, jazz and fusion, Trombone Shorty's second national release is due today from Verve Forecast.

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The Platters were a vocal group formed in LA in 1953. Their transformation from doo-wop to pop and rock and roll helped bridge the gap between tin pan alley and the modern era of pop music.

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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1970 and March–May 1971 at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World and United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California.

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"The World Is Mine" is a song by Ice Cube from the soundtrack of the movie Dangerous Ground in 1997.

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At last, the definitive collection of Bobby Day's Rock 'n' Roll recordings for the Class & Rendezvous labels from 1957-1962. On this 28 track collection, his all-time fave Rockin' Robin is featured alongside his other chart hits like Little Bitty Pretty One, Over & Over, The Bluebird, The Buzzard & The Oriole, That's All I Want & Gotta New Girl. Also features his duets with Earl Nelson, together as Bob & Earl, and backing groups include the Satellites, Hollywood Flames & the Blossoms.

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Eight priceless 1966 tracks by tragically underrecorded guitarist Floyd Jones are paired for this CD with eight more by sessionmate Eddie Taylor. Produced in both cases by Testament boss Pete Welding with Big Walter Horton on harp, pianist Otis Spann, and drummer Fred Below lending their collective hands, Jones re-creates his dour, uncompromising "Dark Road," "Hard Times," and "Stockyard Blues" with an early-'50s sense of purpose.--by Bill Dahl

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Excellent compilation of this early soul singer, whose influence extended beyond his one big hit, the 1963 title track. Emerging from a gospel background and obscure doo wop groups, Mimms invested the increasingly sophisticated R&B sound of the mid-'60s with both emotion and supple pipes. He never hit the Top Ten after "Cry Baby," but rang off a string of minor hits like "Baby Don't You Weep," "For Your Precious Love," "It Was Easier to Hurt Her," and "I'll Take Good Care of You."

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2011 posthumous release, a collection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions of existing classics, as well as a couple of brand new Amy compositions. Following her tragic passing, some of the producers and musicians who worked closely with Amy Winehouse, among them Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, spent time listening over the many recordings that Amy had made, before, during, and after the release of Frank and Back To Black. It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice. It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting treatment to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy the friend.

Connie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. She is the prototype for the female pop singer of today. At the height of her chart popularity in the late '50s and early '60s, Francis was unique as a female recording artist, amassing record sales equal to or surpassing those of many of her male contemporaries. Ultimately, she branched into other styles of music -- big band, country, ethnic, and more. She still challenges Madonna as the biggest-selling female recording artist of all time.

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I Feel a Song is a studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in November 1974 on the Buddah label. It was the their third overall album for Buddah.

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