The Passions

The sweet track here is "Just To Be with You". Other decent tracks include "This Is My Love" and "You Don't Love Me Anymore".
4 out of 10

Thursday Night Oldies

A decent collection of standard soul ballads. A good pick up for those who do not have an extensive collection. For those who do you will quickly notice all is now available on various other CD's out there.
6 out of 10

Sexy Soul

Do yourself a favor and skip picking this one up. Disc one contains live or re-sung material. Disc two has original tracks but nothing you can't find elsewhere with better sound quality.
1 out of 10

Back To Skool

Earth, Wind And Fire's "I Think About Lovin' You" drove this purchase. Only other track I enjoyed was "Ooh Boy" by Rose Royce. The rest of the material had too much modern sound for my liking.
4 out of 10.

The Classic Example

Not well known within the low rider crowd, The Classic Example counts with a few tracks that would fit right in with many sweet soul comps out there. Highlights include "I Found A Girl", "My Friend Heartaches" and "Without You". Digitally remastered but sound quality still falls a bit short.
4 out of 10

James Conwell

A hard to find CD featuring The Exits' lead voice James Conwell. Highlights include "I'm So Glad" and "Second Hand Happiness".
4 out of 10

Lost Without You, The Best Of Kent Ballads 2

A solid start to this CD with "Stay Away" by The Turn Arounds. Other notable tracks include "I Love You More" by Lee Williams And The Cymbals, "Nobody But You" by The Exotics and "Everybody Knows" by Peggy Gaines. Usual excellent sound quality and liner notes that Ace Records brings to their releases.
5 out of 10

The Edge Of Daybreak

The latest soul release from the good folks at Numero Group. Highlights here are "Let Us", "Our Love" and "Let's Be Friends". A solid addition to your slow jam collection.
5 out of 10

Formula IV

A very good track here ("What Am I To Do Without You") that brought to my mind The Stylistics. The rest I skipped though rather quickly.
3 out of 10

Black Merda

A couple of slow jams mixed in with hard hitting funk. Highlight is "For You" with OK tracks in "I Don't Want to Die" and "My Mistake". Nothing here that would make me tell you to run out and pick up a copy.
2 out of 10