I’m battling a cold that is intent on kicking my tail but I did manage to get this week’s podcast put together for your listening pleasure. This week we have some recent favorites of mine. Enjoy while I go drag myself back to bed.

1. Where Do We Go From Here – Alicia Keys
2. He Can Only Hold Her – Amy Winehouse
3. Take Off the Blues – The Foreign Exchange ft Darien Brockington
4. Brandi – Dwele ft Slum Village
5. Cheat On You – Peter Hadar
6. Cold Shoulder – Adele
7. Rain On My Parade – Eric Roberson
8. I’m Waiting – Lizz Fields
9. Something – Mint Condition ft Phonte
10. Be OK – Chrisette Michele
11. Be Your Girl – Teedra Moses
12. I Idolize You – Lizz Wright
13. It’s Over – Darien Brockington
14. 100 Days, 100 Nights – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
15. Girl They Won’t Believe It – Joss Stone
16. Laughin & Cryin – Dionne Farris

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The Playlist:

1. Syleena Johnson – Baby I’m Scared of You
2. Al Green ft Corinne Bailey Rae – Take Your Time
3. Corinne Bailey Rae – Enchantment
4. Raheem DeVaughn – Butterflies
5. Lizz Wright – My Heart
6. Rose Royce – Wishing On A Star
7. Jill Scott – I Keep
8. Maxwell – Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
9. Teena Marie – If I Were A Bell
10. Teedra Moses – For A Lifetime
11. Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know
12. Rahsaan Patterson – Loving You
13. Peter Hadar – Painted
14. Estelle – No Substitute Love
15. Alice Smith – Desert Song
16. Lina – Walk Away
17. Eric Roberson – We Can’t Pretend
18. D’Angelo – Me And Those Dreaming Eyes
19. Platinum Pied Pipers ft Zeno – Fever

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The Playlist:

1. Drama – Erykah Badu
2. Fake is the New Real – Alice Smith
3. Breakthrough – Lina
4. Music – Joss Stone
5. Lost Ones – Lauryn Hill
6. Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
7. I Think I Love U? – Algebra Blessett
8. When We Get By – D’Angelo
9. Tears Dry On Their Own – Amy Winehouse
10. Brother Sister – The Brand New Heavies
11. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
12. 365 – Teena Marie
13. Let Them Knock – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
14. Need Love – Peter Hadar
15. Hello It’s Me – Groove Theory
16. Love Rain – Jill Scott
17. Best For Last – Adele

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The Playlist

1. Hey Blue – The Tony Rich Project
2. I’d Like To – Corrine Bailey Rae
3. For U – Dionne Farris
4. That Hump – Erykah Badu
5. Nothing Can Come Between Us – Sade
6. Love Endeavor – Alice Smith
7. All I Do Is Think of You – Troop
8. Best Friend – Ledisi
9. Wake Up Alone – Amy Winehouse
10. Goodbyes – Kelis
11. Xplosive – Peter Hadar
12. Full Moon – Brandy
13. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore – Faith Evans
14. Too Soon – Eric Roberson
15. Selfish – Vivan Green
16. Gone – Lina
17. So Willingly – Syleena Johnson
18. Mr. Radio – Chrisette Michelle

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The Playlist:

1. Free – Deniece Williams
2. Me – Erykah Badu
3. Deep In Love – Peter Hadar
4. I’m Cheatin’ – Dwele
5. Been In Love – Eric Roberson featuring Phonte
6. Whatever I Gotta Do – Rogiers
7. Take My Time – 4hero featuring Jack Davey
8. Wreckless Love – Alicia Keys
9. Pretty Please (Love Me) – Estelle featuring Cee-Lo
10. Ain’t It Good – Emmanuel
11. Yearning For Your Love – The Gap Band
12. What Were We Thinking – Joss Stone
13. Mo Better – Raheem DeVaughn
14. Stop Breaking My Heart – Rahsaan Patterson
15. I Tried – Ledisi
16. Take Your Time – The S.O.S. Band
17. Rock With U – Janet Jackson
18. Can I Keep U? – Algebra Blessett
19. It Is True – Syleena Johnson
20. I Can’t Help It – Michael Jackson

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