Pop-Soul

Pop-Soul is soul music that has been polished slightly and given a commercially viable, crossover production. The vocals are still raw, but the material and the sound of the record could easily fit onto pop radio stations' playlists. Motown was the pioneering label of pop-soul, and through much of the '60s, it was one of the most popular pop music genres. In the '70s, pop-soul became slicker, and it eventually metamorphosed into disco.
Barbara Lewis The Jackson 5
Stevie Wonder The Four Tops
Johnny "Guitar" Watson Gladys Knight
The Impressions Dionne Warwick
Dusty Springfield Chuck Jackson
Jerry Butler Tony Joe White
Maxine Brown Major Lance
Johnny Nash J.J. Jackson
Betty Everett Aaron Neville
Gene Chandler Dyke & the Blazers
Diana Ross The Delfonics
Minnie Riperton Mary Love
The Friends of Distinction P.J. Proby
Gloria Jones Billy Joe Royal
The First Class Gloria Lynne
Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions
Howard Tate (1995)
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box]
Various Artists (1991)
On Their Corner: The Best of the Dells
The Dells (1992)
Very Best of Burt Bacharach [Rhino]
Burt Bacharach (2001)
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder (1972)
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans
Various Artists (1996)
Anthology [1995]
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1995)
Best of Jerry Butler [Rhino]
Jerry Butler (1987)
Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set]
Sam Cooke (2000)
Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind! Vols. 1-5
Various Artists (1995)


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