Artist	Song
Bill Withers	Lovely Day
from Menagerie (2003)
D'Angelo	Cruisin'
from Brown Sugar (2000)
The Commodores	Easy
from Commodores (1992)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Put Your Records On
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2006)
Estelle	Come Over
from Shine (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Ledisi	Alright
from Lost and Found (2007)
Sade	Kiss of Life
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Musiq Soulchild	So Beautiful
from On My Radio (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Al Green	Simply Beautiful
from I'm Still In Love With You (1972)
India.Arie	Beautiful Flower
from Beautiful Flower - Single (2007)
Roy Ayers	Everybody Loves the Sunshine
from The Best of Roy Ayers (1997)
John Legend	Take Me Away
from Evolver (2008)
The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Mono] {Single Version}
from Emperors of Soul (Box Set) (1994)
Erykah Badu	Next Lifetime
from Baduizm (1997)
Alicia Keys	Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer)
from As I Am (2007)
Brian McKnight	Anytime
from Anytime (1997)
Beyoncé	Smash Into You
from I Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Maxwell	Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996)
Anthony Hamilton	Pass Me Over
from Ain't Nobody Worryin' (2005)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Reasons
from Gratitude (1999)

Comment:

When it comes right down to it, everybody's love of music begins with the voice; it's the first sound that soothes us in the womb, and from that moment forward, the best crooners and the finest tunes can take us from irritation to relaxation in just a few bars. Who could resist the velvet fog of Mel Tormé's jazzy nightcap "That's All," or the smoky sweetness of Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love" delivered at whisper-cool intensity by Dusty Springfield? From Lady Day to Brother Ray, and from the Chairman of the Board to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, we've got the voices that transformed pop music — not just once, but several times over — caught at their laid-back loveliest.

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