Artist	Song
Usher	Burn
from Confessions (2004)
Beyoncé	Crazy In Love
from Dangerously In Love (2003)
Ashanti	Foolish
from Ashanti (2002)
Robin Thicke	Lost Without U
from The Evolution of Robin Thicke (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Keith Sweat with Jacci McGhee	Make It Last Forever
from Make It Last Forever (2004)
Anita Baker	Talk to Me [Single Version #2]
from The Best of Anita Baker (2009)
Usher & Alicia Keys	My Boo
from Confessions (2004)
Ruben Studdard	Sorry 2004
from Soulful (2003)
Teena Marie	Still In Love
from Still In Love - Single (2004)
OutKast	The Way You Move
from Speakerboxxx / The Love Below (2002)
Whitney Houston	Exhale
from Whitney - The Greatest Hits (2000)
Mary J. Blige	Not Goin' Cry
from Share My World (1997)
The Isley Brothers	For the Love of You (Pt. 1 & 2)
from Beautiful Ballads: The Isley Brothers, Vol. 2 (2006)
Teddy Pendergrass	Close the Door
from The Essential Teddy Pendergrass (2007)
Johnny Gill	My, My, My
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Gill (2003)
Brandy featuring Kanye West	Talk About Our Love
from Afrodisiac (2004)
Boyz II Men	End of the Road
from Legacy - The Greatest Hits Collection (Deluxe Edition) (2004)
Alicia Keys	If I Ain't Got You
from The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
Brian McKnight	Anytime
from Anytime (1997)
Prince & The New Power Generation	Diamonds and Pearls (Edit)
from The Very Best of Prince (2005)
Babyface	Whip Appeal
from Babyface: A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000)
Janet Jackson	That's the Way Love Goes
from Janet. (2000)
Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
from The Best of Sade (1994)
Joss Stone	Spoiled
from Mind Body & Soul (Special Edition) (2002)
Vanessa Williams	Save the Best for Last
from Greatest Hits - The First Ten Years (1998)

Comment:

The sound of modern soul, urban contemporary is the synthesis of funk, soul, and slick beats. And if that synthesis is glossier than the old-school grit, make no mistake; these 25 essentials have all the soul of their pre-digital counterparts, plus a few new tricks.

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