Artist	Song
Norah Jones	Don't Know Why
from Come Away With Me (2002)
Marvin Gaye	Let's Get It On
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1970s, Vol. 1 (2001)
Al Green	Let's Stay Together
from Let's Stay Together (1972)
Coldplay	Spies
from Parachutes (2000)
Maxwell	Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996)
Sarah McLachlan	I Will Remember You
from Closer - The Best of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Version) (2008)
U2	One
from U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Sade	By Your Side
from Lovers Rock (2000)
Common	Go!
from Be (2005)
D'Angelo	Higher
from Brown Sugar (2000)
Alicia Keys	Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer)
from As I Am (2007)
The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
from The Temptations: Love Songs (2004)
Seal	Kiss from a Rose
from Seal: Best 1991 - 2004 (2004)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Fantasy
from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1999)
Erykah Badu	On and On
from Baduizm (1997)
Coldplay	Lost?
from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
The Stylistics	Betcha By Golly, Wow
from The Best of the Stylistics (1975)
Dido	White Flag
from Life for Rent (2003)
Björk	All Is Full of Love
from Björk's Greatest Hits (2007)
The Isley Brothers	For the Love of You (Pt. 1 & 2)
from Beautiful Ballads: The Isley Brothers, Vol. 2 (2006)
Billy Paul	Me and Mrs. Jones
from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (2002)
Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine
from The Best of Chet Baker Sings (1989)
Rose Royce	I Wanna Get Next To You
from The Very Best of Rose Royce (2006)
John Legend	Let's Get Lifted Again
from Get Lifted (2004)
Curtis Mayfield	The Makings of You
from Curtis (2004)
Massive Attack	Teardrop
from Mezzanine (1998)
Radiohead	Nude
from In Rainbows (2007)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl
from Talkie Walkie (2004)
Miles Davis Quintet	It Never Entered My Mind
from Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (2006)
Digable Planets	Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
from Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time & Space) (1993)
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz	Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
from Getz / Gilberto No. 2 (1993)
Jack Johnson	Flake
from iTunes Originals - Jack Johnson (2004)
Isaac Hayes	Never Can Say Goodbye
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
Dexter Gordon	Ernie's Tune
from Dexter Calling (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (2004)
The Roots	What They Do
from Illadelph Halflife (1996)
DJ Shadow	Midnight In a Perfect World
from Endtroducing... (1996)
Röyksopp	So Easy
from Melody A.M. (2003)
Roy Ayers	Liquid Love
from Virgin Ubiquity II (2005)
Morcheeba	Part of the Process
from Big Calm (2010)
Tosca	Doris Dub
from Suzuki (2000)
Kruder & Dorfmeister	Definition
from G-Stoned - EP (1994)
Koop	Waltz for Koop
from Waltz for Koop (2002)
Hot Chip	Made In the Dark
from Made In the Dark (2008)
Beth Orton	Central Reservation
from Central Reservation (1999)
Jill Scott	A Long Walk
from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
Sonny Rollins	'Round Midnight
from Jazz for Swingin' Lovers (2000)
Groove Armada	Hands of Time
from A Lot Like Love (2005)
Ivy	Edge of the Ocean
from Chillout: a Nettwerk Escape (2004)
Tony! Toni! Toné!	Thinking of You
from House of Music (1996)
David Sylvian	Orpheus
from Everything and Nothing (2000)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Love Song #1
from Comfort Woman (2003)
Idris Muhammad	Piece of Mind
from Power of Soul (2002)
Kid Loco	Love Me Sweet
from A Grand Love Story (2009)
Greyboy	Bath Music
from Mastered the Art (2001)
Cannonball Adderley	Dancing In The Dark
from Somethin' Else (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (1999)
Geoff Keezer	Bibo No Aozora
from Turn Up the Quiet (1998)
The Charlatans	A Man Needs to Be Told
from Wonderland (2003)
Jurassic 5	Freedom
from Power In Numbers (2002)
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond	Audrey
from Love Songs (2000)
Feist	Leisure Suite
from Let It Die (2005)
The Twilight Singers	Twilight
from Twilight As Played By the Twilight Singers (2000)
Coconut Records	West Coast
from Nighttiming (2007)
Ladybug Mecca	If I Need to Move On (Sometimes)
from If I Need to Move On (Sometimes) - Single (2004)
Duncan Sheik	Home
from Duncan Sheik (2007)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Like a Star
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2007)
The Weepies	World Spins Madly On
from Say I Am You (2005)
Sia	Breathe Me (Mylo Remix)
from Breathe Me - Single (2006)
Christian Scott	Naima
from Anthem (2007)
Boney James & Dwele	Break of Dawn
from Pure (2004)
Reggie Watts	Wanna Get
from Freestyle Singles Collection, Vol. 4 (2006)
Baby Bash	Suga Suga
from Suga Suga (2003)
Les Nubians	Embrasse-moi
from Princesses nubiennes (1998)
Norah Jones	Don't Know Why
from Come Away With Me (2002)
Marvin Gaye	Let's Get It On
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1970s, Vol. 1 (2001)
Al Green	Let's Stay Together
from Let's Stay Together (1972)
Coldplay	Spies
from Parachutes (2000)
Maxwell	Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996)
Sarah McLachlan	I Will Remember You
from Closer - The Best of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Version) (2008)
U2	One
from U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Sade	By Your Side
from Lovers Rock (2000)
Common	Go!
from Be (2005)
D'Angelo	Higher
from Brown Sugar (2000)
Alicia Keys	Lesson Learned (feat. John Mayer)
from As I Am (2007)
The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
from The Temptations: Love Songs (2004)
Seal	Kiss from a Rose
from Seal: Best 1991 - 2004 (2004)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Fantasy
from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1999)
Erykah Badu	On and On
from Baduizm (1997)
Coldplay	Lost?
from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
The Stylistics	Betcha By Golly, Wow
from The Best of the Stylistics (1975)
Dido	White Flag
from Life for Rent (2003)
Björk	All Is Full of Love
from Björk's Greatest Hits (2007)
The Isley Brothers	For the Love of You (Pt. 1 & 2)
from Beautiful Ballads: The Isley Brothers, Vol. 2 (2006)
Billy Paul	Me and Mrs. Jones
from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (2002)
Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine
from The Best of Chet Baker Sings (1989)
Rose Royce	I Wanna Get Next To You
from The Very Best of Rose Royce (2006)
John Legend	Let's Get Lifted Again
from Get Lifted (2004)
Curtis Mayfield	The Makings of You
from Curtis (2004)
Massive Attack	Teardrop
from Mezzanine (1998)
Radiohead	Nude
from In Rainbows (2007)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl
from Talkie Walkie (2004)
Miles Davis Quintet	It Never Entered My Mind
from Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (2006)
Digable Planets	Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
from Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time & Space) (1993)
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz	Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
from Getz / Gilberto No. 2 (1993)
Jack Johnson	Flake
from iTunes Originals - Jack Johnson (2004)
Isaac Hayes	Never Can Say Goodbye
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
Dexter Gordon	Ernie's Tune
from Dexter Calling (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (2004)
The Roots	What They Do
from Illadelph Halflife (1996)
DJ Shadow	Midnight In a Perfect World
from Endtroducing... (1996)
Röyksopp	So Easy
from Melody A.M. (2003)
Roy Ayers	Liquid Love
from Virgin Ubiquity II (2005)
Morcheeba	Part of the Process
from Big Calm (2010)
Tosca	Doris Dub
from Suzuki (2000)
Kruder & Dorfmeister	Definition
from G-Stoned - EP (1994)
Koop	Waltz for Koop
from Waltz for Koop (2002)
Hot Chip	Made In the Dark
from Made In the Dark (2008)
Beth Orton	Central Reservation
from Central Reservation (1999)
Jill Scott	A Long Walk
from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
Sonny Rollins	'Round Midnight
from Jazz for Swingin' Lovers (2000)
Ryuichi Sakamoto	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
from Playing The Piano (Bonus Version) (2010)
Groove Armada	Hands of Time
from A Lot Like Love (2005)
Ivy	Edge of the Ocean
from Chillout: a Nettwerk Escape (2004)
Tony! Toni! Toné!	Thinking of You
from House of Music (1996)
David Sylvian	Orpheus
from Everything and Nothing (2000)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Love Song #1
from Comfort Woman (2003)
Idris Muhammad	Piece of Mind
from Power of Soul (2002)
Kid Loco	Love Me Sweet
from A Grand Love Story (2009)
Greyboy	Bath Music
from Mastered the Art (2001)
Cannonball Adderley	Dancing In The Dark
from Somethin' Else (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (1999)
Geoff Keezer	Bibo No Aozora
from Turn Up the Quiet (1998)
The Charlatans	A Man Needs to Be Told
from Wonderland (2003)
Jurassic 5	Freedom
from Power In Numbers (2002)
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond	Audrey
from Love Songs (2000)
Feist	Leisure Suite
from Let It Die (2005)
The Twilight Singers	Twilight
from Twilight As Played By the Twilight Singers (2000)
Coconut Records	West Coast
from Nighttiming (2007)
Ladybug Mecca	If I Need to Move On (Sometimes)
from If I Need to Move On (Sometimes) - Single (2004)
Duncan Sheik	Home
from Duncan Sheik (2007)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Like a Star
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2007)
The Weepies	World Spins Madly On
from Say I Am You (2005)
Sia	Breathe Me (Mylo Remix)
from Breathe Me - Single (2006)
Christian Scott	Naima
from Anthem (2007)
Boney James & Dwele	Break of Dawn
from Pure (2004)
Reggie Watts	Wanna Get
from Freestyle Singles Collection, Vol. 4 (2006)
Baby Bash	Suga Suga
from Suga Suga (2003)
Les Nubians	Embrasse-moi
from Princesses nubiennes (1998)

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