Best Retro Soul
Jaguar II is the debut full-length studio album by American R&B singer Victoria Monét, released in August 2023 through RCA Records. Building on the disco-tinged sound of her 2020 EP Jaguar, the album features production from Monét alongside collaborators including D'Mile and Jeff Gitelman. It won th...
"An Evening with Silk Sonic" is the debut studio album by the American R&B duo Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Released in 2021 on Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records, the album is a deliberate homage to 1970s soul, funk, and quiet storm music. It features the chart...
"The Way I See It" is the third solo studio album by American singer and producer Raphael Saadiq, released in 2008 on Columbia Records. A deliberate homage to the Motown and Stax sounds of the 1960s, the album relies on meticulous vintage arrangements, including prominent tambourines, walking bassli...
"100 Days, 100 Nights" is the third studio album by American soul group Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, released in 2007 on Daptone Records. Recorded entirely on analog equipment, the album is distinguished by its faithful recreation of the 1960s funk and soul aesthetic. The record features the comman...
"Stone Rollin'" is the fifth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Raphael Saadiq, released in 2011 on Columbia Records. The record builds on Saadiq's retro-soul framework by incorporating influences from 1960s and 1970s funk, rock, and R&B. Saadiq played multiple in...
"No Time for Dreaming" is the debut studio album by American soul singer Charles Bradley, released in 2011 on Daptone Records. Recorded with the label's house band, the Budos Band and Menahan Street Band, the record captures a vintage 1960s and 1970s funk and retro-soul sound. Bradley, who was in hi...
Victim of Love is Charles Bradley's 2013 second Daptone Records album, continuing his James Brown-influenced retro soul style with themes of heartbreak and personal resilience. Bradley spent decades working as a James Brown impersonator under the name 'Black Velvet' before recording his debut 'No Ti...
Debut studio album by British soul singer Yola, released in 2019 and produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, earning four Grammy Award nominations including Best New Artist. Yola had previously been a member of the band Phantom Limb and worked as a songwriter before pursuing a solo career. The a...
Rockferry is the debut studio album by Welsh singer Duffy, released in 2008. The album achieved significant commercial success, particularly in the United Kingdom, and features a retro-soul sound drawing on 1960s influences, with the singles 'Mercy' and 'Warwick Avenue' among its best-known tracks....
Coming Home is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Leon Bridges, released in 2015 on Columbia Records. The record is heavily rooted in a retro-soul aesthetic, purposefully recreating the vintage sounds, instrumentation, and vocal stylings of 1950s and 1960s rhythm and blues. Pro...
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook is a studio album by American soul singer Bettye LaVette, released in 2010 on the ANTI- label. The record consists of unique covers by the Michigan-born vocalist, who transforms classic British rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s into deeply emotional, R&B-...
The Soul Sessions is the debut studio album by English singer Joss Stone, released in 2003. Rather than featuring original material, the album consists entirely of cover songs rooted in classic 1960s and 1970s soul and R&B. Backed by veteran musicians from the Miami soul scene, the record introduced...
Let Love Rule is the debut studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1989 on Virgin Records. Characterized by its blend of rock, soul, funk, and psychedelic influences, the album reflects the musical aesthetic of the late 1960s and 1970s. Kravitz wrote, produced, and arranged the...
Not Your Muse is the debut studio album by British-Jamaican soul singer Celeste, released in 2021 through Polydor Records. The album blends retro soul, jazz, and pop influences, showcasing her distinctive smoky vocal performance. Upon its release, the record debuted at number one on the UK Albums Ch...
