I don't think anyone can have a bad word to say about this album. Lyrically, vocally, Michael covers every aspect of emotion and portrays to us the ever lasting duality that we see in his music. Quincy Jones and Jackson collaborated to a tee on this album, Delivering to us, hands down classics that will be forever timeless. R&B truly had no limitations around the world with "Thriller" and that is a testitmant to his legacy.

Her debut album released in 1999 entitled 'Who Is Jill Scott' started the buzz about this Philidelphia singer, and after a few years she returned to produce an amazing sophmore record. Sitting behind the scenes included the talent of Jeff Townes aka Dj Jazzy Jeff, Raphael Saadiq, Steve McKeever and Larry Gold amoungst a host of others. The album featured highlights like the feelgood anthem 'Golden', 'Better At Home' and 'Can't Explain'. The best summary was by by Thom Jurek from AMG who wrote "It's seamless in its construction, unlittered in its production, honestly and elegantly articulated in its poetic soul, and utterly intoxicating in its groove consciousness." 5/5

This could well be one of the most significant albums in my collection. It was released at a time where I was just starting to dig around with Soul Music especially the Neo-Soul sound and still till this day I listen to it with the same excitment and enthusiuam. The jazzy baselines and rhythms play wonderfully making his sweet yet somewhat nasty lovesongs seem both classically old and new at the same time. It's hard to go pass the gooey and sweet 'Brown Sugar', 'Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine', 'Shit, Damn, Motherfucker' and the cover of Smokey Robinson's 'Cruisin' which is done with class and respect. One to start any good modern Soul collection. 5/5