Priority's Chart Toppers series is an excellent budget-line collection, offering a strong selection of 15 original hits, grouped by a specific theme and decade, on each disc. Chart Toppers: R&B Hits of the 80's combines urban soul, Minneapolis funk, smooth ballads and dance-pop -- an eclectic bunch, to say the least, but the variety helps capture the feeling of the decade. A few of the songs haven't dated well, but for the most part, the selection of songs is terrific, albeit a little predictable. Among the highlights on the disc are Jody Watley's "Looking for a New Love," Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel," Ashford & Simpson's "Solid," the Pointer Sisters' "Slwo Hand," Pebbles' "Mercedes Boy," Chaka Khan's "I Feel for You," Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude," Ready for the World's "Oh Sheila," Kool & the Gang's "Joanna," Gregory Abbott's "Shake You Down," the Jets' "Crush On You" and Larry Graham's "One in a Million You."
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Chart Toppers: R&B Hits of the 80s
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Jody Watley | Amazon | |||||
2 | Bobby Brown | Amazon | |||||
3 | Ashford & Simpson | Amazon | |||||
4 | Aretha Franklin | Amazon | |||||
5 | The Pointer Sisters | Amazon | |||||
6 | Pebbles | Amazon | |||||
7 | Chaka Khan | Amazon | |||||
8 | Patti LaBelle | Amazon | |||||
9 | Ready for the World | Amazon | |||||
10 | Kool & the Gang | Amazon | |||||
11 | Jermaine Jackson | Amazon | |||||
12 | Gregory Abbott | Amazon | |||||
13 | The Jets | Amazon | |||||
14 | Ray Parker, Jr. | Amazon | |||||
15 | Larry Graham | Amazon |