Recent Laid-Back/Mellow Releases

  • Midnight Rocker
    Horace Andy
    Midnight Rocker
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    Reggae vocalist is in prime form more than 50 years in, with production from Adrian Sherwood helping to place this dubby, mysterious among his best.
    - Fred Thomas
  • Citizen Kane Jr. Blues 1974 (Live at the Bottom Line)
    Neil Young
    Citizen Kane Jr. Blues 1974 (Live at …
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    A remarkably loose and light live reading of the doomy songs from Neil Young's On the Beach era.
    - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
  • Denim & Rhinestones
    Carrie Underwood
    Denim & Rhinestones
    AllMusic
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    Carrie Underwood dives into spangly, glitzy pop on this shiny, retro-inflected album.
    - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
  • Soul Sister
    Dexter Gordon
    Soul Sister
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    Two earthy, hard-swinging sets captured in the early '60s during the tenor saxophonist's time in Europe.
    - Matt Collar
Pink Moon
Another Green World
Moon Safari
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Laid-Back/Mellow Album Highlights grid list

Pink Moon
1972
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Pink Moon
10
Another Green World
1975
Another Green World
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Another Green World
10
Moon Safari
1998
Moon Safari
Air
Air
Moon Safari
10
Inspiration Information
1974
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information
9
The Bossa Nova Albums
2008
The Bossa Nova Albums
Stan Getz
Stan Getz
The Bossa Nova Albums
9
Like Water for Chocolate
2000
Like Water for Chocolate
Common
Common
Like Water for Chocolate
9
All Things Must Pass
1970
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
George Harrison
All Things Must Pass
10
The Essential Sade
2014
The Essential Sade
Sade
Sade
The Essential Sade
10
Bewitched
1994
Bewitched
Luna
Luna
Bewitched
9
Moondance
1970
Moondance
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Moondance
10
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
1965
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana ...
Whipped Cream & Other ...
10
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
2003
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
9
Songs of Leonard Cohen
1967
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen
10
DJ-Kicks
1996
DJ-Kicks
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kruder & Dorfmeister
DJ-Kicks
9
American Beauty
1970
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
American Beauty
10
Duke Ellington: Three Suites
1960
Duke Ellington: Three Suites
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington: Three ...
9
The Capitol Years
1996
The Capitol Years
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
The Capitol Years
10
The Definitive Greatest Hits
2007
The Definitive Greatest Hits
Al Green
Al Green
The Definitive Greatest ...
10
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
1968
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Byrds
The Byrds
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
10
The Complete Reprise Sessions
2006
The Complete Reprise Sessions
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
The Complete Reprise ...
9
Connections
1984
Connections
Steven Halpern / Paul Horn
Steven Halpern / Paul Horn
Connections
9
Strength of My Life
1989
Strength of My Life
Israel Vibration
Israel Vibration
Strength of My Life
10
Summer Breeze
1972
Summer Breeze
Seals & Crofts
Seals & Crofts
Summer Breeze
9
Zigzag: 20 Junkshop Soft Rock Singles 1970-1974
2003
Zigzag: 20 Junkshop Soft Rock Singles 1970-1974
Various Artists
Various Artists
Zigzag: 20 Junkshop Soft ...
9
Summertime
1969
Summertime
Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond
Summertime
9
Look What Thoughts Will Do
1997
Look What Thoughts Will Do
Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell
Look What Thoughts Will Do
10
Déjà Vu
1970
Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & ...
Déjà Vu
10
Something/Anything?
1972
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Something/Anything?
10
The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
1990
The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)
Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce
The Wondering Boy ...
10
Bread
1969
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
9
If I Could Only Remember My Name...
1971
If I Could Only Remember My Name...
David Crosby
David Crosby
If I Could Only Remember ...
9
Open, To Love
1972
Open, To Love
Paul Bley
Paul Bley
Open, To Love
10
Central Reservation
1999
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Beth Orton
Central Reservation
9
Jazz Encounters
1992
Jazz Encounters
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Jazz Encounters
10
Greatest Hits
1975
Greatest Hits
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Greatest Hits
10
The Quintessential Hank Thompson 1948-1979
2009
The Quintessential Hank Thompson 1948-1979
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson
The Quintessential Hank ...
10
So Tonight That I Might See
1993
So Tonight That I Might See
Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star
So Tonight That I Might See
9
Ali Farka Touré
1988
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
10
Apple Vibes
2000
Apple Vibes
Israel Vibration
Israel Vibration
Apple Vibes
9
The Mirror Conspiracy
2000
The Mirror Conspiracy
Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation
The Mirror Conspiracy
8
Jackson Browne
1972
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
10
Time in a Bottle/Greatest Love Songs
1977
Time in a Bottle/Greatest Love Songs
Jim Croce
Jim Croce
Time in a Bottle/Greatest ...
9
The Best of Anita Baker
2002
The Best of Anita Baker
Anita Baker
Anita Baker
The Best of Anita Baker
9
Comes a Time
1978
Comes a Time
Neil Young
Neil Young
Comes a Time
9
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
1993
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
9
Jazz in the Garden
2009
Jazz in the Garden
Stanley Clarke / Stanley Clarke Trio
Stanley Clarke / Stanley ...
Jazz in the Garden
9
Music Has the Right to Children
1998
Music Has the Right to Children
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Music Has the Right to ...
10
Classics, Vol. 26
1990
Classics, Vol. 26
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise
Classics, Vol. 26
9
Different Drum
1974
Different Drum
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Different Drum
9
The Complete Red Bird Recordings
2002
The Complete Red Bird Recordings
The Dixie-Cups
The Dixie-Cups
The Complete Red Bird ...
9
Brand New Day
1999
Brand New Day
Sting
Sting
Brand New Day
7
Workingman's Dead
1970
Workingman's Dead
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Workingman's Dead
10
The Way I Feel
2002
The Way I Feel
Remy Shand
Remy Shand
The Way I Feel
9
Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: 1970-1982
1997
Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: 1970-1982
Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty
Clowns to the Left, Jokers ...
9
All-Time Greatest Hits
1992
All-Time Greatest Hits
Little River Band
Little River Band
All-Time Greatest Hits
9
Greatest Hits
2004
Greatest Hits
Neil Young
Neil Young
Greatest Hits
10
Tubular Bells
1973
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells
10
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
10
Abraxas
1970
Abraxas
Santana
Santana
Abraxas
10
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
1960
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar ...
10

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