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Pop-Soul

Pop-Soul is soul music that has been polished slightly and given a commercially viable, crossover production. The vocals are still raw, but the material and the sound of the record could easily fit onto pop radio stations' playlists. Motown was the pioneering label of pop-soul, and through much of the '60s, it was one of the most popular pop music genres. In the '70s, pop-soul became slicker, and it eventually metamorphosed into disco.

Pop-Soul Album Highlights

Sweet Soul Music: 1969
Various Artists Sweet Soul Music: 1969
Soulful Pop
Various Artists Soulful Pop
Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2
Various Artists Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2
Sweet Soul Music: 1970
Various Artists Sweet Soul Music: 1970
A Cellarful of Motown!
Various Artists A Cellarful of Motown!