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New R&B Albums: December 2008

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By Mark Edward Nero, About.com

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The year 2008's coming to a close in a few short weeks, and it looks like the year could end on a strong note. Not only is superstar Keyshia Cole dropping a new album, but so are her fellow reality TV stars Brutha. Also on tap: the latest from Soul man Anthony Hamilton, plus new releases from Musiq Soulchild, Avant, Jamie Foxx and the long-awaited return of '90s darling Brandy, who hasn't released an album in over four years. Also coming out is e the soundtrack to the movie Cadillac Records, which features newly-recorded music by some of the film's stars, including Beyonce. For more, check out the full list below.

1. A Different Me, Keyshia Cole

Due out Dec. 16 via Geffen Records.

Tracklisting:
1. A Different Me (intro)
2. Make Me Over
3. Please Don't Stop
4. Erotic
5. You Complete Me
6. No Other feat. Amina Harris
7. Oh-oh. Yeah-Yeah feat. Nas
8. Playa Cardz Right feat. 2pac
9. Brand New
10 Trust feat. Monica
11 Thought You Should Know
12 This Is Us
13 Where This Love Could End Up
14 Beautiful Music
15 A Different Me (outro)

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2. The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton

The latest album by one of Soul music's best contemporary singers is due out Dec. 16 via Jive Records.

Tracklisting:
1. The News
2. Cool
3. The Day We Met
4. Diamond In The Rough
5. I Did It For Sho
6. Hard To Breathe
7. Soul's On Fire
8. Please Stay
9. The Point Of It All
10 Fallin' In Love
11 Prayin' For You/Superman
12 Her Heart
13 Fine Again
14 She's Gone (bonus track)

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3. Freedom, Akon

Akon's third major-label album, led by the first single, "Right Now," originally was scheduled to come out Nov. 25, but has been rescheduled to drop on Dec. 2.

Tracklisting:
1. I'm So Paid" feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy
2. Right Now (Na Na Na)
3. Trouble Maker
4. We Don't Care
5. Go Go Dancer
6. Holla Holla" feat. T-Pain
7. Against the Grain" feat. Ray Lavender
8. Be With You
9. I Love It
10 Where Would We Go
11 Birthmark
12 Freedom
13 Sunny Day" feat. Wyclef Jean

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4. Human, Brandy

Brandy's comeback album drops Dec. 9 via Epic Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Right Here (Departed)
2. Long Distance
3. Human
4. Torn Down
5. Fall
6. Locked In Love
7. The Definition
8. Camouflage
9. Shattered Heart
10 Piano Man
11 Warm It Up (With Love)
12 Acapella
13 True
14 After the Flood

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5. onmyradio, Musiq Soulchild

Out Dec. 9 via Atlantic Records.

Tracklisting:
1. backagain
2. until
3. ifuleave
4. deservesyoumore
5. special
6. someone
7. dearjohn
8. loveofmylife
9. moneyright
10 iwannabe
11 sobeautiful
12 radio

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6. Avant, Avant

Avant's first album since 2006 is due out Dec. 9 via Capitol Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Sensuality
2. Perfect Gentleman
3. Involve Yourself
4. When It Hurts
5. Out of Character
6. Material Things
7. French Pedicure
8. Attention
9. Break Ya Back
10 Y.O.U.
11 Sailing

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7. Brutha, Brutha

The debut album from these reality TV stars comes out Dec. 23 via the Def Jam label.

Tracklisting:
1. Bang Bang
2. I Can't Hear The Music
3. She's Gone
4. Set It Off
5. Like This
6. Afraid Of Love
7. Ghost
8. What If
9. Just Being Honest
10 Make You Love It

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8. Intuition, Jamie Foxx

The latest from the versatile actor-singer-entertainer comes out Dec. 16.

Tracklisting
1. Just Like Me (feat. T.I.)
2. I Don't Need It
3. Number One (feat. Lil Wayne)
4. Digital Girl (feat. The-Dream)
5. Blame It (feat. T-Pain)
6. She Got Her Own (feat. Ne-Yo & Fabolous)
7. Intuition Interlude
8. I Don't Know
9. Weekend Lover
10 Why
11 Freakin' Me (feat. Marsha Ambrosius)
12 Slow
13 Rainman
14 Overdose
15 Love Brings Change

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9. Quite Like Me, Dionyza

Dionyza ( pronounced Dee-on-cha) Sutton is the daughter of Motown singer/songwriters Brenda and Michael Sutton. Her debut album comes out Dec. 23.

Tracklisting:
1. I Told Myself
2. If It Kills
3. Waiting
4. Give It to Me
5. Whole
6. Stir It Up
7. Today Will Soon Be Yesterday
8. Quite Like Me
9. If This Love Could Be
10 Practice Makes Perfect

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10. Yours, Mine and the Truth, Sterling Simms

This album's due out Dec. 23 via Def Jam, but may be pushed back to 2009.

Tracklisting:
1. All I Need
2. Playa
3. DUI (80 on The Freeway)
4. Single
5. Bad Dream
6. Jump Off
7. I Know
8. Boom Boom Room
9. Best Friend
10 Doin' Dat Dere
11 Sex In The City
12 Let Her Go
13 She Should Be Thinking Of You

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11. Pot of Gold, Alice Russell

The latest album by this very talented British Soul singer comes out in the U.S. on Dec. 9 via the Six Degrees label.

Tracklisting:
1. Turn & Run
2. Two Steps
3. Living the Life of a Dreamer
4. Let Us Be Loving
5. Got the Hunger?
6. Lights Went Out
7. Crazy
8. Hesitate
9. Universe
10 Hurry on Now
11 All Alone

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12. Cadillac Records Soundtrack, Various Artists

Regular and deluxe editions of this soundtrack will be released Dec. 2 via Columbia Records.

Tracklisting:
1. I’m A Man (Jeffrey Wright)
2. At Last (Beyonce)
3. No Particular Place To Go (Mos Def)
4. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Jeffrey Wright)
5. Once In A Lifetime (Beyonce)
6. Let’s Take A Walk (Raphael Saadiq)
7. 6 O’Clock Blues (Solange)
8. Nadine (Mos Def)
9. The Sound (Mary Mary)
10 Last Night (Little Walter)
11 I’d Rather Go Blind (Beyonce)
12 My Babe (Columbus Short)
13 Bridging The Gap (Nas feat. Olu Dara)

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