New R&B Albums: Feb. 2010

Sade's long-awaited new release - and first all-new project since the Lovers Rock album back in 2000 - will be in stores Feb. 9 via Epic Records.

Tracklisting:

1. The Moon and the Sky"
2. "Soldier of Love"
3. "Morning Bird"
4. "Baby Father"
5. "Long Hard Road"
6. "Be That Easy"
7. "Bring Me Home"
8. "In Another Time"
9. "Skin"
10. "The Safest Place"

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Jaheim's fifth studio album, his first since 2007's The Makings of a Man, comes out Feb. 9.

Tracklisting:

1. "Ain't Leavin' Without You"
2. "Finding My Way Back"
3. "Whoa"
4. "Till It Happens To You"
5. "Bed is Listening"
6. "Impossible"
7. "Another Round"
8. "Her"
9. "Ii Pink Lines"
10. "Otha Half"
11. "Closer"
12. "In My Hands"
13. "Ain't Leavin Without You" (remix feat. Jadakiss)

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After a five-year hiatus caused mostly by record label drama, Keke is due to return with her third studio album on Feb. 23 via the Shanachie label.

Tracklisting:

1. "Who Knew"
2. "I'll Never Do It Again"
3. "Without You"
4. "Daydreaming"
5. "Confused"
6. "Weakest"
7. "Good Man"
8. "Peace On Earth"
9. "Gettin' It"
10. "Never Give Up"

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This is the second album by the Australian Soul singer, but his first release in the United States. Although it came out overseas last June, it makes its debut in U.S. stores on Feb. 23 via J Records.

Tracklisting:

1. For Your Money"
2. "Impossible"
3. "Change" (feat. Wale)
4. "Chainsaw"
5. "Cigarettes"
6. "Red"
7. "Could You"
8. "Not Giving Up"
9. "Getting Out"
10. "Water and a Flame" (feat. Adele)
11. "Live by Night"
12. "Giving Everything Away for Free"

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This alternative Soul/R&B diva's fifth studio album is due to be released Feb. 23 via the Expansion record label.

Tracklisting:

1. "Waiting"
2. "Suddenly"
3. "Midnight"
4. "Love Me On The One"
5. "Never Thought"
6. "Surrender"
7. "Astral Project"
8. "Let You Get Away"
9. "Sooner Or Later"
10. "Walking With The Night"
11. "Weatherman"
12. "El Sol"
13. "Set In Stone"
14. "Weatherman" (Extended 12-Inch Version)

The full-length debut by Joyo - a vocally powerful alt-R&B singer who's originally from the Philippines, but now lives in the San Francisco - is due out Feb. 16 via the Quannum Projects label.

Tracklisting:

1. "Mama's Got a Brand New Swag (So Exquisite)"
2. "Build This World"
3. "Certain Special Way (I Feel About You)"
4. "Strong Possibility"
5. "Ticket to Love"
6. With Feeling"
7. "The Way We Are"
8. "You Got Me (In the Mood)"
9. "Lower Deck"
10. "Feels Right"
11. "Take You Home"
12. "On and On"

The sophomore album by this London-based underground Soul group is due in stores Feb. 8 via the indie 2000black Records label.

Tracklisting:

1. "Bitter Pills & Butterflies"
2. "Casualties Of Honey"
3. "Constant Questions"
4. "Fools Gold"
5. "Get With It (feat. Sadat X)"
6. "Hear Them Often Say"
7. "Interlude"
8. "Leave A Note"
9. "Strawberries In Vinegar"
10. "We Used to Run Steady"

Hip-Hop Soul singer Nneka Egbuna, who was raised in Nigeria but now lives in Germany, will drop her American debut, Concrete Jungle, Feb. 2 via the Decon Inc. label.

Tracklisting:

1. "Showin' Love"
2. "The Uncomfortable Truth"
3. "Mind Vs. Heart"
4. "Heartbeat"
5. "Come With Me"
6. "Kangpe"
7. "Africans"
8. "Suffri"
9. "From Africa 2 U"
10. "Walking"
11. "Focus"
12. "God of Mercy"

The Putumayo World Music label's first-ever R&B/Soul compilation drops Feb. 9.

Tracklisting:

1. "I've Never Found a Man to Love" (performed by Lavelle White)
2. "'Til Your Fool Comes Home" (James Hunter)
3. "Sweet Feeling" (Cracked Ice)
4. "Who Knows" (Quantic Soul Orchestra)
5. "My Honey & Me" (The Emotions)
6. "Wang Dang Doodle" (Sam Moore, Keb' Mo' & Angie Stone)
7. "Put Me Down Easy" (Catherine Russell)
8. "'Cuz I'm Here" (Ruthie Foster)
9. "A Mother's Love" (Snooks Eaglin)
10. "100 Days, 100 Nights" (Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings)
11. "Before I Find the Right Girl for Me" (Rockie Charles)
12. "River Is Waiting" (Irma Thomas with Henry Butler)

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