Alicia Keys. Ne-Yo. Rihanna. Keyshia Cole. All these singers are not only among the biggest names in urban music today, they also have something else in common; each is releasing a new album in November 2012, some even in the same week. And in addition to the above-mentioned artists, underrated but highly talented singer Anthony David also has a new release dropping. A few other big-name artists have best-of and other previously released material being re-released this week, including a CD/DVD package of rare material by Amy Winehouse, a new Whitney Houston greatest hits collection and an expanded edition of Marvin Gaye's classic Trouble Man album. For full details of November 2012's R&B/Soul releases, have a look below.
1. 'Girl on Fire,' Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys' first album since becoming a wife and mother is due out Nov. 27 via RCA Records.
Tracklisting:
- De Novo Adagio (Intro)
- Brand New Me
- When It's All Over
- Listen to Your Heart
- New Day
- Girl on Fire
- Fire We Make(feat. Maxwell)
- Tears Always Win
- Not Even the King
- That's When I Knew
- Limitedless
- One Thing
- 101
2. 'Unapologetic,' Rihanna
Rihanna continues her album-every-November streak with this release, which drops Nov. 19 via Def Jam.
Tracklisting:
- Fresh Out the Runway
- Diamonds
- Numb (feat. Eminem)
- Pour it Up
- Loveeeeeee Song (feat. Future)
- Jump
- Right Now
- What Now
- Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko)
- Nobodies Business (feat. Chris Brown)
- Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary
- Get It Over With
- No Love Allowed
- Lost in Paradise
- Half of Me
- Diamonds (Dave Aude 100 Extended)
- Diamonds (Gregor Salto Downtempo Remix)
3. 'R.E.D.,' Ne-Yo
The title of Ne-Yo's latest stands for Realizing Every Dream, which sort of sounds like slogan you'd hear at a senior prom. Anyway, the track listing for the standard version is below, but the deluxe version features another four songs. Both versions are due out Nov. 6 via the Motown label.
Tracklisting:
- Cracks In Mr. Perfect
- Lazy Love
- Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
- Miss Right
- Jealous
- Don't Make 'Em Like You
- Be the One
- Stress Reliever
- She Is
- Carry On (Her Letter to Him)
- Forever Now
- Shut Me Down
- Unconditional
4. 'Woman to Woman,' Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole's fifth album, which is the follow-up to her 2010 release, Calling All Hearts, is due in stores Nov. 19 via Geffen Records.
Tracklisting:
- Enough of No Love (feat. Lil Wayne)
- Zero (feat. Meek Mill)
- Missing Me
- Trust and Believe
- Get It Right
- Woman to Woman (feat. Ashanti)
- Wonderland (feat. Elijah Blake)
- I Choose You
- Stubborn
- Hey Sexy
- Forever
- Next Move (feat. Robin Thicke)
- Who's Gonna Hold Me Down
- Why Lie
- Signature
5. 'Love Out Loud,' Anthony David
Atlanta-based singer Anthony David is due to release his fifth studio album Nov. 13 via eOne (aka E1) Music.
Tracklisting:
- Aspiracy Theory
- Love Out Loud
- Can't Look Down
- So Jaded
- Livin' It Up (feat. Demetria McKinney and Gramps Morgan)
- Official (feat. Algebra)
- Sweet Pain
- Movie Night
- Control Freak
- On My Way to Crazy
- A Way for Me
6. 'Floetry Re:Birth,' The Floacist
The Floacist, who was one half of the former British duo Floetry (the other half was singer Marsha Ambrosius) is releasing her second solo album this month, but it's a tribute to the 10th anniversary of the founding of her former group. It's coming out Nov. 13 via the Shanachie label.
Tracklisting:
- Start Again (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)
- Children of the Sun
- Step Out
- Slow Down
- Soul
- Say Yes (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
- Could It Be You?
- Speechless
- She Is
- This Love
- Roots of Love (feat. Thandiswa Mazwai)
7. 'True,' Solange
Solange's new digital EP, which is her first release since 2008's SoL Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, will be available at iTunes and other online retailers beginning Nov. 27.
Tracklisting:
- Losing You
- Some Things Never Seem to F___ing Work
- Locked in Closets
- Lovers in the Parking Lot
- Don't Let Me Down
- Look Good with Trouble
- Bad Girls
8. 'Trilogy,' The Weeknd
This three-disc set compiles Canadian singer The Weekend's trio of 2011 mixtapes, House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence, into one package. It'll be in stores Nov. 13.
Disc 1:
- High for This
- What You Need
- House Of Balloons/Glass Table Girls
- The Morning
- Wicked Games
- The Party & the After Party
- Coming Down
- Loft Music
- The Knowing
- Twenty Eight (bonus track)
Disc 2:
- Lonely Star
- Life of the Party
- Thursday
- The Zone (feat. Drake)
- The Birds Pt. 1
- The Birds Pt. 2
- Gone
- Rolling Stone
- Heaven or Las Vegas
- Valerie (bonus track)
Disc 3:
- D.D.
- Montreal
- Outside
- XO/The Host
- Initiation
- Same Old Song (feat. Juicy J
- The Fall
- Next
- Echoes of Silence
- Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun [bonus track]
9. 'Amy Winehouse at the BBC (CD/DVD),' Amy Winehouse
This two disc set includes a CD featuring 14 rare BBC recordings of Amy Winehouse dating from 2004 to 2009. The DVD is a short film featuring a fascinating interview with the artist intercut with Amy delivering a live performance in December 2006 in a small church. The DVD was taped two months after Back to Black was released. The package comes out Nov. 13 in the U.S.
CD Tracklisting:
- Know You Now
- F___ Me Pumps
- In My Bed
- October Song
- Rehab
- You Know I'm No Good
- Just Friends
- Love is a Losing Game
- Tears Dry on Their Own
- Best Friends, Right
- I Should Care
- Lullaby of Birdland
- Valerie
- To Know Him is to Love Him
10. 'I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston,' Whitney Houston
This is the first posthumous collection of Whitney Houston's greatest hits. It's due out Nov. 13 via RCA Records.
Tracklisting:
- You Give Good Love
- Saving All My Love for You
- How Will I Know
- Greatest Love of All
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Didn't We Almost Have It All
- So Emotional
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- I'm Your Baby Tonight
- All The Man That I Need
- I Will Always Love You
- I'm Every Woman
- I Have Nothing
- Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
- I Believe In You And Me
- My Love Is Your Love
- I Look To You (feat. R. Kelly)
- Never Give Up
11. 'Trouble Man: Expanded Edition,' Marvin Gaye
For the 40th anniversary of the soundtrack to the film "Trouble Man," Hip-oSelect.com/Motown is releasing an extraordinary exploration of Marvin Gaye's songs: a 2-CD expanded edition that features not only the original soundtrack, but also 29 previously unreleased alternate takes and rare vocals. In-store date: Nov. 13.
Disc 1:
- Main Theme From Trouble Man
- T Plays It Cool
- Poor Abbey Walsh
- The Break In (Police Shoot Big)
- Cleo's Apartment
- Trouble Man
- Theme From Trouble Man
- T Stands For Trouble
- Main Theme From Trouble Man
- Life Is A Gamble
- Deep-In-It
- Don't Mess With Mr. T
- There Goes Mr. T
- Main Theme From Trouble Man (alternate take with strings)
- T Plays it Cool (unedited version)
- Poor Abbey Walsh, Part 2 Take 1
- Poor Abbey Walsh, Part 2 Take 2
- Trouble Man (extended version)
- Theme From Trouble Man (vocal version)
- T Stands For Trouble (unedited vocal version)
- T Stands for Trouble (alternate version)
- Main Theme from Trouble Man (vocal version)
Disc 2:
- Trouble Man
- Pool Hall
- T Plays It Cool
- Cadillac Interlude/Cleo's Apartment
- Man Tied Up/Jimmy's West/Conversation with Cleo
- Crap Game (a.k.a. The Break In)/Getting Rid Of Body/Talking To Angel
- Outside Police Station
- Bowling Alley Parking Lot
- Stick Up
- Cleaners/Cleo
- Closing Jimmy's
- Police Break In
- T Cleans Up/Police Station
- Packing Up/Jimmy Gets Worked/Saying Goodbye/ T Breaks In/Movie Theater
- Car Ride/Looking for Pete
- Parking Garage/Elevator
- Penthouse
- Getting Pete
- My Name Is T /End Credits
- T At The Cross