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R&B Albums: November 2008

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By Mark Edward Nero, About.com

There's not a huge amount of new R&B releases coming out in November, but the ones that are being released come from some of the biggest names in all of music. Beyoncé's new release is without a doubt the biggest release of the month, but several other household names are dropping new albums this month too, including T-Pain (who just barely counts as an R&B artist); plus Seal, who's releasing an album of remakes of classic Soul songs; and 112 (One Twelve) member Slim, who drops his solo debut this month. For details, check out the full list below.

1. I Am ... Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

I Am is a concept double CD, with one disc featuring Beyoncé and the other focusing on her bolder, wilder alter ego, Sasha Fierce. It'll be available in stores beginning Nov. 18.

Tracklisting:
Beyoncé Disc
1. If I Were a Boy
2. Halo
3. Disappear
4. Broken-Hearted Girl
5. Ave Maria
6. Smash Into You
7. Satellites
8. That’s Why You’re Beautiful

Sasha Disc
1. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
2. Radio
3. Diva
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Video Phone
6. Hello
7. Ego
8. Scared of Lonely
9. Why Don’t You Love Me?

2. Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain

The latest from the rapper-turned-singer, aka the Auto-Tune King, is due out Nov. 11.

Tracklisting:
1. Welcome To Thr33 Ringz (Intro)
2. Ringleader Man
3. Chopped & Skrewed feat. Ludacris
4. Take A Ride (Skit)
5. Freeze feat. Chris Brown
6. Blowing Up feat. Ciara
7. Can’t Believe It feat. Lil’ Wayne
8. It Ain’t Me feat. Akon & T.I.
9. Feed The Lion (Skit)
10 Therapy feat. Kanye West
11 Long Lap Dance Song
12 The Reality Show feat. Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay Lyriq
13 Keep Going
14 Superstar Lady feat. Young Ca$h
15 Change feat. Akon, Diddy & Mary J. Blige
16 Digital feat. Tay Dizm
17 Karaoke feat. DJ Khaled

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3. Love's Crazy, Slim (of 112)

The debut solo album by the best-known member of 112 is due out Nov. 18.

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. She Got That
3. Good Lovin' feat. Ryan Leslie
4. So Fly feat. Yung Joc/Shawty Lo
5. Baby Yu (Interlude)
6. So Gone feat. Faith Evans
7. Sweet Baby
8. Heels On feat. Yung Berg/Deezo
9. Bedtime Stories
10 U Got Me (Addicted)
11 Don't Say It
12 Leave U Alone
13 More (Interlude)
14 Apologize
15 Love's Crazy

4. The Promise, Deborah Cox

Due out Nov. 11.

Tracklisting:
1. Love Is Not Made In Words
2. You Know Where My Heart Is
3. Did You Ever Love Me
4. Saying Goodbye
5. Beautiful U R
6. The Promise
7. All Over Me
8. All Hearts Aren't Made The Same
9. Down For U
10 Where Do We Go 2

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5. Shontelligence, Shontelle

Shontelle is a singer-rapper from Barbados who's being compared to Rihanna. He debut album drops Nov. 18.

Tracklisting:
1. T-Shirt
2. Battle Cry
3. Superwoman
4. Cold Cold Summer
5. Roll It
6. Life Is Not An Easy Road
7. Focus Pon Me
8. Plastic People
9. I Crave You
10 Ghetto Lullabye
11 Flesh And Bone
12 Blaze It Up

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6. Deep Soul, The Revelations feat. Tre' Williams (EP)

The debut release by this six-man Soul collective drops Nov. 18 via Decision Records/Traffic Entertainment.

Tracklisting:
1. Stay Free
2. Sorry's Not Enough
3. Everybody Knows
4. I Don't Want to Know
5. Because of You
6. Heavy Metal
7. Hustler

7. Soul, Seal

Seal's sixth studio album is a collection of cover of classic Soul songs. It'll be in stores on Nov. 11.

Tracklisting:
1. A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
2. I Can't Stand The Rain (Ann Peebles)
3. It's A Man's Man's Man's World (James Brown)
4. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (Al Green)
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding)
6. It's Alright (The Impressions)
7. If You Don't Know Me By Now (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)
8. Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd)
9. I'm Still In Love With You (Al Green)
10 Free (Deniece Williams)
11 Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
12 People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)

8. Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement, Various Artists

Yes We Can had been available only though barackobama.com, but on Nov. 11, it's available everywhere.

Tracklisting:
1. Eternity - Lionel Richie
2. Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
3. Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
4. American Prayer - Dave Stewart
5. Battle Cry - Shontelle
6. Make It Better - Los Lonely Boys
7. Pride In The Name Of Love - John Legend
8. I Have A Dream - BeBe Winans
9. Am I All Alone - Suai
10 One Is The Magic # - Jill Scott
11 Love & Hope - Ozomatli
12 Looking East - Jackson Browne
13 Out of Our heads - Sheryl Crow
14 Promised Land - Malik Yusef with Kanye West and Adam Levine of Maroon 5
15 Hold On - Yolanda Adams
16 America The Beautiful - Keb' Mo'
17 America - Ken Stacey
18 Wide River - Buddy Miller

9. Soul Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Various Artists

The soundtrack to the movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac comes out in the U.S. on Nov. 4.

Tracklisting:
1. Soul Men (Anthony Hamilton & The Bo-Keys)
2. I'm Your Puppet (John Legend, Bernie Mac & Samuel L. Jackson)
3. Private Number (Chris Pierce, Leela James, & The Bo-Keys)
4. Water (Meshell Ndegeocello)
5. Never Can Say Goodbye (Isaac Hayes)
6. Boogie Ain't Nothing (Bernie Mac & Samuel L. Jackson)
7. Just Dropped In (Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings)
8. Memphis Train (Ryan Shaw & Bo-Keys)
9. Comfort Me (Sharon Leal)
10 You Don't Know What You Mean (The Sugarman 3 feat. Lee Fields)
11 I've Never Found A Girl (Eddie Floyd)
12 Do Your Thing (Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson & Sharon Leal)

10. Classic Jaheim, Vol. 1, Jaheim

Jaheim's first greatest hits package comes out Nov. 25.

Tracklisting:
1. Anything (w/ Next)
2. Put That Woman First
3. Just In Case
4. Fabulous
5. Everytime I Think About Her
6. The Chosen One
7. Could It Be
8. Diamond In Da Ruff
9. Looking For Love

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