Although other music genres have been known to rely on abstract images and photographs as cover art, R&B and Soul music have always been known for their warm, intimate portraits of artists as covers. And so far in the first half of 2008, there have been eight covers that stand out as being above the rest. So this gallery - which has a brief comment on each page about the respective cover - is dedicated to them.
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