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Very Best of Sounds of Blackness

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Oh Boy....Sounds of Blackness had the grooves back in the day churning out gospel hit after gospel hit with the help of super producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Their biggest song, Optimistic, also one of the greatest songs ever recorded and one of my top five songs ever, is a masterpiece. With its positive vibe and sunny feeling you can enjoy this song anytime, anywhere, day or night, grumpy or happy. Optimistic is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. If it doesn't, you may need to check your pulse...seriously.

Their songs are so great and timeless. It's gospel music but it doesn't sound like gospel. It's hard to explain. But when you hear what they have to offer it's magical and amazing. The singing is beyond heavenly. Their best songs are OPTIMISTIC, I BELIEVE, EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT, LOVE WILL NEVER CHANGE, CHANGE IS COMIN, SOUL HOLIDAYS.

If you are a music fan than this should be in your collection because it brings all their greatest songs together on one cd without skipping over anything. 5 stars.

a great group that celebrated culture and religion wich is quite unusual for a religious group.considering most people try to avoid ancestery like the plague.eitherway its a great family album.and its always important to know about black culture.and the blend of gospel works perfectly.verry unique,for a gospel group with great vocals from ann nesby.somewhat underrated in the gospel comunity.wich is unfortunate,sense their music is beautiful and important.

In this cd it contains GREATNESS!!! TRUST ME THIS IS A MUST HAVE!!!
If it's to be uplifted by the inspirtational "Optimistic" to the great smoothness of "Everything is going to be alright" , As Ann Nesby and Sounds Of Blackness take it home with "I'm going all the way". The most perfect song on this album is during Christmas time when you have family and they come to celebrate the great "Soul Holidays" that makes you want to have Christmas in the middle of the year it just dosn't get any better then that!

Brandon
Love the album!

i agree with cheyenne what made Sounds of Blackness unique was the fact they linked african culture to black modern gospel music.wich in my openion was ground breaking for modern gospel.especialy when it pretains to black gospel music.and like cheyenne said this is verry imporatant due to the fact alot of our music was preceeded by african music that was brought over here thru the slaves.and it turned into most modern urban music you heare today,especially gospel.not only that ann nesby's strong voice really drives this collection of music.especialy on soul holiday,and the much favored optimistic.

Sounds of Blackness always have moved Me as Artists&this Best of Gospel Collection Highlights there Soulful Blend of Music Combined with a Modern Sound that transcends there work for any time period.a Must have Set.

My husband and I played their entire "Time for Healing" CD at our wedding and I came down the aisle to "Love Will Never Change." Beautiful, awesome work! The best!

The product was just as I wanted; excellent music by a wonderful group.
My only issue was with UPS; they delivered it to my neighbor.
Luckily, my neighbor was kind enough to hand deliver it to me himself; 3 days after the estimated time of delivery.

This is an excellent cd. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and the best producers, some of the best on the planet bar none! Anny Nesby is doing her thing and the choir, I'll call them are incredible! A great purchase, and also I feel a good one for someone going thru something.....The bonus... my favorite contemporary holiday song rounds out this album "Soul Holiday". Two words, buy it!

I was a kid in the early 90s when the song "Keep your head to the sky" first came out,at that time New York Under Cover, Living Single and Martin was still on the air.The early 90s was the years to remember..lol i loved the song then and love it now,I am 28 now,I love driving to it when i am on the express way in Philly and the sun is going down, and i have the windows down in my 06 Cadillac STS with my sades on....lol you can`t tell me nothing,love the song eventhough it came out more than a decade ago, it still has a postive message.

The CD i ordered came in a timely manner. I was very happy with the purchase.