The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 [Limited Edition]

R. Kelly

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B0000C0FB9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #98,641 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cop this one, September 28, 2003

By A Customer

A previous reviewer complained about some tracks that were on this set. Considering that Kelly has so many hits, that is fair enough coz not everything can be fit on one volume. However to say that "Sex Me" is a filler and not a hit is totally wrong. It was R&B top 10, Pop top 20 and went Gold. In fact it charted higher than "Dedicated" which the reviewer insisted should have made it on the cd. Also "Fiesta" remix was indeed one of Kelly's biggest hits, being an R&B # 1 and pop #6, and was named the most popular (chart wise) R&B/Hip Hop song of 2001 by Billboard themselves. The songs from Born Into The 90s that made it here are also justified. "Honey Love" was the first of the R.'s 10 R&B #1 hits and "She's Got That Vibe" was the song that gave him his initial worldwide popularity. Every song on this set is contemporary R&B at its greatest and deserves to be on vol. 1 and I totally recommend this to any new or longtime R&B fan. Bring on BOBW2, The Secret album and R. In R&B Vol. 2!!!

37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Should have been a 2-disc set, October 2, 2003

By A Customer

Enough complaining about what songs were and were not hits...here is the down low (and what the perfect 2 CD R. Kelly compilation would be):
Disc 1.
1. She's Got That Vibe (#59 U.S. pop hit, but huge top ten U.K.)
2. Honey Love (#39 U.S. pop hit)
3. Slow Dance (Hey Mr. D.J.) (#43 U.S. pop hit)
4. Dedicated (#31 U.S. pop hit)
5. Sex Me (#20 U.S. pop)
6. Bump N' Grind (his first number one hit)
7. Your Body's Callin' (#13 U.S. pop)
8. You Remind Me Of Something (#4 U.S. pop)
9. Down Low (#4 U.S. pop)
10. I Can't Sleep Baby (ORIGINAL VERSION NOT REMIX) #5 U.S. pop--(one of his biggest hits...why is it missing from this collection???)
11. I Believe I Can Fly (#2 U.S. Hit)
12. Gothan City (ORIGINAL VERSION NOT REMIX) #9 U.S. pop
13. Be Careful (top 40 U.S.) duet with Sparkle
14. Half On A Baby (R&B hit U.S.)
15. Soldier's Heart
16. Summer Bunnies (Remix) with Aaliyah
17. Bad Man

Disc 2
1. I'm Your Angel (with Celine Dion) #1 6 wks U.S., making it his biggest hit.
2. Home Alone (w/ Keith Murray) #65 U.S. pop, bigger R&B hit
3. When A Woman's Fed Up (#22 U.S. pop)
4. Did You Ever Think (w/ Nas) #27 U.S. pop)
5. If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (#12 U.S. pop, top 10 U.K.)
6. Satisfy You (with Puff Daddy) #2 U.S. pop
7. I Wish (#14 U.S. pop)
8. Fiesta (Remix) (#7 U.S. pop)
9. Feelin' On Yo Booty (#39 U.S. pop)
10. Guilty Until Proven Innocnet (with Jay-Z)
11. A Woman's Threat (small R & B hit)
12. We Thuggin' (w/ Fat Joe)(#15 U.S. hit)
13. Ignition Remix (#4 U.S. pop, #1 all over Europe)
14. The World's Greatest (U.S. Top 40)
15. Step In The Name Of Love (current Top 25 U.S. hit)
16. Snake (U.S. #16)
17. Thoia Thoing (U.S. #13 pop)
18. Touched A Dream
19. Ghetto Religion
20. Heaven I Need A Hug

And with that we have the complete R-ruh hit collection!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Do You Expect from a GENIUS like the R...?, September 23, 2003

By A Customer

From the first track "Bump N` Grind" to the last one,(THE THREE TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER)"I Believe I Can Fly" you just have CLASSIC MASTERPIECE SONGS on THIS UNBELIEVABLE GREATEST HITS ALBUM BY THE MUSICAL GENIUS HIMSELF...WHO ELSE? - MR. R.KELLY.
AND THEN YOU GET FOUR AWESOME NEW SONGS BY HIM:HIS SMASHING HIT "THOIA THOING", THE BEAUTIFUL MAGIC "TOUCHED A DREAM", THE CLASSIC "GHETTO RELIGION" AND THE ENTERTAINING "THOIA THOING" REMIX, WITHOUT COUNTING THE BONUS REMIXES CD THAT IS ALL GREAT TOO. I TELL Y`ALL, YOU COULDN`T HAVE A BEST R&B GREATEST HITS ALBUM LIKE "THE R. IN R&B COLLECTION VOL.1", BECAUSE R. IS R&B AT HIS BEST. I SUGGEST TO EVERYONE WHO DOESN`T EVEN LIKE R&B TO BUY THIS CLASSIC BECAUSE R. IS MAKING THE WHOLE MUSIC INDUSTRY BUMPING AND HAVING HITS FOR EVERYBODY. I RECOMENDED TO BUY AT 2 COPIES OF THIS GREATNESS OF MUSIC. GET SOME LOVE TO YOUR LIFE AND GET THIS NOW...HURRY UP!!!!