Groove Power: The Best of 80's R&B (1997)

About this title: There may be no link between the ten songs on BMG Special Products' Groove Power: The Best of '80s R&B apart from the fact they were recorded in the '80s, but the budget-priced collection remains an entertaining sampler of urban soul, hip-hop and pop hits from the BMG vaults. Some of the songs have dated worse than others, but the best moments on the collection -- Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)," Whodini's "Friends," Expose's "Seasons Change," DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand," the Pointer Sisters' "Automatic" and Aretha Franklin's ... read more

Tracks:

1. Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) [Ocean/Diamond]
2. Friends [Smith/Hutchins]
3. Seasons Change [Martinee]
4. Parents Just Don't Understand [Harris/Smith/Townes]
5. Automatic [Goldenberg/Walsh]
6. Lies [Butler/Skinner]
7. Jump to It [Miller/Vandross]
8. Do What You Do [Jackson]
9. Deeper in Love
10. What'cha Gonna Do? [Collins/Gordy]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.