157. Tamar - Tamar (2000)

Despite what the 'internet' might tell you, Tamar (Braxton) isn't just Toni's little sister, she is a decent singer in her own right. She has a similar breathy quality to her singing but overall she sounds ...younger, than Toni. You take Toni out to fancy restaurants and operas, you take Tamar to Maccas and the beach. But enough of my fantasies...

This album has a soft spot for me due to when i first heard it, but thats not to say you cant look at the album discerningly and find some good songs. It is 'poppy' and 'Jermaine Dupri'y', but songs like 'Your Room' and 'You Dont Know' are quite pleasant for what they are. My favourites on this album are 'Once Again' and 'The Way It Should Be' and there are a few others that I will happily listen to when they come on. For those interested in producers, this has quite a list, including, Jermaine Dupri, Missy Elliott, Tricky Stewart, Tim and Bob and Darell Allamby. Not bad...

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186. Donell Jones - Journey of a Gemini (2006)

I am a big Donell Jones fan. I actually walked into the show late as my first experience listening to Donell was on his 1999 album 'Where I Wanna Be' (which you will see later on in the list). This album is slightly different to that album in that it isn't primarily produced by Donell himself. When I first heard that I asked myself, Why? Why would a man who is so obviously a talented song writer need any outside help? Well, as it turns out Donell knows Donell. This album is full of top notch tracks and surprisingly a lot of the good tracks are the uptempo ones (see 'Better Start Talkin'). This album would have been farther up the list but for the fact that it is only a year old. How will it stand up in 10 years time? I don't know but for now, I'm diggin' it.

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