Pop-Soul Music Style Overview | AllMusic (original) (raw)
Pop-Soul is soul music that has been polished slightly and given a commercially viable, crossover production. The vocals are still raw, but the material and the sound of the record could easily fit onto pop radio stations' playlists. Motown was the pioneering label of pop-soul, and through much of the '60s, it was one of the most popular pop music genres. In the '70s, pop-soul became slicker, and it eventually metamorphosed into disco.
Pop-Soul Artist Highlights
Pop-Soul Album Highlights
The Jackson 5 The Ultimate Collection
Martha & the Vandellas The Ultimate Collection
Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
[](/album/the-very-best-of-the-impressions-rhino--mw0000087719 "The Very Best of the Impressions [Rhino]")
The Impressions The Very Best of the Impressions [Rhino]
The 5th Dimension Up Up and Away: The Definitive Collection
Stevie Wonder Original Musiquarium I
Pop-Soul Recent Releases
Various Artists Didn't I Blow Your Mind? Thom Bell: The Sound of Philadelphia Soul 1969-1983
The Miracles / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles What Love Has...Joined Together/Pocket Full of Miracles/One Dozen Roses/Flying High Together
Dionne Warwick The Complete Scepter Singles 1962-1973
Pop-Soul Song Highlights
I Say a Little Prayer Burt Bacharach / Hal David
Only the Strong Survive Jerry Butler / Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Thom Bell / William "Poogie" Hart
It's All Right Curtis Mayfield
I Want You Back Berry Gordy, Jr. / Alphonso Mizell / Freddie Perren / Deke Richards
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard
Stand by Me Ben E. King / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
The Monkey Time Curtis Mayfield
Other Styles in Soul
Beach Blue-Eyed Soul Brown-Eyed Soul Chicago Soul Country Soul
Deep Funk Deep Soul Funk Go-Go
Memphis Soul Northern Soul Philly Soul Pop-Soul