OCTOBER ALBUM REVIEWS

October 2010 is not a very busy month for music, but there are number of big-name artists dropping albums this fall. And while that’s definitely true, almost none of those albums come out in October. Faith Evans is the biggest name among October’s small crop of releases, followed by Bobby V. (the singer formerly known as Bobby Valentino), and some quasi-R&B albums that might not have made the list if pickings weren’t so slim. Although list for Halloween month is pretty thin, the good news is that November’s due to be a huge month for good new R&B music. For this month’s list, just look below.

BOBBY VALENTINO – FLY ON THE WALL

The fourth studio album by Bobby V., formerly known as Bobby Valentino, is expected out Oct. 12 via the EMI label, but rumor is that it may be pushed back to either November or early 2011. The album’s first single is ”Phone #,” featuring the rapper Plies.

Tracklisting: To be announced

FAITH EVANS – SOMETHING ABOUT FAITH

This will be Faith’s fifth studio album, but first since 2005′s The First Lady. It comes on the heels of her being arrested in August 2010 on suspicion of drunken driving in the Los Angeles area, where she had been shooting a video for “Gone Already,” a song from new album due out Oct. 5th.
“Gone Already,” her first song to appear on the Billboard R&B chart in five years.

Tracklisting:

1. Something About Faith Intro
2. I Still
3. Way You Move F/ Snoop Dogg (Album Extended Version)
4. Real Things
5. Worth It
6. Gone Already
7. Party F/Redman
8. Right Here
9. Your Lover
10. Can t Stay Away F/ Keyshia Cole
11. Sunshine
12. Everyday Struggle F/ Raekwon
13. The Love In Me
14. Change
15. Troubled World F/ Kelly Price & Jessica Reedy
16. (Bonus Ballad) Baby Lay

THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE – AUTHENTICITY

This talented but little-known R&B/electronica duo drops its third album Oct. 12 via +FE Music.

Tracklisting:

The Last Fall
Authenticity
Eyes to the Sky
All Roads
Fight for Love
Maybe She’ll Dream of Me
Don’t Wait
Make Me a Fool
Everything Must Go
Laughing at Your Plans
This City Ain’t the Same Without You

RAY CHARLES – RARE GENIUS: THE UNDISCOVERED MASTERS

This collection of previously unknown Ray Charles songs comes out Oct. 26 via Concord Records.

Tracklisting:

Love’s Gonna Bite You Back
It Hurts to Be in Love
Wheel of Fortune
I’m Gonna Keep on Singin’
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
Isn’t It Wonderful
I Don’t Want No One But You
A Little Bitty Tear
She’s Gone
Why Me, Lord? (feat. Johnny Cash)

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