Soul in the Post-Soul Era

   It's probably best not to spend too much time comparing the soul music of the last 35 years to classic soul (I'd call it the period from the early 60s to the mid 70s, but that's just me) mostly because you just sound like an old crank.  Since I probably sound like an old crank a lot more than I think, I think it's best, then, to just groove (as we used to say in the 70s) to all the good soul since the early 80's.   As for the comps below, I tried to stay from those artists who were classic soul stars and still recording in the 80s, 90s, or 00s, but I couldn't help myself and had to include a track from Al Green. (I defend its inclusion on the grounds that it's a duet with Corinne Bailey Rae.)

Side A

Why Didn't You Call Me Macy Gray Comin' From A Higher Place Baby Charles Do The 45 Ryan Shaw Baby Angie Stone with Betty Wright Paradise Lost Kings Go Forth Desert Song Alice Smith White Noise Willis Earl Beal I Need A Friend Curtis Harding Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do) Lee Fields & The Expressions Who's Gonna Save My Soul Gnarls Barkley Soul Suckers Amos Lee Rocketship Donnie Too Late MED 100 Yard Dash Raphael Saadiq Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'arby When You Love Somebody Leela James Promises india.arie Untitled (How Does It Feel) D'Angelo

Side B

I Need A Dollar Aloe Blacc Feeling Free Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Hi Roller The Bo-Keys Everything Is Everything Lauryn Hill Back To Black Amy Winehouse Super Rich Kids Frank Ocean Honey Molasses Jill Scott Comin' From Where I'm From Anthony Hamilton Pink Cashmere Prince T.O.N.Y. Solange Answer Me Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Idlewild Blues (Clean) Outkast Kick The Blanket The Mighty Imperials I Let You Go Ricky Fanté Take Your Time Al Green featuring Corinne Bailey Rae Tell Me What Fine Young Cannibals Always Waiting Michael Kiwanuka Crying in the Chapel (feat. Menahan Street Band) Charles Bradley