A classic R&B masterpiece. A must-listen recommended album.

The genre “R&B” began to take hold around the 1970s.

Even though we call it R&B, its style has changed with each era, and by now I think it’s a genre with a rather fuzzy definition.

For this piece, I’ll define R&B as “groovy tracks packed with vocal techniques often used in R&B, like ad-libs and runs,” and introduce some classic R&B albums!

While I’m including a few major tracks, I’ve also picked out some extremely obscure songs that even hardcore R&B aficionados in Japan probably don’t know—so be sure to check them out!