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Vote for your favorite out of each of the match ups. Voting for this week will end on the 26th of August at 7:00pm EST.



Brackets
Albums
Songs

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul vs. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange vs. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis vs. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! vs. Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Michael Jackson - Bad vs. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. The Temptations - My Girl
Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums

Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Michael Jackson - Bad
TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs

Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - My Girl
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

So hard choices ...

And just like that, it got tough again. Here we go...

Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
The Temptations - My Girl
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Some of these were very close to a draw (especially Al Green/OutKast and Martha and the Vandellas/James Brown)

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Prince - 1999
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
The Temptations - My Girl
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

Albums

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of
Prince - 1999
Arethra Franklin - Lady Soul
Michael Jackson - Bad
TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs

Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Outkast - Hey Ya!
Bee Gees - Staying Alive

Albums
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - My Girl
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Favorite song I couldn't vote for: The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (My second favorite song of the week - and I could've gone either way on this one. What a difficult choice...)

Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (My 107 all time vs. 114)
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Tough to vote against Ray Charles, and especially Lauryn Hill

Songs
1. Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. 14. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
5. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. 7. The Temptations - My Girl
12. Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. 3. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
13. Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. 16. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
9. Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. 11. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
4. Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. 8. Prince - Little Red Corvette
15. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. 2. OutKast - Hey Ya!
6. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. 10. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Stand by Me is my favorite song in the tournament.

Albums
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Pass -- too difficult
Pass
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Pass

I'm just here for my girl Janelle.

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - My Girl
Pass
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - Pass
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music - pass
Michael Jackson - Bad
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. TLC - CrazySexyCool - pass

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - My Girl
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

Albums
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Michael Jackson - Bad
TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
The Temptations - My Girl
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

SONGS
3. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
vs.
13. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour

4. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
vs.
6. The Temptations - My Girl

12. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
vs.
8. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

2. Frank Ocean - Pyramids
vs.
14. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone

7. Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
vs.
10. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag

15. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
vs.
1. Prince - Little Red Corvette

9. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
vs.
5. OutKast - Hey Ya!

11. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
vs.
16. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Michael Jackson - Bad
TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul vs. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange vs. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis vs. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! vs. Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Michael Jackson - Bad vs. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. TLC - CrazySexyCool

My 1st and 3rd favorite albums this week faced off, sorry Prince...

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. The Temptations - My Girl
Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. Prince - Little Red Corvette
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Pass
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - My Girl
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Prince - Little Red Corvette
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

ALBUMS
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul On my current list, this was #64 AT vs #82 AT
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Prince - 1999
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain I just listened to Crazysexycool last week for my listening project.

Songs
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man This is R&B? Well good song.
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

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1. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul vs. 3. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
4. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange vs. 7. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
6. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. 5. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
12. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis vs. 2. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
10. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! vs. 9. Prince - 1999
13. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. 15. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
16. Michael Jackson - Bad vs. 8. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
14. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. 11. TLC - CrazySexyCool

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10. Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. 14. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
8. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. 2. The Temptations - My Girl
3. Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. 16. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
7. Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. 9. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
6. Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. 15. James Brown and the Famous Flames - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
11. Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. 13. Prince - Little Red Corvette
1. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. 5. OutKast - Hey Ya!
12. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. 4. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

Very difficult decisions here, particularly on brackets 1, 3 and 5 for albums. In fact "Back to Black" and "Lady Soul" are only separated by a position in my all-time list.

Wow, this was a great week. Much better than the last.

Albums
8. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul vs. 1. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
4. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange vs. 14. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
9. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. 10. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
3. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis vs. 11. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
15. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! vs. 13. Prince - 1999
16. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. 7. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
5. Michael Jackson - Bad vs. 2. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
11. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. 6. TLC - CrazySexyCool

Songs
14. Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. 10. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
3. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. 2. The Temptations - My Girl
13. Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. 16. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
6. Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. 10. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
4. Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. 7. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
5. Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. 8. Prince - Little Red Corvette
12. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. 1. OutKast - Hey Ya!
15. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. 11. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive

WINNERS

Albums
Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul vs. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (10-9)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange vs. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (6-13)
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black vs. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (6-11)
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis vs. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (12-5)
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! vs. Prince - 1999 (4-14)
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You vs. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (13-3)
Michael Jackson - Bad vs. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (5-15)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain vs. TLC - CrazySexyCool (10-6)

Songs
Ben E. King - Stand By Me vs. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour (15-4)
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man vs. The Temptations - My Girl (9-11)
***TIED*** Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher ***NEXT VOTE WINS*** (9-9)
Frank Ocean - Pyramids vs. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (11-9)
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street vs. James Brown - Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (9-11)
Amy Winehouse - Rehab vs. Prince - Little Red Corvette (8-12)
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together vs. OutKast - Hey Ya! (7-13)
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman vs. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive (8-12)

Sorry I have missed these games. Hope to tune in from here on out where I can.

Happy to see 1999 win!

Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

A gut choice really