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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. I Want Her - Keith Sweat (Extended Version)
2. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp (Dub Version)
3. Groove Me - Guy
4. Prerogative - Bobby Brown (remix)
5. Him or Me 12inch - Today (12 " remix)
6. Real Love - El DeBarge
7. I Like [Hype Version] - Guy (Hype Version)
8. As Long As We're Together [Remix Edit] - Al Green/Al B. Sure! (Edit remix)
9. New Jack Swing [12-Inch] - Wreckx-N-Effect (12" remix)
10. Somebody For Me - Heavy D & The Boyz
11. I Found Lovin' [Club Version] - Jeff Redd (Club Version)
12. Spread My Wings [Clark Kent Super Mix Rap] - Troop
13. Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe
14. Rub You the Right Way [7-Inch Version] - Johnny Gill (7" Version)
DISC 2:
1. Why You Get Funky On Me [12-Inch Remix] - Today (12 " mix)
2. Hold On - En Vogue (Edit With Intro)
3. Feels Good - Tony Toni Tone
4. She's Mine [Radio Club Mix] - Basic Black (Radio Club mix, featuring Pete Rock/C.L. Smooth)
5. Treat Them Like They Want To Be Treated - Father MC (Club mix)
6. Sensitivity [Radio Mix] - Ralph Tresvant (Radio mix)
7. I Like the Way [the Kissing Game] - Hi Five
8. Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
9. I Wanna Sex You Up [Smooth Out/ Long Version] - Color Me Badd (Smoothed Out/Long Version)
10. You Called and Told Me - Jeff Redd
11. Come and Talk To Me - Jodeci
12. Rump Shaker [Teddy 2] - Wreckx-N-Effect
13. I'm In Luv - Joe (Edit remix)
14. Anything [Old School Version] - SWV (Old School mix, featuring Wu-Tang Clan)
Album Notes
The New Jack Swing movement of the 1980s found R&B updating itself from the funk and soul that had dominated the `70s, and moving toward a synth-heavy dance music that incorporated elements of club music, traditional soul, and hip-hop. GOLD: NEW JACK SWING is a primer on the sound: it features the movement's most important artists, including Bobby Brown, whose "My Prerogative" epitomizes New Jack, and Boyz II Men, whose Motown and Philly soul-inspired harmonies and arrangements redefined contemporary quiet storm.
The two-disc set also features El Debarge, Color Me Badd, En Vogue, and others, giving a representative sample of the genre. Some of the tunes hold up quite well, but the set is perfectly designed as a nostalgia time capsule, bringing back memories of flattop fades, hair spray, shoulder-padded jackets, and the golden age of MTV.
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