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There's no denying that this odd mix, which ranges from Gladys Knight's sublime "Midnight Train to Georgia" and Marvin Gaye's redemptive "Sexual Healing" to Nina Simone's theatrical "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" and Patti Labelle's stomping "Lady Marmalade" is full of classic sides, but at ten tracks, it's pretty short and there really isn't any kind of prevailing theme holding things together. Still, a classic is a classic, and there are ten of them on Sony's R&B Classics. ~ Steve Leggett R&B Classics Songs | 1. | Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight |
| 2. | O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps |
| 3. | Lovely Day - Bill Withers |
| 4. | Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye |
| 5. | Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott (Extended Mix) |
| 6. | Dream Merchant - New Birth |
| 7. | It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Williams |
| 8. | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics |
| 9. | To Be Young, Gifted and Black - Nina Simone |
| 10. | Lady Marmalade - Labelle/Patti LaBelle |
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