

Packed with this lion’s share of top-charted R&B and pop hit singles are original album versions, hard-to-find remixes, rare movie soundtrack cuts (several of them out of print), and career-defining collaborations. Among this grouping of Top 5’s and Top 10’s are such touchstones as 1993’s “Sex Me (Part I)” – Street Radio Edit (his debut single under his own name and his first certified RIAA gold million-seller) 1994’s “Your Body’s Callin'” 1999’s “When A Woman’s Fed Up” 2001’s “Feelin’ On Yo Booty” 2002’s “Ignition” – Remix 2003’s “Thoia Thoing” 2004’s “Happy People” – Radio Edit 2005’s controversial “Trapped In The Closet (Chapter 1)” and many more. They range from his 1991 chart debut “She’s Got That Vibe” (with Public Announcement, his first vocal group) to 2009’s “Number One,” featuring Keri Hilson. KELLY weighs in with an impressive additional 18 tracks that rose to Top 5 or Top 10 status.


Kelly (1998), “I’m Your Angel” – Radio Version duet with Celine Dion (1998), “I Wish” (2000), and “Step In The Name Of Love” – Remix (2002).īeyond his litany of #1 hits, THE ESSENTIAL R. DJ)” – Video Mix (1992), “Bump n’ Grind” (1994), “You Remind Me Of Something” (1995), “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” featuring Ronald and Ernie Isley (1996), “I Can’t Sleep Baby (If I)” – Radio Edit (1996), “I Believe I Can Fly” – Radio Edit (1996), “Be Careful” by Sparkle featuring R.

KELLY are an amazing 11 hits that went to #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles and/or Hot 100 charts, comprising “Honey Love” – Radio Fade (1992), “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. Adding critical perspective is a liner notes essay by senior editor at VIBE Magazine, Keith Murphy. KELLY is a chronological history of the hit-making artist. In the tradition of Legacy Recordings’ top-selling Essential series, which has sold more than 20 million combined catalog sales worldwide to date, THE ESSENTIAL R. The deluxe 35-track, double-CD set will be available starting May 19 th through RCA/ Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. KELLY ( ) is the first collection to cover the three-time Grammy Award®-winning artist’s entire major label recording career from 1991 (“She’s Got That Vibe” with Public Announcement) to 2012 (“Feelin’ Single”). Spanning more than two decades of sheer R&B perfection, THE ESSENTIAL R. & T-Pain, Usher, and Keri HilsonĪvailable everywhere May 19, 2014, through RCA/Legacy INCLUDES HIT SINGLES AND ORIGINAL ALBUM VERSIONS, REMIXES, MOVIE SOUNDTRACK CUTS, AND SUPERSTAR COLLABORATIONSįEATURES 11 #1 R&B AND POP HITS PLUS 18 MORE TOP 5 AND TOP 10 HITS!Ĭontains hit collaborations with Notorious B.I.G., Sparkle, Ja Rule, and Cassidy –Īlso historic collaborations with Ronald and Ernie Isley, Nas, Celine Dion,Īshanti, T.I. FIRST DOUBLE-CD COLLECTION EVER ISSUED IN U.S.
