New R&B/Pop Releases: December 2008 Recapped

The Holiday rush is on and it’s time to stock those stockings with gifts and coal if you’ve been naughty. Luckily for those of us who’ve followed the rules this year, there are tons of new R&B/Pop albums coming out just in time for the Holidays.

Wrapping up a year that included mega releases from Mariah Carey, Usher, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke, Joe and so many more, major record labels and artists are pushing forward with at least 10 new releases before the clock strikes 12:00am on January 1, 2009. Leona Lewis, Avant, Britney Spears, Akon, Anthony Hamilton, Keyshia Cole and Musiq Soulchild will release albums in December. They will be joined by highly anticipated debuts and comeback albums from Jamie Foxx, Syleena Johnson, Brutha, Sterling Simms and the long awaited “Human” album from Brandy !

Check out the full list of releases (below) and their respective tracklistings (where available) to get you through the holidays.

Happy Holidays from Singersroom.com !

December 2008 R&B/Pop Releases (By Date, Subject To Change)

December 2, 2008
Britney Spears “Circus”; Akon “Freedom”

Akon “Freedom”
Featuring the single “Right Now (Na, Na, Na)”

1. Right Now (Na Na Na)
2. Beautiful
3. Keep You Much Longer
4. Troublemaker
5. We Don’t Care
6. I’m So Paid
7. Holla Holla
8. Against The Grain
9. Be With You
10. Sunny Day
11. Birthmark
12. Over The Edge
13. Freedom

Britney Spears “Circus”
Featuring the singles “Womanizer” and “Circus”

1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace And Leather
12. My Baby
13. Radar
14. Rock Me In (bonus track)
15. Phonography (bonus track)

December 9, 2008
Brandy “Human”; Avant “Avant”; Musiq Soulchild “OnMyRadio”; Leona Lewis “Spirit: Deluxe Edition”

Avant “Avant”
Featuring the singles “When It Hurts” and “Break Ya Back (In A Good Way)”

1. Sensuality
2. Perfect Gentleman
3. Involve Yourself
4. When It Hurts
5. Out of Character
6. Material Things
7. French Pedicure
8. Attention Avant featuring Snoop Dogg
9. Break Ya Back
10. Y.O.U.
11. Sailing

Brandy “Human”
Featuring the singles “Right Here (Departed)” and “Long Distance”

1. Human Intro
2. The Definition
3. Warm It Up (With Love)
4. Right Here (Departed)
5. Piano Man
6. Long Distance Interlude
7. Long Distance
8. Camouflage
9. Torn Down
10. Human
11. Shattered Heart
12. True
13. A Capella (Something’s Missing)
14. 1st & Love
15. Fall

Leona Lewis “Spirit: Deluxe Edition”
Featuring the newly recorded single, ‘Forgive Me’, along with a new version of ‘Homeless’ as well as the bonus tracks “Moment Like This,” “Missing Glasses” and “Run” in addition to a DVD.

Disc: 1
1. Bleeding Love - Album Version
2. Whatever It Takes
3. Homeless - 2008 Version
4. Better In Time - Single Mix
5. Yesterday
6. Take A Bow
7. I Will Be
8. Angel
9. Here I Am
10. I’m You
11. The Best You Never Had
12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
13. Footprints In The Sand - Single Mix
14. A Moment Like This - Album Version
15. Forgive Me - Album Version
16. Misses Glass
17. Run

Disc: 2
1. Bleeding Love - Video
2. Bleeding Love - Video - US Version
3. Better In Time - Video
4. Footprints In The Sand - Video
5. Forgive Me - UK Version
6. A Moment Like This - Video
7. Making of Forgive

Musiq Soulchild “OnMyRadio”
Featuring the singles “Radio” and “If U Leave”

1. BAgain
2. Radio
3. Someone
4. Special
5. Dearjohn
6. Deserves You More
7. Love Of My Life
8. Money Right
9. Iwannabe
10. If U Leave (w/ Mary J. Blige)
11. So Beautiful

December 16, 2008
Keyshia Cole “A Different Me”; Anthony Hamilton “The Point Of It All”; Jamie Foxx “Intuition”

Anthony Hamilton “The Point Of It All”
Featuring the single “Cool” w/David Banner

1. The News
2. Cool (featuring David Banner)
3. The Day We Met
4. Diamond In the Rough
5. Hard To Breathe
6. Soul’s On Fire
7. Please Stay
8. The Point Of It All
9. Fallin’ In Love
10. I Did It For Show
11. Prayin’ For You (Superman)
12. Her Heart

13. Fine Again
14. She’s Gone (Bonus Track)

Jamie Foxx “Intuition”
Featuring the single “Just Like Me” and “She Got Her Own” w/ Ne-Yo and Fabolous

Tracklisting:

1. Just Like Me feat. T.I.
2. I Don’t Need It
3. Number One feat. Lil Wayne
4. Digital Girl feat. The-Dream
5. Blame It feat. T-Pain
6. She Got Her Own feat. Ne-Yo & Fabolous
7. Intuition Interlude
8. I Don’t Know
9. Weekend Lover
10. Why
11. Freak’in Me feat. Marsha Ambrosius
12. Slow
13. Rainman
14. Overdose
15. Love Brings Change

Keyshia Cole “A Different Me”
Featuring the single “Playa Cardz Right”

Tracklisting: (Not Available)

December 23, 2008
Brutha “Brutha”; Sterling Simms “Yours, Mine, and The Truth"; Syleena Johnson "Chapter 4: Labor Pains"

Brutha “Brutha”
From the hit BET Series “Brothers To Brutha” and featuring the single “Can’t Hear The Music”

Tracklisting: (Unavailable)

Sterling Simms “Yours, Mine, and The Truth”
Featuring the single “All I Need”

Tracklisting: (Unavailable)

Syleena Johnson "Chapter 4: Labor Pains"

Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Labor Pains
3. Where’s the Love
4. Freedom
5. Is It Because I’m Black
6. Be Me
7. Interlude: Redstorm’s Domestic Lesson
8. You Let Me Down
9. Shoo Fly
10. Maury Povich
11. It Is True
12. Your Love
13. My First
14. Personal Trainer
15. Go Home
16. Go
17. Outro

Related Releases (Hip Hop)

Soulja Boy “iSoulja Boy Tellum’” - December 16th
Common “Universal Mind Control” - December 9th

Adjusted Releases (Originally Due In December)

The Dream “Love Vs. Money” - Due in Spring 2009
Ciara “Fantasy Ride” - Unknown Release Date
Monica “Still Standing” - Due Spring 2009
Busta Rhymes “Back On My BS” - Due February 2009

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