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D.J. Rogers - Love Brought Me Back (1978) {Soul Music Records SMCR5110, Remastered & Expanded rel 2013}
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© 1978, 2013 Columbia / Sony Music / Soul Music Records | SMCR 5110
R&B / Soul / Funk / Quiet Storm

Released in 1978, "Love Brought Me Back" was D.J. Rogers' most commercially successful album. The gorgeous title track is a mid-tempo ballad that deservedly became a Top 20 R&B hit and this album (as a whole) is very much enjoyable. While it does have a couple of obligatory uptempo Disco tracks the slow-tempo, slow-burn Quiet storm ballads and mid-tempo numbers are what make this album special. This remastered edition from Soulmusic.com Records reissues the entire original album plus a few bonus remixes and single edits as bonus tracks.

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