"The Very Best of Oleta Adams" ....saw her live in Chicago 3 years ago w/Peabo Bryson, Jody Watley and Jon Secada and she is phenomenal. So underrated...one of the best voices of my generation (right behind Phyllis Hyman). And she plays many of her own instruments.....
Also, "Fabrica de Nueva York" by the Nyorican Soul Orchestra with production by Masters at Work...Brazilian jazz, soul and r&b...with performances by Jocelyn Brown, George Benson, Roy Ayers and India...an opus of musical tastes.
Rakim "The 18th Letter" ......a rap GOD.