Sons of Soul by Tony! Toni! Tone!
Released: June 22nd, 1993
The last truly great artistic statement from the Bay Area trio, “The Tonys” had evolved from a woefully underrated New Jack Swing outfit to this; an innovative blending of various strains of classic soul that seems to be two years ahead of schedule. While no one had coined the term “neo soul” in 1993, it’s obvious that these guys were laying the groundwork for the movement with hits like “Slow Wine,” “Lay Your Head On My Pillow” and the Stax-ish stomp of “If I Had No Loot.”
