Pop Soul
Timeline:最早1957年并开始发展,1961年开始流行,1960s末达到顶峰,目前流行至今,有衰落趋势
上位:Soul、Pop、Doo-Wop、Girl Group、Brill Building
下位:Motown Sound、Northern Soul、Philly Soul、Disco、Adult Contemporary、Quiet Storm、Sophisti-Pop、Blue-Eyed Soul、Fauxtown
流行灵魂乐(Pop Soul)是流行乐(Pop)与灵魂乐(Soul)的融合,起源于20世纪60年代,是灵魂乐跨界成功的一种尝试。摩城唱片公司(Motown Records)的音乐家们,如The Supremes(代表曲目《Baby Love》)、Martha and The Vandellas(代表曲目《Jimmy Mack》)和The Miracles(代表曲目《Tears of a Clown》)等,都是这种风格的代表。流行灵魂乐最终在20世纪70年代蜕变为迪斯科舞曲( Disco),而在20世纪80年代,该流派的元素又被融入到了Sophisti-Pop中。
The Miracles - I'll Try Something New(Single)【Pop Soul、Doo-Wop、Brill Building】
The Drifters - Up on the Roof(Single)【Pop Soul、Doo-Wop、Brill Building】
Mary Wells - Two Lovers(Single)
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By(Single)
Deon Jackson - Love Makes the World Go Round(Single)
Jay & The Techniques - Keep the Ball Rollin'(Single)
The O'Kaysions - Girl Watcher(Single)
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup(Single)
The Flirtations - Nothing but a Heartache(Single)【Pop Soul、Girl Group、Northern Soul】
The Joe Jeffrey Group - My Pledge of Love(Single)
The 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues(Single)
The Friends of Distinction - Love or Let Me Be Lonely(Single)
Freda Payne - Band of Gold(Single)
The 5 Stairsteps - O-o-h Child(Single)【Pop Soul、Chicago Soul】
Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love(Single)
Polly Brown - Up in a Puff of Smoke(Single)
Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From(Single)【Pop Soul、Northern Soul】
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before(Single)【Pop Soul、Disco】