Flashback Friday: Nikka Costa & Yolanda Adams

We don’t know about you, but this week was absolutely eternal. Friday is finally here!


This week, Javacia shares this one:

Nikka Costa, Everybody Got Their Something (2001)

Jai said: Nikka Costa,who is often placed in the ridiculously named “blue-eyed soul” category of music, has the amazing ability to blend pop, rock, blues, and funk in her songs. Though she’d been performing and releasing music for over a decade, I didn’t happen upon this soulful songstress until her 2001 release Everybody Got Their Something. But I’ve been hooked ever since.





Also check out: 


“Push & Pull”
“So Have I For You”




Here’s what is in Edd’s headphones:

Yolanda Adams, Mountain High, Valley Low (1999)


Edd said: It’s no secret that R&B has absolutely bored me in past 10 years. And as blasphemous as it sounds, the world of gospel has been just as weak. With a couple of exceptions (Mary Mary and a few others) folks are just rehashing the same old tired themes over and over. When that malaise sets in, I turn back to Yolanda Adams, and my reigning favorite gospel album. Yolanda caught a lot of heat back in ’99 for releasing “crossover” music. Those critics are ridiculous. Songs like “Open My Heart” were able to get out of the choir stand and reach a much wider audience. Isn’t that point? Obviously it worked – Mountain High, Valley Low is Yolanda’s most notable work and it still resonates with me.

Yolanda Adams – Open My Heart[FTL] by crysto

Also check out:
“That Name”
“Fragile Heart”


Now, it’s your turn. Email edward@soulinstereo.com, hit us up on Twitter @etbowser or @writeousbabe, or stop by the comments section and share your Flashback Friday album. Leave a couple of sentences describing what makes it so great. We’ll feature your album on the blog.