Baby love

It's only in the last few years that I've begun to appreciate '80s R&B, but breezy stuff like this was the gateway drug.


Aurra: "Baby Love" (Salsoul, 1983)

Aurra was a side project of Steve Washington of Slave. This was from the last record Aurra cut before he split with the singers, Curt Jones & Starleana Young, and they took off with the name.

There's a brand-new Kid Sister song featuring David Banner that's got a similar feel. It was produced by Diplo, who used this.