Hello All I'm Elfkeeper, a hopeless romantic. I love a good date and just what is a good date you might ask? For me, its good food, good conversation and great music. I find that a ride or walk on a star filled night is so much better with great mood music. With that in mind I give you Kem. By now we all know about him but if you dont know, great ready for a treat. KEM: Album 2 is by far one of the best date CDs this year(the brother put it down). If you like Kem, you mihgt want to check out All Jarreau (any of his CDs will do). Also, Lalah Hathaway doing "Forever, For Always, For Love" is outstanding. Now, I know we are not happy with the French, but there is a CD Called "French Kiss" that is just too sexy, smart and uptown to pass up (if you can find it. So give any of them a listen and then listen again with your date. Im sure you will be happy you did.

Peace and Serenity
Elfkeeper

Barry White, Al Green, Journey, Charlie Rich's 'Behind Closed Doors' just a few off the top of my head

Big butts- sir mix alot

Some of my favorite music for romance...
Al Green - Let's Stay Together.
Depeche Mode - Stripped, Blue Dress
Duran Duran - The Chauffer
Roxy Music - Avalon, Slave to Love
Siouxsie and the Bansees - face to face
9 1/2 Weeks soundtrack - whole thing is good.

Ooooooh me too Dee.
One of his songs...something about saying goodbye...
I loved you in the morning, your kisses deep & warm
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm

Makes me go all to pieces

I agree... Barry White! He could sing the phone book for all I care and it would drive me crazy!

Leonard Cohen, "waiting for the Miracle"


His voice gives me chills.

Oh, I love that Percy Sledge song!

Few of my faves are..
Love is all arounds, by The Troggs
Will you still love me tomorrow, cant remember who did it though!
Anything mellow by Elvis is enough to send me a bit ga ga too!

percy sledge-when a man loves a woman

When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothing else
He'd trade the world for the good thing he's found

If she is bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down

When a man loves a woman
He'll spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs

He'd give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way it ought to be

Well, this man loves you, woman
I gave you everything I have
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
Baby, please don't treat me bad

When a man loves a woman
Down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery

If she is playin' him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Lovin' eyes can never see

When a man loves a woman
He can do her no wrong
He can never hug some other girl

Yes, when a man loves a woman
I know exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, I'm a man

When a man loves a woman....

Marc Anthony songs, You Sang to Me, especially. Also old love songs from when we were both in our twenties - Motown stuff still gets me going - anything by Smokey Robinson or the Temptations or, yup, Marvin Gaye. And Luther Vandross will live forever in his love songs.

ok I guess I'm kind of going off the loop here a bit - but R Kelly - whoo hoo talk about sexy music!

(ok sure he is a perv, but his music is still good)

This has nothing to do with music, but just had to tell you elfkeeper, I've got a soft spot for men in umiform! Thanx for what you do for our country!

I like smooth jazz to set a romantic mood. Nothing like great saxaphone, such as Kenny G for me.

What about Unchained Melody by the Rightous Brothers.
or for a chane of pace. Feel Like Making Love by Bad Company. Of course you can't go wrong with Marvin Gaye

I'm with Northern Gordon.

There's no better than Marvin Gaye....

OK guys, for me some good smooth jazz such as Dave Koz or David Benoit make for great date music. I find that some of the others that you have mentioned seem to be more of the "get in the mood" music.

Hey Elfkeeper

First of all, I gotta send all my best wishes and respect to all you men and women in the forces defending our freedom!

Secondly, when it comes to s*xy romantic music - it's Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" LP. No contest!!! :)