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If you like Rapture
Anita Baker · similar · level up · best sounding
Albums like Rapture — fidelity-aware Upgrade Paths for listeners who want more of this, a deeper next step, or the best-sounding next listen on serious gear.
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Sade
If you like Rapture, try Love Deluxe by Sade (soul).
- Shared genres: soul, r&b, quiet storm
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 73% · auto
Marvin Gaye
If you like Rapture, try What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (soul).
- Shared genres: soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
Nina Simone
If you like Rapture, try I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone (soul).
- Shared genres: soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
This, but deeper / more masterful
Why this path is shown under each card.
Sade
Level up in soul: Love Deluxe by Sade after Rapture.
- Shared genres: soul, r&b, quiet storm
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 73% · auto
Marvin Gaye
Level up in soul: What's Going On by Marvin Gaye after Rapture.
- Shared genres: soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
Nina Simone
Level up in soul: I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone after Rapture.
- Shared genres: soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
This, but it rewards my gear
Why this path is shown under each card.
Sade
Love Deluxe by Sade — Shared genres: soul, r&b, quiet storm; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: soul, r&b, quiet storm
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 73% · auto
Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — Shared genres: soul; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder — Shared genres: soul, r&b; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 65% · auto
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