AARP.org: Top 10 Albums for Grownups in 2011

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AARP.org enlisted a panel of experts to create a list of the Top 10 Albums for Grownups. The judges selected the list based on quality, uniqueness and relevance to AARP members. Judges include USA Today pop music critic Edna Gunderson and NY Times best-selling author David Wild. THE LIST:• Paul Simon, So Beautiful or So What• Adele, 21• Jill Scott, The Light Of The Sun• Tom Waits, Bad As Me• Raphael Saadiq, Stone Rollin'• Tony Bennett, Duets II• Barbra Streisand, What Matters Most• Alison Krauss and Union Station, Paper Airplane• Wilco, The Whole Love• Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, The Goat Rodeo SessionsSee below for the full article with commentary from the judges on why each album was chosen.http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-12-2011/top-albums-for-grownups-2011.html