Complex sentence: Gabrielle's first two studio albums were inspired by "classic soul connotations" such as Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Bobby Womack, however the albums also contained influence "by early -' 80s British pop" Soul II Soul, Lisa Stansfield and Mantronix.
Split into simpler sentences: Gabrielle's first two studio albums were inspired by "classic soul connotations" such as Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Bobby Womack. However, the albums also contained influence "by early -' 80s British pop" Soul II Soul, Lisa Stansfield and Mantronix.