This week's playlist of the better new neo soul / R&B / urban releases. It's a bumper list of 73 tracks filtered from the hundreds released with the better ones appearing in the top half.
Friday, 3 December 2021
Donna Allen [2021] - He Is The Joy (Remixes, Pt. 2) [Defected Records]
Donna Allen released "He Is The Joy (Remixes, Pt. 2)" today with the outstanding mix being
Groove Junkies vs Lenny Fontana Galaxy People Edit which
overlays Lonnie Liston Smith's 1975 jazz funk classic "Expansions"
"He Is The Joy" was originally released by Sulfuric in 1999.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Soulful House |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Defected Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 03/12/2021 |
| Key/BPM: | 6B/125 |
| Value: | £2.49 |
VA [2021] - Tru Thoughts 2021 [Tru Thoughts] (Full Album)
A compilation of 29 tracks all released this year by Brighton (UK) label
Tru Thoughts. Several have been posted individually over the year e.g.
Melonyx, Fika, Moonchild, Aurora Dee Raynes.
NB Artists not showing on Spotify playlist so click image below for track list.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Album / Compilation |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Tru Thoughts |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 03/12/2021 |
| Value: | £7.49 |
Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints [2021] - Feels So Good [Dala #104]
A new single released today (3 Dec 2021) by
Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints is a really authentic
late 60s/early 70s, crossover style tune "Feels So Good". It is also available to pre-order on 7" vinyl with "Wounded Hearts" on the flip from
Dala Records.
How good is this? It's hard to believe that this is brand new and not a
vintage recording. I was scratching my head trying to think what it reminded me of and I think the intro is similar to Elvin Spencer's 1971 crossover classic "Lift This Hurt" and has a similar feel? (included below for comparison).
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| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Crossover |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Dala |
| Cat No: | 104 |
| Date: | 03/12/2021 |
| Key/BPM: | 11B/89 |
| Value: | £1 |
Jean Carn [2021] - RE-Captured: The Official Jean Carn Philadelphia Remix Album [Sony] (Full Album)
Released today (3 Dec 2021), as well as a single on Society Hill, is an
album of remixes of some of Jean Carn's many Philadelphia International recordings.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8.5 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Philly / Remixes |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Sony |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 03/12/2021 |
| Value: | £6.99 |
Jean Carn [2021] - It's Alright With Me (Remix) [Society Hill]
A couple of releases today from Jean Carn. A new single which is a cover of the Skip Scarborough song "It's Alright With Me" recorded by Patti LaBelle in 1979 and an album "RE-Captured: The Official Jean Carn Philadelphia Remix Album".
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| Rating: | 7.8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Cover Version |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Society Hill |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 03/12/2021 |
| Key/BPM: | 6B/120 |
| Value: | £1 |