Soul Strutter: October 2022

Monday, 31 October 2022

Gavin Holligan [2022] - Same Old Story [Groove Lab Music]

The follow up single to the excellent "This Hotel Is Closed" (6 May) from Gavin Holligan is "Same Old Story" released on Friday (28 Oct 2022).

It comes with a Radio Edit and an Instrumental but the radio edit is only eight seconds shorter so assume that some explicit lyrics have been changed (although it's not marked as explicit) but haven't listened closely enough to determine.

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Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Groove Lab Music
Cat No:	None
Date:	28/10/2022
Key/BPM:	2B/92
Price:	£1 / £2.97 all tracks

Charlie Stacey Feat. Vula Malinga [2022] - Music Is Healing [Night Dreamer]

A new single from Charlie Stacey which, whilst uncredited, features East London's Vula Malingo who, if you remember, had a single "Dreaming" out last year (May). She has sung background vocals for the likes of Adele and Sam Smith and was/is a member of Basement Jaxx and sang on Incognito's 2016 album "In Search Of Better Days".

Charlie Stacey is a keyboardist from London and this is his debut solo single pre-released on 25 Oct ahead of his debut solo album "The Night Beyond Time" due on 2 Dec 2022. The album is available to pre-order on vinyl now on Bandcamp.

He is a member of Yussef Dayes Trio.

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Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Night Dreamer
Cat No:	None
Date:	25/10/2022
Key/BPM:	10A/118
Price:	£1

Andre Ward & K'Jon [2022] - Casualty of Love (Remix) [Orpheus Enterprises]

In August 2021 Chicago veteran jazz saxophonist André Ward released his first new music for four years in collaboration with Detroit's K'Jon who also hadn't released anything for eight years. It was a soulful smooth jazz tune "Casualty Of Love".

Last week (27 Oct) they released a remix of it which ups the tempo slightly but also beefs it up a bit from the original with more depth. It is from a forthcoming album "Africa Rising" which will be his first album since "Jazzilicious, Vol. 2" in Feb 2016.

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Rating:	7.9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Smooth Jazz / Remix
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Orpheus Enterprises
Cat No:	None
Date:	27/10/2022
Key/BPM:	7B/87
Price:	£1

Dwight Coley [2022] - A New Beginning [Self Released] (Full EP)

Dwight Coley looks like a new artist as only this EP "A New Beginning" and a single included on it ("We Don't Want It Anymore") from July are listed for him. However, the EP title suggests that this may not be a debut but I can't find anything else by him under this name.

There are writing credits on all tracks to Dwight Anderson and there is a dual single by him released in 2012 (which are both gospel inspired songs). He released an album "All Of Me" in Oct 2021 under that name which is still available via Bandcamp where it states that he is from Toronto.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/10/2022
Price:	£4.95

UK Soul Chart Breakers 22nd Oct 2022 (Week 42)

Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 22nd Oct 2022 with links to tracks posted (or to Spotify for those not yet posted).

You can catch the breakers show each Saturday at 7pm-8pm presented by Andy Tee on Starpoint Radio.

Artist - Title	Rel'd	Post
Mark Knight & Lucas Setto - Get With You Tonight	21/10
Alex Fanjul - Do It Right	18/10
Str4ta ft Emma - Jean Thackray - Lazy Days	21/10
Penny Wells - I Wanna Be More (You Are)	17/10	19/10
S Green - Speaking From My Heart	03/10
Avery Sunshine - Dont Count Me Out (Apx Remix)	14/10	21/10
Susy K ft Dave Browning - Keep On Going	14/10	14/10
Vick Allen - Double Crosser	21/10
Chris Crain - Put It In Motion	04/11
Mia Kai - Room	14/10	14/10
Smokie Norful - I Still Have You	21/10
Sherise - You Get Me	24/10
Tykena - How You Feel	14/10	14/10
The Jack Moves - Six Ways	14/10	14/10
FS Green - On My Mind	22/10

NB tracks in yellow are forthcoming

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UK Soul Chart 24th Oct 2022 (Week 42)

24th Oct 2022

The new UK Soul Chart for 24th Oct 2022.

Summary: There are 9 risers, 11 fallers, 2 non-movers, 7 new entries, 1 re-entry

New Entries: Lynn Davis (14), Kim Tavar (15), Richard Burton & Randy Roberts (18), Don-E (21), Saint Jaimz (She's My Monday) (22), Jazmine Sullivan (27), Gloria Scott (28)

Re-Entry: Cree Taylor Feat. Teri Tobin (20)

Highest Risers: Isley Brothers (+28), Mays (+9), Victor Haynes (+8)

Biggest Fallers: IshMaleSings (11), Marc Staggers (-10), Marvin Gentry (-9)

Losers: MF Robots, Trstan, Rich Beggar, Vince Broomfield, Bob Baldwin Feat. Kathy Kosins, STR4TA, Ingram Street, Roy G. Hemmings

Pos	Last	Chg	Artist - Title
1	1	0	Kim Tibbs - The Science Of Completion Volume 1 LP
2	9	+7	Soul Messengers - Move (You Got To) Mixes
3	12	+9	Maysa - Whatever
4	28	+24	Isley Bros - Make Me Say It Again Girl LP
5	11	+6	Dennis Taylor - Best Of LP
6	14	+8	Victor Haynes - Back To Love
7	4	-3	Lindsey Webster - Reasons LP
8	5	-3	Down To Earth - What We Gonna Do / My Guiding Star
9	10	+1	Hil St Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful
10	6	-4	Kenny Thomas - Contagious
11	7	-4	Sir Spencer - Control Me /Turn Us Around
12	3	-9	Melvin Gentry - Soul Weekend LP
13	2	-11	IshMaleSings - A Hearts Journey LP
14			Lynn Davis - Can I Come Over
15			Kim Tavar - Good Ole Days
16	8	-8	Lisa Dietrich - Move Me No Mountain
17	20	+3	Nia Simmons - Feeling Fine
18			Richard Burton & Randy Roberts - I Miss You
19	19	0	Richard Alexander Davis - 4 Ever
20	RE		Cree Turner Feat. Teri Tobin - Wanna Be Loved
21			Don-E - Make It Last
22			Saint Jaimz - She's My Monday
23	13	-10	Marc Staggers - You Make Me Feel (Dance Version)
24	26	+2	Kathy Kosins - Ms Martha
25	24	-1	Terrell Edwards - Euphoria
26	29	+3	N.W.O - The Answer
27			Jazmine Sullivan - Stand Up
28			Gloria Scott - So Wonderful LP
29	23	-6	Shaila Prospere - Emotions (Remixes)
30	25	-5	Carmy Love - Together Again

Raja-Nee' [2022] - The Sovereign of 14742 [JARF Music Group] (Full Album) OUT NOW DIGITALLY

Having been available only on CD since 28 Aug 2022, the new album by Raja-Nee' "The Sovereign of 14742" is now available digitally as of 31 Oct 2022.

We still have a handful of signed CDs which can be obtained for £15 incl. postage by emailing soulstrutter@gmail.com. We're also taking orders for signed, coloured vinyl copies which are estimated to be £25 depending on US shipping costs.

The new album has twelve tracks with two interludes and is dedicated to Raja-Nee's parents with the title being a reference to the address she grew up in at 14742 Lincoln Avenue, Harvey, IL. Raja-Nee tells us: "The entire CD is dedicated to my parents. That’s why you see all of the old pictures. My parents, my 8 siblings, both grandmothers (mother & father), Auntie, my daughter and husband. They are all important to who I am and who I’ve become. So it’s all about them!"

Putting the four singles already released to one side, and two interludes, there are six new songs. The next single (15 Nov 2022) will be a cover of the Bacharach & David song "One Less Bell To Answer", possibly best know by The Fifth Dimension (1970) with Marilyn McCoo on lead vocals, but also recorded by many others including Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Dells, Dionne Warwick, Barbara Streisand and Shirley Bassey, so very big shoes to fill on that one and she does a terrific job. I believe that there are at least another three tracks which have potential for future singles i.e. "All I Need (Vicky's Song)", "Close To Me" and "I Adore You".

Raja-Nee' was 'discovered' by Marshall Thompson (founder of The Chi-Lites) who mentored her and she toured with The Chi-Lites and performed on their 1990 "Just Say You Love Me" album. Later she signed to a deal with Auto & Cherokee who got her an audition with Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis which led to a solo project on their Perspective label where they produced her hit track "Turn It Up" which also featured on "Low Down Dirty Shame" movie soundtrack in 1994. She released a few singles and an album "Hot & Ready" and had a UK #42 hit with 'Turn It Up' in Mar 1995.

In 2020 she re-emerged from her musical hiatus with a vengeance with "Come Get This Love" making a big noise, especially in the UK reaching #1 on the UK Soul Chart, and gaining a vinyl release on LRK Records.

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Rating:	8.7
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital / CD / Vinyl
Label:	JARF Music Group
Cat No:	None
Date:	31/10/2022 / 28/08/2022
Price UK:	£7.99 / £15 incl P&P from SoulStrutter / TBC