Soul Strutter: 06/05/22

Sunday, 5 June 2022

REGÁL [2022] - Love and Loss [Self Released] (Full EP)

REGÁL is Aaron Christopher Harrison, originally from Detroit but now lives in Chandler, Arizona, who released a debut three track EP "Love and Loss" on 4 Jun 2022. All three tracks are slow jams with a retro, yet contemporary feel.

Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	04/06/2022
Price:	£2.97

The Neo Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 12 (Jun 2022 Wk 22) Spotify Playlist

The SoulStrutter selection of the best Neo Soul releases

for: Jun 2022 Wk 22 in no particular order.

This week's neo soul selections which are mainly from this week with a couple of stragglers from mid May.

Playlist:

Jelisa - Perspective (3 Jun)

Jeyaia - No Love (3 Jun)

janïsa - Fly Away (15 May)

Eliza - Heat of the Moon (26 May)

JES - Dreamboat (3 Jun)

Chiara Jose - Fallin' (4 Jun)

Myranda Dominiq - See You Smile (28 May)

Nia Sultana - Proven (2 Jun)

Nia Sultana - Element (2 Jun)

Mikeila Janae - Sunday (16 May)

The Degrees - Nothing Else (3 Jun)

Rochelle Williams - Still On My Mind (1 Jun)

Paulina Delin - Did You Even Notice? (3 Jun)

Saïna - What a time to live in (27 May)

2022

Pt 10, Pt 11

Pt 01, Pt 02, Pt 03, Pt 04, Pt 05, Pt 06, Pt 07, Pt 08, Pt 09

NB You must be logged on to Spotify to listen in full

The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 22 (Jun 2022 Wk 22) Spotify Playlist

SoulStrutter selections of the best releases this week

(Jun 2022 Wk 22)

In no particular order other than tempo.

All tracks in this week's playlist were released in the last week, although two have been previously released. Menava appears to be a re-edit of a track they released as a single (and an album track) in Jan 2020 when they were known as Elina Jones & The Fireflies. The selected track from Garrett P. Tyler's debut album is the title track "New Normal", which was released as his debut single last Sep.

There were quite a lot of good releases this week, yet once again nothing is really sticking it's head above the crowd except for the new album from Blue Soul Ten.

Doobie Powell's new album "Leander's Road" is quite nice if you like jazz/soul and I've gone with "Reminisce" from it.

This week's "Neo Dirty Dozen" is, once again, dominated by the females. My choice from it would probably have to be the new EP, "Bigger Dreams" from Nia Sultana.

This week's SoulStrutter Selection of the Week has to be Blue Soul Ten's sophomore album "This Is Worth It". It's a superb album and gets even better with each play. Three of my favoured tracks (at the moment) have been put in the playlist. I've had the album playing in the background whilst doing chart posts and this post and it's on it's third iteration and I haven't felt the need to skip it on which is always a good sign of a solid and consistent album. I'll stick my neck out and predict that this could well be a future #1 on Global Soul chart as there are plenty of different tracks that could/should attract airplay.

2022

Pt 21

Pt 20, Pt 19, Pt 18, Pt 17, Pt 16, Pt 15, Pt 14, Pt 13, Pt 12, Pt 11

,Pt 10, Pt 09, Pt 08, Pt 07, Pt 06, Pt 05, Pt 04, Pt 03, Pt 02, Pt 01

2021

Pt 46, Pt 45, Pt 44, Pt 43, Pt 42, Pt 41

Pt 40, Pt 39, Pt 38, Pt 37, Pt 36, Pt 35, Pt 34, Pt 33, Pt 32, Pt 31

Pt 30, Pt 29, Pt 28, Pt 27, Pt 26, Pt 25, Pt 24, Pt 23, Pt 22, Pt 21,

Pt 20, Pt 19, Pt 18, Pt 17, Pt 16, Pt 15, Pt 14, Pt 13, Pt 12, Pt 11,

Pt 10, Pt 9,Pt 8, Pt 7, Pt 6, Pt 5, Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2, Pt 1

Playlist:

Blue Soul Ten, Dennis Lorenzo - Like I Do (3 Jun)

Blue Soul Ten, ShaMain - Loving Me (3 Jun)

D-Smooth - Carefully (3 Jun)

Doobie Powell - Reminisce (28 May)

Blue Soul Ten, Syauqi Destanika - I'm Afraid I Might (3 Jun)

The Suffers - Could This Be Love (3 Jun)

Lee Wilson - Be With You (3 Jun)

Johnny James Dr J, SanginDiva - Foolish Heart (VocalSax Mix) (3 Jun)

Jully Black - Half Empty (27 May)

Garrett P. Tyler - New Normal (3 Jun / (Sep 2021 single))

Menava - Where We Go (27 May (re-edit from Jan 2020 single))

Eric Seats presents Project Sidiooo 3, Carol Riddick - I Don't Care (3 Jun)

NB You must be logged on to Spotify to listen in full

The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Covers, Reissues, Remixes & Samples Part 11 (Jun 2022 Wk 22)

SoulStrutter selections for Jun 2022 Wk 22 of the best non-original songs i.e. cover versions, remixes, reissues, previously unreleased and new songs using samples or new releases with a retro feel. (In no particular order).

It goes from famine to feast. Most weeks I'm scratching around to find a dozen and this week I contemplated having to split in two as there are a shed load of reissues and a good few remixes. I could have added even more reissues if I had included some tracks from the forthcoming Kent compilation "Atlanta Soul Artistry 1967-1975" but instead of adding them here I'll refer you to it's posting. Therefore, the top half of the playlist consists of reissues and the bottom half covers, samples and remixes.

There are a pair of reissues from Izipho Soul and another pair from Soul4Real. Then we have a Numero group reissue and three tracks from the reissue of Sunfire's solitary, self-titled, 1982 album.

Several recent tracks have had new remixes. A few have only been out a matter of weeks and have already been remixed i.e. Sidibe, Anthony David & Algebra Blessett and The Terri Green Project and the other two were quite big hits last year from Melonyx and Tarrey Torae.

A couple of others worth mentioning that can't be included in the playlist, as they are Badncamp only releases, include Gloria Gaynor "Philadelphia Re-Edit Sessions", an EP from Jack Tennis sampling/remixing some 70s classics, Gloria Scott covering Joe Smooth's "Promised Land" and DoctorSoul remixing Atlantic Starr's "When Love Calls".

Reissues: Ripple x2, Ray Alexander Technique x3, Sam Dees x2, Jimmy Lewis x2, Sunfire x3, George McGregor x2,

Covers: John Coleman (Ray Charles), Output/Input (Creative Source/EWF also a reissue)

Samples: Frenchy (Donell Jones)

Remixes: Melonyx, Sidibe, The Terri Green Project, Tarrey Torae, Anthony David & Algebra Blessett

2022

Pt 01, Pt 02, Pt 03, Pt 04, Pt 05, Pt 06, Pt 07. Pt 08, Pt 09, Pt 10

2021

Pt 38, Pt 37, Pt 36, Pt 35, Pt 34, Pt 33, Pt 32, Pt 31

Pt 30, Pt 29, Pt 28, Pt 27, Pt 26, Pt 25, Pt 24, Pt 23, Pt 22, Pt 21

Pt 20, Pt 19, Pt 18, Pt 17, Pt 16, Pt 15, Pt 14, Pt 13, Pt 12, Pt 11,

Pt 10, Pt 9, Pt 8, Pt 7, Pt 6, Pt 5, Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2, Pt 1

NB You need to be logged on to Spotify to listen in full

Maria Sanchez [2022] - Hey Love / Give Me Your Lovin' [Soul Tune #ST4508]

Both sides of this 7" release have been previously released and posted digitally. First came "Hey Love" on 4 Feb followed by "Give Me Your Lovin'" on 18 Feb.

They are both now available on 7" vinyl from 3 Jun from Bandcamp via Stockholm based label Soul Tune run by Niclas Wretelid, one of the members of the Soul Tunes Allstars.

Maria Sanchez (aka Groovy MS from Riverside, CA) also released "Dynamite" / "Sensation" May 2021.

Click icons below for further information or to connect with the artist.

Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / Vinyl
Label:	Soul Tune
Cat No:	None
Date:	03/06/2022
Key/BPM:	10A/56 (NB Tunebat lists 85) / 8B/93
Value:	€2 / €11

Global Soul Chart 4th Jun 2022 (Week 22)

4th Jun 2022

The Global Soul chart broadcast on Sat 4th Jun as it is every Saturday between 5pm-7pm (GMT) on Global Soul Radio.

Each week around a dozen or more 'Breakers' are interspersed with chart entries. These will be posted separately.

NOTE There was no show broadcast this week.

Raheem Devaughn hangs on to the top spot for the third consecutive week. Three of four new entries last week all move up with Sidibe staying rooted to the third place. Whether or not the new Pat Lok Remix released on Friday will come to her assistance remains to be seen. One of the best 'pure soul' tunes around at the moment from Juanita Wynn, which entered at #15 last week, is the highest climber up ten to #5.

There were four new entries this week with the highest being the new album from Michon Young (LLE V3 Conversation Piece). Men At Large, Ravyn Lenae and Teri Tobin are the other three. Making way for them were all four predicted last week but J. Brown, who I thought might struggle, has moved up four places.

As far as next week's predictions are concerned they look fairly obvious. PJ Morton, SunniDread, Reuben James and Sabrina Claudio look almost certain to go, but there are also a few others above which may struggle to hang on another week i.e. Gavin Holligan, Roszunn and Devon Howard.

Summary: 5 risers, 8 fallers, 3 non-movers and 4 new entries

New Entries: Michon Young, Men At Large, Ravyn Lenae, Teri Tobin

Highest Risers: Juanita Wynn (+10), Morgan Munroe (+8), Jordan Lee / J. Brown (+4)

Biggest Fallers: Reuben James (-14), Sabrina Claudio (-11), PJ Morton (-10)

Losers: Grant Alexander, Lenora, Tony Walk, Sly Johnson

Pos	Last	Chg	Artist - Title	Rel'd	Posted
1	1	0	Raheem Devaughn - From Lust Til Dawn LP	06/05	06/05
2	5	+3	Kadeem Tyrell - I Want You	18/05	18/05
3	3	0	Sidibe Feat. MoonNeon - Tellin' U	13/05	13/05
4	12	+8	Morgan Munroe - Mutual	04/05	05/05
5	15	+10	Juanita Wynn - Make It Right	20/05	20/05
6	2	-4	Kenyon Dixon - Closer LP	05/05	08/05
7	7	0	Thaïs Lona - CUBE LP	06/05	11/05
8			Michon Young - LLEV3 Conversation Piece LP	27/05	27/05
9			Men At Large - Faded	27/05	27/05
10	14	+4	Jordan Lee - Easy	12/05	12/05
11	9	-2	Gavin Holligan - This Hotel Is Closed	06/05	08/05
12	10	-2	Roszunn - Tonight	06/05	16/05
13	11	-2	Devon Howard - Your Love Is	16/05	14/05
14			Ravyn Lenae - Where I'm From	20/05	20/05
15	19	+4	J. Brown - Chapter & Fresh LP	20/05
16	6	-10	PJ Morton Watch The Sun LP	29/04	30/04
17	13	-4	SunniDread - Bebop (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LP)	07/05	14/05
18	4	-14	Reuben James - Tunnel Vision LP	15/04	15/04
19	8	-11	Sabrina Claudio - Based On A Feeling EP	06/05	06/05
20			Teri Tobin - The One	22/05	24/05

UK Soul Chart Breakers 28th May 2022 (Week 21)

Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 28th May 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
Michael B. Sutton - Bandaid For A Broken Heart	20/05
Marc Staggers - You Make Me Feel (Smooth Jazz Mix)	27/05	26/05
Johnny James 'Dr.J' Feat. SanginDiva - Foolish Heart (Sax Vocal Mix)	03/06	26/05
Terri Green - Caught Up	20/05	22/05
Uncle Win - Let's Do It Again
Chris Jasper - I Love Rhythm & Blues	01/06
Brain Jackson - Hold On	27/05	27/05
The Legendary Bluenotes Feat. Sugarbear - Anything For My Baby	13/05	13/05
25th Street Band Feat. Kim Mont & Joe Kibble - Whenever I Want You	23/05
The Sounds Of Oakland Feat. Martin Luther - Country Flower	01/10	08/10
K. Spade - Love Tonight	14/04
Ray Hayden Feat. Mary Jane - We All Got Our Livin' To Do	20/05
Cheyenne Wright - Say It	20/05	20/05
Saucy Lady - Reunite Under Starlight	27/05
Miguel Migs Feat. Lisa Shaw - Lose Control	21/05

NB tracks in yellow are forthcoming

UK Soul Chart 30th May 2022 (Week 21)

30th May 2022

The new UK Soul Chart for 30th May 2022.

Summary: There are 10 risers, 12 fallers, 3 non-movers, 5 new entries

New Entries: Just'n, Louie Vega, Petawane, Anthony David & Algebra Blessett, Juanita Wynn

Highest Risers: Nao Yoshioka / Raheem DeVaughn (+11), Najee (+9)

Biggest Fallers: Kim Tibbs (-16), The Terri Green Project & Randy Hall (-12), David Morlaes (-8)

Losers: Down To Earth, Color Me Badd, Laura Rain & The Caesars, Freddie Lee, STR4TA

Pos	Last	Chg	Artist - Title
1	3	+2	Regi Myrix Presents Michelle Brooks-Thompson - Then I Met You
2	2	0	VA - Dome 30 Years Vol. 1 LP
3	1	-2	Melba Moore - Take Her Picture Down / Take Me Away (Imagine LP)
4	4	0	Diane Marsh - Invade My Space LP
5	14	+9	Najee - Modern Lovers / Valentine Love (Savoir Faire LP)
6	8	+2	Nigel Lowis Presents Soul City Connection - Brotherly Love
7	18	+11	Nao Yoshioka - Tokyo 2020
8	19	+11	Raheem Devaughn & Grenique - Memory Lane (From Lust Till Dawn LP)
9	12	+3	Full Flava Feat. Hazel Fernandes - Nature Boy (Michele Chiavarini's Lounge Mix)
10	10	0	Meli'sa Morgan - Footprints Of An Angel
11	13	+2	Shaila Prospere - Emotions
12	6	-6	Lukas Setto - Best Part Of Me
13	15	+2	The Groove Association ft Georgie B - Living The Good Life
14	7	-7	Output/Input ft Audrey Wheeler Downing & Brent Carter - Here We Go Again
15	11	-4	Dave Lee & Omar - Starlight
16			Just'n - Good Ol Lovin
17	5	-12	The Terri Green Project Feat. Randy Hall - Turnt Up Tonight
18	20	+2	CJ's Connection - Just Friends
19			Louie Vega - Expansions in NYC LP
20	25	+5	SWR Big Band x Ola Onabule - Soul Town (Soul Encounter LP)
21	16	-5	EKO - What's Deep In A Man
22	17	-5	JDs Time Machine - Speak Love / Young Hearts
23	21	-2	Robert IMtume Owens - Don't Give Up
24			Petawane - Music
25	9	-16	Kim Tibbs - Where Would I Be Without You
26			Anthony David & Algebra Blessett - Heaven
27	24	-3	PJ Morton - Watch The Sun LP
28	27	-1	Royalty Duo - Marriage LP
29			Juanita Wynn - Make It Right
30	22	-8	David Morales - Never Looking Back (Mixes) / Life Is A Song LP

VA [2022] - Atlanta Soul Artistry 1965-1975 [KENT #523] (Full Album)

Ace/Kent have a new compilation of 70s Atlanta soul from Michael Thevis' GRC, Aware and Hotlanta labels due out on vinyl on 1 Jul 2022.

Most have been released before either on vinyl or CD compilations and I've managed to find all but three on Spotify. The three missing tracks are all previously unreleased in any format.

Joe Hinton's "I'm Tired Of Dreaming", which he co-wrote with Marlin McNichols, was recorded by Pure Velvet in 1975 on Osiris so I've included that version and a sample of Joe Hinton's original unreleased version.

King Hannibal (aka James Shaw) "Fight Fire With Fire" is from live tapes recorded in Atlanta and L.A. and is also released for the first time.

Joe Graham recorded four tracks for Aware around 1973 all of which were shelved until now as "I'm Leaving" gets it's first release.

There are links for these three below whist all the others are in the playlist.

The compilation is available to pre-order on vinyl from Ace/Kent.

Track List:

#signifies previously unreleased - samples only

A Side

01 - Dorothy Norwood - Big Boat Ride

#02 - Joe Hinton - I'm Tired Of Dreaming (Pure Velvet)

03 - Ripple - You Were Right On Time

04 - Lee Brackett - You Get To Me

05 - John Edwards - It's Got To Be The Real Thing

06 - Charlie Thomas - Don't Let Me Know

07 - Loleatta Holloway - Love Woke Me Up

B Side

01 - Jimmy Lewis - Is That Any Way To Treat A Lady

02 - Deep Velvet - Complain To The Clouds (But You Can't Change The Weather)

#03 - King Hannibal - Fight Fire With Fire

04 - Arthur Alexander - You Ain't For Real

#05 - Joe Graham - I'm Leaving

06 - Bobby Burn - I'm A Dreamer

07 - The Counts - Since We Said Goodbye

Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	70s Soul
Format:	Album / Compilation
Media:	Vinyl 12"
Label:	Kent
Cat No:	523
Date:	01/07/2022
Price:	£15.80