Soul Strutter: 06/21/22

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Roger Williams [2022-06-19] - The Soulsorts Podcast [Podcast #11]

Roger Williams' eleventh podcast of 2022. The last five have been his Record Room sessions consisting of an hour of album tracks followed by an hour of singles. Check them out HERE.

This time out Roger takes stock of some of the best new releases of 2022 titling it "A mid-year 2022 quality new music selection". I am told that this is the first of two parts which consists of 50 tracks so look out for another 50 next week.

Incidentally, I have collated a list of all the tracks featured in this year's Dirty Dozens and so far there are 466 with another two weeks of the half year to go so will probably hit the 500 mark and these are the just the best ones! If you want a spreadsheet of them (including links to the posts so you can listen to them) then request via email at soulstrutter@gmail.com.

The podcast is available on Mixcloud and Podomatic where you can also download it to listen offline.Roger was about to cancel his Podomatic subscription until he noticed that last week alone the podcast was downloaded almost 1,600 times!

Playlist:

Julian Jonah – Now's The Time For Us

Reel People feat. Sebb Junior & Smith – Holla If You See Me

Dave Lee & The Sunburst Band feat. Angela Johnson – Face The Love

Output / Input feat. Antonio McLendon – I'm In Love

Tony Walk – Good Vibes Only

Ojam – Reunite

We Are One Tribute X-Perience Band – If It Feels Good

Maurice Joshua & The Whispers – Praise His Holy Name (Steppers Remix)

The Group Fire – Anything But Fail

The Jack Moves – Somebody's Watching You

Jarrod Lawson – Footsteps In the Dark

Joe Leavy – Love Me 2 My Soul

Freddie Lee – Freedom

Blue Soul Ten – All We Need

Tyra Levone – I Like It

Blue Soul Ten – Loving Me

Tyra Levone – Changes

Royalty Duo – Forever

DeeZee – Now I'm Breathless

Teri Tobin – The One

Lori Williams – Too Late (It's My Time)

Marcus Anderson – Turn Back the Days

Sunni Colon – Universe 4 Two

Freda Payne – Just To Be With You

Sidibe – Diamond In The Desert

Blair Bryant – Kiss Of Life

Sidibe – Tellin’ U

Samuel Archer – Nostalgia (feat. Nadira Norjahan)

Sly Johnson – Okay

Otis Kane – Wanna Love You

H'Atina – Be Mine

Robert IMtume Owens – Don't Give Up

Najee feat. Frank McComb – Modern Lovers

Michon Young – Only You

Marqueal Jordan – Dot Dot Dot (The Sequel)

Samuel Archer – Like I Love You (feat. Lasro the King)

Krishawna – Good to Be

LeVelle – Incredible Woman

Desmond Parson – Possibly

Lindsay Lucas & Jonny Tobin – Your Side of the Bed

Ivy Lo – Get Ya Money

Tarrey Torae – Meant To Be

Shelea – Final Say

Selina Albright – Dishonest Smile

Regi Myrix feat. Michelle Brooks-Thompson – Then I Met You

Shanice – That's Why I Love You

Norman Brown – I Won't Hurt You

Anthony David & Algebra Blessett – Heaven (Ampiano Mix)

PJ Morton feat. Jill Scott & Alex Isley – Still Believe

Lettuce – Change The World

Crutchfield Jones [2022] - Queen Appeal [Platinum Vybe] OUT NOW!

Originally posted from promo a couple of weeks ago, the new single from Crutchfield Jones was officially released on Friday (17 Jun 2022).

Shireen Crutchfield and Ricky Jones met some 30 years ago at Motown Records in Hollywood, CA. Shireen was the lead singer of the 90’s group The Good Girls, and Ricky the lead singer of Yours Truly. They had the same manager and their paths crossed at many events but it wasn't until they both left Motown that a friendship developed.

Their careers took them in different directions, Shireen modeling and acting and Ricky releasing two solo albums and travelling the world working with various artists such as Nancy Wilson, Faith Hill, The Backstreet Boys, Lionel Ritchie, Babyface, Aaron Neville and others.

Shireen and Ricky married other partners and started families. Their love of music reconnected them some 20 plus years later, both now divorced. They fell in love and married and are now recording together as Crutchfield Jones. Their first single "You’re Not Here (A Christmas Song)" in 2020 followed by "Crazy Ass" and a later remix of it.

The new single, "Queen Appeal", is a mash-up which uses Sade's debut 1984 single "Your Love Is King". It was produced by Ricky Jones along with Chad Alexander Wright and Carnell Harrell.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul / Sample
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Platinum Vybe
Cat No:	None
Date:	17/06/2022 (a)
Key/BPM:	11B/108
Price:	£1

Napoleon Demps [2022] - The Remedy [Industry Music Group] 7" OUT NOW!

Last week I belatedly posted the new single from Industry Music Group by Napoleon Demps (from Flint, MI) with a song, "The Remedy" and stated that I was surprised that it wasn't on their Bandcamp store nor available on vinyl. Well that has now been rectified as it has been posted there today.

The song was written by him and produced by Joey Quinones. A deep soul gem that sounds like it could well have been recorded in the 60s.

Demps appears to have released only four previous singles, all since 2020. His last single "Ice Cream", also on IMG in Feb. this year, is a Ronnie Shannon written song originally recorded by The Dynamics as "Ice Cream Song" in 1969 on Cotillion and covered by Cody Black in 1971 on Son' Roc. Shannon wrote several songs recorded by Aretha such as "I Never Loved A Man", "Baby I Love You" and "I Can't See Myself Leaving You".

His debut single "Norma Jean" was on Daptone in 2020 which is an original song he wrote with Daptone co-founder Bosco Mann aka Gabriel Roth.

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Deep Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7"
Label:	Industry Music Group
Cat No:	None
Date:	31/05/2022 / 21/06/2022 (e)
Key/BPM:	7A/67
Price:	$1 /$15

Bill Albright [2022] - Sitting by the Phone [Self Released]

A new interpretation of an all time classic originally recorded by Billy Stewart on Chess in 1965. Released today (21 Jun 2022) and retitled from "Sitting In The Park" to "Sitting By The Phone" by Bill Albright.

It appears to be the first release from Bill who is from Suwanee, GA. I had a check for him on Discogs and there are three Bill Albrights listed and one's described as a 'hornist' which amused me!

I did manage to find him on facebook and his real name is Anthony Bills.

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Details

Rating:	7.9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul / cover Version
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/06/2022 (a)
Key/BPM:	9A/90
Price:	£1

Mya Noél [2022] - More Than I Am [Lowerkey Records]

A quirky little neo soul number from Mya Noél "More Than I Am" released today. Some of the lyrics sound familiar (or at least similar) to a 90s hip-hop tune by Skee-Lo "I Wish", which sampled the recently deceased Bernard Wright's "Spinning", which in turn was sampled by Even Funkier in Feb 2022).

It looks like only her second single, the first "Problematic" being released on 28 Feb 2022. However I did find another on Bandcamp "Mya's Favourite Things" (yes it is THAT song!) from Dec 2021. All released on Lowerkey Records which is based in Durham, NC, so assume that she is from those parts?

Her voice sound very young, especially on the first single which is perhaps why I can find no social media links?

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Details

Rating:	7.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Lowerkey Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/06/2022
Key/BPM:	3A/76
Price:	£1