Sunday, 31 July 2022

The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 30 (Jul 2022 Wk 30) Spotify Playlist

SoulStrutter selections of the best releases this week 
(Jul 2022 Wk 30)
In no particular order other than tempo. 

I'm sorry to say it's been another poor week for good quality new releases. So much so that I struggled got find twelve worthy enough to feature in this week's main dozen. I had hoped that one or two may have cropped up in today's releases but unfortunately not. Therefore, I've had to take a few liberties to make up a full dozen and have included four tracks that should really be in the covers/reissues dozen i.e. Angel Sessions is a reissue from 1999, Alanna Royale is a vinyl reissue from last year, Verne 'VA' Allison is a reworking of a song he wrote that was recorded by The Dells in 2000 and Miracle Thomas is a cover of Juicy's 1985 "Sugar Free".

So, ruling those four out, left only eight to choose from for this week's SoulStrutter Selection of the Week and I've decided to go for The Jack Moves new single "Seabra". 

To be perfectly honest it was either that or Beyonce's "Plastic Off The Sofa" but I'm sure selecting that, I would never have lived that down. I hope DJs get behind it though, as contrary to what I wrote about the new Chaka Khan single, although Beyonce is mainstream, this song is chosen on merit not because of who she is, but there will be those who will refuse to play it because of who she is which is not right either!

The new Avery*Sunshine album has a couple of good tracks (included below), but more than half the tracks are live which precluded it from selection. Alanna Royale is superb and has already been chosen as SSSotW when it was released last July.
2022
,Pt 10, Pt 09, Pt 08, Pt 07, Pt 06, Pt 05, Pt 04, Pt 03, Pt 02, Pt 01  

2021

Playlist:
The Jack Moves - Seabra [29 Jul]
Alanna Royale - Fall In Love Again (Reissued on vinyl) [9 Aug]
Shamika Brown - Heart of the City [21 Jul]
Avery*Sunshine - Lucky [29 Jul]
Verne 'VA' Allison - Missin' You (feat. The Dells & Marvin J (Dells - Baby Come Back 2000) [25 Jul]
AlphaMama - Hate You Love [27 Jul]
Angel Sessions - Wait for Me (Reissue 1999) [29 Jul]
Miracle Thomas - Sugar Free (Rob Hardt Mix) (Juicy cover) [29 Jul]
Avery*Sunshine - Don't Count Me Out [29 Jul]
Beyoncé - VIRGO'S GROOVE (RENAISSANCE LP) [29 Jul]
Reva DeVito - The Light (Goodbye For Now LP) [29 Jul]
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The Neo Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Part 20 Jul 2022 Wk 30 Spotify Playlist

The SoulStrutter selection of the best Neo Soul releases
for: Jul 2022 Wk 30 in no particular order.

This week's roundup of the best neo soul new releases. I don't really foresee any Global Soul chart #1 coming from this batch! The pick of the pack, for me, are Lynita Renea, Esnc and dare I say Beyonce!

Playlist:
sahmara - to us [29 Jul]
Reva DeVito - Shotgun (Goodbye For Now LP) [29 Jul]
La Shana Latrice - Say No More [5 Jul]
Cherri V - Crazy, Stupid, Love [17 Jul]
Ariel Lianne - Never Leave (Mesmerized EP)[6 Jul]
Montrael - 94 Classic (Something Different LP) [22 Jul]
Luciid Soul - The Apology (Therapy Sessions LP) [22 Jul]
Lynita Renea - LOML [24 Jul]
Esnc - Ain't Going Nowhere [29 Jul]
Rina Chanel - E.S.P. [29 Jul]
Nadia Infirri - lavender powder [29 Jul]
Beyoncé - PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA  (RENAISSANCE LP) [29 Jul]
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The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2022... Covers, Reissues, Remixes & Samples Part 19 (Jul 2022 Wk 30)


SoulStrutter selections for Jul 2022 Wk 30 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).


Previously Unreleased: Melanie Burke, Jean Shy, The Precisions

Remixes: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Dave Lee)

2022

2021

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Chaka Khan [2022] - Woman Like Me [The SoNo Recording Group]


When a legend such as Chaka Khan releases new music it cannot be ignored. However, I'm afraid to say that this new song "Woman Like Me" doesn't do anything for me (and I have also received opinions from some highly respected soul people to make sure I'm not out on a limb with my opinion) but I'll post it up anyway so you can make your own decision on it. I think it's trying to please everyone i.e. the pop market which may alienate soul music lovers as this to me is not remotely soulful!

You may disagree, that's your prerogative, but I'm also entitled my opinion and I'm not going to pretend to like a mediocre song just because it's sung by Chaka Khan. If it wasn't Chaka Khan singing it then it would more than likely be completely ignored!  She deserves a much better song than this. It is also derivative, I can't quite put my finger on it but think it may sound similar to an Alicia Keys song?

I don't usually write negative reviews but feel we need some balance as, I'm sorry to say that, this is everything that is wrong with the music business and society in general, celebrity wins over quality every time. Independent artists release far superior music and put their heart and soul and own money into it which, in the main, is ignored and 'mainstream' artists release mediocre music and the media is all over it and hence the 'blind' follow because of who it is and not on merit! Time for a reality check methinks!

Details
Rating: -
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: The SoNo Recording Group
Cat No: None
Date: 29/07/2022
Key/BPM: 10A/92
Price: £1
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SierraLashine [2022] - The Beginning [Self Released] (Full EP)


SierraLashine (Sierra Lashine Boone) is a new artist from Philadelphia who debuted with a single "My Fault" in April 2022 and followed it with "I Wanna" in May. Today she has released a five track EP "The Beginning" which includes her first, but not her second, single. 

She is credited for writing all tracks, the first (and only non-explicit track) with Recklezz (Lawrence Porterfield Jr.) who also features on it which is also probably the choice cut.

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Details
Rating: 7.8
Explicit: Y ALL except Track 1
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: EP
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 31/07/2022
Price: £4.95
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Global Soul Chart 30th Jul 2022 (Week 30)

30th Jul 2022
The Global Soul chart broadcast on Sat 30th Jul 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. This week Russ Cole presented the chart and breakers.

An evenly balanced chart again this week with seven up (other brands are available!), six down, six new entries and one non-mover. The highest new entry is Khari Cabral & JIVA with their new album "5" in at #10. After two weeks at the top Rose Gold drops to #3 replaced by a former SoulStrutter Selection of the Week Jamison Ross. As said when originally posted quality always (or should) rises to the top.

Another observation is that every one of the top ten were posted on SoulStrutter on day of release with another three in the lower half of the chart.

Summary: 7 risers, 5 fallers, 1 non-mover and 6 new entries

New Entries: Khari Cabral & JIVA (10), Kem (13), ThingsGetBetter (14), Strawberry (15), India Shawn (18), Prolific Official (20)

Highest Risers: Court LeuVen (+7), Jaszy Shavers, the della kit,Noel Gouridin, Ms. Kriss (+5)

Biggest Fallers: LANEshia (-15), Summer Payton (-7), The R&R Soul Orchestra (-6)

Losers:  THEHONESTGUY, I.R.I.S, Chenelle McCoy, J-Darius, Kadeem Tyrell, Blk Orchid

PosLastChgArtist - TitleRel'dPosted
13+2Jamison Ross - Tell Me You Love Me05/0705/07
220Toy Taha - Space x Time (EIGHT EP)01/0701/07
31-2Rose Gold - Addicted23/0623/06
46+2King Sis - Read Receiots (Vishidda) (Kah LP)08/0708/07
57+2Saint Jaimz - One 4 Me15/0715/07
611+5Ms. Kriss - Don't Make Me Wait
(The B Side EP)		07/0707/07
712+5Jaszy Shavers & Tavaras Jordan - Divine
(Carolina Soul EP)		13/0713/07
813+5the della kit - clarity
(moonbeams & frequencies LP)		08/0708/07
914+5Noel Gourdin - Get To You08/0708/07
10  Khari Cabral & JIVA Feat. Lindsey Webster
 - Heaven's Design (5 LP)		22/0722/07
1118+7Court LeuVen - Me Go08/0713/07
125-7Summer Payton - My Life25/0605/07
13  Kem - The Best Is Yet To Come
(Full Circle EP)		22/0722/07
14  ThingsGetBetter - Sumer Nights
(Wish You Could've Been There LP)		08/0709/07
15  Strawberry - Your Love (Just Believe EP)24/0617/07
1610-6The R&R Soul Orchestra - Moods27/0602/07
1716-1Jordan Occasionally - If You Want My Love29/0629/06
18  India Shawn - When I Call
(Before We Go (Deeper) LP)		22/0722/07
194-15LANEshia - Summer Comes19/0626/06
20  Prolific Official - A Little Different (Me EP)18/0720/07
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Global Soul Chart BREAKERS 30th Jul 2022 (Week 30)

30th Jul 2022
The Global Soul "Breakers" featured on:
Artist - Title Rel'd Posted
Secret Rendezvous - Feels So Good Don't It 22/07 23/07
Antonio McLendon - How Can I Tell 22/07 22/07
Empress LOF - Jukebox 19/07 19/07
James Iwa Feat. Jermaine Holmes - Show Me Some Love 
(The Stars With You LP) 		22/07  
Ariel Lianne - Never Leave (Mesmerized EP) 06/07 24/07
Avery*Sunshine - Lucky (Four Songs & a Bootleg LP) 29/07 30/07
AR Santiago Feat. Breanna Martin - Tokyo
(Sad Girl Hours LP) 		15/07 20/07
Midnight.Blue - Breathe 19/07 22/07
Aquakultre - Don't Trip 14/04  
Reva Devito - Goodbye For Now (Goodbye For Now LP)     29/07 29/07
Liv Averie - Flowers In June (The Moon) 21/07 23/07
Luciid Soul - The Apology (Therapy Sessions LP) 22/07 22/07
Alibi Music - On And On 14/07

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Roger Williams [2022-07-30] - The Soulsorts Podcast [Podcast #15]


The 'Dodger' is back after a two week layoff with his latest The Soulsorts Record Room ’22 Summer C120 Sessions #7 with two hours of superb album tracks.

I've got it playing right now and what a pair of openers. I'd forgotten just how good Ruby Andrews "Cinderfella" was and as for Willie Hutch, who inspired  the blog name from his 1976 album only track "Soul Strut" no words are needed. Then we get an obscure track "So Long" from James Brown from his 1975 "Hot" album which only got released in Brazil as single/EP.

A quick scan through the playlist and they all look like they're from 70s/80s. So for any NOT watching the women's Euro Final later then you know what to do!


The podcast is available on Mixcloud and Podomatic where you can also download it to listen offline.


Playlist:

Ruby Andrews – Cinderfella (LP: Genuine Ruby)
Willie Hutch – Life’s No Fun Living In The Ghetto (LP: Mark Of The Beast)
James Brown – So Long (LP: Hot)
Flashlight – Beware, She’s Pulling My Strings (LP: Flashlight)
Wanda Walden – Don’t You Want My Lovin’ (LP: Searching For Love)
Esther Williams – Inside Of Me (LP: Inside Of Me)
Karin Jones – Here I Go Again (LP: Under The Influence Of Love)
Merry Clayton – Emotion (LP: Emotion)
Michael Wycoff – Ready To Take This Chance Again (LP: Love Conquers All)
Aretha Franklin – Sha La Bandit (LP: You)
Bobby Glover – Happy (LP: Bad Bobby Glover)
Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler – We Owe It To Ourselves (LP: Two To One)
Ben E. King – Spoiled (LP: Let Me Live In Your Life)
The Miracles – Give Me Just Another Day (LP: Do It Baby)
Summer – What’s It All About (LP: Flying High)
The Live Band – A Chance For Hope (LP: A Chance For Hope)
Freda Payne – Can’t Wait (LP: Hot)
Enchantment – I Can’t Be The One (LP: Soft Lights, Sweet Music)
Danny Pearson – Say It Again (LP: Barry White presents Mr. Danny Pearson)
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood – I Got Happiness (LP: Cold Blood)
Leon Ware – Don’t Stay Away (LP: Rockin’ You Eternally)
New York Port Authority – Guess I’m Gonna Cry (LP: Three Thousand Miles From Home)
The Whispers – Will You Be Mine (LP: Whispers Gettin’ Louder)
George Benson – Welcome To My World (LP: Livin’ Inside Your Love)
The Four Tops – Right On Brother (LP: Meeting Of The Minds)
Rene & Angela – I Don’t Know (Where Love Comes From)
Pockets – Happy For Love (LP: Take It On Up)
George Howard – Asphalt Gardens (LP: Asphalt Gardens)
Lonnie Liston Smith – What A Lonely Way To Be (LP: Dreams Of Tomorrow)
Tyka Nelson – No Promises (LP: Royal Blue)

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The Precisions [2022] - Treason [Stony Pointe Records]


A compilation of rare soul tracks recorded in Boston, MA, "The Skippy White Story: Boston Soul 1961-1967" is due for release on 28 Aug 2022.

One track, "Treason" by The Precisions, a Boston group not the more well known one from Detroit, has been pre-released last week.

Eli 'PaperBoy' Reed (aka Eli Husock from Boston) had an Ace Recording Studio (Boston) acetate of it, from which he pressed up 40 copies and sold them on Bandcamp in Jun 2020. They sold very quickly, within minutes of putting them up, at $35 each.

Skippy White is the alias for Fred LeBlanc who was originally a radio presenter on WILD am1090 in the 60s. He opened a record shop in Boston in 1961 and also set up a label named WILD on which The Precisions released "What Would You Do" / "The Love (I Found In You)" in 1966 (both sides included in YouTube clip below), so I would guess that this recording is from around that same time, although it sounds a bit earlier to my ears.

A few years ago I took a trip to Boston and Washington and used the opportunity to do a bit of crate digging and one the the haunts to visit just had to be the legendary Skippy Whites. It was a bit of a hike as I recall as it was out in the suburbs and nowhere near a train station. It's miles away from it's original location at 1820 Washington Street, then located at 1971 Columbus Ave. It is now completely closed as of 2020 after opening its doors in 1961. They commenced a closing down sale in Jan 2020 which was then interrupted by that Coronavirus thing! Skippy would be around 86 now as he was born in 1936. 

It was rather ramshackle and there were loads of records stacked up out of their sleeves scratched to b*ggery and nothing was organised. It was literally trying to find a needle in a haystack and pot luck if you found anything interesting! Whilst I was there three guys who were obviously DJs, gospel ones I think, which is becoming big stateside possibly due to London expat Greg Belson and his Divine Chord Gospel Shows since 2011. I seem to recall they had come up from NY or New Jersey and were in a bit of a hurry as they had a gig that night and came in to see what they could grab.  I don't think I managed to pick up very much and nothing was priced so, thinking that they would be cheap as hardly any were in sleeves, I presented them to Skippy at the counter. He quoted what I thought were ridiculous prices for knackered records (between $20-$50 for many of them from recollection with nothing being particular sought after), so I dumped most of them and left with only a small handful. Nothing particularly rare or hard to find as I guess the store has been well and truly plundered of anything decent long ago, but we always live in hope!

Details
Rating: 7.8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single / Album Track
Media: Digital
Label: Stony Pointe Records
Cat No: None
Date: 26/07/2022
Key/BPM: 7A/125
Price: £1
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Carlo Alberto [2022] - Love Is A Losing Game [Self Released]


Taken from a six track EP of covers "Come Piace a Me" by Brazilian singer Carlo Alberto is this cover of Amy Winehouse's "Love Is A Losing Game" which isn't really a patch on the original from "Back To Black".


Details
Rating: 7.6
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: EP Track
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 26/07/2022
Key/BPM: 10A/78
Price: £1
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