Soul Strutter: 11/14/22

Monday, 14 November 2022

Sir Spencer with Raquel Rodriguez [2022] - Maybe (The Maxi Single) [US Records]

Following recent UK Soul Chart Top 10 hits "Control Me" and "Turn Us Back Around" and the well-received album "The Second", Sir Spencer is releasing "Maybe (The Maxi Single)" which, in addition to the original album version, has radio edit, a new version and an instrumental.

The lyric speaks to recognizing that you can often be your own worst critic and how facing up to yourself can put you in a better place.

Initially an incredible uncredited vocal is none other than Raquel Rodriguez who also co-wrote the track with Sir Spencer and Jason Peterson DeLaire and produced by Blue Dream Studios' Sam Brawner (there was a clue in there!) who also provided drum programming and some live bass and keys on all four versions. On the Radio Edit and Album Versions are Nick Campbell (bass), Kyle Barnett (guitar) and Adam Bravo (Rhodes and other keys).

The New Version and New Instrumental Versions are just Sir Spencer and Sam Brawner providing all the instrumental parts.

"Maybe (The Maxi Single)" is available on all the usual streaming services from Friday (18 Nov '22).

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01 - Maybe (Radio Edit)

02 - Maybe (Album Version)

03 - Maybe (New Version)

04 - Maybe (New Instrumental Version)

Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	US Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	18/11/2022
Key/BPM:	8B/96
Price:	£TBC

Glenn Jones Feat. Y'anna Crawley [2022] - Family Time (Radio Edit) [Talent Room Entertainment]

A new single called "Family Time" from Glenn Jones was released today (14 Nov '22). It features Y'anna Crawley who released an EP "This Is Me" at the end of 2021. The song is written by James Day (JD's Time Machine). One of the best tunes to come out in recent weeks, even though essentially it's a Christmas song!

A full profile was done on Glenn Jones only on 28 Sep for his 60th birthday so if you wish to learn more about him, or listen to some of his best music, that's where to go.

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Details

Rating:	8.7
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/11/2022
Key/BPM:	3B/98
Price:	£1

DJ Pope [2022] - Act Like You Know [Malaco]

DJ Pope's (Brian Pope originally from Chicago now Baltimore) latest release is "Act Like You Know" but not the Fat Larry's Band song. It features a great uncredited female vocalist, which is gospel singer LaShun Pace who recorded "Act Like You Know" on "Wealthy Place" in 1996 from where the samples have been taken. She died of kidney failure in March this year aged 60.

An EP version has been available since 31 Oct with the obligatory FunkHut additional mixes, Main, Instrumental, Dub and Reprise.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soulful House
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Malaco
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/10/2022
Key/BPM:	3B/123
Price:	£1

Bruce Springsteen [2022] - Only the Strong Survive [Columbia Records] (Full Album)

Purists look away now! 'The Boss' does soul. What a furore there was from the Northern Soul fraternity (and not in a good way) when he pre-released the first track a few weeks back which was a cover of the Northern Soul rarity by Frank Wilson. Yet I have just been reminded of the album's release on Friday by a post by NS 'Godfather' Richard Searling posting Springsteen's version of "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" originally recorded by Frankie Valli but possibly better known from The Walker Brothers cover?

Each song will be familiar to anyone who has listened to soul music for any length of time so you don't need me to spell them out for you but the album includes well known songs from the likes of Jerry Butler, Lionel Ritchie, Tyrone Davis, Four Tops, Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, The Supremes and he even has a go at an Aretha Franklin song.

Sam & Dave's Sam Moore features on two songs "Soul Days" (thanks to Bill Buckley SoulAndJazzAndFunk for pointing out that this was a song sung by Dobie Gray on an album of the same name in 2000 as I didn't recognise it), and a cover of William Bell's "I Forget To Be Your Lover".

Some work better than others and no doubt the album will sell by the shed load because of who he is. Not that he needs the income with well over 2bn streams on Spotify for his top 10 songs alone. That equates to approx. $68m in streaming fees and that's only from Spotify and doesn't include other streaming platforms, downloads or physical sales and live shows ... let's just say he's worth a bob or two (one source estimates $650m)!

Whether you like his music or not, as they say, he is laughing all the way to the bank! A pretty sad state of affairs when you consider the number of streams achieved by indie soul artists creating original new music, but let's not go there!

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Details

Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Classic Soul / Blue-Eyed / Cover Versions
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Columbia Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	11/11/2022
Price:	£11.99

UK Soul Chart BREAKERS 12th Nov 2022 (Week 45)

Here are the latest UK Soul Chart Breakers for 12th Nov 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
Marcy Brown - Never Give You Up	04/11	06/11
Hil St. Soul - Love and Fire (Back In Love LP)	18/11	09/11
Will Downing - Kinda Guy	12/11	06/11
Victor Haynes - Newsflash	18/11
STR4TA Feat. Valerie Etienne - Find Your Heaven (STR4TOSFEAR LP)	11/11	11/11
Julian Jonah Feat. Ada Dyer - Comin' Back For Your Lovin'	18/11	05/11
Get To Know & Andre Espeut - Nowhere Plans	11/11
Hugh Alexander - Love Will Lead You Home	11/11	04/11
Olivia Pucci - Just Friends (Sunny) (The Sounds Of Luxury, Vol. 1 LP)	26/12
Alejia - Myself & Me (Talk Therapy EP)	04/11	06/11
Brendalynn McKinney - Don't Lead Me	06/11	07/11
Lena Byrd-Miles - I Don't Want It (Brand New LP)	14/10	16/10
Tiana Rose - Letters To Myself (Letters To Myself EP)	03/11	04/11
Herb Middleton Feat. Latasha Spencer - Pressing On	28/11
Princess Freesia - I Touch Myself (Soulpersona Remix)	05/11	05/11

NB tracks in yellow are forthcoming

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UK Soul Chart 14th Nov 2022 (Week 45)

14th Nov 2022

The new UK Soul Chart for 14th Nov 2022.

Summary: There are 8 risers, 15 fallers, 1 non-mover, 6 new entries

New Entries: Bob Baldwin Feat. Kathy Kosins (5), Sound of Superbad (8), Saint Jaimz (14), Acantha Lang (18), The Shapeshifters (25), The Realm (29)

Highest Risers: Darryl Anders AgapeSoul / Candace Woodson / The Jack Moves (+5)

Biggest Fallers: Don-E (-17), Isely Bros. (-16), Richard Burton & Randy Roberts (-8)

Losers: N.W.O., Dennis Taylor, Rich Beggar, Saint Jainz, Susanne Smith, Down To Earth

Pos	Last	Chg	Artist - Title
1	2	+1	Penny Wells - I Wanna Be More (You Are)
3	2	-1	Lynn Davis - Can I Come Over
3	1	-2	Maysa - Whatever
4	9	+5	Daryl Anders AgapeSoul - Heart Conditions EP
5			Bob Baldwin & Kathy Kosins - Let's Rewind (Nigel Lowis Philly Mix)
6	4	-2	Victor Haynes - Back To Love
7	5	-2	Kim Tavar - Good Ole Days
8			Sound of Superbad Feat. Joyce Mateo - Loving You (Ubiquity Mix)
9	14	+5	Candace Woodson - Step Into This Love Song (Nigel Lowis Mix)
10	11	+1	Melvin Gentry - Soul Weekend LP
11	6	-5	Kim Tibbs - The Science Of Completion Volume 1 LP
12	17	+5	The Jack Moves - Cruiserweight LP
13	12	-1	Lisa Dietrich - Move Me No Mountain
14			Saint Jaimz - She's My Monday
15	10	-5	Lindsey Webster - Reasons LP
16	8	-8	Richard Burton & Randy Roberts - I Miss You
17	18	+1	Michael LeBlanc - I'm Not Pushing
18			Acantha Lang - Carry The Weight
19	16	-3	Chris Jasper - We Are The People (We Are The Nation)
20	15	-5	Dawn Tallman - Get Here
21	25	+4	Kevin Robinson (BB&Q Band) - You Make My Dreams Possible
22	22	0	La'Zay - Curl Up (With Me Tonight)
23	7	-16	Isley Bros - Make Me Say It Again Girl LP
24	26	+2	Soul Messengers - Move (You Got To) Mixes
25			The Shapeshifters - Slippery People
26	19	-7	Hil St Soul - A Feeling So Beautiful
27	20	-7	IshMaleSings - A Hearts Journey LP
28	21	-7	Mark Knight & Lukas Setto - Get With You Tonight
29			The Realm - Stuck In The Middle
30	13	-17	Don E - Make It Last

DJ Kool Keith [2022-11-12] - Soulful Slow Jams [Soul Radio Coast2Coast]

The Soul Emperor's Soulful Slow Jams show broadcast on L.A. station Soul Radio Coast 2 Coast Sat/Sun (11 Nov / 12 Nov 2022).

DJ Kool Keith has two shows per week, his Soulful Vibes show Sun 12:00-14:00 (GMT/UK Time) on Soul Groove Radio and his Soulful Slow Jams show on Soul Radio Coast 2 Coast 23:00 PST which has now been moved to Sat (Sun 07:00 GMT in UK).

All DJ Kool Keith podcast are available to listen/download from Podomatic.

Playlist:

Margaret Bell - Over And Over [1991]

Mister Chandler - Try God [2013]

Albert Jones - Reflections [1973]

Lyn Roman - A Different Kind Of Sweet [1987]

Miriah Avila - Slow Change Up [2022]

Jermain Maxwell - By Myself [2005]

Monday After - He Who Laughs Last Laughs The Best [1976]

Ron Preyer - My Love [2021]

The Masqueraders - I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else [1968]

The Al Ur Pal Project feat. The Asidors - Miss My Love [2022]

Fletcher Walker III - Guess I'll Never Understand (The Workings Of Your Mind) [1971]

The Main Ingredient - You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) [1972]

Vee Gees - It's So Hard To Say So Long [1973]

Jerry Bell - Just Believe In Love [2022]

The Intrigues - The Language Of Love [1971]

SSS Koffee - I Want You To Know [2020]

Klassic Man - I Forgot To Be Your Lover [2022]

Mike Bailey & Krazar - Didn't You Know [2011]

The Passions - Just Another Reason [1969]

The Gaslight - I Can't Tell A Lie [1970]

Keith Sweat - Butterscotch (feat. Athena Cage) [2008]

Na'sha - My Story [2005]

Avatarr - So Glad I Found You [1982]

Betty Everett - Wondering [1974]

Emulations - Story Of My Life [1971]

Trin-I-Tee 5:7 - God's Grace [1998]

Sparkle - Plenty Good Lovin' [1998]

Sparkle - Straight Up [1998]

Temptations - Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) [1973]

Rue Davis - I Love The Way You Love Me [2022]

Donell Jones - Forever (feat. Mary Brown) [2009]