Wednesday, 29 March 2023

21st Century Soul - 2002 (The Best Of)

Artwork by Roger Williams
Continuing a series highlighting top tracks for each year throughout the 21st Century on a week by week basis, here's this weeks selections for 2002.

Previous Years

As with previous selections, you may know many of them but, hopefully, there will be a few surprises that you may have missed or forgotten about. The ones available on Spotify are included in playlist below those not are highlighted in red below.

Steve Aggasild is absent again as he has spent the last week in hospital, thankfully getting the all clear on Monday, so once again SoulStrutter has stepped in to fill the void. There is a monster playlist of 84 selections but, as this is my last day before an Easter vacation, there wasn't time to filter it.

The playlist is simply alphabetical by artist against each individual who selected them. 

Artist Title (Album)
Kevin Oxberry Starpoint Radio  
Conya Doss You Really Hurt Me
(A Poem About Ms. Doss LP)
Cunnie Williams Love Or Drug
(Night Time In Paris LP)
D'Influence feat. Belle Montenegro All I Need
(D'Influence pres. D-Vas LP)
Donnie Do You Know?
(The Colored Section LP)
Frayne Aphrodisiac
(Frayne LP)
Helen Baylor Harambee
(My Everything LP)
Kim Sledge The World Is Watching
(Peaceful LP)
Kloud 9 Never Know
(On Kloud 9 LP)
Maysa & Phil Jackson Angel
(Club 1600 - Ridin' High LP)
Syleena Johnson Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go
(Chapter II - The Voice LP)
The Chestnut Brothers Travelin' On
(Peace Suite LP)
Tina Novak Summertime
(Been Around The World LP)
Wade O. Brown You're So Beautiful
(Complete LP)
Paul Goldsmith Starpoint Radio  
Beverley Knight
feat. Musiq Soulchild
Beautiful Contradiction
(Who I Am LP)
Gerald Levert All That Matters
(G-Spot LP)
Joe Sample In A Heartbeat
(The Pecan Tree LP)
Karen Clark-Sheard Brand New Day
(2nd Chance LP)
Kim Prevost Talk To Me
(Talk To Me LP)
Yolanda Adams A Song Of Faith
(Yolanda LP)
Roger Williams Starpoint Radio  
Bob Baldwin feat. James Robinson Stay
(For You LP)
Braxton Brothers feat. Ledisi Better Than Nothing
(Both Sides LP)
Camiel Follow Her
(Sunset LP)
Conya Doss
feat. Zero
Heaven
(A Poem About Ms. Doss LP)
Deborah Cox Giving It Up
(The Morning After LP)
Donald Lawrence Miracle
(Go Get Your Life Back LP)
Donnell Jones You Know That I Love You
(Life Goes On LP)
Fertile Ground Seasons Change
(Seasons Change LP)
Gerald LeVert All That Matters
(The G Spot LP)
Glenn Jones Every Time
(Feels Good LP)
Glenn Lewis Don't You Forget It
(World Outside My Window LP)
Glenn Lewis & Amel Larrieux What's Come Over Me
(Barbershop LP)
Jazzyfatnastees Tumbling
(Tortoise & The Hare LP)
Lathun & India Arie When Love Came In
(Fortunate LP)
Lori Jenaire For Love's Sake
(Within Reach LP)
Michelle Williams Heart To Yours
(Heart To Yours LP)
Peggi Blu Can't Wait
(Livin' On Love LP)
Ray Chew & The Crew Feelin' It
(Feelin' It LP)
Rod She
(Chameleon LP)
Seek Everafter
(Surrender LP)
Sirius B Project Always Remember
(Love Soul LP)
Sugar & Silk feat. John Reid Love Will Follow
(Duality LP)
The Bad Boy Family You
(Wow Gospel 2002 LP)
Truth Hurts I'm Not Really Lookin'
(Addictive LP)
SoulStrutter
Al Jarreau All I Got / Feels Like Heaven
(All I Got LP)
Ann Nesby Seasons
(Put It On Paper LP)
Ashanti Foolish / Happy
(Ashanti LP)
Black Coffey Spill
(Motown Advance LP)
Blaze Breathe / One World
(Spiritually Speaking LP)
Conya Doss You Really Hurt Me / Starship
(A Poem About Miss Doss LP)
Corey Ghetto Superstar
/ All I Do (Feat. Michael Jackson)
(I'm Just Corey LP)
Cunnie Williams Love Or Drug / My Philosophy / Hold On
(Night Time In Paris LP)
Deborah Cox The Morning After / Givin' It Up
(The Morning After LP)
D'Influence Taste of Bitter Love (ft Romina Johnson)
/ La Dee Dah (ft Dee C Lee)
/ Dreams (ft Julie Anne Evans)
/ Wishing Back My Love (Ft Deed)
(Present D'Vas LP)
Donnie Do You Know / Heaven Sent
/ You Got a Friend
(The Colored Section LP)
Elisha La'Verne Skin (Brownsugar Mix)
/ Morning After The Night Before
/ Caught Up

(Sensuous LP)
Fertile Ground Freedom / Like Poetry
/ Seasons Change
/ The Moment
(Seasons Change LP)
Floetry Getting Late
(Floetic LP)
Gerald Levert What A Night feat. Roy Ayers
/ Raindrops / Backbone
/ All That Matters
(G Spot LP)
Glenn Jones All That You Need / In Your Eyes
(Feels Good LP)
Hil St. Soul Alright / Blue Tears / For The Love Of You
(Copasetik And Cool LP)
Kelly Price Strong Man (Jeff in C Minor)
(Priceless LP)
Kem Miss You
(Kemistry LP)
Koop Summer Sun
(Waltz For Koop LP)
Laurnea Keep Your Head Up / I Like It
(New Territory LP)
Maysa Friendly Pressure / Blue Horizon
/ Family Affair (Bonus Track)
(Out Of The Blue LP)
Michael B. Sutton Noboby
(Hopeless Romantic LP)
Next Brand New
(The Next Episode LP)
Norman Brown I Still Believe / Won't You Stay / Just Chillin'
(Just Chillin' LP)
Oliver Cheatham feat. D-Train Never Too Much
Pamela Williams I Am Love (feat. Teena Marie)
(Evolution LP)
Park Place Crying For Love / Send My Baby Back
(ft. Latoya London & Donnie Williams)
/ April Fool
(The Invisible Man LP)
Peggi Blue Go Away Little Boy
(Livin On Love LP)
Raphael Saadiq Sky, Can You Feel Me
(Instant Vintage LP)
Remy Shand The Way I Feel / Everlasting / Take A Message
(The Way I Feel LP)
Ruff Endz Sure Thing
(Someone To Love You LP)
Sounds Of Blackness Don't You Ever Give Up
(Soul Symphony LP)
Syleena Johnson Faithful To You / If You Play Your Cards Right
(Chapter 2: The Voice LP)
Toni Braxton A Better Man
(More Than A Woman LP)
Tweet My Place / Best Friend (feat. Bilal)
(Southern Hummingbird LP)


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Aki Aleong [2023] - Giving Up On Love b/w Love Is Funny [Numero Group #NUM5710]


Another foray into the archives for Numero Group with this 1963 Vee Jay outing from, now 88 year old, Aki Aleong (Assing Leonard Gonsalves Aleong).

It appears to be his last of only a handful of singles between 1959-63 and has been a long time favourite on the Northern Soul scene gaining a reissue on Stardust in the mid 90s.

The song "Giving Up On Love" was recorded at Hollywood's Gold Star studios in May 1963 with The Wrecking Crew and The Blossoms, who included Darlene Love, on backing vocals.

It has been covered by others including Jerry Butler, also on Vee Jay in 1964 who had a #56 R&B hit with it, the UK's Sonny Childe and L.A.'s Thee Midniters in 1965. The Heptones also did a reggae version in the 80s.

I'm not sure why Numero Group have gone with a facsimile Pan World label as I can't find it listed for that label although Aleong did record a singe for the label in 1960 and the flip "Love Is Funny" was published by Pan World and was recorded by Hannibal on the label also in 1960.

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Details
Rating: 8.2
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul Beat Ballad
Format: Single / Reissue
Media: Digital
Label: Numero Group
Cat No: NUM5710
Date: 28/03/2023 / 1963
Key/BPM: 6A/92 / 11A/131
Price: £1.79
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Girlhood [2023] - Love, Surround Me In Everything I Do [AntiFragile Music]


Genre-bending, London-based, R&B duo Girlhood first came to prominence, having already released  five singles and an EP since 2016, in 2020 with their debut, eponymous, album.

They have since expanded from the original duo of Christian Pinchbeck and Tessa Cavanna and recruited a multitude of collaborators from songwriters to orchestral composers.

Their latest single is "Love, Surround Me In Everything I Do" written by Pinchbeck and Taura Lamb whose name we have come across previously featuring on a single "Lemon Sqeeezy" with edbl from April last year.

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Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: AntiFragile Music
Cat No: None
Date: 10/03/2023
Key/BPM: 9B/86
Price: £1
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iStevie [2023] - Pure Love [iStevieMuzikLand] (Full Album)


iStevie (aka Stevie Early) is a singer/songwriter and producer from Oakland, CA. He's been around since the early noughties having released several albums with his latest "Pure Love" released on 21 Mar '23 being around his seventh.

It's a solid, mellow, set with a 90s/00s R&B feel. The ones appealing on a first listen being "This Hood", "Second Guessin'" and "Let's Dance".

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Rating: 8.3
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: iStevieMuzikLand / Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 21/03/2023
Price: £9.99
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DJ Kool Keith [2022-03-28] - Soulful Vibes [Soul Groove Radio]


DJ Kool Keith's latest Soulful Vibes show broadcast on Tue 28th Mar 2023 on Soul Groove Radio.

His Soulful Vibes show showcases new releases whether that be brand new music or reissues.


DJ Kool Keith has two shows per week, his Soulful Vibes show Tue 16:00-18:00 (GMT/UK Time) on Soul Groove Radio and his Soulful Slow Jams show on Soul Radio Coast 2 Coast Sat 23:00 PST (Sun 07:00 GMT in UK).

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


Playlist:

ArtistTitle
Private Funk-ShunFantasy
Lukas SettoGlowing Up (Gedi Edit)
Thom Merlin & OsborneTry
The ShindellasLast Night Was Good For My Soul
Lemar Free Your Mind
Lemar The Weekend
Bobby BruYou And Me Together (Georgie B Remix)
ConfectionDelectable U (T-Groove Remix)
Autumn CorinRight Here
Adanna DuruPop!
Jalen NgondaIf You Don't Want My Love
Daveon #1Everyday People
Frederick Knight How, When Or Where
Destiny La Vibe MusicCall Me In The Morning
Joe IrvingLadies Of The Rock
Joe IrvingSingle By Choice
Nia SultanaSome Feelings Never Go Away
GilNothing (Leslie's Song)
Sade AweleIntuition
Blue feat. Tyler RayBack To The Streets (Gedi Clean Edit)
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-BoyYour Love Is Life
Phil PerryNobody But You
DjsaxlondonEssence
Dee LucasOn The Verge
Valentino Maltos feat. MarqellJust Look Up
Annette SnellI Think I'm Falling In Love
Annette SnellThis Time We're Really Through
Tunnie Smith U And Me Together
Pearl DowellIt's All Over
J-SummaHeaven And Home (Gedi Edit)
Suzi Down For You
Sharon McMahanDo I Deserve It Baby
Willie ClaytonLiving For The Weekend
ShretaCruise (Gedi Clean Edit)
Kia JenaKnew It
Saint JaimzShe's Cool
NelcciaSmoke, Drink, Break Up (Gedi Clean Edit)  
OnenessHard To Know
LoveLogiqWaves (Success) (Radio Edit)

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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Soul Associates Top 30 Playlist - 2023 Week 12 (w/e 26 Mar 2023)


The Soul Associates Top 30 
Note: four entries are not yet available on Spotify. i.e. #4 Natasha Watts "Music Is My Life, is website only and available from 24 Mar '23. as is #7 The Groove Association Feat. Georgie B. "Reflections" and #20 Maysa "Music For The Soul" which is released this Friday (31 Mar).  Frank McComb & Walter Williams (#29) is currently Bandcamp only.

The album entries, the tracks are varied each week so it doesn't necessarily mean that these are the tracks being played..

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Soul Associates Top 30 - 2023 Week 12 (w/e 26 Mar 2023)


Top 30 Wk 12 (w/e 16 Mar 2023)
Pos Last Artist - Title/Artist - Album
01 01 Will Downing - Pieces LP
02 02 October London - The Rebirth Of Marvin LP
03 04 Adi Oasis - Lotus Glow LP
04 05 Natasha Watts - Music Is My Life LP
05 03 Chelsea Nichole Feat. Jeff Lorber - Love Letters LP
06 08 Ten City & Marshall Jefferson - Love Is Love LP
07 06 The Groove Association feat. Georgie B - Reflections LP
08 15 Roderick Harper - Genuine
09 11 P.D. Williams - Funk Love & Soul LP
10 07 Gene Moore feat. India.Arie - Beautiful
11 NE Byamm - The Anthropomorphic Fantasy EP
12 14 Kyle Jason - The Right Place LP
13 09 Brian Power Feat. Roachford - Got To Be (Soul Mix)
14 NE Frank McComb & Walter Williams - Learn How To Love
15 10 Carmen Jones - Naked LP
16 16 Ledisi - I Need To Know
17 12 Celina Graves - Truth LP
18 13 Ted Winn, Tweet & Elijah Blake - Perspective
19 18 Wipe The Needle - The Garden
20 NE Maysa - Music For Your Soul LP
21 21 Terrence Leon - High
22 17 Terrill Carter - Feels Like This LP
23 29 Alvin Garrett - Wherever You Go [Soul Session 2 LP]
24 30 Melonyx - Solar Power
25 NE Andre Ski Taylor & Antonio McLendon - Gonna Be Alright   
26 NE Austyn King - Dedicated 2 You
27 NE Sidibe - All Your Love Inside
28 27 Cruz The Dame - What Have You Done
29 NE Zenesoul - Love Island
30 NE Sandra-Mae Lux - The Last Time

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Roger Williams [2023-03-26] - The Soulsorts Sunday Soul Collection #10 [Starpoint Radio]


The latest from the connoisseur's DJ, Roger Soulsorts Williams, whose SoulSorts Sunday Soul Collection 2023 #10 was broadcast live last night, Sun 26 Mar 2023, on Starpoint Radio 22:00-00:00 GMT.

Roger's show is broadcast every Sunday between 22:00-24:00 (GMT) on Starpoint Radio playing his selection of the best new soul and jazz releases.

All podcasts are available from PodomaticMixcloud and Amazon
Current show PodomaticMixcloudAmazon


Playlist

Artist Title Year
Teddy Douglas
feat. Sharon Brown Adams
Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me 2023
Sufiano Secilian Love 2023
Maysa Runnin' From Myself
[Music For Your Soul]
2023
Izo FitzRoy Chasing Days
[A Good Woman]
2023
The Shindellas Last Night Was Good for My Soul 2023
Natasha Watts Not What You Think [
Music Is My Life]
2023
Natasha Watts Home
[Music Is My Life]
2023
Natasha Watts I Do, I Did, I'm Done
 [Music Is My Life]
2023
Erin Stevenson
feat. Marion Meadows
Smooth Soul 2023
Terri Walker I'm Not The One 2023
Johnny Britt Love Paradise
[After We Play]
2023
Terrel Moses Let Me Show You Love 2023
Dennis Taylor Can You Feel It
[I Think We're Gonna Make It]
2023
Byamm Lonely Has Become My Real Good
Friend
[The Anthropomorphic Fantasy EP]   
2023
Jalen Ngonda If You Don't Want My Love 2023
Annette Snell I Think I Am Falling In Love
[Soul4Real 45]
2023
Annette Snell This Time We're Really Through
[Soul4Real 45]
2023
Frederick Knight How When Or Where
[Soul4Real 45]
2023
Tunnie Smith U And Me Together
[Super Disco Edits 45]
2023
Tunnie Smith Join Together
[Super Disco Edits 45]
2023
Krash Band So I Can Make This Change
[Izipho Soul 45]
2023
Oneness Hard To Know
[Izipho Soul 45]
2023
J-Summa Heaven And Home 2023
Chuckola My Emotions (Is the Reason) 2023
Latasha Lee I Don't Want You 2023
Kia Jena Knew It 2023
Nia Sultana Some Feelings Never Go Away 2023
Zenesoul Let Me Go 2023
Antonio Mclendon My Little Girl 2023
Roderick Harper Genuine 2023
Frank McComb
feat. Walter Williams
Learn How To Love 2023

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Monday, 27 March 2023

Claborg & Jack Matter [2023] Emotion [Hot House Records] / Adri Block & Chris Marina [2023] - Runaway [Dope Demand]


Two new releases based on Linda Clifford's "Runway Love" from 1978 on Curtis Mayfield's label (Curtom) hot on the heels of each other, The first, titled "Emotion", from  Claborg & Jack Matter released on 3 Mar and the other by Adri Block & Chris Marina "Runaway" due out on Thursday (30 Mar).

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Details
Rating: 8.3
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Nu Disco / Pre-Disco
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Hot House Records / Dope Demand / Curtom
Cat No: None
Date: 03/03/2023 / 30/03/2023 / 1978
Key/BPM: 11A/120 / 8B/122 / 4A/105 
Price: £1 / $2.49 / £5?
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D.P.V. [2023] - The One For Me (Original Mix) [Pink Funk]


Another soulful house track that 'borrows' from a fairly well now 70s side by Eastside Connection who released "You're So Right For Me" on  L.A. based Rampart Records in 1978. It even got a UK issue on Creole.

D.P.V. has used it for "The One For Me" which was released on Friday (24 Mar '22). I assume D.P.V. is Eugen Muntean as he has taken writing credits for this on most of the releases. 

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Details
Rating: 8.2
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Soulful Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Pink Funk
Cat No: None
Date: 24/03/2023
Key/BPM: 8A/122
Price: £1
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Vahn Black [2023] - Bags [Soul ain't Dead]


A new single from Detroit's Vahn Black (Jada Nycole-Ellise Henderson) "Bags" was released a few weeks ago on 3 Mar '23. The only other material found for the artist is a 2020 album "Temporary Colors".

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Rating: 8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Soul ain't Dead
Cat No: None
Date: 03/03/2023
Key/BPM: 10A/77
Price: £1
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VA [2023] - Wigan Casino Three Before Eight [Outta Sight #OS230923]


On 23 Sep 2023, the now legendary, Wigan Casino will celebrate 50 years since opening it's doors at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning of 23 Sep 1973. Inevitably there will be many different events celebrating the occasion with the 'official' one taking place over the weekend of 22-24 Sep at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The two main stay DJs were founder Russ Winstanley and Richard Searling who had a parting of the way many years ago and never the twain shall meet so Richard is organising the Blackpool event and no doubt Russ will be doing his own, although I'm not up to speed on them all.

Anyway, also inevitably, Outta Sight has just reissued the famous "Three Before Eight" on 7" vinyl. They were originally all featured on a single back in 1978 on RK Records and the sleeve artwork has been duplicated. They were issued again by Goldmine Soul Supply, not dated but probably late 90s around 96/97.

For the uninitiated, the all-nighters ran every Sat/Sun night for eight years until 1981 and these three songs were played at the end of every all-nighter by Russ Winstanley and signalled the end of the event. They were played in order of Jimmy Radcliffe "Long After Tonight Is All Over" (1965), Tobi Legend "Time Will Pass You By" (1968) and Dean Parrish "I'm On My Way" (1967). Fifty years on and Tobi Legend is still one on my all time favourites. I recall buying the first reissue of it on Eric which had a jump in it and spent ages carefully trying to stop it jumping and ended up with a hiss where I'd held the stylus down on it, the inexperience of youth! By the way, dear old Kylie Minogue is about the only one I know of who's tried to cover the song, on her 1994 self-titled album.

Included below is the last time they were heard at the Casino on the final all-nighter in 20 Sep 1981, although there were a few false ends much to the miff of some all-nighter goers but a joy to others as there were additional nights to be enjoyed.

I'm not quite sure who the target buyer is for this one as anyone involved in Northern Soul who collects records must surely already have these in some format (vinyl and/or CD) but perhaps it's aimed at a new, younger, Northern Soul devotee as I suppose they haven't been available on vinyl since the late 90s but are relatively cheap and easy to pick up if anyone wanted one!

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Details
Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single / Reissue
Media: 7"
Label: Outta Sight
Cat No: None
Date: 26/03/2023
Key/BPM: 9A/115 / 7B/133 / 4B/128 
Price: £15
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