Soul Strutter: 06/06/23

Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Soul Associates Top 30 - 2023 Week 22 (w/e 4 Jun 2023)

A new and improved chart with breakers added

and links to all tracks/albums.

		Top 30 Wk 22 (w/e 4 Jun 2023)
Pos	Last	Artist - Title/Artist - Album
1	1	Helen Bruner & Terry Jones - 2nd Overture LP
2	2	Angie Stone - Love Language LP
3	9	Joe Leavy feat. Althea Renee - Do It Again
4	6	October London - The RnB Masterclass EP
5	3	Terri Walker - My Love Story LP
6	21	Lynn Davis - Beautiful You
7	4	Jay Lamont - Just For You LP
8	10	Jeffery Smith feat. Destini Shelton - The Way You Touch Me
9	7	Dinner Party - Enigmatic Society LP
10	8	Lalah Hathaway feat. Ariza & KOLE - The Energy
11	11	Will Downing - Till We Meet Again
12	5	Misha, Debórah Bond & Jussi Halme feat. Soul Food Horns - A Night In Rio Pt. 2
13	12	Cornell C.C. Carter - It's So Nice (KZO Mix)
14	NE	Jeff Bradshaw feat. Eric Roberson - Make Some Time
15	27	The Realm feat. H'Atina - Love Hurts
16	B5	Isla George - Be Kind to The People
17	23	Avalon Cutts-Jones feat. C. Xavier Davis - You & Me, Me & You
18	15	Dee Lucas feat. Selina Albright - No Boundaries LP
19	B3	Chris Ballin - Beautiful
20	18	The Sound System feat. Farrahmon - Your Love Is Like
21	16	Down To Earth - In The Shadows Of The Night
22	B2	Aphrose - Good Love
23	13	TanQueray Hayward - Waiting For You
24	NE	Cool Million feat. Shaila Prospere - Brand New Day
25	NE	Papik feat. Nicole Magolie - Montecarlo
26	B4	3rd Soul From The Sun - When Love Calls
27	B4	Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Intuition LP
28	NE	Stokes & Machine feat. Cleveland Jones & U-NAM - Freeway (Soul-Jazz Mix)
29	17	Output / Input feat. Antonio McLendon - Smilin' Faces
30	NE	Haile Supreme & Statik Selectah - TNT
		BREAKERS
B1	NE	Say She She - Don't You Dare Stop
B2	NE	Output / Input feat. Antonio McLendon - Someone I Used To Love
B3	NE	Secret Night Gang - Out of My Head
B4	NE	Bea Anderson - Picture Perfect
B5	NE	Valentina Russo - Sometimes Something

Saint Smith [2023] - Yours, Saintly [Self Released]

An album we passed on when released a couple of weeks ago is "Yours, Saintly" from Saint Smith (Jared Abraham Shanklin) which we've now revisited.

Having only skimmed it initially, it seemed to be predominantly R&B, which it is, but there are a few more soulful tracks like "Round And Round", "Not Just Now And Then" (when you get past the long intro!), "Hold My Hand" and the title track "Yours, Saintly" which is our pick of the pack.

The Atlanta-based artist is from a religious background and blends R&B and gospel songs which he wrote, arranged and recorded in his home studio. The opening track "Take Care Of Me" and title track have already been released as singles.

The album is also available on CD via Bandcamp.

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	Y Tracks: 1, 4, 5 & 8
Genre/Style:	New Soul / R&B
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	19/05/2023
Price:	£9.99

One Girl Too Late - Version Excursion

The Brenda & The Tabulations Philadelphia Re-edit Sessions prompted us to dig out the versions we could find for their Van McCoy written song "One Girl Too Late".

We only found four versions, the 1973 Brenda & the Tabulations original, a 1975 album track only by the UK's Polly Brown, Pure Silk feat. Winsome 12" (mentioned the other day on the Wendy Walker post) and finally Gina Foster's Dutch only 7" promo (from a "Massive 5" CD compilation) both from around 1992 and both reggae tinged versions.

If you know of any others then let is know.

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Brenda & The Tabulations [2023] - Philadelphia Re-edit Sessions [Simphouse Productions] (Full Album)

Here we go again with yet another Philadelphia Re-edit Session from Paul Simpson. His subject this time out consists of four tracks by Brenda & The Tabulations from their 1977 album "I Keep Coming Back For More".

The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studio and produced by a combination of John Davis, Norman Harris, Bobby Eli along with Gilda C. Woods who originally signed the group to her Dionn set up. In fact it was after seeing the group appear at the Uptown Theatre (Philly's version of The Apollo where her DJ husband hosted the shows) that she decided to set up the Dionn label in 1966 to showcase their talent.

The group was formed in 1966 with a line-up of Brenda Payton, Eddie Jackson, Jerry Jones and Maurice Coates and stayed at Dionn and subsidiary label Top and Bottom until being singed to Epic when the line up changed with the three male backing singers departing and replaced by Pat Mercer and Deborah Martin.

Their last few singles for Top And Bottom involved Van McCoy who they continued to work with when they singed to Epic in 1972 with limited success. Only one of their four singles for the label between 1972-75 charted, that being "One Girl Too Late" which was popular in the UK although didn't chart but made it to #46 US R&B.

In 1977 they signed to Chocolate City but in reality it was Brenda with no Tabulations as she was essentially solo by this time. A third album was released "I Keep Coming Back For More" which produced two minor R&B hits "Home To Myself" (#61) and "(I'm A) superstar" (#31).

Brenda died in from breast cancer 1992 aged 46.

Track Listing:

01 - Let's go all the way (Down)... Paul Simpson Climax2 8:16

02 - I keep coming back for more (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 5:15

03 - Everybody's fool (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 9:07

04 - I'm a superstar (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 5:25

Full tracks are available to listen to on Paul's dedicated website available for a two weeks only.

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Philly Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Simphouse Productions
Cat No:	None
Date:	05/06/2023
Price:	$9.99

Melonyx [2023] - Made To Suffer [Tru Thoughts]

The latest, and fifth, single pre-released from Nottingham duo Melonyx's debut album "Soul Glow" (due on 7 July) is "Made To Suffer" out today along with an instrumental version.

It follows "At The Door" (18 Apr), "Solar Power" (28 Feb) (which were also both paired with instrumental versions) and their breakthrough double-single "Melanin Queens" / "Energy" in May '21.

The album, Digital and CD, is available to pre-order on Bandcamp

Melonyx are currently on a UK tour with a dozen dates already completed but here are the remaining dates:

02 Jul - Love Supreme Jazz Festival (Tru Thoughts Takeover) - Glynde Place, East Sussex

02 Jul - Global Soul Showcase - Jazz Cafe, London

07 Jul - MELONYX Album Launch - Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Studio, Nottingham

16 Jul - Westfield, Stratford

28 Jul - Kendall Calling Festival, Chai Wallahs Stage - Lowther Deer Park, Lake District

10-14 Aug (Date TBC) - We Out Here - Big Top Stage - Wimborne, St Giles

15 Sep, Tru Thoughts Records, Old Market Assembly, Bristol

22 Nov - Sleaford Mods (Support) - O2 Academy, Birmingham

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Tru Thoughts
Cat No:	None
Date:	06/06/2023
Key/BPM:	1A/70
Price:	£1

Robert Tanner [2023] - Sweet Memories [Numero Group #NUM4414]

The song "Sweet Memories" was originally recorded by The New Sound on their solitary album "The New Sounds" on Turbo in 1970. Robert Tanner was one of three lead singers with the group and recorded a solo version the same year on Megatone which has become a trophy record in rare soul circles selling for up to £3.5k.

Both versions were reissued on 45 by Outta Sight in 2012 with both sides extracted from their 2011 CD only compilation "Willie & West Meet The New Sounds".

Numero Group has reissued it digitally today, so if you're not hung up on having it on vinyl and want save a few grand then snap it up or buy the CD or 45 reissue from Outta Sight, if still available otherwise it's the resale market.

The New Sound album is also in-demand and Hit And Run reissued three tracks from it last Aug.

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Numero Group
Cat No:	NUM4414
Date:	06/06/2023
Key/BPM:	11B/108
Price:	£1

Jonny Benavidez & Cold Diamond & Mink [2023] - Dedicated To You [Timmion Records]

A couple of weeks ago we posted three tracks that had been pre-released from the debut album "My Echo, Shadow and Me" by Jonny Benavidez & Cold Diamond & Mink (the Timmion house band).

Today another track, an original song "Dedicated To You" but with a retro, doo wop, feel, has been pre-released ahead of the album which is due on 23 Jun '23.

The album is a joint project between Timmion and Daptone.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Timmion Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	06/06/2023
Key/BPM:	8B/85
Price:	£1

J Treece & The Terri Green Project [2023] - Close The Door [Euro Musik] PROMO

The Terri Green Project should need little introduction as they have featured here many times but to recap they are Hamburg based songwriting and producer duo Terri Bjerre (aka Terri Green) and Torsten Abrolat (aka Todd Reed) who have scored four US Indie Soul and UK Soul chart #1 singles since 2019.

Joel Treece was born in Asheville, SC, but drew up in Baltimore, MD. He is a former US soldier who was stationed in Germany and made his way in the local music scene as a DJ and producer. Upon leaving the Army he became a member of Mirror Mirror who released a single in the early noughties.

He later moved into music production and formed his own company Treetop Entertainment and released around nine singles and a solo album "With Love" in Sep 2019 and is working on the follow up.

Joel met Terri Green via a mutual friend and came up with the idea of reinterpreting rather than covering Teddy P's classic Gamble & Huff song "Close The Door". It will be available on digital platforms on Friday (9 Jun '23).

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J Treece

Terri Green Project

Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul / Cover Version
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Euro Musik
Cat No:	None
Date:	09/06/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1