Soul Strutter: 06/08/23

Thursday, 8 June 2023

21st Century Soul - 2006 (The Best Of)

2006

Continuing the 21st Century Soul series with the 7th edition 2006.

Previous Years

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Alphabetical playlist by artist against individual who selected them.

Artist	Title (Album)
Kevin Oxberry	Starpoint Radio
Allon Sams feat. 3AM	You Remain The Same (Music And Laughter LP)
Archie Love	Loving On Borrowed Time (Sincerely Yours LP)
Donald McCollum	U Don't Want My Love (U Don't Want My Love LP)
Freddie Jackson	Heaven (Transitions LP)
Gary Taylor	My Blackness (Retro Blackness LP)
Keshia McFarland	Movin' (I Can Feel The Spirit) (Covergirl LP)
Maysa	Don't Say Goodnight (Sweet Classic Soul LP)
Steve The Scotsman Harvey feat. Linn Segolson	Troubled Times (The Everyday People Project Vol. 1 LP)
Tracii Chinwah	Hear Me (This Is The Day LP)
Unified Tribe	Love's On My Mind (Funktional Family LP)
Paul Goldsmith	Starpoint Radio
Amar Khalil	Sunny Day (Where There's A Will There's A Way LP)
Darien Brockington	All We Ever Need (Somebody To Love LP)
Donald Harrison Jr.	You Love Me Back (3D Vol. 1 LP)
Jáven	Not Gonna Worry (Believer LP)
Karl Frierson	Ten Minutes (Soulprint LP)
Keisha White	Out Of My Hands (Out Of My Hands LP)
Marcell & The Truth	Hopes Too High (Hopes Too High LP)
Reesso 90220	This Must Be Love (M Box Mix) (M Box Story LInes LP)
Stacie Orrico	Take Me Away (Beautiful Awakening LP)
Steve Aggasild	Soul Music Radio / SOTAR
Tamar Davis feat. Prince	Beautiful, Loved & Blessed ( LP)
Kierra Kiki Sheard	This Is Me (This Is Me LP)
Natalie Williams	This Girl (Secret Garden LP)
Braxton Brothers feat. Ledisi	Better Than Nothing (Both Sides LP)
Diplomats Of Soul feat. Noel McKoy	Someday (We'll All Be Free) (Yam Who Mix)
Drew Sidora feat Mario	For the Love (Step Up OST)
Jazz Juice	Atravessar (52nd Street LP)
Karl Frierson	Ten Minutes (Soulprint LP)
Lin Rountree feat. Leslie Nelson	The Message (Groovetree LP)
Marion Meadows feat. Will Brock	Miss Know It All (Dressed To Chill LP)
Maysa Leak feat. Kevin Whalum	There's Nothing Better Than Love ( LP)
Najee	The Night I Fell In Love (Forever, For Always, For Luther Vol 2 LP)
The Invisible Session feat. Mika	I'll Be Your Wings (The M&D Mix) (Schema The Invisible Session LP)
The Juju Orchestra	Kind Of Latin Rhythm (Bossa Nova Is Not A Crime LP)
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Briana Scott	Brand New Day (While I'm Here LP)
Chavous	Hey (Life Without Limit LP)
Darrius Willrich	Just Wanna Know (Love Will Visit LP)
Frank Mccomb	Tomorrow's Not Promised (The Truth Vol.2 LP)
Gwen McCrae; David Hudson	Honey (Honey LP)
Hil St. Soul	We Don't Talk (SOULidified LP)
Joy Denalane feat. Raekwon	Heaven Or Hell (Born & Raised LP)
Joy Denalane	One In A Million (Born & Raised LP)
Keshia McFarland	You Don't Know (Covergirl LP)
L'Renee	I Wanna Fall In Love (Special Song LP)
Lynne Fiddmont	Flow (Flow LP)
Maysa	Playing Your Game, Baby (Sweet Classic Soul LP)
Monica	A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me) (The Makings Of Me LP)
The New Mastersounds feat. Corinne Bailey Rae	Your Love Is Mine (Your Love is Mine LP)
Sleepy Brown	Sunday Morning (Mr. Brown LP)
Teena Marie	The Way You Love Me (Sapphire LP)
Vanessa Haynes	I Wonder (Stay with Me LP)
The Whispers	Diamonds (For Your Ears Only LP)

Tomorrow's Promise v Glenn Jones - You're Sweet, You're Fine, You're Everything

We are just in the process of compiling some of the best tunes of 2006 for the next instalment of 21st Century Soul which has been dormant for a couple of weeks owing to holidays. This one from Glenn Jones' 2006 album "Forever: Timeless R&B Classics" stood out.

It's a cover of a song "You're Sweet, You're Fine, You're Everything" written by James Sawyer who was a member of Tomorrow's Promise who recorded it for Capitol in Aug 1973 reaching #31 R&B.

Sawyer was a Vietnam veteran who served two tours of duty there. Later in life he became a deacon. He died in 2013 aged 68.

It's a very cheap and easy record to pick up on vinyl, depending on condition. If it were rare then this would almost definitely sell for big bucks! Tomorrows Promise released just five singles between 1973-75, three on Capitol followed by two on Mercury, before disbanding.

Here are both versions of the song.

We did a feature on Glenn Jones last year for his 60sth birthday, yet somehow managed to miss this gem from the playlist of 30 of his best songs!

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Isabel [2023] - Future Fantasies [Self Released]

Isabel Provoost is from Middelburg, The Netherlands, and finished second in The Voice Kids in 2013/14 and second again in the adult version in 2016/17. She released a debut album "Flowerchild" in Jul '21.

Her latest single "Future Fantasies", released last month (19 May), is currently picking up airplay.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Blue-Eyed
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	19/05/2023 (ac60)
Key/BPM:	4A/90
Price:	£1

Sidibe [2023] - Too Good To Be Alone [Self Released]

We have been sitting on "Too Good To Be Alone" since it's release on Friday, as Sidibe's music is getting rather 'samey' and this one channels her inner Sade.

She is not alone, as there are so many other artists doing the same, which is a bit of a drag for those of us who were around when Sade emerged in the 80s who never regarded her music a 'soul' but rather more pop/smooth jazz. But we are where we are and just feel that these artists need to find their own lane and stop trying to emulate successful artists.

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	02/06/2023
Key/BPM:	9A/111
Price:	£1

Buscrates feat. Soraya Watti [2023] - On My Way [Bastard Jazz Recordings]

Another that owes more than a nod to the 80s is the new single from Pittsburgh DJ/producer Buscrates "One My Way" feat. Soroya Watti which was released last Friday (2 Jun '23).

It is the only vocal track on his forthcoming second album "Control Center" which is due out on 23 Jun '23.

Buscrates (Harry Orlando Marshall) last featured here on CA$H BONU$' single "Got Me Thinkin' Tonight" in Aug '22 which was then released on a 45 with a cover of Maze's "Joy & Pain" in Nov '22.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Bastard Jazz Recordings
Cat No:	None
Date:	02/06/2023
Key/BPM:	7A/94
Price:	£1

Junie feat. Dj Rchagas [2023] - Heaven Knows [RC Studio Ronaldo chagas]

We can't find any information regarding Junie Johnson but believe that she is from London. Dj Rchagas (Ronaldo Chagas) is a musician, composer, DJ, producer from Rio De Janeiro.

They released their first recording together, "Heaven Knows" today which sounds like a bit of a nod to Jam & Harris and their 80s sounds with S.O.S. Band.

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Details

Rating:	7.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/06/2023
Key/BPM:	7A/94
Price:	£1

Sipprell [2023] - Peace In The Madness [Self Released] (Full Album)

South London singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar and violin) and producer Nicola Sipprell debuted way back in Nov 2015 with an EP "Letter D". She now has three EPs and twelve singles to her name but, until now, she hasn't released a full album.

She has rectified that by releasing her debut album "Peace In The Madness" today. Her last single was featuring on Marie Dahlstrom's single "The Process" in mid May, which isn't on the album but her last six singles prior to that, dating back to Oct '21, are included within the albums 13 tracks i.e. "Peace in the Madness" (Apr '23), "Unravel" (Mar '23), "Wish You Were Here" (Nov '22), "Already Yours" (Jul '22), "Stay Out of It" (May '22), "More Than We Are" (Oct '21).

Our picks of the seven new songs are "The Falling", "Ritual", "Storm" and "Roam".

Sipprell provided backing vocals for Ed Sheeran at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in 2022.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/06/2023
Price:	£7.99