Soul Strutter: 08/06/23

Sunday, 6 August 2023

Cecily Wilborn [2023] - Cant Leave Him Alone [I Got This Record]

Cecily Wilborn is singer, songwriter, producer from Marianna, AK, now residing in West Memphis. She obtained a BA in Music from Full Sail University, FL.

Since 2016 she has performed with several bands such as Kymestri Band and Diversity Band of BB King's Blues Club (Beale St, Memphis).

Her debut solo single, "I Guess I'll Drown" arrived in Apr 2017 and she has since released five singles, an EP and her debut album, "Stages Of Love", in Feb '21.

Her latest single "Can't Leave Him Alone" was released on 4 Aug.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Southern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	I Got This Record / Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	04/08/2023
Key/BPM:	6A/80
Price:	£1

Cookin' On 3 Burners with Stella Angelico [2023] - I'm Comin' Home To You / Whole Woman [Soul Messin']

A new single from Melbourne trio Cookin' On 3 Burners is due out on 25 Aug. It's a double-sider "I'm Comin' Home To You" / "Whole Woman" which will be available digitally and on 7" vinyl.

The current line-up is Jake Mason (Hammond Organ), Dan West (guitar) and Ivan Khatchoyan (drums) with Stella Angelico providing vocals. The name Lance Ferguson crops up again for the third time this week, a single with The Bamboos, "Ex-Files", from their forthcoming album and a single "Freedom" with Menagerie. He was one of the original trio with Mason and Khatchoyan when formed in 1997.

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label:	Soul Messin'
Cat No:	None
Date:	25/08/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	$5 AUD / £20 AUD

VA [2023] - Psychomania Choppers: Chicano Oldies and R&B Rarities, Vol. 1 [Psychomania]

A good compilation, made even sweeter by the ridiculously cheap price of £2.99 on Amazon, was released on Friday (4 Aug).

As the title implies, it consists of souldies/lowriders from the 60s/70s and contains one of our favourites Little Royal & The Swingmasters who we did a Discography for several years ago.

Most tracks are from relatively little know artists (with perhaps the exclusion of Donnie Elbert and Barbara Mason) who didn't release a lot of music and even fewer made any impact at the time but have been unearthed by various underground rare soul scenes over the years.

If you have a penchant for sweet n' deep then these will be right up your street.

The comp opens with "All For You" by The Admirations which was the flip side of their last of only four recordings on One-derful! in 1967.

Donnie Elbert's "Baby Let Me Love You Tonite" was an early recording on Vee Jay in 1960 reissued on Jayboy in UK in 1970, presumably to 'cash in' on his UK success with his All Platinum album "Where Did Our Love Go" which had several tracks picked up on by the Northern Soul scene.

The Barbara Mason track, "Just You And Me", is an unissued Arctic recording from the 'Oh How It Hurts' sessions that seems to have been first released on a Bear Family CD reissue of the album with additional unreleased recordings in 1997.

The last of only three records on L.A. based Venus and the second of two singles by Karen Small is another flipside, "That's Why I Cry", written by Don Julian (& The Larks). It even got a UK release on Vocalion in 1966.

The debut single on Markay in 1962 "I Wanna Chance" by The Vows which included Morris Chestnut (know in NS circles for several recordings both solo and in groups such as The Vows and The Attractions). This one has more of a doo-wop sound.

Although Little Royal & The Swingmasters "Jealous" is credited to Little Royal Torrence, it is more or less the same song, with a few changes, as Garland Green's "Jealous Kind Of Fella" written by Green with Jo Armstead, Morris Dollinson and Rudolph Browner. It was released on Tri Us in 1971. Green's song was 1969.

Yet another B side, to his NS spin "Have Love Will Travel" is "Think About It Baby" by Roosevelt 'Rosey' Jones on Patrick Adams run Today Records. John 'Monster' Davis arranged and Frank Fioravanti produced both songs. It was his only solo single although he released another with The Superiors.

Although sounding very 60s, "I'm So In Love With You" is a 70s recording by Californian Chicano group Thee Dupremes who formed in 1975. They released another single on their own label Depreme Productions .

Walter Webb & The Highlighters is a completely new name to us, not surprisingly when they released just one single on Chess in 1970 "Your Time Is Gonna Come". The single on both Discogs and 45 Cat is associated with James Bell & The Highlighters (Band) from Indianapolis which seems plausible as they released a single on Lulu (which is also the title of the flipside) written by the same song writers Herman & Brantley (misspelt? Bradly).

The Sequins song, "What Makes Me Love You" is a Phillip Mitchell song recorded on Denise LaSalle's Crajon Records in 1971. They were a girl group trio from Chicago and not, perhaps the better know group, from L.A. which included Brenda & Patrice Holloway.

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For YouTube Playlist for Full Comp. Click HERE

Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Lowrider, Sweet Soul, Deep Soul, Souldies
Format:	Album / Compilation
Media:	Digital
Label:	Psychomania
Cat No:	None
Date:	04/08/2023
Price:	£2.99

Broken Hearts Inc. [2023] - In A Moment / Freedom Is A Lonely Ride [Kimberlite Records #KIM-009]

Due to go on pre-sale at 11:00 MST (18:00 BST) today (6 Aug) is the latest single from Canada's Kimberlite Records. It's been a while since their last release in Feb '22 with Aladean Kheroufi "Love!... (Is The Answer) / Every Girl".

The new one is the second single from Broken Hearts Inc. who's first single "Please Don't Walk Away / Heartache (Is All You Get)" launched the label back in 2018.

The A side, apparently only decided by a flip of a coin, is a crossover style song with a nod to War titled "In A Moment" (an original song written by Fred Benton not a cover of The Intrigues). Whilst the flip side is a doo wop style souldie "Freedom Is A Lonely Ride".

All previous Kimberlite vinyl singles are now sold out but the first six are available to download from Kimberlite for $1.99 (or $0.99 each side).

The Broken Hearts Inc. 7" single is available to pre-order today for release on Friday (11 Aug).

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Kimberlite Records
Cat No:	KIM-009
Date:	11/08/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	$12

BriJon [2023] - OTW [Self Released]

Not only a gifted singer from a very young age, Milwaukee, WI, native BriJon (Brijohnne Carlillieam Ferguson) competed in dance competitions nationally and also plays violin, piano and guitar.

She launched her singing career in Nov 2020 with a single "Call On Me" and has just released her sixth single "OTW" which is her fourth this year.

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	Y
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	31/07/2023
Key/BPM:	3B/57
Price:	£1

Dani Danger [2023] - Addicted to Love [In the Zone]

Dani Danger is a Jamaican-American multi-genre Portland, OR, based artist Danielle Barker originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Including her latest single "Addicted to Love" (3 Aug), she's only released three singles since her first two, both in Sep 2020.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	03/08/2023
Key/BPM:	9A/55
Price:	£1

Manali [2023] - Bloom [Self Released]

This single, "Bloom", appears to be a debut release from Manali who we believe to be the song's writer Gabi Moyo who can find very little about.

Curiously, another single by an artist with the same name called "Temple" was released on the same day but is a different singer.

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Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	18/07/2023
Key/BPM:	9B/76
Price:	£1