Soul Strutter: 01/22/24

Monday, 22 January 2024

Sade Adu x Donny Hathaway [2024] - I Love Luv You More [Self Released]

A mashup by Detroit producer Tall Black Guy which blends Sade's "I Couldn't Love You More" (from "Love Deluxe" 1992) with Donny Hathaway's "Love, Love, Love" (from "Extension of a Man" 1972) and has been titled "I Love Luv You More".

At present it seems to be only available via Bandcamp.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	18/01/2024
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£3

Cam Cameron [2024] - They Say / I'm A Lonely Man [Soul Junction #SJ554]

A record acquired from one of those, now legendary, Soul Bowl soul packs from the mid 70s now gets a first ever reissue by Soul Junction.

It's price has risen in more recent years (it has a price tag of around £250 now on Discogs) as it has become more appreciated after being overlooked in the heyday because it wasn't deemed fast enough! It must have sold well enough locally in Chicago as there are at least three different pressings on the Capri label. It was the Scott Brothers' label's first release on the label which 45Cat lists as 1968 (copyright for both songs were registered 29 Jan 1968). Soul Junction is releasing it exactly 56 years later on 29 Jan 2024.

Soul Junction's Dave Welding has drawn somewhat of a blank trying to source information about Cam Cameron except that his real name was the A side song's writer, Alvin Cameron. He doesn't appear to have released any further material. BMI lists "They Say" along with another song "Merriam" (sung by George Spice which we can find no trace of) under another Alvin Cameron who may or may not be the same person (we think not).

Whilst "They Say" is more uptempo to "I'm A Lonely Man", the latter (written by the Scott Brothers) is also now getting attention. They were both arranged by Johnny Cameron who worked on many Chicago recordings embraced by the rare soul scene, most notably "I Really Love You" recorded by Jimmy Burns and Bobby James and also versions by The Mystics and Brand New Faces, all of which we featured in 2020.

He also worked with the likes of The Esquires, Syl Johnson, Betty Everett, Garland Green, Denise Chandler (aka Deneice Williams), The Lovelites and many others.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul / Crossover
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Soul Junction
Cat No:	None
Date:	29/01/2024
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£13

Tamara Dos Santos [2023] - The Chase [LMenT Sounds]

A single that seems to have got away from 17 Nov by London's Tamara Dos Santos. We loved her single "Would You Wait" in May '22 (it was our SoulStrutter Selection of the Week Wk 19 2022).

"The Chase" is the best she's done since then which seems to have been overlooked.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	LMenT Sounds
Cat No:	None
Date:	17/11/2023
Key/BPM:	4A/84
Price:	£1

Micayla Rivera [2024] - As Long As I've Got You [Black Bird Records]

This Hayes & Porter written song, "As Longs As I've Got You", was originally recorded by The Emotions as an unreleased demo and then recorded on Stax imprint Volt by The Charmels in 1967 and has gone on to gain a large underground following.

The Chamels started out as The Tonettes releasing two singles on Volt in 1963 later changing their name to The Dixiebelles when signed to Sound Stage 7 where they released around five singles between 1963-64. They returned to Volt in 1966 after line-up changes renaming themselves The Charmels and released another four singles. This was their penultimate release.

In 2013 Colemine's Kendra Morris recorded it on her "Mockingbird" album and a Reflex Revison of it appeared in 2019 featuring Jimmy Ruffin. Nicole Bus has used it several times in various mixes of "You" since 2018. It doesn't sound like a sample (not of any of the versions we know at least) so we presume that she is actually singing it?

A new version has been released by Micayla Rivera.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Retro Soul / Cover Version
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Black Bird Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	11/01/2024
Key/BPM:	2B/87
Price:	£1

SoulStrutter's Top 100 2023 Part 3

Part 3 of our Top 100 of 2023.

Part 1

Part 2