The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2021... Part 4 (Feb 2021 Wk 8)

My selection of the best releases this week (Fen 2021 Wk 8)

In no particular order with [Camelot Key/BPM] where available.

Part 3

Part 2

Part 1

It's been a 'lean' week for quality releases, in other weeks some of these may not have made the final cut.

Benny Atlas  - Keep You [TLD] [12A/55]

Art Sherrod Jr. Feat. Lelah Jackson - If Only You Knew [Train Station] [12A/60]

Prince Ronnie Love - I’m The One [2B/60]

GLOW Feat. Nndi - All Woman (Original) [Archive] [12A/85]

Ronnie McNeir - Understanding (SoulStrutter Edit) [Blue Rivers] [11A/110]

Canita - Complacent [TopNotch Music] [5A/85]

SoulFusionSeven - Universal Love (T Groove Remix) [Funk Brothers] [6B/115]

Bob Baldwin - Friday Night (Newurbanjazz Remix) Feat. Regina Troupe [City Sketches] [1A/100]

George Anderson - I Would Give U Everything [Secret #SECCD249] [5B/56]

George Anderson - Love Makes U Feel the Pain [Secret #SECCD249] [3B/105]

Kim Tavar - Love Me For Now [Self Released] [N/A]

Kim Tavar - Trippin' Together [Self Released] [N/A]

 

UK Soul Chart - 22nd Feb 2021 - The Breakers

This week's UK Soul Chart Breakers

01 - Tristan - Looking Back (2021 What Could Possibly Go Wrong)

Posted here

02 - J Daphaney - Love Star (2021)

Posted here

03 - Beverlei Brown - Gonna Get Over You (2021 Gil Cang Main Mix)

Posted here

04 - Saint Mercedes - Crybaby (2021)

Posted here

05 - Loony - Raw (2021)

Posted here

06 - Raquel Rodriguez - Don't You Know (2021)

Posted here

07 - Tatianna Mott - Come Home (2021)

Posted here

08 - Matt Cappy Feat. B Slade & Brenda Roy - Look at Us Now (2021)

Posted here

09 - Alvin Garrett Feat. Kim Scott - The Lightness of Love (2021 The Lightness Of Love)

Posted here

10 - Yas VW - Be The One (2021)

Posted here

11 - Andrew Ford Feat. Lauren Evans - More Love (2021)

Posted here

12 - Leela James - Complicated (2021)

Posted here

13 - Mac Ayres - Where U Goin' Tonight (2021 Magic 8ball)

Posted here

14 - Cleveland P. Jones - Never Listen (2021)

Posted here

15 - Dav Hall - Still Lov'n You (2021 Soulsuite)

Posted here

UK Soul Chart - 22nd Feb 2021

Latest UK Soul chart published 22nd Feb 2021.

Will Downing spends his 3rd week at #1.

Three highest climbers:

Mario Biondi, Groove Association & Sheree Brown

Three biggest fallers:

Raquel Rodriguez, PrivatProjekt, Deborah Bond

Nine new entries this week with links to posts for them.

To find existing entries use search box or my new label search facility as I've removed previous labels list as it was getting far too long with now well over 1,000 posts!

01 (01) (=) - Will Downing - The Song Garden (Album)

02 (02) (=) - J.D's Time Machine ft Cleveland P Jones/AgapeSoul & U-Nam - Kiss Of Freedom

03 (12) (+09) - Sheree Brown - Take A Walk With Love

04 (03) (-01) - Hil St Soul - Heaven Must Be Like This

05 (07) (+02) - Bey Bright - Soul Nostalgia 3 (Album)

06 (16) (+10) - The Groove Association Feat. Georgie B - It's Been So Long (Album/Remixes)

07 (26) (+19) - Mario Biondi - Dare (Album)

08 (05) (-03) - Ruff & Tumble - Love Spectrum (EP)

09 (06) (-03) - Brian Power Feat. Lucita Jules - Optimistic

10 (08) (-02) - Sound Of Superbad Feat. Robert Imtume Owens - Vibration

11 (09) (-02) - Tanqueray Hayward - Caught Up

12 (10) (-02) - Laura Rain & The Caesars - Closer to The Win

13 (NE) - Alvin Garrett - The Lightness of Love (Album)

Posted here

14 (15) (+01) - Jack Tyson Charles - Glory

15 (21) (+06) - Michon Young - You're Number 1 In My Book

16 (18) (+02) - The Lovetown Allstars Feat. Gary B Poole - Walk This Way

17 (NE) - Dav Hall - SoulSuite (Album)

Posted here

18 (19) (+01) - The Shapeshifters Feat. Billy Porter - Finally Ready (DFP mixes)

19 (04) (-15) - Raquel Rodriguez - Undone / Don't You Know

20 (NE) - ERBF Feat. Raena - Decided

Posted here

21 (NE) - Dave Hollister - It's All Right (Oakland Cali Mix)

Posted here

22 (13) (-09) - Deborah Bond - Radio

23 (11) (-12) - PrivatProjekt - Welcome (Album)

24 (NE) - Charmaine X - Introducing (Album)

Posted here

25 (NE) - GLOW Feat. Nndi - All Woman (Ahmed Sirour Remix)

Posted here

26 (NE) - Dave Mascall Feat. Julia Quinn - Feel The Same (Mixes)

Posted here

27 (NE) - Ten City - Be Free (Emmaculate & Shannon Chambers Mix)

Posted here

28 (20) (-08) - Tony Lindsay - All Is One (Orig/Mixes)

29 (NE) - William Staggers - Glad To Find Love

Posted here

30 (23) (-07) - Luxury Soul Family - Various Artists (Album)

The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2021... Part 3 (Feb 2021 Wk 7)

My selection of the best releases this week (Feb 2021 Wk 7

In no particular order with [Camelot Key/BPM] where available.

Part 2

Part 1

Acantha Lang - Lois Lang [Self Released] [12B/67]

We Want You To Dance - Dalston Nights (Look So Cute) [Self Released] [2A/96]

Jack Tyson Charles - Love Is Pain [Self Released [10B/103]

Jack Tyson Charles - Glory (Edit) [Self Released] [3A/107]

Devinn Le'Raay - Still Luv Me? [Second Month of Summer] [5A/84]

Jerome Kyles - When I First Looked At You [JKyles Entertainment] [10B/100]

Adeline - Mystic Lover [Unity Rec] [5A/80]

Cleveland P. Jones - Never Listen [VEC] [9A/80]

Nikki Gee Feat. Sven Lindvall & Daniel Fridell - I'll Be Gone [Epidemic Sound] [8B/126]

Eddie Holman - Ready, Wiling, Able [Soul Direction] [9A/143]

Terisa Griffin - Angel [Platinum Vbe] [3B/82]

Ricky Jones - Lover [Platinum Vybe] [4B/95]

 

UK Soul Chart - 15th Feb 2021 - The Breakers

This week's UK soul chart Breakers

01 - Sheree Brown - Take A Walk With Love (2021)

Posted here

02 - J Daphaney - Love Star (2021)

Posted here

03 - Saint Mercedes - Crybaby (2021)

Posted here

04 - Loony - Raw (2021)

Posted here

05 - Raquel Rodriguez - Don't You Know (2021)

Posted here

06 - Tatianna Mott - Come Home (2021)

Posted here

07 - Matt Cappy - Look At Us Now (Feat. B Slade & Brenda Roy) (2021)

Posted here

08 - Alvin Garrett - The Lightness of Love feat Kim Scott (2021 The Lightness Of Love)

Posted here

09 - Andrew Ford - More Love feat Lauren Evans (2021)

Posted here

10 - Leela James - Complicated (2021)

Posted here

11 - Dav Hall - Still Lov'n You (2021 Soulsuite)

Posted here

12 - Cleveland P. Jones - Never Listen (2021)

Posted here

13 - Mario Biondi - Lov-Lov-Love with Incognito (2021 Dare)

Posted here

14 - Tristan - Looking Back (2021 What Could Possibly Go Wrong)

Posted here

15 - MoreSoul - Reunited (2021)

Posted here

UK Soul Chart - 15th Feb 2021

Links to new releases, all others you will be able to find by using search box.

Seven new entries this week, all but one previously posted on this blog. 

The entry not posted I considered posting, but chose not to as the original (and best version) is already posted (July 2020) and in Nov 2020 I posted several remixes. However, I've linked to all 4 new mixes on YT.  

This is a brilliant track that I still love and don't understand why it hasn't been a huge hit as it is 'anthemic', but perhaps there has been too much 'messing about' with it with so many different mixes?

01 (1) Will Downing - The Song Garden (Album)

02 (5) J.D's Time Machine ft Cleveland P Jones/AgapeSoul & U-Nam - Kiss Of Freedom

03 (3) Hil St Soul - Heaven Must Be Like This

04 (26) Raquel Rodriguez - Undone

05 (7) Ruff & Tumble - Love Spectrum (EP)

06 (2) Brian Power Feat. Lucita Jules - Optimistic

07 (4) Bey Bright - Soul Nostalgia 3 (Album)

08 (6) Sound Of Superbad Feat. Robert Imtume Owens - Vibration

09 (16) Tanqueray Hayward - Caught Up

10 (10) Laura Rain & The Caesars - Closer to The Win

11 (11) PrivatProjekt - Welcome (Album)

12 (NE) Sheree Brown - Take A Walk With Love

Already posted here

13 (18) Deborah Bond - Radio

14 (8) OsKeyz Ft Conya Doss - 6019 (Album)

15 (13) Jack Tyson Charles - Glory

16 (20) The Groove Association Feat. Georgie B - It's Been So Long (Album)

17 (NE) Ricky Jones - Lover

Already posted here

18 (NE) The Lovetown Allstars - Walk This Way

Already posted here

19 (NE) The Shapeshifters Feat. Billy Porter - Finally Ready (DFP mixes)

I posted the original mix last July (2020) and there have been many remixes since (I posted some in Nov 2020) but as far as I am concerned none have bettered the original mix. 

There are 4 new mixes:

Dimitri From Paris TSOP - The Sound Of Paris - Remix

Dimitri From Paris TSOP - The Sound Of Paris - Remix Club Dub

Extended Monologue Mix

Reprise

20 (9) Tony Lindsay - All Is One (Orig/Mixes)

21 (12) Michon Young - You're Number 1 In My Book

22 (14) Kea Michaels - Holla If You Hear Me

23 (8) Luxury Soul Family - Various Artists (Album)

24 (NE) The Bus Stop Band - Serenity

Already posted here

25 (30) Alex Puddu Feat. Fulminayo Ngozi - Shadow Dancer

26 (NE) Mario Biondi - Dare (Album)

Already posted here

27 (23) Tilly - Life After Love (Nigel Lowis mixes)

28 (NE) Maurice Mahon - Find Me

Already posted here

29 (NE) Beverley Skeete - My Heaven

Already posted here

30 (17) SouLutions - Anthology (Album)

The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2021... Part 2 (Feb 2021 Wk 6)

My selection of the best releases this week (Feb 2021 Wk 6)

This is a new feature I'm starting to keep track of the best releases as we progress through the year. In general it will be releases of new material only unless a cover version or a reissue is good enough to warrant posting. I'll try to do it weekly on Sundays and keep it to 10/12 each week but if there is an abundance of great material then I'll expand as necessary. At the end of each month/quarter I'll then whittle it down to the top 10/12 of the month/quarter so that by the end of the year the best tracks should present themselves as often tracks released early in the year get forgotten when the best of the year is being chosen.

Part 1

This is my selection of the best release so far this month (Feb 2021).

In no particular order with [Camelot Key/BPM] where available.

Alvin Garrett Feat. Kim Scott - The Lightness of Love [Hill Entertainment] [7A/100]

Sound of SuperBad Feat. Robert Imtume Owens  - Vibration [Izipho Soul#ZP56] [8B/100]

Tesa Williams Feat. Marc Nelson - Just The Lonely Talking Again [Society Hill] [8B/67]

Chelly K - Yesterday Is Gone [Self Released]

S. Fidelity Feat. NDO - Mixed Signals [Jakarta] [3B/92]

Abi Farrell - I Will See You Through [Big AC] [7A/116]

Hi Love  - Cold Wind [Spin Forward] [4A/91]

Tristan - Perfect Girl

Dav Hall  - Still Lov'n You [Davhallmuzic] [9A/96]

Leela James  - Complicated [BMG] [4B/70]

Robin Thicke - That's What Love Can Do [Lucky Music] [2B/82]

Raquel Rodriguez - Don't You Know [Blue Dream]  [8B/81]

 

UK Soul Chart - 8th Feb 2021 - The Breakers

01 - Mario Biondi - Lov-Lov-Love with Incognito (2021 Dare)

Already posted here

02 - Jack Tyson Charles - Glory (2021)

Already posted here

03 - Sheree Brown - Take A Walk With Love (2021)

Already posted here

04 - Deborah Bond - Radio (2021)

Already posted here

05 - Raquel Rodriguez - Undone (2021)

Already posted here

06 - Tatianna Mott - Come Home (2021)

Already posted here

07 - Alvin Garrett - The Lightness of Love feat Kim Scott (2021 The Lightness Of Love)

Already posted here

08 - J Daphaney - Love Star (2021)

Already posted here

09 - Adeline - Whisper My Name (2021)

Already posted here

10 - Andrew Ford - More Love feat Lauren Evans (2021)

Already posted here

11 - William Staggers - Glad To Find Love (2021)

Already posted here

12 - JD's Time Machine feat Cleveland P Jones - Agapesoul & U-Nam - Kiss Of Freedom (Extended Soul Jazz Mix) (2021)

Already posted here

13 - Mac Ayres - Where U Goin' Tonight (2021 Magic 8ball)

Already posted here

14 - Saint Mercedes - Crybaby (2021)

Already posted here

15 - Dav Hall - Still Lov'n You (2021 Soulsuite)

Already posted here

UK Soul Chart - 8th Feb 2021

Eight new entries this week, of which 7 have already been previously posted and three of them appeared in my 2021 Best So Far posted yesterday (Michon Young, Jack Tyson Charles and Raquel Rodriguez).

Links to new entries. For previous entries follow link to UK Soul Chart

01 (2) Will Downing - The Song Garden (Album)

02 (14) Brian Power Feat. Lucy Jules - Optimistic

03 (3) Hil St Soul - Heaven Must Be Like This

04 (1) Bey Bright - Soul Nostalgia 3 (EP)

05 (11) J.D's Time Machine Feat. Cleveland P Jones/AgapeSoul & U-Nam - Kiss Of Freedom

06 (5) Sound Of Superbad Feat. Robert imtume Owens - Vibration

07 (15) Ruff & Tumble - Love Spectrum (EP)

08 (9) OsKeyz Feat. Conya Doss - 6019 (Album)

09 (26) Tony Lindsay - All Is One (Original/Mixes)

10 (19) Laura Rain & The Caesars - Closer to The Win

11 (28) PrivatProjekt - Welcome (Album)

12 (NE) Michon Young - You're Number 1 in My Book

Already posted here

13 (NE) Jack Tyson Charles - Glory

Already posted here

14 (12) Kea Michaels - Holla If You Hear Me

15 (NE) Adeline - Whisper My Name

Already posted here

16 (6) Tanqueray Hayward - Caught Up

17 (17) SouLutions - Anthology (Album)

18 (4) Luxury Soul Family - Various Artists (Album)

19 (NE) Deborah Bond - Radio

Already posted here

20 (7) The Groove Association Feat. Georgie B - It's Been So Long (Album)

21 (8) Aja Valle` - Mixed Emotions (Album)

22 (16) Josie Falbo - This Is Real / What You Do To Me

23 (24) Tilly - Life After Love (Nigel Lowis mixes)

24 (29) ToluMide - Throwback

25 (20) Stokley Feat. The Bonfyre - Cascade

26 (NE) Raquel Rodriguez - Undone

Already posted here

27 (NE) STR4TA - Rhythm In Your Mind

Already posted here

28 (NE) PVibez - Spread Love

Just posted here

29 (NE) Lamone - Born To Be King

Already posted here

30 (30) Alex Puddu Feat. Fulminayo Ngozi - Shadow Dancer

UK Soul Chart - 1st Feb 2021 - The Breakers

The Breakers

01 - Beverley Skeete - My Heaven (2021)

Already posted here

02 - Jack Tyson Charles - Glory (2021)

Already posted here

03 - Raquel Rodriguez - Undone (2021)

Already posted here

04 - Deborah Bond - Radio (2021)

Already posted here

05 - JD's Time Machine feat Cleveland P Jones - Agapesoul & U-Nam - Kiss of Freedom (2021)

Already posted here

06 - Darrius Willrich - Stay Here With Me (2021 Stay here With Me)

Already posted here

07 - Andrew Ford Feat Lauren Evans - More Love  (2021)

08 - Sheree Brown - Take A Walk With Love (2021)

Forthcoming 5th Feb 2021 on Expansion from a new album 'Messages from the Spirit... The Collective'. Probably best know for her wonderful record 'Got To Get Away' from her 1982 album 'The Music'. I remember first hearing it played by Billy Davidson guesting on Steve Aggasild's soul radio show in the 80s and being blown away.

You can listen to an interview with her on Richard Martezzi's Soul Life Solar radio show (29 Jan 2021) on Mixcloud. The interview starts at 1:13:00 to 1:37:05 and the new single follows. The interview is also preceded by a couple of her earlier tracks: 'It's A Pleasure' 1981 and a track from her 2013 Expansion album (Messages From The Heart) 'Your Love Is On Fire' and before that a track that she wrote for Patrice Rushen 'Look Up'.

09 - Joe Dyson Feat. L.E. - Look Within (2021)

Forthcoming album 5 Mar 2021.

10 - Saint Mercedes - Crybaby (2021)

11 - J Daphaney - Love Star (2021)

Already posted here

12 - Adeline - Whisper My Name (2021)

Already posted here

13 - Malika Esdelle - I Go (2021)

Already posted here

14 - Mac Ayres - Where U Goin' Tonight (2021 Magic 8ball)

Already posted here

15 - Str4ta - Rhythm in Your Mind[2021]

Already posted here

UK Soul Chart - 1st Feb 2021

The latest UK Soul chart - 1st Feb 2021 with links to new entries. For previous entries follow UK Soul chart links.

01 (3) Bey Bright - Soul Nostalgia 3 (Album)

02 (NE) Will Downing - Stand Up

Already posted here

03 (9) Hil St Soul - Heaven Must Be Like This

04 (1) Luxury Soul Family - (Various Artists Album)

05 (2) Sound Of Superbad Feat. Robert imtume Owens - Vibration

06 (11) Tanqueray Hayward - Caught Up

07 (5) The Groove Association Feat. Georgie B - It's Been So Long (Album)

08 (6) Aja Valle` - Mixed Emotions (Album)

09 (4) OsKeyz Ft Conya Doss - 6019 (Album)

10 (23) Mary Cross - Promise

11(NE) J.D's Time Machine Feat. Cleveland P Jones/AgapeSoul & U-Nam - Kiss Of Freedom

Already posted here

12 (NE) Kea Michaels - Holla If You Hear Me

Already posted here

13 (8) Shaila Prospere - Under My Skin/Album

14 (NE) Brian Power ft Lucita Jules - Optimistic

Already posted here

15 (NE) Ruff & Tumble - Love Spectrum EP

This is a re-entry as I posted this last July here and it was released 7 Aug 2020

16 (7) Josie Falbo - This Is Real / What You Do To Me

17 (10) SouLutions - Anthology (Album)

18 (19) Kim Tavar - Movin'

19 (29) Laura Rain & The Caesars - Closer to The Win

20 (18) Stokley Feat. The Bonfyre - Cascade

21 (22) Geneivah - Sycamore

22 (12) Diane Marsh - HornyFicational (Mixes)

23 (17) Tree - Mrs Tree (Album)

24 (16) Tilly - Life After Love (Nigel Lowis mixes)

25 (25) Sy Smith Feat. DominiqueXavier - Feeling Good

26 (NE) Tony Lindsay - All Is One 

Already posted here

27 (30) Steffen Morrison - Soul Revolution (Album)

28 (20) PrivatProjekt - Welcome/Album

29 (NE) ToluMide - Throwback

Already posted here 

(NOTE A nice touch - ToluMide left a comment thanking me for posting her new release.)

30 (NE) Alex Puddu Feat. Fulminayo Ngozi - Shadow Dancer

Already posted here