Maze feat. Frankie Beverly [2024] - Somebody Else's Arms / Love Is [Jai Alai #JAR13]

The UK's love affair with Frankie Beverly goes way back to his 60s Philadelphia recordings as the lead man of Frankie Beverly & The Butlers and one elusive recording in particular revered on the Northern Soul scene, "If That's What You Wanted".

We won't wax lyrical about Frankie Beverly & Maze as we did a Frankie Beverly Profile in 2022 to celebrate his 76th birthday and a Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly - The Best Of... in 2020.

Beverly announced his retirement this year with a farewell tour (which commenced at the end of March) but the members of Maze continue under the name TMF The Music Forever who, in case you somehow missed it, have just released their debut album "The Music Forever, Vol. 1".

Soul4Real has paired two tracks from their last two albums for release on 7" vinyl for their Jai Alai imprint. "Somebody Else's Arms" from "Silky Soul" (1989) along with the "Love is" from the "Back To Basics" (1993).

Available now from Soul4Real website.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.

Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Jai Alai
Cat No:	JAR13
Date:	17/04/2024
Key/BPM:	8B/86 / 10B/92
Price:	€14

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Frankie Beverly - A Profile

Another artist celebrating a birthday today is Frankie Beverly who is 76 (born 6 Dec 1946). An in depth article was featured in Nov 2020 so rather than repeat it, we refer you to it HERE.

However, at that time we were not using Spotify and all music was linked to YouTube, so we will do a Spotify playlist of some of his best music.

A couple of his 'not to be missed' early recordings are (surprisingly in the case of his Northern Soul classic "If That's What You Wanted") not included on Spotify so below are some links to YouTube. The other two tracks are of a early version of his first charting single with Maze, "While I'm Alone" recorded as Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul in 1972 along with Maze's performance of it on Soul Train circa 1977.

There's only a limited number of tracks that can be put in playlist as he and Maze have recorded so much great music, but all of Maze's albums except "Can't Stop The Love" are featured on Spotify (follow links if you wish to listen to them).

1977 - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

1978 - Golden Time Of Day

1979 - Inspiration

1980 - Joy And Pain

1981 - Live In New Orleans

1983 - We Are One

1985 - Can't Stop The Love

1986 - Live In Los Angeles

1989 - Silky Soul

1993 - Back To Basics

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Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly [2021] - The M + M Mixes [Capitol] (Full EP)

Here's a nice one for the UK Soul Boys & Girls and the 80s soul weekender crew, four of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly's 80s classics remixed by M + M, with extended vocal and instrumental versions of 'Joy And Pain', 'Before I Let Go' and 'Too Many Games' and 'Back In Stride'.  Released on digital only(?) on 19 Feb 2021

Listen to Full EP here.

Before I Let Go (M+M Mix)

[11A/111]

Joy And Pain (M+M Mix)

[9B/106]

Back In Stride (Extended M+M Mix)

[6B/113]

Too Many Games (Extended M+M Mix)

[5A/111]

Details

Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Capitol
Cat No:	None
Year:	2021
Key:	11A / 9B / 6B / 5A
BPM:	111 / 106 / 113 / 111
Value:	£1/£6.99