Soul And Funk Music Album Reviews, Reissues and New Releases Of Various Labels
Tyrone Lee Invitation
Just a reminder if you've missed this album from Expansion Records. Great quality Nu Soul from the UK. This CD contains 13 superb tracks.
Harold Melvin's album Reaching For The World reissued on CD
This masterpiece album from Harold Melvin 'Reaching For The World' is now reissued on CD by Vinyl-Masterpiece from the Netherlands. This Philly Soul Gem is a must have for Philly Soul fans. It's recorded in the famous Sigma Sound Studios and produced by Harold Melvin itself. Outstanding track are 'Reaching For The World', 'Where There's A Will - There's A Way', 'After You Love Me, Why Do You Leave Me', the uptempo 'Big Singing Star'. Check this album out at www.vinyl-masterpiece.com
Soulab Presents In Soul We Trust Volume 2
Check this great album out. Just releases on Soulab records. The compilation "In Soul We Trust 2" is an Ode to the modern Soul Music...with Soul.
Randy Hall's album I Belong To You reissued on CD
Ex Pleasure member Randy Hall released this album 'I Belong To You' in the year 1984 on Capitol Records. This album is produced by Ray Parker Jr, one of the hottest producers at that time, and you can immediatly hear that. It has that typical Ray Parker Jr sound. This nine track album contains some great tunes like the well-known track 'I've Been Watching You (Jamie's Girl)', 'A Gentleman', 'Feel My Eyes'. Also some ballads exist on this CD. You can buy the CD reissue at vinyl-masterpiece.
Commodores album Movin' On is reissued on CD
The Commodores third album 'Movin' On' was released in 1975 on Motown Records. In the early seventies The Commodores where a real funk band. The played real hard funk with lots of Horns and Bass. Later they crossed over to pop, adult contemporary r&b with songs like 'Three Times A Lady' and 'Still'.
This album contains some real funk killers like 'Hold On', 'Free', '(Can I) Get A Witness', 'Gimme My Mule'. These tracks consists of great Horn Sections and great hooks. But they could record also great soul tunes, with lead vocalist Lionel Richie, like 'Sweet Love', 'Time' and the instrumental 'Cebu'.
You can buy this CD on Vinyl-Masterpiece.com Donny Hathaway Never My Love -The Anthology
Fantastic 4CD box set featuring 58 Tracks from the legendary Donny Hathaway. It includes all his classics tracks including ‘The Ghetto’, ‘Valdez in the Country’ , ‘Love Love Love’ and ‘Trying Times’ plus a whole CD of previously unreleased studio material including the superb ‘Memory of our love’. There is also a complete CD covering his duets with Roberta Flack ‘Back together again’, ‘Where is the love’ and ‘Closer I get to you’. A further CD has unreleased recordings made at the Bitter end in 1971. The booklet has extensive notes from Charles Waring including input from Roberta Flack, Leroy Hutson and others. This set is a must have collection from a true Genius of 70?s Soul music.
Out Now Nighttime Lovers Volume 19
Out now Nighttime Lovers volume 19 on PTG records from Vinyl-Masterpiece.com. An amazing compilation album with great tracks from the eighties. Present on this album are The Whispers with the wonderful track Emergency. The beautiful vocals of Renee Diggs on the track 'I Want You Closer' by Starpoint. The dutch formation Blue Feather with the boogie tune 'Baby don't say maybe'. 'Got to get back to love' by the recently passed away George Duke. Other greats are Steve Dante with Love Follows, MTUME with Green Light, Rose Royce's New Love and last but no least Luther Vandross with 'For The Sweetness Of Your Love'. A great compilation album. Click here to buy it now from vinyl-masterpiece.com.
CD Reissue the Album All Of You by Lillo Thomas
Lillo Thomas is his second album 'All Of You' is now reissued on CD by Vinyl-Masterpiece. His previous, debut, album is also reissued on CD by PTG. 'All Of You' is also a superb album with much classic tracks. Originally released on Capitol records in 1985. The classic tracks are 'Your Love’s Got A Hold On Me', 'Never Give Up', 'I Like Your Style' and 'Settle Down'. The latter was a big hit here in Europe. This is a great album for lovers of real soul music, or fans of Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson.
Buy this album on Vinyl-Masterpiece now.
CD reissue of Lillo Thomas his debut album Let me be yours
Another great CD reissue from vinyl-masterpiece. This time it's the debut album 'Let Me Be Yours' by Lillo Thomas. Originally released in 1983 on Capitol records. This masterpiece is produced by Paul Laurence Jones III that stands for eight quality tunes. Not to mention the artists worked on this album. Barry Eastmond on keyboards, Wayne Braithwaite, Timmy Allen on bass. The background vocals artists are Melba Moore, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, BJ Nelson and Freddie Jackson.
I don't have to tell that each track is fabulous. A must have reissue. This CD is available at vinyl-masterpiece.com
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