Category Archives: Soul
BLOCK 16-MORNING SUN.
BLOCK 16-MORNING SUN. In this article I am going to write about an album that came out ten years ago, on a small record label that, back then, was releasing many great albums and twelve inch singles. Quickly, Nuphonic Records established a reputation for releasing some great music. Between 1994 and 2002, they released albums …
D’ANGELO-VOODOO.
D’ANGELO-VOODOO. Today I have decided to write about a singer who, in a twenty year career, has only released to solo albums, yet has been compared to soul legend Marvin Gaye, and Prince. This artist is much more than a singer, he is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist, song writer and producer. The two albums he …
INCOGNITO-NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE.
INCOGNITO-NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE. Recently, I was listening to a Masters At Work 10th Anniversary Collection box set and on that box set, were two remixes of tracks by the band I am about to write about. The band is Incognito and the tracks were Always There and Nights Over Egypt from their 1999 …
JON LUCIEN-RASHIDA.
JON LUCIEN-RASHIDA. Today I thought I would write about an artist who many people will not be aware of, despite the artist receiving two Grammy nominations for the album this article is about. The artist is Jon Lucien, and the album is Rashida, his second album, released on RCA Records in 1973. Jon Lucien was …
SHUGGIE OTIS-INSPIRATION INFORMATION.
SHUGGIE OTIS-INSPIRATION INFORMATION. Today I am going to write about an artist and album that many people will not have heard of. To me that is a tragedy, because this artist is one of the most talented musicians you will here, and the album is a minor classic. The artist is Shuggie Otis, and the …
SOUL II SOUL-CLUB CLASSICS-CLUB CLASSICS VOLUME 1.
SOUL II SOUL-CLUB CLASSICS-CLUB CLASSICS VOLUME 1. When Soul II Soul released their debut album Club Classics Volume 1, in April 1989, the album was like a breath of fresh air. Suddenly, someone had released an album that was totally different from anything else that was around at that time. Not only was the album …
MINNIE RIPERTON-PERFECT ANGEL.
MINNIE RIPERTON-PERFECT ANGEL. When writing a previous article on The Orb, I mentioned that they had used a Minnie Riperton sample on one of their tracks. Some time later, I was thinking that maybe it was time I wrote an article on Minnie Riperton as, although some of her music is heard occasionally on the …
OLETA ADAMS-CIRCLE OF ONE.
OLETA ADAMS-CIRCLE OF ONE. The artist that I am going to write about in this article is an object lesson to any artist who is waiting to be discovered. Oleta Adams back in 1985, was an unknown artist who, up until then, had faced rejection at every turn. Then one night in 1985, when she …
OV WRIGHT-THE BOTTOM LINE.
OV WRIGHT-THE BOTTOM LINE. The album that I am now going to write about, is one that I discovered when crate-digging, many years ago in a record shop. This album is OV Wright’s album The Bottom Line. Wright released The Bottom Line on Hi Records in July 1978. However, many people will never have heard …
AL GREEN-IS LOVE.
AL GREEN-IS LOVE. Al Green released Is Love in 1975. At that time, his career was perceived as being in decline. The sound that Green, and producer Willie Mitchell, had carefully created, and became the Hi Records sound, had been widely admired up until then. However, in 1975, this sound was seen as stale and …
ANITA BAKER-RAPTURE.
ANITA BAKER-RAPTURE. Ever since I was young, I have always liked soul music, and back in 1986 one of my all-time favorite soul albums was released. The album was Rapture by Anita Baker. Rapture was Anita Baker’s second album and was her breakthrough album. Also, in my opinion, it is Baker’s best album to date. …
TERRY CALLIER-LIFETIME.
TERRY CALLIER-LIFETIME. I first came across Terry Callier’s music in about 1999, I was listening to a Northern Soul compilation Just Keep On Dancing-Chess Northern Soul, a Kent/Ace Records release, and on this album was this fabulous track Look At Me Now. Straight away, I had to find out more about Terry Callier. Luckily, when …
GREAT ALBUM COVERS VOLUME 1: 15 OF THE BEST
GREAT ALBUM COVERS VOLUME 1: 15 OF THE BEST. Recently, whilst looking through a large number of old albums, I was struck by how many great album covers I came across. Funnily enough, not every great album cover I came across was to be found on an album that one would call a classic album. …
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