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When I started to listen to pop music, around 1974, glam rock was very popular, but disco started to break through. ‘Rock your baby’ by George McCrae was one of the sparks that lighted the fire. Disco became the next big thing and glam rock band Mud, like many others, tried to move to the dance floor too when they recorded ‘Shake it down’. Mention the name Mud to most Americans and the likely result will be a blank stare. In England and the European continent, however, between 1974 and 1976, Mud was one of the hottest glam rock acts there was, charting a series of monster hit singles and recording a pair of delightful rock & roll-oriented albums. They were never a profoundly philosophical band, and never pretended to be. The group played music to have a good time, and merely asked that others join in, which millions of people did for a few years. When glam rock faded as a result of the growing dominaton of disco, Mud couldn’t find the right answer, apart from ‘Shake it down’, and slipped away from the limelight. Singer Les Gray died in 2004.

Following on from 2013's album highly-acclaimed ‘The Man’, 2016 will see Omar’s new long player ‘Love In Beats’ further cement his undeniable reputation. As a teaser for that, Freestyle Records presents a brand new 4 track EP, ‘I Want It To Be’. The title track is a vibrant, syncopated groove, with Omar's catchy melodies riding on top. It’s sunshine music made for the summer time. It's out on July 8th.

Enjoy these summer disco songs that sound best when you listen to them near the swimming pool! ;-). Next up is a new part of the series Best Of 70s Soul.

Tracklist:

Pools– Urrday Pool (2015)
Omar– I Want It To Be (2016)
Midnight Energy– Saving All My Love (1984)
Satin Jackets Featuring Kids At Midnight– Say You (2016)
Crush Effect– Rock It Out (2014)
Yarbrough & Peoples‎– Don't Stop The Music (1980)
The Gap Band– Outstanding (1982)
Braxtons– So Many Ways (1996)
Metropolis– I Love New York (1978)
Sonique– It Feels So Good (2000)
Madonna– Jump (2004)
First Choice– Love Thang (1979)
The Miami Disco Band– I Wanna Go Home With You [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1979)
Mud– Shake It Down (1976)
Patrick Juvet– Got A Feeling [Eddy's Edit] (1978)
Brass Construction‎– Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing (1979)
Muscle Shoals Horns– Don’t Bust Yo’ Bubbles (1983)
Marcus Miller– Lovin’ You (1983)
Family Underground– For The Love Of Disco (1979)
Julius Brown– Never Too Late (1983)

Cotton Comes To Harlem

One of the tracks that I selected for this cloudcast is 'Band of gold' by Freda Payne. The song. written by Holland-Dozier-Holland after their split from Motown Records, went to number seven in the Netherlands and number three on Billboard in 1970, notching Payne her only Top Ten hit. It went all the way to number one in the UK. The lyrics are about a woman who has been let down by her guy on their wedding night...

Speaking of Motown, according to Jason Ankeny (Allmusic.com), R. Dean Taylor (born 11 May 1939 in Toronto) "remains one of the most underrated acts ever to record under the Motown aegis." As a singer, American audiences know him best for his 1970 Billboard Top 5 hit, 'Indiana Wants Me', about an Indiana murder fugitive that featured police sirens in the intro and an outro that included more sirens and a police officer warning the fugitive that he was surrounded and to give himself up. The single hit #1 in Taylor's native Canada. The song was predominantly featured in the opening minutes of the 1980 American movie, The Ninth Configuration. He is at least as well known in the UK northern soul scene for his other hits, 'Gotta See Jane' and 'There's a Ghost in My House'.

Enjoy this new part of Best Of 70s Soul! Next up is a new episode of Smooth Sailing. It takes off with a song from 1970 as well.

Tracklist:

Galt MacDermot– Ed And Digger (Cotton Comes To Harlem)
R. Dean Taylor– Love’s Your Name
Barbara Mason– When You Look At Me
The Spinners– It’s A Shame
James Brown– Funky Drummer
Quincy Jones– They Call Me Mister Tibbs
King Floyd– Groove Me
Marvin Gaye– Abraham Martin And John
Brook Benton– Rainy Night In Georgia
Tyrone Davis– Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Syl Johnson– Concrete Reservation
The Friends Of Distinction‎– Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
The Delfonics– Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time
The Four Tops – It’s All In The Game
Chairmen Of The Board‎– Give Me Just A Little More Time
Freda Payne– Band Of Gold
Erma Franklin‎– Whispers (Gettin' Louder)
The Chi-Lites– I Like Your Lovin’ (Do You Like Mine)
Tony Drake– Suddenly
The Jackson 5‎– The Love You Save
Sly & The Family Stone– Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)
The Temptations‎– Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
Levi Jackson– This Beautiful Day
Dizzy Gillespie– Matrix

Franne Golde is not well-known as an artist, but she is a well-respected and highly successful songwriter. Her work has been featured on some of the biggest soundtrack hits of the past years, including the Grammy Award–winning The Bodyguard, and the soundtracks for Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Selena (the biopic) which featured Golde's hit single ‘Dreaming of You’ and the television series Miami Vice and Touched by an Angel, which included the country hit single ‘Somebody's Out There Watching’. Golde also wrote the Dennis Edwards/Siedah Garrett duet, ‘Don't Look Any Further’ with Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings and songs for Pussycat Dolls (‘Stickwitu’), Jessica Simpson (‘Be’), Christina Aquilera (‘So Emotional’), Whitney Houston (‘I Belong To You’) and The Commodores (‘Nighshift’).

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She's off the radar for quite some time now, but Deniece Williams used to be a hitmaker and one of the best vocalists of her era. 'Do what you feel’ reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 R&B chart in 1983. Her biggest hit was 'Let's hear it for the boy' from the movie 'Footloose', which became a number one on the Billboard pop chart a year later.

There's a great new Incognito album: 'In search of better days'. I saw them live on Swingin' Groningen a few years back. The concert was interrupted because of a fight right before the stage and then band leader Bluey aka Jean-Paul Maunick told the audience that he never wanted to play in Groningen again. That's a pity...

Enjoy this new episode of Smooth Sailing!

Tracklist:

Arawak‎– Accadde A Bali (1970)
Michael McDonald– I Keep Forgettin’ (1982)
Alison Valentine– Peanut Butter [Regulate Remix] (2012)
Los Charly’s Orchestra– Sunshine (2016)
Incognito– Love Born In Flames (2016)
LeBlanc & Carr– Stronger Love (1977)
Deniece Williams– Do What You Feel (1983)
Marc Sadane– One-Way Love Affair (1981)
George Duke– You (1982)
Franne Golde– Isn’t It Something (1979)
Hodges, James & Smith– Little By Little (1973)
Brenda Russell– New York Bars (1983)
Adrian Gurvitz– Borrowed Beauty (1980)
Kevin McCord‎– Never Say (1985)
Loz Netto’s Bzar– Fadeaway (1983)
Johnny Hates Jazz– Heart Of Gold (1988)
Kere Buchanan– Through The Tears (Truth In Her Eyes) (2009)
Crackin'– Double Love (1978)
Quarterflash– Harden My Heart (1981)
The Motels‎– Suddenly Last Summer (1983)

Their first collaboration in fifteen years, 'Natural', reunites Nicola Conte as guitarist, songwriter and producer, with Stefania Dipierro as songwriter and vocalist, for an album of originals, jazz standards, and bossa/samba classics in the company of excellent Italian jazz musicians. "It radiates the gloriously warm, glowing groove of Brazilian samba filtered through European jazz" (Chris M. Slawecki). I selected the wonderful track 'Softly as in a morning sunrise', which has references to Astrud Gilberto.

'The morning after’ was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, who were asked to write the love theme for The Poseidon Adventure in one night. The finished product was called 'Why Must There Be a Morning After?' but changes by the record label resulted in the song's more optimistic lyric of "there's got to be a morning after". In the end titles of the film, it is called 'The Song from The Poseidon Adventure', though it would become best known by the title of the single, 'The Morning After'.
When the film became a hit, Russ Regan, manager of 20th Century Records, suggested that Maureen McGovern, who had sent him a demonstration tape and was working at the time as a secretary, sing the song for the commercial release. He financed the recording with his own money and contracted her to his company. It eventually became number-one hit in the U.S. for two weeks during August 1973, and became a Gold record.

After their first EP ‘So Hot Wit Me’ released last December, French duo Bordo is back with a new EP, ‘Sunset On My Mind’, basically the soundtrack of this summer!

Enjoy the sunrise edition of Groovy, sexy and soulful!

Tracklist:

Bordo– Sunset On My Mind (2016)
Moonshoes– Sundance (2013)
Cosmic Surf Club– Quiet Dawn (2016)
Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro– Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (2016)
Ntjam Rosie – Morning Glow (2010)
Jazzanova Feat. Bembe Segue– Morning Scapes (2008)
Flamingosis– Breakfast Poutine (2016)
Minnie Riperton– The Edge Of A Dream (1974)
Todd Rundgren‎– My Dream Lives On Forever (1977)
Bill Withers– Lovely Day (1977)
Johnny Hammond– Morning Magic (1977)
Long John Baldry– (Walk Me Out In The) Morning Dew (1980)
Maureen McGovern– The Morning After (1972)
Sun Rai– San Francisco Street (2013)
Air – Ce Matin La (1997)
O.C. Smith– When Morning Comes (1972)
American Gypsy– In The Morning (1974)

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Enjoy this new extended part of Smooth Sailing: Sunny Soul & Radio Pop! I selected some original radio fragments from the 1970s. Hopefully they give you the feeling of laying on the beach with your portable radio next to you in the sand. After three hours of sun bathing it is time to go home… The beautiful track by M. Wylde is out on Cultures of Soul on August 5:

“This music was recorded a long time ago – in a different era, a time when George W. Bush led America, when mass shootings such as Virginia Tech were shocking and rare, when Obama was just a hopeful glimmer on the horizon and when, for me, I was lost. This album was pure escapism. Not the cheery escapism of Rupert Holmes’ “Escape,” maybe, but escapism none the less. It’s an album about a single man in space. Alone, floating above the blue pin prick of earth. No hope for connection, but also, nothing to fear.”

Steve, Linda, Jim & Rod

Since its release ‘Make Me Smile’ by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel has been covered more than 120 times, most notably by Robbie Williams, Duran Duran, Erasure, Rainy Milo and The Wedding Present. It reached the number one spot on the UK chart in the early spring of 1975. The song sounds a little bit similar to 'Year of the cat' by Al Stewart. This is no coincidence, because both songs have the same producer (Alan Parsons) and some of the same musicians as well. The guitar part by Jim Cregan is wonderful, just as the background vocals by Yvonne Keeley (Steve's girlfriend at the time) and soul singers Linda Lewis and Tina Charles. In interviews Steve tries to convince us that the song is about his band leaving him, but that seems strange with lines like 'Blue eyes blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies?" It's definitely one of the best bitter love songs ever. No need to be ashamed of that, Steve. Guitar player Jim Cregan became one of the members of Rod Stewart's band and played on his classic 'Do ya think I'm sexy’. Linda Lewis, then wife of Jim Cregan, did also the background vocals on that one, but she told me on Facebook that she is still waiting to get paid by Rod…

Last Friday I was on Straightline. You can find the mix that I did for them on Mixcloud too.

Tracklist:

Angela Bofill– Tropical Love (1981)
Labi Siffre– Doctor Doctor (1975)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel– Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (1975)
Steely Dan– Time Out Of Mind (1980)
Roxy Music– Angel Eyes [Eddy's Edit] (1979)
Isley Jasper Isley– Caravan Of Love (1985)
The Independents – I Love You, Yes I Do (1972)
Fantasy – You're Too Late (1981)
Family Of Eve– Having It So Bad For You [Disco Tom Edit] (1979)
The Fabulous Waller Family– The Feelings That I Have (1980)
Leah Kunkel– Temptation (1980)
Prime Cut– I’m So Glad (1973)
Cream And Sugar– Between Us (1980)
On June– Stuck On You (2016)
Jackson 5– Breezy (1975)
Buddy Miles– I’m Just A Kiss Away (1974)
Thelma Jones‎– How Long (1978)
Stanley Turrentine– Midnight And You (1974)
Ricardo Marrerro And The Group– Feel Like Making Love (1977)
The Hollies– Falling Calling (1975)
Syreeta– Tiki Tiki Donga (1977)
Marmalade‎– Falling Apart At The Seams (1976)
Stealers Wheel‎– Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)
Dane Donohue– Can’t Be Seen (1978)
Jaye P. Morgan– I Fall In Love Everyday (1976)
Nina Simone– Rich Girl (1978)
Gilbert O'Sullivan‎– Alone Again (Naturally) (1972)
Bread– It Don’t Matter To Me (1969)
Seals & Croft– Diamond Girl (1973)
George Duke– Brazilian Sugar (1979)
Lynsey De Paul – Sugar Me (1972)
Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts‎– Git Up (1976)
Tony Hatch & Satin Brass– Sounds Of The Seventies (1970)
Lil Albert– My Girl Friday (1976)
Bee Gees– Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) (1975)
Camfonics– Something I’m Working On (2016)
Jodie Abacus– I’ll Be Your Friend (2016)
Dennis Waterman– I Could Be So Good For You (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire– Serpentine Fire (1976)
Candi Staton– Suspicious Minds (1982)
Pieces Of A Dream– Fo-Fi-Fo (1983)
Incognito– Echoes Of Utopia (2016)
M. Wylde – Bring Me Down (2016)
The Jeremy Spencer Band– Cool Breeze (1979)
Inez Foxx– Mousa Muse (1973)

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The other day I did a one-hour guest mix for Straightline on National Prison Radio, called 'Disco Technic', which was a joy to do!

This is the first unaired part of the mix. It ends with Stan Smith, who started my mix on Straightline. The track is from the fifth part of The Boogie Serie, out on Tokyo Dawn Records. The record is building bridges between classic electro, hip hop and house. The series offers neon synths, soul chords, vocoders and robot funk from Shanghai, San Francisco, Munich and beyond. Highlights from the company's latest album and remix projects are featured, including artists like Opolopo, SoulParlor, Positive Flow, Reggie B, Amalia, Pugs Atomz and Stan Smith. Guest artists include Slave mastermind Steve Arrington, previously sampled by the likes of Snoop Dogg, N.W.A. and Jay-Z.

Enjoy!

Tracklist:

Yarbrough & Peoples– Heartbeats (1983)
Southroad Connection– Something Special (1980)
Platinum Hook– What You Want (1983)
The Gap Band– I Owe It To Myself (1985)
Kleeer– You Did It Again (1984)
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia– You Did It Again (2012)
Viceroy Feat. Gavin Turek– Fade Out (2016)
Delegation– Oh Honey [Poolside Edit] (1978/2016)
The Sweethearts– You’re Wearing Me Out (1985)
Bar-Kays– Open Your Heart (1980)
Myth Michaels– Push It (1980)
Major Harris‎– Gotta Make Up Your Mind (1984)
Nicci Gable– Close To Who (1986)
Cameo ‎– Single Life (1985)
Vanessa Holmes & Chicago Night Life– Take My Love (1985)
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force‎– Looking For The Perfect Beat (1983)
Stan Smith– Disco Technic (2012)

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I try to prove a point made by Kenny Loggins in a recent television interview. He says that yacht rock is a combination of (West Coast) rock, R&B and smooth jazz. “It’s that term that started on the internet,” Loggins explains. “It’s a term that embraces the period of pop music where we sort of channeled into a kind of smooth jazz kind of thing.”
The inclusion of smooth jazz into Loggins’ music began on his first two solo albums, ‘Celebrate Me Home’ and ‘Nightwatch’, where he was guided by keyboardist Bob James. James was at the forefront of the development of smooth jazz and would later start one of the genre’s widely-known and popular groups, Fourplay.
“The music sort of evolved… we were moving into that area,” says Loggins. “It was a fun ride. It’s kind of coming back into the window a little bit.”

International jazz-funk band Incognito join forces again with vocalist Maysa Leak to make magic with the silky smooth new track 'All I Ever Wanted'. While Incognito and Maysa have collaborated off-and-on since the 1990s, their chemistry remains intact and is as fresh as ever on this song. For "All I Ever Wanted," Maysa breathes over the single with her velvety vocals, complimenting Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick's groove and making it an easy listen. It’s on their new album ‘In Search Of Better Days’.

Enjoy this new episode of Smooth Sailing! Thanks to the mysterious ‘K’ who inspired me with his Summer Breeze series on Mixcloud. Next week I will team up with Martijn Soetens once more for a new Mellow Moods episode by The Smooth Operators.

Tracklist:

Randy Crawford– Living On The Outside (1983)
Jodie Abacus– Hot Kitchen (2016)
Gerry Rafferty– Night Owl (1979)
The Jeremy Spencer Band– You’ve Got The Right (1979)
Kenny Loggins– Wait A Little While (1978)
Michael Franks– Island Life (1987)
ABC – The Ship Of The Seasick Sailor (2016)
Yvonne Elliman– Love Me (1976)
Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens– You Got Style (1975)
Bill Hughes– Catch Me Smilin' (1979)
Dane Donohue – Whatever Happened (1978)
Scott Jarrett– Miles Of Sea (1980)
Pages– I Get It From You (1978)
Mac McAnally– Dark Ages (1983)
Fleetwood Mac– Brown Eyes (1978)
Bear’s Den– Greenwood’s Bethlehem (2016)
Bee Gees– Nothing Could Be Good (1981)
Candi Staton– Halfway To Heaven (1980)
Cliff Richard– It’ll Be Me Baby (1977)
Incognito– All I Ever Wanted (2016)
Michael Johnson– Bluer Than Blue (1978)

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Yvonne Elliman achieved world fame as a singer when 'If I can't have you' reached number one on Billboard in 1978. While she was in high school in Hawaii, Elliman sang in a group called We Folk. When a London club owner heard her voice on tape, he asked her to sing at the Pheasantry folk club, located on Kings Road in Chelsea. Songwriters Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice discovered her there around 1969/1970. The duo offered her the role of Mary Magdalene for their musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar', which first came out only on album. Elliman won a Golden Globe award for her character in the film version of it. The musical also gave her a hit with 'I don't know how to love him'. The single became the title of her debut album in 1972. A year later Pete Townshend (The Who) helped Elliman with 'Food of love', her next album. During this time, she appeared in the American production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' on Broadway, where she met later husband Bill Oakes, the president of RSO Records. He introduced her to Eric Clapton, who asked her to sing backup vocals on 'I shot the sheriff'. 'Love me' written by Barry and Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) became a worldwide hit in 1976, paving the way for her greatest chart success, the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack. After one more disco-oriented album (with hit single 'Love pains') in 1979, she suddenly stopped making records. Being not happy with her disco turn (she was more into classic rock), her marriage and her L.A. life style, Yvonne Elliman moved back to Hawaii later. She there picked up her singing career and released an album in 2004.

Enjoy this new Mellow Moods episode by The Smooth Operators!

Tracklist:

Michael McDonald– Sweet Freedom (1986)
Myron & E– Do It Do It Disco (2013)
Steve Watson– Born To Boogie (1981)
A Taste of Honey– Rescue Me (1980)
Roosevelt– Hold On (2015)
Skip Mahoney – Janice (Don’t Be So Blind To Love) (1980)
Dexter Wansel– The Sweetest Pain (1979)
Lamont Dozier – Sight For Sore Eyes (1977)
Narada Michael Walden– I’m Ready (1982)
MFSB– Summertime And I’m Feeling Mellow (1976)
Change– A Lover’s Holiday (1980)
Greg Phillinganes– Girl Talk (1981)

George Duke– I Love You More (1979)
Daft Punk– Digital Love (2001)
Scott Smith– The Prince of The Dark (1984)
American Gypsy– I'm O.K. You're O.K. (1979)
Discothèque– Disco Special (1979)
Thunderstorm– Funky Grandpa (1981)
Cheyenne– Ev’ry Time I See You (1982)
Chaplin Band– Il Veliero (1982)
The President– You’re Gonna Like It (1984)
Matt Covington‎– We Got One (?)
Deniece Williams– It’s Your Conscience (1981)
Yvonne Elliman– If I Can’t Have You (1978)
Maggie MacNeal– (I Want The) Night Time (1979)
Jesse Green– Flip (1976)
Sammy Davis Jr.‎– Baretta's Theme (1976)
Brisa Roché – Disco [Black Cracker Remix] (2016)
Viceroy Feat. Gavin Turek– Fade Out (2016)

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Probably the only song on which Scott Walker sounds funky is ‘Use me’ from the lp ‘Stretch’ (never re-issued on cd). A handful of songs from the album, like Tom T. Hall's ‘That's How I Got to Memphis’ and Mike Newbury's ‘Sunshine’, are genuine country songs, and the remainder of the album consists of mainstream pop and folk-rock songs that are quite similar to his previous seventies albums. The difference is that Walker sounds more committed on this record, singing with a greater passion than on any record since 'Til the band comes in' from 1970. It is still a pity that his career took another turn and that he is singing like that anymore.

I set sail for some pretty unknown musical territories this time, so I hope you will enjoy this 2-hours part of Smooth Sailing! The tracks by Dustin Tebbutt, Incognito, On June and Ronika in the second hour are brand new.

Tracklist:

John Forde– Atlantis (1978)
Odyssey– Who? (1974)
Dane Donohue– Casablanca (1978)
James Vincent – What Does It Profit A Man (1978)
Brenda Russell – Hello People (1983)
Upchurch & Tennyson– Southside Morning (1975)
Randy Crawford– This Ole Heart Of Mine (1983)
Eric Gale– Ginseng Woman (1977)
Pointer Sisters‎– Don't Try To Take The Fifth (1971)
Elliot Lurie – Disco (Where You Gonna Go) (1975)
Chicago– The Only One (1997)
Henry Gross– Shannon (1976)
Jay And The Techniques– Don't Ask Me To Forget (1975)
Aloe Blacc – You Make Me Smile (2010)
Jeremy Spencer Band– Travellin’ (1979)
Laurie Styvers‎– Beat The Reaper (1972)
Dustin Tebbutt– Wooden Heart (2016)
Michael Franks– When I Think Of Us (1987)
José González– Killing For Love [Todd Terje Brokeback Mix] (2008)
Demis Roussos – Let It Happen (1977)
Robert Byrne– Pretend He's Me (1979)
Ian Gomm – Hold On (1978)
Larry Carlton– Wavin’ And Smilin' (1977)
The Hollies– How Do I Survive (2003)
Scott Walker – Use Me (1973)
The Keane Brothers– You’re Running Away (1979)
Incognito – Just Say Nothing (2016)
Greg Yoder– Things Were So Easy (1976)
On June – Stuck On You (2016)
Ronika– Stay Here Forever (2016)

Blake W. Smith (Rio 1978)

The Olympic Games in Rio and the upcoming tropical weather in the Netherlands inspired me to create this cloudcast! The track by Musique is one of the tracks in the Get Down, the new series on Netflix. It's basically a story about girls loving disco and guys enjoying hip hop, but very well done. The track by Harari is on a new compilation called ‘Boogie Breakdown’ (‘South African Disco from 1980 to 1984’), out on Cultures of Soul on September 23rd:

“A period of true innovation and new possibilities – as well as isolation and political instability – the early 80s in South Africa saw the emergence of numerous talented, innovative artists, whose efforts soon gave rise to the big-selling ‘bubblegum’ sound of the mid-80s. As the decade wore on, this sound shed its American roots and took on more local influences, becoming ever more electronic and less funky, to become the kwaito of the 90s and ultimately the house music of today. It all started with the arrival of synthesizers and the creativity of producers and artists featured on this compilation – pioneers of a new sound before it became established and marketable – global in its appeal, yet rooted in Africa.“

'In the bush' by studio project Musique was produced by cult disco king Patrick Adams. Due to the highly suggestive lyrics of 'In the bush' many radio stations banned it when it was released in 1978. Because of limited airplay it only scored #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Black Singles Chart, although it did top the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1978, but it failed to chart in the Netherlands.

'Begin the Beguine' by Johnny Mathis was originally written by Cole Porter. He composed the song during a Pacific cruise in October 1935. It was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee and covered millions of times ever since. The edited single of the disco version from Johnny Mathis reached #37 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey in 1979.

Tracklist:

Teena Marie– Portuguese Love (1981)
MFSB– Mysteries Of The World (1980)
Alex Gopher – The Child [Kenny Dope Mix] (2000)
Diamond Alliance Feat. Sarah De Sousa– Não Quero Mais (2009)
Balanço‎– Metti Una Sera A Cena [Jazzanova Mix] (1998)
Monday Michiru– Sunrise [Steal Vibe Latin Rhythms & Soul Mix] (2015)
Flamingosis – Next To You (2016)
Kenjanai Feat. Amalia– Playin' [Seventy-Five Remix] (2014)
Zeb– Brazilenco (2001)
Seek– Ever After [Jiva Remix] (2013)
Faze Action – Samba (1999)
Nick Holder‎– Da Sambafrique (1998)
George Duke– Brazilian Love Affair (1979)
Harari – Good Vibes (1980)
Starship Orchestra – All Those Things (Aquillas Coisas Todas) (1980)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Devotion (1975)
Fania All Stars‎– Foofer Soofer (1978)
Johnny Mathis – Begin The Beguine [Special Disco Version] (1979)
Rice And Beans Orchestra– Coconut Groove (1977)
Ultimate– Ritmo De Brazil (1979)
Musique– In The Bush (1978)
Hamilton Brothers‎– Music Makes The World Go Round (1978)
Los Van Van + Carlinhos Brown– Soy Loco Por Ti, América (2011)
Incognito– Crystal Walls (2016)

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The Smooth Operators, Martijn Soetens and I, try to reproduce the FM radio sound of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s with our series Mellow Moods
In 1982 singer/songwriter Paul Davis signed with Arista Records and cut his most successful album, Cool Night, which peaked at number 52 on the LP charts and included three hits singles, "Cool Night,""'65 Love Affair" (which was his highest charting single, rising to number six), and "Love Me or Let Me Be Lonely." However, despite its success, Cool Night proved to be Davis' last album; he popped up on the country charts in the mid- to late '80s, singing duets with Marie Osmond (1986's "You're Still New to Me") and Tanya Tucker (1988's "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love"), but after being shot during an attempted robbery in Nashville in 1986, Davis stepped back from the spotlight and concentrated on songwriting rather than performing. In the new millennium, Davis reportedly upgraded his home recording studio and began using synthesizers to write and record new material, but before he could strike a deal to release his new songs, Davis died of a heart attack on April 22, 2008, only a day after he turned 60.

Enjoy the radio sounds of the past! Next up is part 16 of Eddy's Eighties Grooves, my view on the soul and disco sound of the 1980s.

Tracklist:

George Duke– Summer Breezin' (1979)
Harvey Mason– I’d Still Be There (1979)
Alfonzo– Low Down (1982)
Addrisi Brothers– We’ve Got To Get It On Again (1972)
Paul Davis– Somebody’s Getting’ To You (1981)
Robert John– Sad Eyes (1979)
Daryl Hall & John Oates– One On One (1982)
Larsen-Feiten Band‎– Who'll Be The Fool Tonight (1980)
Nohelani Cypriano– Lihue (1979)
Dara Sedaka– Huggin’ (1983)
Kenny Loggins– This Is It (1979)
America– Slow Down (1977)
Elton John– Mama Can’t Buy You Love (1979)
Sneaker– Jaymes (1981)
Chicago– Old Days (1975)
Pablo Cruise‎– Whatcha Gonna Do? (1977)
Trombone Shorty‎– Long Weekend (2013)
Stephanie Mills‎– Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' (1979)
The Commodores– Girl, I Think The World About You (1976)
Laura Allan– Opening Up To You (1978)

Marilu Henner (Perfect)

Part 16 of Eddy's Eighties Grooves starts with Roosevelt, the new ambassador of the eighties sound and ends with Princess Freesia, her album is out on September 22nd. This cloudcast also contains a nice piece of gospel disco by Enlightment from the compilation ‘Divine disco’. The origins of Gospel Disco can be traced back to the early 1970s when upbeat, dancefloor oriented tracks with secular appeal started to break into DJ sets by the likes of David Mancuso, Nicky Siano and Francis Grasso. The phenomenon had gained momentum in the middle of the decade with labels like Savoy setting a precedent by actively seeking out Gospel artists to explore this new and exciting soul sound. By the beginning of the 1980s Tony Humphries had remixed a track by Phyllis Joubert and the Celestial Choirs, “Stand on the Word”; it wasn’t long before it became an instant club classic. The legendary Larry Levan play-listed the tune as a staple in his DJ sets, redubbing the artist name as The Joubert Singers. Gospel Disco had arrived! The compilation ‘Divine disco’ by Greg Belson is a brief exploration of some of the tunes that were overlooked at the time of their release. These are the essential precursors to the disco sound from the mid-seventies up to the inception of the boogie production of the mid-eighties. In 1984 an unassuming group out of Maryland produced what has become a seminal LP in disco and modern soul circles. The group Enlightment was the brainchild of producer/writer Larry H. Jordan, who enlisted some fine regional artists to realize his musical vision. The result was a stellar set of boogie funk that walked the Gospel-Disco line and delivered an iconic slice of perfectly produced Gospel.

"The Whispers formed in Los Angeles in the mid-’60s and were hardly seen as cutting-edge by the time they released “And the Beat Goes On” in 1979. But they were in fact pushing boundaries, thanks in large part to the genius of SOLAR label producer Leon Sylvers, who, along with record producer Kashif, was one of the most important composers in late-’70s/early-’80s R&B. Together, on opposite sides of the country—Kashif in New York, Sylvers in Los Angeles—the two charted a path post-disco, incorporating new electronic elements and playing with grooves. “And the Beat Goes On” was one of Sylvers’ most successful records as a producer, hitting No. 19 on the Hot 100. The groove was so modern, it was the product of a Will Smith one-track-jack in the late ’90s, when the rapper’s “Miami” lifted liberally from the post-disco classic; the record had aged well, its quick strings and electronic textures as fresh as they day they were recorded."–David Drake / Pitchfork

Enjoy 'And the beat goes on', a brand new part of Eddy's Eighties Grooves!

Tracklist:

Roosevelt– Night Moves (2016)
The Cannibals– We Keep On Keepin On (1981)
Enlightment – What’s Happening People (1984)
Madonna– Holiday (1983)
Merge– Take It To The Top (1984)
Connie‎– Funky Little Beat (1985)
Galaxxy Featuring Ron Aikens‎– We’re Here To Rock You (1982)
Shannon– Sweet Somebody (1984)
High Fashion– Next To You (1982)
Cherrelle‎– I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (1984)
Patrice Rushen– Forget Me Nots (1982)
The Whispers– And The Beat Goes On (1980)
Patti Labelle – Music Is My Life [Joey Negro Funk In The Music Mix] (2016)
Truth– International Dancing (1980)
Johnny Davis– Expand Your Mind (1985)
Paradise– Here And Now (1982)
Princess Freesia– Work Out Fine [Retroriffic Radio Edit] (2016)

Joan Smalls

In the Netherlands we're enjoying an Indian Summer lately, so that's where the inspiration came from. The track by Michael Dues is from a new compilation album, called Praise Poems 4.

The R&B version of Donny & Mary Osmond were brother and sister Mac & Katie Kissoon at the time. They had a couple of very strong pop hits in the mid-seventies, like 'Sugar candy kisses', which reached number 5 on the Dutch chart in 1975. Katie Kissoon is perhaps the most popular backup singer ever. She provided background vocals on records from Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger Waters, The KLF, Bros, Tanita Tikaram, Boney M, Tracey Ullman, Blancmange, Gloria Gaynor, Elton John, Millie Jackson, Randy Crawford, Eros Ramazzotti, Deborah Harry, Tom Jones, Pet Shop Boys and many, many more. You can read her name on the back of almost every album cover...

Enjoy this Indian Summer & Seventies Soul episode of Smooth Sailing!

Tracklist:

Kandace Springs – Leavin' (2016)
Scott Walker– Time Operator (1969)
Joe Dassin– L'été Indien (1975)
Ithamara Koorax– Goin' Out Of My Head (2012)
Michael Dues– Goodbye Rainbow (1979)
Poco– Indian Summer (1976)
Lou Bond– Why Must Our Eyes Always Turned Backwards (1974)
Rose Royce– I Wanna Get Next To You (1976)
Michael Franks– The Lady Wants To Know [Funkmammoth Edit] (1977)
Elliot Lurie– Happy (1975)
The Guess Who– These Eyes (1968)
Friends Of Distinction– Going In Circles (1969)
Smokey Robinson– Quiet Storm (1975)
Jae Mason– Cloud Of Sunshine (1975)
James Vincent– People Of The World (1978)
Mac And Katie Kissoon– Sugar Candy Kisses (1974)
Al Johnson– I’ve Got My Second Wind (1980)
The Three Degrees– I Didn't Know (1974)
Teddy Pendergrass– I Don’t Love You Anymore [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1977)
Al Stewart– Indian Summer (1981)

The Three Degrees

Just before closing time the dj spins some relaxing soul-disco tunes, while you’re on the couch with your loved one…

The track by Neville Nash is from the compilation 'Boogie breakdown', which will be out by the end of the week:

“South Africa is home to a dizzying variety of musical genres and traditions, including some that look directly to American sounds for inspiration. In the late 70s and early 80s, many of the country’s best young musicians were guided by funk. All over the world, disco was growing harder and more electronic, with new synthesizers entering the market every month. The southern tip of Africa was no exception. Global music industry geo-politics, however, aided by the country’s pariah status and a UN-sanctioned cultural boycott, prevented the vast majority of this music from ever being heard outside the country, nor ever being released.”

The Stylistics were one of the bestselling soul bands from the early to the mid-seventies (just before the disco boom), being successful on both sides of the Atlantic and an inspiration to many acts. For instance, Michael Jackson covered their hit single 'People Make The World Go Round' in 1972, Johnny Mathis sang their 'I'm Stone In Love Wth You' in 1973, Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross recorderd 'You Are Everything' and 'Stop, Look, Listen' a year later and Prince made a version of their 'Betcha By Golly, Wow' in 1996.

Enjoy the funky bounce edition of Groovy, sexy and soulful!

Tracklist:

Equal Feat. Seja– Shakedown (2015)
Zapp– Funky Bounce [D0CT0RS0UL Watch It Baby Rework] (1980)
Princess Freesia– Work Out Fine [Retroriffic Radio Edit] (2016)
Farina Miss– Stranger [Rob Hardt Back To The Future Mix] (2016)
Carter & Chanel – Together Forever (1980)
Neville Nash– Perfect Love (1984)
Peter Godwin– Baby's In The Mountains (1983)
Jesse James– I Can Feel Your Love Vibes (1984)
The Stylistics– Na-Na Is The Saddest Word (1975)
The Three Degrees– Long Lost Lover (1975)
Norman Connors– Wouldn’t You Like To See (1978)
Eddie Drennon & the BBS Unlimited– Never Let Me Go (1977)
Mongo Santamaria– Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (1969)
The Four Tops– Just Seven Numbers (1970)
Leon Ware– Slippin’ Away (1982)
Kellee Patterson– If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It [BYKD Edit] (1977)
Marvin Gaye– In Our Lifetime (1981)
David Bendeth– Feel The Real (1979)
The Cool Notes– I Don’t Want To Stop (1985)
Mai Tai– History (1985)

Pam Grier ("Coffy")

Originally conceived as a musical, Car Wash deals with the exploits of a close-knit, multiracial group of employees at a Los Angeles car wash. In an episodic fashion, the film covers a full day, during which all manner of strange visitors make cameo appearances, including Lorraine Gary as a hysterical wealthy woman from Beverly Hills dealing with a carsick son. Richard Pryor also appears in a cameo as a money-hungry evangelist named 'Daddy Rich' who preaches a pseudo-gospel of prosperity theology. The main character is Abdullah, formerly Duane (Bill Duke), a Black Muslim revolutionary. Among his other misadventures in the film, he must deal with a man ("Professor" Irwin Corey) who fits the profile of the notorious "pop bottle bomber" being sought that day by the police. It causes employees, customers, and the owner of the car wash, Mr. B (Sully Boyar), to fear for their lives, but the strange man's "bomb" is simply a urine sample he is taking to the hospital.

I chose to play a song by The Gospelaires of Dayton from the new compilation ‘Divine Disco’. The album focuses on a breed of Gospel performers that were forward-thinking enough to explore a funkier style; a powerful message with which a younger audience could identify. Music that could stir their mind, body and soul…..while stimulating their senses with a basic need to dance! Labels like Savoy played a key part in identifying artists that fit nicely into the disco movement.

Enjoy this 'black cream' episode of Best Of 70s Soul!

Next week I will play fresh vibes in a new part of Smooth Sailing.

Tracklist:

Billy Ocean‎– Love Really Hurts Without You (1975)
Rose Royce– Car Wash (1976)
Roy Ayers– Aragon (1973)
Johnny Bristol– You And I (1974)
The Independents – I Just Want To Be There (1972)
Al Wilson – Show And Tell (1973)
O.C. Smith– Friend, Woman, Lover, Wife (1974)
Billy Paul– Let’s Make A Baby (1975)
Climax– Precious And Few (1971)
Gladys Knight– Sail Away / Freedom For The Stallions (1978)
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams‎– Too Much Too Little Too Late (1978)
Heatwave– Mind Blowing Decisions (1978)
The Harold Wheeler Consort‎– Black Cream (1975)
Bobbi Humphrey– You Make Me Feel So Good (1975)
Chanson – Why (1978)
Carole Bayer Sager – I Don't Wanna Dance No More (1978)
CJ & Co– Sure Can’t Go The Moon (1977)
Linda Carr & The Love Squad ‎– Highwire (1975)
The Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio– Nowhere To Run (1979)
Gerson King Combo– Good Bye (1978)
The Drifters‎– Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies (1974)

Doutzen Kroes & Joan Smalls

A new season, a new sound! This Smooth Sailing part is more or less an eclectic experiment. I selected quite a few new tracks, some fresh vibes, so to speak.

One of them is NYC-based indie dance duo Sofi Tukker, Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. They first made waves with the release of their guitar-driven dance cut 'Drinkee' last year. After earning a synch in an Apple Watch ad, and with the help of follow-up singles like 'Matadora', 'Déjà Vu Affair' and 'Hey Lion', the buzzing pair have become one of the hotly tipped new acts this year, netting over 8 million Spotify streams to date since their debut. Their song ‘Awoo’ has vibes similar to ‘Slippery people’ from the Talking Heads.

Enjoy this Cool Winds & Fresh Vibes episode of Smooth Sailing! I'm not sure yet what I'm going to upload next week.

Tracklist:
Gene Page - She's My Main Squeeze (1974)
Mayer Hawthorne– Breakfast In Bed (2016)
Seek– Some All Night Dancing (2003)
Hifi Sean Feat. Jean Honeymoon– Monday Morning Sun (2016)
Blue Run– Sunday Beast (2009)
Milton Wright– Friends And Buddies (1975)
Miles Davis– Human Nature (1985)
Michael Jackson– Off The Wall (1979)
Gerard “PJ” Browne– Sexy Lady (1980)
Groove City– Disco Doesn’t Stop (2016)
Roosevelt– Sea (2016)
Sugar Ray Johnson & D-Funk– Give Me Your Love (2016)
Kindred The Family Soul– All My People [Boogie Back Remix] (2016)
Sofi Tukker– Awoo (2016)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle– Lovesick (2010)
Goldroom– Underwater (2016)
I-Dep– Rustlica [Free Tempo Lounge Mix] (2007)
Love Unlimited Orchestra– Strange Games & Things (1976)

Nicole Zimmermann (Nakid Magazine)

It's time to do it nicely and slowly this time with quite a few big soul names, like Minnie Riperton and Marlena Shaw. The latter sang the title track for the movie ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ with Diane Keaton. The movie inspired Allee Willis to write ‘Boogie Wonderland’:

“An amazing film. You should see it. She's this very lost woman who would go to these clubs every night and dance to completely lose herself and forget how miserable she was. But she would end up literally bringing home serial killers. And my main thing with every song I write, especially in my later years, I'm really obsessed with music being the carrier of this whole self-esteem message. So if you look at any of my hits, like ‘Neutron Dance’ that's basically: If your life isn't working, get up off your ass and change it. Because it's really up to you.”

In the mid-seventies some glam rock artists started to cross-over to more soulful music on a few occasions. For 'Hobo with a grin' English singer Steve Harley went to California and he sounded very covincingly like Steely Dan on that album. He did even a cover of 'I wish it would rain', the classic song, originally by the Temptations. Pop band Mud did a very good Isley Brothers pastiche on the title track of 'Use your imagination'. The other way around, funk band American Gypsy, best known for their track 'Inside out' (sampled by DJ Shadow and Groove Armada) used a glam rock beat for their song 'Angel Eyes'. The band that was based in the Netherlands, never had any big hits, but I like 'Angel Eyes' a lot! The song was written by Piet Souer, the same guy who played guitar on 'The troubadour', the Eurovision Song Contest winner of 1969.

'B-A-B-Y' is composed by Isaac Hayes (Chef from 'South Park') and David Porter. It was orginally sung by Carla Thomas in 1966. The version from Rachel Sweet on the punk label Sitff reached #26 on the Dutch pop chart in the winter of 1978/1979. Rachel Sweet was only 15 when she recorded the song. She disappeared from the music scene in 1982, after one album for Columbia Records.Ten years later she played Shelly on an episode of Seinfeld.

Enjoy this 'nice and slow part' of Best Of 70s Soul!

Tracklist:

Jesse Green– Nice And Slow (1976)
The Persuaders– It’s Love (1976)
Hot Chocolate - Cheri Babe (1974)
American Gypsy– Angel Eyes (1974)
Minnie Riperton– Stick Together (1977)
Mud– Use Your Imagination (1975)
Marlena Shaw– Don’t Ask To Stay Until Tomorrow (1977)
The Doobie Brothers– Dependin’ On You (1978)
Santana– I’ll Be Waiting (1977)
Samuel Jonathan Johnson– It’s Love (1978)
Barbara Mason– Give Me Your Love (1972)
Rachel Sweet– B-A-B-Y (1978)
Stoney & Meatloaf – What You See Is What You Get (1971)
Steve Winwood– Vacant Chair (1977)
Steve Harley– Riding The Waves (For Virginia Woolf) (1978)
Stanley Turrentine– You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (1976)
First Choice– Gonna Keep On Lovin Him [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1973)
Patrick Juvet– I Love America (1978)
Fruit– If You Feel It, Say Yeah (1978)
The Tymes– You Little Trustmaker (1974)

DarrylDarko

I try to catch the same vibe as in Funking Up The Dance Floor part 1, which has reached over 15,000 plays on Mixcloud.

One of the tracks is ‘Do or die’ by The Human League. Unfortunately the song is not on their new compilation album ‘A Very British Synthesizer Group’, which will be out on Friday 18th November. It is a four-disc sound and vision anthology featuring all the hits and previously unreleased demos and edits. It covers the entire history of the group from the earliest incarnation to the phenomenon that was Dare (which features ‘Do or die’) and all that happened in its wake. When attempting to describe The Human League their one-time manager, Bob Last, puts it best:

“Pop music is a kind of lightning conductor for what’s going on, when it’s at its most exciting it beats everything else; it beats film, beats books and beats TV. These magical moments when it pulls something out of the ether, out of what’s going on in everyone’s head and everyone’s lives and focuses it. That’s what pop does at its best and that’s what The Human League did."

Enjoy!

Tracklist:

The Chi-Lites– Changing For You (1983)
Breakwater – Say You Love Me Girl (1980)
Trance– Hang On It (1982)
The Human League– Do Or Die (1981)
Pauli Carman– Dial My Number (1986)
Billy Ocean– Stay The Night (1980)
Freeway– Get The Feelin’ (1980)
Silver Platinum– Dance (1980)
John Paul Barrett– Never Givin’ Up On You (1987)
Sofi Tukker– Hey Lion (2016)
Afrika Bambataa & Soul Sonic Force– Looking For The Perfect Beat (1983)
Soulsearcher– Can’t Get Enough (1998)
Yazoo – Situation (1982)
Planet Patrol– Play At Your Own Risk (1983)
ABC – Be Near Me [Munich Disco Mix] (1985)
Five Star– System Addict (1985)
Girl Friend– Tragic On The Dance Floor (2016)
Spandau Ballet– Lifeline (1982)

The Three Degrees

New York may have been ground zero during the disco generation, but as most folks know, lots of the best sounds came from Philadelphia. In fact, the first disco records were made there and they kept on coming even in the years after the flames had died down at Studio 54. When the sound eventually disappeared, Marshall Jefferson ('Move your body') and others built their Chicago house sound on the foundations of Philly soul. The track by Arthur Prysock is from the album ‘The Other Philadelphia Disco Delights’. This compilation is a great tribute to the long legacy of disco sounds from Philly. It moves past the hits from bigger labels like Philadelphia International and Salsoul, to include some overlooked gems and the kinds of cuts that show that the best disco elements were always handled best in the City Of Brotherly Love.

'When will I see you again' by The Three Degrees was one of the most successful recordings of the Philly Soul era. In the US, the song reached number one on the adult contemporary chart, number two on the pop singles chart, and number four on the R&B chart in the autumn of 1974. In the UK, it fared even better, spending two weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in August 1974. The Three Degrees performed the song at Prince Charles' 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1978. They released ‘Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia’ earlier this year. Valerie Holiday (on the right) is the only member that has remained.

Enjoy this new part of Best Of 70s Soul!

Tracklist:

George Bussey Experience– Come On Over Tonight (1979)
Carl Bean– I Was Born This Way (1977)
The Modulations– Love At Last (1975)
The Dells– Don’t Trick Me, Treat Me (1977)
Archie Bell & The Drells– Don’t Let Love Get You Down (1976)
Arthur Prysock– When Love Is New (1976)
The Trammps– Sixty Minute Man (1972)
True Reflection– That’s Where I’m Coming From (1973)
Ben E. King– No Danger Ahead (1976)
Impact– Taboo (1976)
Jean Carn – Don't Let It Go To Your Head (1978)
Terry Collins– Action Speaks Louder (Than Words) [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1973)
Philly Devotions– Hurt So Bad (1976)
The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again (1974)
Brown Sugar– I'm Going Through Changes Now (1976)
Eddie Kendricks– On My Way Home (1977)
Tapestry– Life Is What You Make It (1975)
Sharon McMahan‎– Get Out Of My Life (1973)

George Michael

A jazzy Latin and, most of all, a soulful and chilled out look on classics from the 1980s. Do you know the originals of them?

One of the tracks is “Skin Trade”, originally by Duran Duran. The music for the song was written long before Simon LeBon finally finished the lyrics. The title for the song was derived from the Dylan Thomas book Adventures in the Skin Trade, which Duran Duran’s John Taylor had read. It was shortened to "Skin Trade" and LeBon eventually wrote the melody and lyrics for the track while spending an evening in Taylor's Upper West Side Manhattan apartment. The lyrics reflect on how everyone is selling themselves, and "there's a little hooker in each of us". In a retrospective review of the single, Allmusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song. He wrote:

"The music lends contrast to the angry tone of the lyrics by creating a sultry, mellow melody that juxtaposes verses with a soft, hypnotic ebb and flow with an ever-ascending chorus that revs up the song's inherent drama."

Enjoy this 9th episode of Soul Covered! Next up is a new part of Groovy, Sexy and Soulful.

Tracklist:

George Michael Feat. Princess Freesia– Careless Whisper [Soulpersona Remix] (2014)
Blue Mar Ten– Drive (2008)
Joss Stone– Teardrops (2012)
Stella Starlight Trio– Don’t You Want Me (2009)
Slow Moving Millie– Hold Me Now (2011)
Anakelly– Skin Trade (2009)
Alexander Stewart– Part Time Lover (2016)
[Re:Jazz]– People Hold On [Alternate Acapella Take] (2004)
Kymaera– Sailing (2002)
Nouvelle Vague– Amoureux Solitaires (2010)
The Blue Hammock– I’ll Fly For You (2014)
Nona– The Sweetest Taboo (2007)
Señor Coconut & His Orchestra– Kiss (2008)
Aaron Tesser & The New Jazz Affair– All Night Long (2010)
Ely Bruna– Material Girl (2010)
Incognito– Silver Shadow (2014)
Woolfy Vs. Projections– Ask (2014)
Full Flava Feat. Beverlei Brown– After The Dance Is Through (2008)
Beverley Knight– Mama Used To Say (2011)

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