September 2007 Archives
Better late than never, right? Too much work, not enough play for me. That's alright, when there's a will, there's a way. Here we go.
Old School Wednesday: Time Out.
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01 - Howard Johnson - Let's Take Time Out
02 - Kashif - Lover Turn Me On
03 - Full Force - Friends B 4 Lovers
04 - Cashmere - Light of Love
05 - Paul Johnson - Fear Of Falling
06 - Kathy Mathis - While I'm Dreaming
07 - Juicy - After Loving You
08 - Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book
09 - Yarbrough & Peoples - Wrapped Around Your Finger
10 - Tease - Soft Music
11 - George Benson - Kisses in the Moonlight
12 - Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday
13 - Narada Michael Walden - Blue Side Of Midnight
14 - Quincy Jones - The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
Howard Johnson and Kashif starting out the collection is a great thing, and with Full Force, Cashmere and English singer Paul Johnson (remember Junior) continuing it, it's a nice intro. Kathy Mathis's slept-on cut (with production by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy) is one of my favorites. I then give you some Juicy followed by a track a little to the left side by Elvis Costello.
Yarbrough and Peoples is followed by Tease (remember Chuckii Booker? Sure you do!) It's then followed by the fantastic four - George, E&F, Narada and Quincy. My apologies for the lateness, and the podcast (along with some verbal commentary by yours truly) should be up in the next 24 hours.
Take it light.
I can honestly say that I have returned with a vengeance. Thanks to Todd Grundy and a host of enthusiastic people, I've finally been able to branch out and dig deeper into the crates. Stay tuned for more tunes coming up. For now, I went ahead and pulled out some great 80s tunes- some well known, others rarely heard at all. It's:
Old School Wednesday: Something About You.
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01 - Vesta Williams - Something About You
02 - Lance Ellington - Treat Me Right
03 - Caron Wheeler - Livin' In The Light [The Remix]
04 - B.B. & Q. Band - On The Shelf
05 - Pieces Of A Dream - What Can I Do
06 - Lillo Thomas - I Like Your Style
07 - Heatwave - Mind What You Find
08 - Dayton - It Must Be Love
09 - Pleasure - Strong Love
10 - Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
11 - Bert Robinson - Heart Of Gold
12 - Mtume - Body And Soul (Take Me)
13 - Brownstone - Grapevyne
14 - One Way - If You Play Your Cards Right
15 - Lakeside - Real Love
Vesta starts it off with a great tune, followed by two great singers from England, Caron Wheeler and Lance Ellington. Then we've got the BB&Q Band, followed by one of the great jazz-soul groups, Pieces Of A Dream. We follow it up with Heatwave before we dig into the crates for Heatwave, Dayton, and Pleasure.
Mary Jane Girls, Bert Robinson, and Mtume slow it down, followed by Brownstone's strong vocals. We end it with two gems from back in the day with One Way and Lakeside rounding out the mix.
I was so excited about this mix (and being able to do it sooner), I went ahead and did the podcast on time this time. By all means, grab it and let me know how you like it.
Take it light.
Jumping a little bit into the disco realm this time around. Brought to you again by Theresa:
Old School Wednesday: Night Life, Volume I.
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01 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
02 - Foxy - Get Off
03 - Cheryl Lynn - Star Love (Disco Version)
04 - Invisible Man's Band - All Night Thing
06 - Lipps Inc - Funkytown
07 - Rick Dees - Disco Duck
08 - Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
09 - Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start the Dance
10 - Chic - I Want Your Love
11 - Donna Summers - I Feel Love
12 - LTD Featuring Jeffrey Osborne - Holding On (When Love Is Gone)
13 - Barry White & Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
14 - Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
I won't lie. I don't consider myself a disco-head, but I'm nodding my head to these tunes. I will be playing podcast catch-up in the next 24 hours since I have more time, so watch out for that. In addition, thanks to some help from the maestro, I do believe the mixes for the rest of the year will be very different, very fresh, and a little on the more innovative side, so watch out for them.
Take it light.
Yeah, I know, I'm a day late. Work and life gets like that. Here we go:
Old School Wednesday-- Actually, It's Thursday!.
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01 - Prince - Housequake
02 - TaMara And The Seen - Thinking About You
03 - Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love
04 - C+C Music Factory - Share That Beat Of Love
05 - Samuelle - I'm So In Love
06 - D'influence - Sweetest Things
07 - Efua - Knock
08 - Aaliyah - Back & Forth
09 - Carole Davis - The Thigh's The Limit
10 - Culture Club - It's A Miracle
11 - Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
12 - Wendy & Lisa - Stay
13 - Johnny Gill - Love In An Elevator
14 - Al B. Sure! - So Special
These are some of the most played tracks played in the heat of the workplace this week. My cuts that I was proud to unearth were C+C, Samuelle, Culture Club, and Fleetwood Mac. It's the type of tunes that help me make it through the day, and hopefully it will do the same for you as well.
I'll be catching up on the podcasts very soon. Thanks for your patience.
