Next week, new jack swing thanks to the requests flying in. This week:
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Old School Wednesday: People Hold On
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01 - Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
02 - Heatwave - Jitterbuggin'
03 - I-Level - Give Me
04 - Imagination - Who (Tell Me Who)
05 - Loose Ends - Stay a Little While, Child
06 - 52nd Street - Tell Me How It Feels
07 - Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On (New Jersey Jazz Mix)
08 - MC Lyte - Eyes Are The Soul
09 - Stevie Wonder - That Girl
10 - Al B. Sure - Oooh This Love Is So
11 - The Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
12 - Adriana Evans - Trippin'
Of course, I had to start off with Michael and Heatwave, then push through with tracks from the UK - I-Level, Imagination, Loose Ends, and 52nd Street. Coldcut's People Hold On featuring vocals by Lisa Stansfield was released before her first solo LP. This was a track I had not heard in more than 15 years, so I was grateful to get my hands on it. MC Lyte's mellow Eyes Are The Soul is followed by Stevie's That Girl, Al's Ooh This Love Is So, and Mary Jane Girl's All Night Long. The last track was from Adriana's first album which came out in 1993, entitled Trippin'.
Shoutouts go to G-Fresh for the Stevie Wonder and Heatwave recommendations, Macedonia for the I-Level request, and Janicke Jam for kicking up MC Lyte for me.
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The last two weeks were definintely a challenge. I'm officially back to normal (so to speak). Here we go!
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Old School Wednesday: Another Star
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01 - The Jacksons - Lovely One
02 - Switch - Next To You
03 - Stevie Wonder - Another Star
04 - Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
05 - Ashford And Simpson - It Seems To Hang On
06 - The Escoffery's - Look Who's Loving Me
07 - James Perry - April Lady
08 - Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector
09 - Vertical Hold - You Can't Go Wrong
10 - Chuckii Booker - Games
11 - Starpoint - All Night Long
12 - Frederick - Gentle (Calling Your Name)
The Jacksons, Switch, Stevie Wonder, and Quincy Jones were a natural progression for me, particulary because of the horn arrangements of each one. Also, Another Star happens to be one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs. Ashford & Simpson's great It Seems To Hang On is followed by The Escoffrey's Look Who's Loving Me, a track I had not heard in more than 15 years.
Shoutouts go to G-Fresh for James Perry's April Lady, a solid track. This is followed by the instrumental Chief Inspector, by Wally Badarou, one of the forces behind Level 42. Vertical Hold's You Can't Go Wrong is followed by Chuckii Booker's most popular track, Games. These tunes are followed by Starpoint's All Night Long and Fredrick's Gentle (Calling Your Name), brought to the forefront by B.
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I was a little bit under the weather this past week. Almost back to normal- but not quite. Here we go....
Old School Wednesday: The Beat Goes On
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01 - Orbit - The Beat Goes On
02 - Cherrelle - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
03 - Shannon - Let The Music Play
04 - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home
05 - Status IV - You Ain't Really Down
06 - Toney Lee - Reach Up
07 - Rhonda Clark - State of Attraction
08 - Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life
09 - Club Nouveau - Heavy on My Mind
10 - Heatwave - Mind What You Find
11 - Dazz Band - Heartbeat
12 - Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me
Shoutouts go to G-Fresh for suggesting Toney Lee's Reach Up, which inspired me to pull out Status IV, of which Toney Lee was also a vocalist. Also, the one, the only, Butta was playing Shannon last week which caused me to put in Let The Music Play, I Didn't Mean To Turn You On, and I Wonder If I Take You Home. Special nods also to Coffeenated for inspiring Orbit and Shannon. Since my throat is still on the mend, you won't hear my voice this podcast. Hope to be able to pick this up next week. Got requests? Send an email to ejflavors at gmail dot com. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. Also, please be sure to check out on Flowink.com always keeping you in the loop. Take it light.
Let's kick this month off the right way.
Old School Wednesday: Inside Love
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01 - The Brothers Johnson - Light up the Night
02 - Heatwave - The Groove Line
03 - Booker Newberry III - Love Town
04 - Steve Arrington - Nobody Can Be You
05 - Vesta Williams - Don't Blow A Good Thing
06 - George Benson - Inside Love (So Personal)
07 - Stevie Wonder - All I Do
08 - Shalamar - Sweeter as the Days Go By
09 - Quincy Jones - Somethin' Special
10 - Alexander O'Neal - A Broken Heart Can Mend
11 - The Gap Band - Outstanding
12 - The Jones Girls - Nights over Egypt
13 - Switch - I Call Your Name
Shoutouts go to: G-Fresh for droppin' Booker Newberry; LuvSels, Roney, Kaysha, and Derrick for inspiring a lil' GAP Band; and ms. alex for her request for a little Switch, which I was happy to provide. Stay tuned for next week, where Butta gave me some inspiration for an Old School Wednesday that will definitely entertain. Got requests? Send an email to ejflavors at gmail dot com. Special thanks go to the crew of Black Web 2.0 for their inspiration, as it continues on through the month. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. Also, please be sure to check out on Flowink.com always keeping you in the loop. Take it light.
As you know, Mr. Fresh has been dropping Sunday Soundtracks for some time now which has been a solid mainstay for every Sunday for me as well as many other fans. Since I've been busy with Old School Wednesdays it's not easy to find time to drop my In Rotations. When I was finally able to find the time, it became more challenging to try to find a slot to be able to provide the podcast as there are so many great ones being dropped on the regular. In fact, I believe at last count I listen to about 10 every week. Mr. Fresh has changed his schedule for his Sunday Soundtracks to every two weeks, which enables me (with his blessing, of course) to be able to drop my In Rotations once every two weeks Sundays. Without further ado....
In Rotation: Volume 18, August 2008.
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01 - Ivana Santilli - Hollywood (Nothing Over U) [info]
02 - Reel People - Upside featuring Darien [purchase]
03 - Maya Azucena - This Time [site | hi-perspective | purchase]
04 - Incognito - Happy People [purchase]
05 - Robin Thicke - Magic [video | purchase]
06 - Dionne Farris - Every Day [myspace]
07 - Jah-C feat. Cavalier - Soul Banger [video | purchase]
08 - J*DaVeY - Slooow [purchase]
09 - Naked Music - Sticky Situation [purchase]
10 - Peter Hadar - Laugh Together [myspace]
11 - Keelay & Zaire - Alright With Me feat. D Minor and Phonte of Little Brother [myspace]
12 - Coultrain - Green [myspace]
13 - Plantlife - Got 2 Find A Better Way [myspace]
14 - Solar Kollektiv Orchestra - Atlantic Radio [purchase]
15 - Argentina - Stolen Identity [myspace | purchase]
Ivana's Hollywood is one of the tracks from the anticipated LP TO.NY. As I've mentioned before, Reel People's Seven Ways to Wonder is one of my favorite albums so far this year, and Upside is one of the great summer songs that's been rotating lately. The same can also be said by This Time, a track from Hi-Perpective's Expansions LP with vocals by Maya Azucena. Incognito's Happy People with vocals by Tony Momrelle is followed by Robin Thicke's Magic, from his upcoming LP Something Else.
I'm a fan of Dionne Farris and had to wait for a long time for a successor to the album Wild Seed, Wild Flower. The album Signs of Life is a nice edition to my catalog. I'm hoping to see her this year. If it's any indication by the track Soul Banger, Jah-C will be one to watch this year. I'll be on the lookout of more from him.
The tracks Slooow by J*Davey, Sticky Situaton by Naked Music, and Laugh Together by Peter Hadar give me more of the mellow
groove that is definitely my weakness, as you can see. This is followed by Keelay and Zaire's track Alright With Me with rhymology by D Minor and Phonte, an absolutely solid track. I don't think I can say enough about Coultrain's track Green, from his LP The Adventures of Seymour Liberty which is in heavy rotation and is in the running for one of my favorite albums of the year. I'm still rockin' Plantlife's Time Traveller of course, and I'm antipating more from Solar Kollektiv Orchestra, which will be a nice surprise if Atlantic Radio is any indication. I then end this with of my favorite instrumentals of this year, Stolen Identity's Argentina.
As usual, take a listen to the podcast for more info. Special thanks to Foundation Media, Ariel Publicity, Mr. Fresh, and Macedonia. Take it light.
