Now playing some sweet Soul, R&B and Funk

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Itā€™s unlikely heā€™ll ever make anything as perfect as this again, but, thatā€™s cool:

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Dianaā€™s voice seemed to lend itself to double tracking more than most:

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This is the track - along with ā€œJust to be close to youā€ - thatā€™ll ensure Lionel gets through the Pearly Gates. Shame he made so much MOR schlock latterly.

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A classic indeed. Charlene is one of my all time favourites.

Some Soulful House for me to chill to this Sunday evening.

The lovely Angela Johnson doing her thing on vocals.

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Tyrone man, I told you not to annoy her:

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ā€œI grab the forty, rip off the skirt
Guzzle it, grab the mic and come out the woodworksā€

Great opening lines, then that guitar riff, borrowed from the George McRae original, thrashes around your brain like a demented wasp in a jam-jar. Oh, and of course there is ā€œHeartbeatā€ from Taana Gardner in there too:

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Fine, fine, cut for a military man. Strings by David Van DePitte:

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Glodean and the girls never sounded better than on this. Masterful strings and Bacharach like brass figures too:

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Iā€™ve never heard it, but Iā€™m told, that some other minor beat combo made a track with a similar title. I canā€™t believe it can compete with this though. Delirium ensues from 3ā€™ 18" whenever I hear this:

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Produced and co-written by Kanye Westā€¦

Despite all his wild antics, his production talent teamed up with Ms Keys to produce an undeniable timeless classic on this one.

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Thereā€™s a lot of Hip-Hop about for sure. This is one that stuck with me. I think itā€™s the layered heavy low end perhaps:

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Mr Fugi looks like a guy who knew how to enjoy himself. This album is spoken of in hushed tones in the Funk Netherworld:

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They really donā€™t make them like this any more. Can only be listened to with the sleeves of oneā€™s Gucci jacket rolled up to the elbow though. Stupendous !

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When Jill sings, ā€œBut somebody turn Frankie Beverly on the stereoā€, matron always has to pass me a Kleenex:

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One of the many perfect cuts that came out of 1320 South Lauderdale, Memphis, back in the day. Stellar rhythm track from the Hi chaps:

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Chugs along nicely until Little Walter comes in and blows the roof off the sucker:

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Classic. Written and produced by one of the all time great contributors & influencers, of (modern) R&B.

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Gotta follow-up with one from the legend himself

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Best heard in a heaving club at 3am:

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John Peel introduced many of us in the UK to this thing of beauty, many years ago:

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Often seen as a full dress rehearsal for ā€œPapaā€¦ā€. Eddie K. centre stage on the mic.:

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Am I the only Freddie fan here?:joy:

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No.

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HA i should have seen that coming. Well played :joy:

Sleep tight. Hope you see him coming in time :wink:

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Hehe Iā€™m more afraid of the Tax Man to be honest :scream:

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Some new stuff for yā€™allā€¦

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#roonsharefunctionalitysucks :slight_smile:

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A modern classic (already).

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