This is essentially an edited and re-sequenced selection from the 1998 budget price CD Soul Brother, which I would have picked up on CD for a few quid from Woolworths, along with a Northern Soul compilation which I filleted for Side 2.
It's chock full of classics, many of which I grew listening to courtesy of my parents' Ronco and K-Tel chart hits albums. The songs also crept into my collection over the years, having been covered by the likes of Bryan Ferry, Massive Attack, Talking Heads, Sade, The Jam and, er, Wag Ya Tail and New Kids On The Block. Alright, alright, I didn't have the latter, but my friend's sister did and it was bloody annoying hearing that when all we wanted was R.E.M., The Smiths or Julian Cope.
The cheap and cheerful CD section in Woolies was a great way of sampling genres, before investing further in an artist's albums and Soul Brother was one of the better examples, even if it did have a rather crap cover.
1) Expansions (Album Version): Lonnie Liston Smith ft. The Cosmic Echoes (1975)
2) Feel The Need In Me: Detroit Emeralds (1971)
3) Move On Up (Single Version): Curtis Mayfield (1971)
4) Have You Seen Her (Album Version): The Chi-Lites (1971)
5) I Need It: Johnny Guitar Watson (1976)
6) Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time): The Delfonics (1970)
7) Be Thankful For What You've Got (Part 1): William DeVaughn (1973)
8) Love T.K.O.: Teddy Pendergrass (1980)
9) Walking In Rhythm: The Blackbyrds (1974)
10) Take Me To The River: Al Green (1974)
11) Why Can't We Live Together (Album Version): Timmy Thomas (1972)
1970: The Delfonics: 6
1971: (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People: 4
1971: Move On Up EP: 3
1971: You Want It, You Got It: 2
1972: Why Can't We Live Together: 11
1973: Be Thankful For What You've Got: 7
1974: Explores Your Mind: 10
1974: Flying Start: 9
1975: Expansions: 1
1976: Ain't That A Bitch: 5
1980: TP: 8
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