top 20 soul tracks of the year...
2008
1. That Was Then - Lalah Hathaway
(taken from the Stax Records album 'Self Portrait' 2008)
2. Miss Chicago - Peven Everett
(taken from the Peven album 'Sincerely Yours' 2008)
3. All I Say, All I Do - Swing Out Sister
(taken from the Swing Out Sister album 'Beautiful Mess' 2008)
4. You Bring Me Joy - Jimmy Abney
(taken from the Yoruba Records album 'Return To Forever' 2008)
5. Dream's Life Ocean - Touch Of New York
(taken from the Touch Of New York album 'Touch Of New York' 2008)
6. Gotta Soul (two step remix) - Cynthia Jones
(taken from the Kingdom Records album 'Gotta Soul' 2008)
7. Hello It's Me - Mary J. Blige
(taken from the Geffen Records album 'Growing Pains' 2008)
8. First Kiss - Chante Moore
(taken from the Peak Records album 'Love The Woman' 2008)
9. Overnight Success - Angie Whitney
(taken from the Little Dizzy Records album 'That's What Love Is All About' 2008)
10. Music - Nhojj
(taken from the Black Angel Records album 'Soul Comfort' 2008)
11. Tonight - Peo Feat. Mirjam
(taken from a Sundae Soul Records 45 2008)
12. I'm Staying Home tonight - Ashanti Munir
(taken from the Soulchoonz Records album 'Balance' 2008)
13. That's My Jam - Omar Cunningham
(taken from the Soul 1st Records album 'Time Served' 2008)
14. It's A Miracle - Was Not Was
(taken from the Rykodisc Records album 'Boo!' 2008)
15. I Don't Wanna Stop - The Bamboo's
(taken from a Tru Thoughts Records CD 2008)
16. Thank You Lord - Sir Wick
(taken from the CD Baby/Sir Wick album 'An Interpretation Of A Universal Language' 2008)
17. All In My Mind - Liberty Silver
(taken from the Liberty Silver Records album 'At Last' 2008)
18. New Girl In Town (Brand New Girl) - Tony Fields
(taken from the Tony Fields Music album 'Elegant Lady' 2008)
19. I'm In Love - The Isley Brothers
(taken from the Def Jam Records album 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' 2007)
20. Perfect Day - Mop Mop
(taken from the Freestyle Records album 'Messin Around' 2008)
2007
1. best of me - chrisette michele (Taken From The Album 'I Am' on Def Jam Records 2007)
2. one for all time - chaka khan (Taken From The Album 'Funk This' on Strategic Marketing Records 2007)
3. happy being me - angie stone (Album version taken From The Album 'The Art Of Love And War' on Stax Records 2007)
4. the last time i'm saying goodbye - the embers (Taken From The Forthcoming Album 'The Show Must Go On' on Lucky Break Music 2007)
5. this is what you are - mario biondi (Album version taken From The Album 'Handful Of Soul' on Schema Records 2007)
6. true friend - tuomo (Taken From The Album 'My Thing' on Jupiter Brother Records 2007)
7. get to know you - ledisi (Taken From The Album 'Lost and Found' on Verve Records 2007)
8. had to have you - phillip manuel (Taken From The Album 'Phillip Manuel' on Phillip Manuel Records 2007)
9. all into you - leroy burgess (Taken From The Album 'Throwback -H arlem 79-83' on Soul Brother Records 2007)
10. hello stranger - ebony alleyne (Taken From The Album 'Never Look Back' on Expansion Records 2007)
11. if I were you - donnie (Taken From The Album 'Daily News' on Dome Records 2007)
12. superwoman (where were you when i needed you) - 4hero (Taken From The Album 'Play With The Changes' on Milan Records 2007)
13. slip away - eddie and gerald levert (Taken From The Album 'Something To Talk About' on WEA Atlantic Records 2007)
14. ten minutes - karl frierson (Taken From The Album 'Soulprint' on New Format Recordings 2007)
15. sudden moves - rosie gaines (Taken From The Album 'Welcome To My World' on SuSu Records 2006-7)
16. zoom - maysa (Taken From The Album 'Feel The Fire' on Shanachie Records 2007)
17. never knew - adriana evans (Taken From The Album 'El Camino' on Expansion Records 2007)
18. can't hide love - randy watson experience (Taken From The Album 'Interpretations' on Stax Records 2007)
19. caught in the middle - o'bryan (Taken From The Album 'F1rst' on Headfirst Records 2007)
20. close the door - lamont dozier (Taken From The Compilation Album 'A Soulful Tale Of Two Cities' on Soul Rennaisance Records 2007)
2006
1. what a woman really means - donny hathaway (Taken From The Album 'Various Atlantic Unearthed Soul Brothers on Atlantic Records 2006)
2. change your world - anthony hamilton (Taken From The Album 'Ain't Nobody Worryin' On Sony / BMG Records 2006)
3. jammin - eliane elias (Taken From The Album 'Around The City' on Sony Records 2006)
4. what does your heart say - ty stephens (Taken From The Album 'Aquarian Mind' on www.tystephens.com 2006)
5. miss lady - mike avery (Taken From The Album 'Destination Love' 2006)
6. cruise control - teena marie (Taken From The Album 'Sapphire' on Universal Records 2006)
7. honey, honey - gwen mccrae (Taken From The Album 'Gwen McCrae Sings TK' On Henry Stone Music Inc 2006)
8. i sing this song for you - the whispers (Taken From The Album 'For Your Ears Only' On Satin Tie Records 2006)
9. only in my dreams - frank mccomb (Taken From The Album 'The 1995 Bootleg' On FMcComb Music Records 2006)
10. heaven - brown's bag (Taken From The Album 'Labor Of Love' On Bush Man EntertainmentRecords 2005)
11. heart of mine - will downing (Taken From The Album 'Soul Symphony' on GRP Records 2005)
12. why - kirk franklin (Taken From The Album 'Hero' on Zomba Records 2005)
13. hole in my heart - van hunt (Taken From The Album 'On The Jungle Floor' on EMI Records 2006)
14. u don't want my love - donald mccollum (Taken From The Album 'U Don't Want My Love' on Dome Records 2006)
15. my favourite things - anita baker (Taken From The Album 'Christmas Fantasy' on Blue Note Records 2005)
16. sister, sister - sparlha swa (Taken From The Album 'In The Distance' on www.sparlhaswa.com Records 2005)
17. subway love game - karen bernod (Taken From The Album 'Life @ 360 Degrees' on Dome Records 2005)
18. so in love - lonnie hill (Taken From The Album 'Back On The Scene' on Hills Hideaway Music 2006)
19. him - kenny thomas (Taken From The Album 'Crazy World' on Curb Records 2006)
20. your love is mine - corrinne bailey rae (Taken From The Album 'Underground Soul' on Expansion Records 2006)
2005
1. moon blue - stevie wonder (Taken From The Album 'A Time To Love' On Motown Records 2005)
2. sweetest somebody i know - stevie wonder (Taken From The Album 'A Time To Love' On Motown Records 2005)
3. children of love - martha redbone (Taken From The Album 'Skintalk' On GirlCanWriteSongs / WhitTunes 2004)
4. still has a hold on me - frank mccomb (Taken From The Album 'Straight From The Vault' On FMCComb Music 2004)
5. i'm confessin' - lizz wright (Taken From the album 'Dreamin' Wide Awake' on Verve Records 2005)
6. fly away - p.j. morton (Taken From The Album 'Emotions' On 2 P.M. Records 2005)
7. practise makes perfect - latoya london (Taken From The Album 'Love & Life' On Peak Records 2005)
8. beach music - the embers (Taken From The Album 'Beach Music Super Collaboration Album' On Bluewater Recordings 2004)
9. i only want you - janita (Taken From The Album 'Seasons Of Life' On Ofir Records 2005)
10. one wish - brigette (Taken From The Album 'Starlite Lounge' On Expansion Records 2005)
11. to be with you - jon lucien (Taken From The Album 'Love Pages' On Cafe Soul Allstars Records 2005)
12. invitation - trei (Taken From The Album 'This Is Me' On Inline Entertainment Records 2005)
13. the things that you do - frank mccomb (Taken From The Album 'Straight From The Vault' On FMCComb Music 2004)
14. gilding the lilly - kevin chandler band (Taken From The Album 'The Chicago Soul Sessions' On Listen Up Records 2004)
15. thinking bout the way - the chapter (Taken From The Album 'The Return Of Real Soul' on D Reel Productions 2005)
16. all i ever wanted was you - the embers (Taken From The Album 'Beach Music Super Collaboration Album' On Bluewater Recordings 2004)
17. hard times - queen latifah (Taken From The Album 'The Dana Owens Project' On Interscope Records 2004)
18. walter lee - the tim terry experience (Taken From The Album 'The Tim Terry Experience' On Soul Street Records 2004)
19. this is what you are - wasabee (Taken From A 12" Single On Schema Records 2004)
20. woman's gotta have it - tim jackson (Taken From The Album 'Next Of Kin' On Soulcolloquy Records 2005)
this is purely a personal selection of tracks i would really recommend this year....hope you enjoy these tunes as much as i do!
2004
1. dreamer - carl thomas (Taken From The Album 'Let's Talk About It' on Bad Boy Records 2004)
2. let the stars shine - swing out sister (Taken From The Album 'Where Our Love Grows' on Universal Records 2004)
3. boston - lalah hathaway (Taken From The Album 'Outrun The Sky' on Pyramid Records 2004)
4. can't help but say - tim dillinger (Taken From The Album 'Love Is On My Mind' on Icons Pen Media 2004)
5. nobody (steppers remix) - michael sutton (Taken From a forthcoming Single on Little Dizzy Records 2004)
6. over and over again - kalvin bishop (Taken From The Album 'Do What I Gotta Do' on Mokah Records 2003)
7. let's dance - vick allen (Taken From The Album 'Old School...New Flava' on Waldoxy Records 2003)
8. soultown - ola onabule (Taken From The Album 'In Emergency, Brake Silence' on Rugged Ram Records 2003)
9. beautiful to me - will downing (Taken From The Album 'Emotions' on GRP Records 2004)
10. what i see in you - gwendolyn joy (Taken From The Album 'New Soul Heaven' on Expansion Records 2004)
11. hey girl - new birth (Taken From The Album 'Lifetime' on Stonehurst Records 2004)
12. hit me where i live - teena marie (Taken From The Album 'La Dona' on Cash Money Records 2004)
13. little boy blue - sheree brown (Taken From The Album '83' on Brown Baby Entertainment Group Records 2004)
14. what can i say ( for millicent) - van hunt (Taken From The Album 'Van Hunt' on Capitol Records 2004)
15. imagination - the o'jays (Taken From the album 'Imagination' on Sanctuary Records 2004)
16. in you - stars on broadway (Taken From The Album 'Never Untrue' on Love Beams 2004)
17. keep steppin' - willie clayton (Taken From The Album 'Changing Tha Game' on Endzone Records 2004)
18. something about you - daniel austin (Taken From The Album 'Confidence In You' on SoulSpace Records 2004)
19. true light - original soulboy featuring jo hall (Taken From An Unreleased Album On Original Soulboy Records 2004)
20. love is alive in my heart - andy lewis featuring keni burke (Taken From A Single On Acid Jazz Records 2003)
2003
1. real - israel and new breed (Taken From The Album 'Real' on Integrity Records 2003)
2. far away - ayanna gregory (Taken From The Album 'Beautiful Flower' on New Moon Recordings Records 2003)
3. thinkin' bout cha - the new lost generation (Taken From The Album 'The New Lost Generation' on The New Lost Generation Records 2003)
4. travellin' on - the chestnut brothers (Taken From The Album 'Peace Suite' on Abdent Records 2003)
5. soul survivors - original soulboy featuring tashan (Taken From A Forthcoming 12" Single On Original Soulboy Records 2003)
6. where do we go from here? - earth, wind & fire (Taken From The Album 'I Promise' on Kalimba Records 2003)
7. when will things change? - impromp2 (Taken From The Album 'The Definition Of Love' on Big 3 Records 2003)
8. think about you - luther vandross (Taken From The Album 'Dance With My Father' on J Records 2003)
9. the dream - jarrard anthony (Taken From The Album 'Don't Sleep - Just Dream' on JAP Music Records 2003)
10. far away - kindred the family soul (Taken From The Album 'Surrender To Love' on Hidden Beach Records 2003)
11. when i see love - lizz fields (Taken From The Album 'Organic Soul 3' on Soul Brother Records 2003)
12. see you in my dreams - deborah bond (Taken From The Album 'Day After' on DB Records 2003)
13. leora - james aldridge (Taken From The Album 'Close Your Eyes' on LFP Records 2000)
14. could've done it better - tower of power (Taken From The Album 'The Oakland Zone' On OR Music Records 2003)
15. inspiration - marlon saunders (Taken From The Album 'Enter My Mind' on Black Honey Records 2003)
16. in the mood - dennis taylor (Taken From The Album 'In The Mood' On Dome Records 2003)
17. crazy world - kenny thomas (Taken From A 12" Single On sUsU Records 2003)
18. step in the name of love (remix) - r kelly (Taken From The Album 'Chocolate Factory' on Jive Records 2003)
19. i want you - marc vanclaggett (Taken From The Album 'I Want You' on Marlex Records 2003)
20. eternity - lizz wright (Taken From The Album 'Salt' on Verve Records 2003)
2002
1. every single soul - michael franti & spearhead (Taken From The Album 'Stay Human' on Parlophone Records 2001)
2. after hours - tashan (Taken From The Album 'Life Goez On' on Powerkingdom Records 2002)
3. nobody - michael b. sutton (Taken From The Album ''Hopeless Romantic' on Little Dizzy Records 2002)
4. rocketship - donnie (Taken From The Album 'The Colored Section' on Giant Step Records 2002)
5. fever - III frum tha soul (Taken From The Album 'III From Tha Soul' on BMG/Japan Records 1999, bought this year)
6. can't outlove this love - cynthia biggs featuring sharon bryant (Taken From The Album 'The Cynthia Biggs Project' On First Experience Records 2002)
7. pieces - hil st. soul (Taken From The Album 'Hil St. Soul' on Dome Records 2002)
8. a case of too much lovemakin' - paprika soul (Taken From The Album 'Into The Light' on Bassline Records 2002)
9. don't change - musiq (Taken From The Album 'Juslisen' on Def SoulRecords 2002)
10. harambee - helen baylor (Taken From The Album 'My Everything' on Diadem Records 2002)
11. one world undivided - blaze (Take the album 'Spiritually, Speaking' on Slip N'Slide Records 2002)
12. the way i feel - remy shand (Taken From The Album 'The Way I Feel' On Motown Records 2002)
13. summer sun - koop (Taken From The Album 'Waltz For Koop' on Jazanova Compost Records 2002)
14. i challenge you - brenda hillman (Taken From The Album 'Paper Boat' On Expansion Records 2002)
15. is it drippin' on yourself - leon ware (Taken From The Forthcoming Album 'Love's Drippin' 2002)
16. brazilian magic - kathleen bertrand (Taken From The Album 'No Regrets' on Gold Circle Records 2002)
17. revelations (better than b4) - tiffany laing (Taken From The Album 'The Naked Truth' on Twelve Tribes Musical Empire Records 2002)
18. if you ever - kloud 9 (Taken From The Album 'On Kloud 9' on Expansion Records 2002)
19. skyy, can you feel me? - raphael saadiq (Taken From The Album 'Instant Vintage' on Universal Records 2002)
20. i am love - pamela williams (featuring teena marie) (Taken From The Album 'Evolution' on Red Ink Records 2002)
2001
1. waiting for you - t.c. carson (from cd 'truth' on ATC Records 2001)
2. angel eyes - janita (from CD 'I'll Be Fine' on Reel Art Records 2001)
3. walking in central park - sbpr sisters being positively real (from cd 'Beautiful Woman - The Album' BBEG 2001)
4. i found love (on a lonely highway) - jeff floyd (from CD 'Powerhouse' on Wilbe Records 2001)
5. holding out - sandra st. victor (from CD 'Gemini - Both Sides' on Expansion 2001)
6. joy - howard hewett (from cd 'the journey' sony 2001)
7. innocence / gold rivers - saundra williams (from cd 'Bless The Day' on Groov-A-Toon 2001)
8. do you know? - donnie (from a 7" single on Giant Step Records 2001)
9. for all the ladies - lade bac (from cd 'For All The Ladies' on Clatown Records 2001)
10. oh, oh, oh - lenny williams (from the album 'Love Therapy' on Volt 2000)
11. could you be...my favourite girl - andre de lang (from cd 'educate your soul')
12. sonny's prayer - jeff majors (feat. MFSB) (from the album 'Sacred 2000' on Music One Records)
13. spirit jam - james 'd-train' williams (from cd '701 Franklin Avenue' on Diesel Music)
14. fortune - vaneese thomas (from the album 'Talk Me Down' on Unleashthe80's Records 2001)
15. weekend - kenny lattimore (from the Arista 12" single 2001)
16. will you be there? - shabazz (from the CD 'Better Day' on FER Records 2001)
17. in my dream - chris jasper (from the album 'Faithful And True' on Gold City 2001)
18. you'll never know - phil perry (taken from the CD 'Magic' on Peak Records 2001)
19. won't let you do that to me - main ingredient (from cd 'Pure Magic' on Magnatar Records 2001)
20. why don't you why don't i? - eric gadd (from cd 'eric gadd' japanese sony)
Soul Brother Records (in London) are the main outlet where I pick up the current tunes around. They know their stuff and stock many rareties. Don't take my word for it. Check out their site (click on the banner above).
