Soul Degrees [Import]

Track Listings

1. Sausalito Calling

2. Sunday Doesn't Feel the Same Without You

3. Heavy on Summers Vibe

4. Hold on to Love

5. Heaven in Your Eyes (Interlude)

6. Light a Candle

7. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

8. What's the Colour of Love

9. How Are You My Dear Today

10. Room Full of Strangers

11. I Can See a Star

12. Lay Back (Interlude)

13. It's Not Enuff!

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese release with 13 tracks including 'Sausalito Calling', 'Sunday Doesn't Feel The Same Without You' & 'I Can See A Star'. 1996.

Soul Degrees,Camelle Hinds,Japanese Import,Club/Dance,Funk,Pop,Rock,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

What Can I Say
Georgia
Jump Street
What Do You Want The Girl To Do
Harbor Lights
Lowdown
It's Over
Love Me Tomorrow
Lido Shuffle
We're All Alone
What Can I Say
Jump Street
It's Over

Customer Reviews:

The sound of the '70s.......2007-04-01

Few albums encapsulate America of the mid-70s as smoothly as Scaggs' 1976 commercial breakthrough. The bluesy-rock roots he sang with Steve Miller and the blue-eyed R&B he recorded since his 1969 solo debut provided a foundation for something more polished and sophisticated. The key was a production sound that took in the elements of disco - strings, horns, synthesizers and danceable beats - but didn't cast Scaggs' soul into slickness. The resulting record grabbed dancers by their velvet lapels and compelled radio listeners to the record store. Scaggs made the urbane turn Robert Palmer would visualize on video in the '80s.

"Silk Degrees" wasn't completely unprecedented, even among Scaggs catalog; he'd already been edging in this direction, bathing in the blues and soul of collaborations with Duane Allman and the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. His preceding LP, 1974's "Slow Dancer," boasted horns, strings and some embryonic disco rhythms, but it didn't have Joe Wissert's sharp production or the L.A. studio rhythm section anchored by drummer Jeff Porcaro and bassist David Hungate. The blend of Porcaro's crisp playing and Hungate's lightly funky low strings creates a propulsive groove throughout the album. Their percussive opening on "Lowdown" is just one of the album's great instrumental moments -- and a popular sample to this day.

Scaggs' songs brimmed with optimism, fitting perfectly into an America that was still re-awakening from the debacles of Vietnam and Richard Nixon, and readying itself for a bicentennial celebration. The horn charts carried the warmth of an L.A. summer, and Scaggs is - for the first time at album length - completely at ease. The album sparkles with the band's intense studio craft, but still feels effortless and organic. Scaggs' tenor fits both the mid-tempo numbers and the soaring ballads with memorable perfection. If you were an American high school student in 1976, you no doubt have fond memories of slow-dancing to the six-minute "Harbor Lights."

Legacy's 30th anniversary reissue includes new notes from Scaggs and an essay by Bud Scoppa. Three bonus tracks provide contemporaneous versions of "What Can I Say" "Jump Street" and "It's Over" from a 1976 concert at the Los Angeles Greek Theater. They're a nice coda to the original album, showing how the songs translated to live performance (good, but not as good as the studio versions), but after ten perfect tracks, the reprise is nearly superfluous. [©2007 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

Great 70's Album!.......2007-03-29

One of the great albums of the 70's! Still sounds great and as an added bonus, 3 live tracks from 1976, highly recommended!

Some of the best crafted pop music of the 1970s.......2007-03-18

Boz Scaggs, or this album in particular, is one of the enduring "guitly pleasures" of my misspent youth in the '70s... Now, I didn't own this album back then -- you didn't have to, since just about every track on here got tons of radio airplay, all through the disco era. It's whiteboy soul of the highest order -- slick, modern, immaculately produced but also soulful and sung with great passion. This 2007 reissue/remaster boasts wonderful sound quality as well as a trio of live tunes ("What Can I Say," "Jump Street" and "It's Over") recorded at a show in LA's the Greek Theater that demonstrate that Scaggs and "Silk Degrees" weren't just an in-the-studio phenomenon. One of the classic '70s albums that really stands up well over the decades.

Tight Album.......2007-03-05

gladto hear that silk degrees has finally gotten re-mastered&gotten a touch up. "Low down" Sounds as Great as it did back in the day. Blue-Eyed Soul is well served on this Album. Boz Scaggs hit his Artistic&Commerical Peak with this tight Mid 70's strong sounding album. Vocally He was on point as well.what can I say,lido shuffle&we're all alone are my main cuts off this album. Good strogn production&Instrumentation.

Blue-Eyed Soul Classic Remastered Finally..........2007-03-02

And the sound is wonderful-clean,full,dynamic,enachnes the vocals and music greatly without shrillness or compression."Silk Degrees" is,of course,Boz Scaggs commercial breakthrough,yeilding the smashes "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" plus the radio hits "What Can I Say?","It's Over" and "We're All Alone"(later a Top 10 smash for Rita Coolidge!).It is one of the definitve albums of the mid-70's-a record that seems very much of its time while still pulsing with the immediacy of fresh invention.The 3 bonus tracks are fine live takes of "It's Over",the rocking "Jump Street",and "What Can I Say?".A must-have!

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Mostly great
So good!
"Stay Human"--One of my top 10
Music with heart
Franti's Great American Opera

Stay Human
Michael Franti & Spearhead , and Michael Franti
Manufacturer: Six Degrees
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005BGUT
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

Oh My God
radio segment
Stay Human (all the freaky people)
radio segment
Rock The Nation
Sometimes
radio segment
Do Ya Love
radio segment
Soulshine
Every Single Soul
radio segment
Love'll Set Me Free
Thank You
radio segment
We Don't Mind
radio segment
Speaking Of Tongues
radio segment
Listener Supported
radio segment
Skin On The Drum

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There aren't many hip-hop artists out there today who give a damn about putting positive messages in their music, but Michael Franti is one of them. Ever since his days with seminal group Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Franti has infused his sounds with insightful and thought-provoking lyricism, and this latest Spearhead joint is no exception. Stay Human tackles, among other things, the subject of capital punishment. Through a make-believe community radio station, Franti tells the tale of Sister Fatima, a healer and activist who is being put to death for a crime that her community believes she didn't commit. The "live" broadcasts act as elaborate skits between Franti's insouciant, soul-rap hybrids and help to expose the arrogant nature of America's judicial system and the brutal finality of the death sentence. Musically, Franti has created a richer, more string-laden backdrop for his tracks, creating some of his best idiosyncratic, feel-good vibes to date. But while the funkadelic edge of "Rock the Nation" and laid-back ballad style of "Do Ya Love" are worthy in their own right, Franti's real genius lies in his ability to weave opinions into compelling narratives so that we don't feel we're being battered over the head with someone else's ideas. Emotive, soulful, and opinionated, Spearhead are almost single-handedly keeping alive a tradition epitomized by Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, and Bill Withers. Don't sleep. --Paul Sullivan

Customer Reviews:

Mostly great.......2006-05-25

The music on this album is amazing, and the message is right-on. In fact this is probably Franti's best ever album when judged from the viewpoint of music, lyrics, and message.

Unfortunately I found the radio broadcast segments to be ill-conceived and intrusive, but they are easily skipped.

The "music fan" who praised Stay Human but only gave it 1 star because of objections to who Franti chooses to give political support to needs to learn more about the Mumia Abu-Jamal case, which is nowhere near as cut & dried as their post suggests. The trial transcripts don't tell the whole story - the whole point is that this was considered an unfair and biased trial. Dig a little deeper and you'll find plenty to question.

So good!.......2005-08-06

Michael Franti and Spearhead has yet to let me down. This album is yet another that not only is a showcase for their amazing musical talent, but it also tells a strong story that spurs the mind to think about the world in which we live. As a long time advocate for abolishing the death penalty, this record tells a tale that I will never forget in my arguments to abolish the death penalty. Yet another record of targeting a specific population, and ignoring white collar crime (which in my opinion effects the population much more than anything other crime).

"Stay Human"--One of my top 10.......2005-05-07

This album has to be the best that Michael Franti & Spearhead has put out so far....

The music: the band is very musical and pulls in lots of different influences that combine together in a completely original way: hip-hop, jazz, african, rock, spoken word, etc. Every time I listen I hear something new.

The lyrics: As I was an English major, lyrics are very important to me. Franti writes great lyrics-- he is an intellectual poet as far as I am concerned, and you can hear his skill in lyricism come through on tracks like "Speaking of Tongues" and "Skin on the Drum."

Political Message: Franti's political message is to spread tolerance and love. Some of the tracks are explicitly political, such as "Oh My God," while others are just a wonderful celebration of life. It's a good balance.

The only thing that gets a little annoying after you listen to the album several times is the radio show that shows up between most of the tracks. It's a great political message, but sometimes you just want to listen to music and not get preached at. That shouldn't deter you from buying this great album, though.

Great CD!!!

Music with heart.......2005-04-25

Although I loved the Disposable Heroes and I think that Home is a fantastic album I stayed away from this album for a long time. I had heard that Michael Franti had lost it - that he had crossed the line from pointed political and social commentary into buttock clenching political correctness and cliché.

Nothing could be further from the truth - this is a wonderful CD. Yes, there is a message but Franti manages to get his point across while making an excellent CD. Great songs in a variety of styles are interspersed with radio segments describing the lead up to and the aftermath of the execution of an innocent woman. There are no duff tracks or off-key moments.

Recommended.

Franti's Great American Opera.......2004-10-20

Stay Human is about as operatic a work as we've heard from any 21st century contemporary artist. Franti lets loose and through the guise of pretense of a dramatic play occuring at a radio station we are introduced to a group of characters including the two radio talk show hosts, Sister Fatima, the "Governor" and a host of listeners - liberal, conservative and brain dead, calling to weigh in on the fate of faith healer Sister Fatima now on death row and facing imminent execution that same night.

Woven between scenes at the radio station Spearhead's songs are brought to life that emphasizes Franti's message in a manner which could only be hinted it without the dramatic structure surrounding it.

The first time I heard this album was late on a hot summer night, on the back deck of a friend's house. He didn't prepare me for what I was about to experience and at the end of "Skin on the drum" I was emotionally exhausted with chills down my back and the hair on the back of my neck standing on edge. I'm not ashamed to say I also cried. This is music presented in such a powerhouse of a theatrical production it should be staged or filmed. As it stands, its effectiveness is not diminished one iota by being "audio only."

While some may eschew the socio/politico commentary embedded into the work, no one who listens and experiences it in its entirety will go unmoved, or turn it off free from thought. For these very reasons "Stay Human" is one of the most important works and deserves a wide audience. A truly remarkable achievement from Franti and Spearhead.

The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again

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The Philly sound period
When Will I See You Again My Favorite Song "Maybe"
The TRUTH about The Three Degrees
The brief reign of the Three Degrees as disco queens
The Three Degrees

The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again
The Three Degrees
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of Love Unlimited
The Best of the Three Degrees
The Best of the Stylistics
Love Is the Message: The Best of MFSB
Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders:

ASIN: B000002ADL
Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

When Will I See You Again
Long Lost Lover
Can't You See What You're Doing To Me
Lonelier Are Fools
I Didn't Know
Here I Am
T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
Dirty Ol' Man
Love Is The Message (Single Version)
Take Good Care Of Yourself
If And When
Year Of Decision
Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon (Live)
Get Your Love Back

Customer Reviews:

The Philly sound period.......2004-10-30

The Three Degrees were one of the most successful groups to emerge from the Philadelphia soul scene in the seventies. Their American success was limited to their Philly sound period but they continued to have success in Europe, particularly Britain, for a few years after that. Their music is a wonderful mix of ballads and up-tempo material but may generally be described as easy-listening disco music.

This collection focuses on the early part of their career, their Philly sound period. Among the hits included here are TSOP (their only American number one hit) and When will I see you again (their only British number one hit). Other great songs including Dirty old man, Year of decision and Take good care of yourself, the last two of which charted high in the UK.

After they switched labels to Ariola, their British hits included Golden lady, Jump the gun, Giving up giving in, Woman in love, The runner and My simple heart. You must look elsewhere if you want those tracks.

As a collection of their Philly sound music (the only part of their career that most Americans are interested in), this is brilliant.

When Will I See You Again My Favorite Song "Maybe".......2004-04-17

I have this CD and it's wonderful. My only complaint is that the Record Companies keep releasing many alternate versions of my favorite song "Maybe"
The version I would like to see on CD is from the album "Maybe" 5:37 Roulette (SR-42050) or the "45" "Maybe" 5:37 Roulette (19924) bw "You're The One" which ever information is helpful.

The TRUTH about The Three Degrees.......2003-07-22

This venerable, talented trio has never been fully captured on CD. This one is your best bet.

The problem? These girls had two career phases, utterly irreconcilable to most of their fans. Phase one is The Three Degrees most of us know and love: the Philly International years. They were to this label what The Superemes were to Motown, but their monster hits "When Will I See You Again" (1973), "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," (1974) and their grace notes on Tom Moulton's brilliant 1977 remix of "Love Is The Message" did not commercially sustain.

Still, every album they cut on this label is worthwhile. Even minor R&B hits like "Take Good Care Of Yourself" (1975) still send a chill up the spine with their corny but wistful power.

When the hits dried up, the girls teamed up with Giorgio Moroder, the Italo-German wunderkind who made Donna Summer. Most fans of the 3D's early years HATE these records. I like one of them.

The earlier records are better music overall, but the first album cut they with Giorgio ("New Dimensions," 1978) has a thrilling side-one suite. Think of "Givin Up/Givin In," "Lookin' For Love," and "Falling in Love Again" as the Three Degrees five years later...no longer spring chickens, angry with the downside of the love they used to coo about, but not quite through with it.

Side two is notable for "The Runner," a big disco hit in early 1979. Too bad the second album they cut with Moroder, "3D" (1980) is mostly junk, in the same Eurodisco vein.

An ideal compilation would include most of "New Dimensions," plus one or two sweet singles these girls cut before they hit big, including their 1970 remake of The Chantals' ballad "Maybe."

Alas, soul sisters rarely get their due...

The brief reign of the Three Degrees as disco queens.......2003-06-15

The Three Degrees were originally a Sixties Girl Group out of Philadelphia, discovered by producer/songwriter Richard Brrett, who also had Little Anthony & the Imperals, the Chantels, and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers in his stable. However, all of the songs on "The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again" are taken from the Seventies, when the group was signed to Philadelphia International Records and their albums were being produced by Gamble & Huff. At that point the Three Degrees consisted of Valerie Holiday, Sheila Ferguson, and the only remaining original member Fayette Pickney and the R&B Girl Group was now doing lush disco songs starting with their first hit for their new label, "Dirty Ol' Man." Then they got to sing with MFSB on "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" the new theme song for television's "Soul Train," which went #1 on the Pop Charts in 1974. That same summer the Three Degrees hit the charts with their mega-hit, "When Will I See You Again," which made it to #2 and became their signature song (and therefore the title for this hits collection). The group's other charting songs were "Love is the Message," "I Didn't Know" and "Take Good Care of Yourself," but they were minor efforts compared to "When Will I See You Again." But when the disco bubble popped the Three Degrees went another evolution, changing members and doing a lot of performing and recording in the U.K., where they had always enjoyed more popularity (they played at Prince Charles's 30th birthday party and were invited to his wedding). I was trying to track down the group's Girl Group songs, so this album was not what I was looking for, but in terms of the disco sound these songs have a certain touch of elegance (I wanted to say the Three Degrees have a smoother sound than a lot of their disco contemporaries, but that don't sound classy enough). As is often the case with groups like this, the hits are not necessarily the best of the lot and I would declare a preference for "Can't You See What You're Doing to Me," "I Live Being a Woman," "A Woman Needs a Good Man," and "A Year of Decision" as being the songs worth discovering amongst these 20 tracks.

The Three Degrees.......2003-04-10

Here is one of the best groups that are in the league with The Emotions. Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday, and Fayette Pickney had some of the tightest harmonies, only second to the harmonies of the Hutchinson sisters of The Emotions. I love all of the songs, but, my favorite song has to be "Love Is The Message", that fused them with the other Philly powerhouse, MFSB (the group that is responsible for the "Soul Train" theme song, TSOP [The Sound Of Philadelphia}, in which The Three Degrees colaborated on, as well).

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A candlelight set!
best of his work so far.

107 Degrees in the Shade
Alex Bugnon
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000027ST
Release Date: 1991-09-10

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Paris In May
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Conversation Piece #1

Customer Reviews:

A candlelight set!.......2006-06-04

Alex Bugnon exhibits a high level of creativity and playfulness throughout this work, plenty of suggestive and smooth pieces, but signed with a very personal style. 107 in the shade, for instance, initiates with an exotic melody played in accordion. His French roots are shown in the first two tracks. Elegance and brightness would be the most appropriate terms to describe this notorious CD.

So if you additionally consider there is not minor track, the recommendation is almost an invitation to acquire this interesting album plenty of joyful inspiration and creative rapture.

This is really my first incursion around this young talent, but keeping in mind the rest of good positive reviews, we are in front of another brilliant finding.

best of his work so far........1998-09-19

this is sunday morning,read the paper in bed, snuggle up and just plain mellow out! Best of a great artist,

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360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Billy Paul
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

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Me And Mrs. Jones
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Customer Reviews:

Music Review.......2006-11-04

Excellent reproduction; I am an avid collector of 60's, 70's R&B sounds. I am happy to be able to order albums like this.

Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George Clinton & His Funky Family

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If this cd don't make us shake ur hips then somn wrong wit u!
I could have made this myself

Six Degrees of P-Funk: The Best of George Clinton & His Funky Family
George Clinton
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Release Date: 2003-05-13

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Party On Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?) - Bootsy Collins
Leakin' - Bootsy Collins
Love Has Taken Me Over - Junie Morrison
Rappin' About Rappin' (Uh-Uh-Uh) - Junie Morrison
Lump - Mutiny
Funk 'N' Bop - Mutiny
Never Gonna Tell It - Philippe Wynne
Breakout - Philippe Wynne
Freak To Freak - The Sweat Band
Instant Replay - Mico Wave
Misunderstood - Mico Wave
One Of Those Summers - The P-Funk All-Stars
Pumpin' It Up - The P-Funk All-Stars

Customer Reviews:

If this cd don't make us shake ur hips then somn wrong wit u!.......2006-01-03

My son gave me this for Christmas and what a blessing this cd was to me. I have had a lot of cd's that were stolen from me so this Cd had a couple of those songs. I love "Knock It Down" and SweatBand's "Freak to Freak". I like this cd but the song that had me dancing all over the house was "Pumpin It Up". Get this and let you hips move to the funky groove. Other artist like Junie Morrison and the late Phillppe Wynn (Spinners former lead singer) and Mutiny delivers some good funky stuff as well.

I could have made this myself.......2003-06-23

I love p funk but I was expecting something new and interesting these are old songs and I could like download them myself.

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Lasted longer in Europe than America

The Best of the Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
Manufacturer: Camden/Wave
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ASIN: B00004T1NJ
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

Givin' up Givin' In
My Simple Heart
Golden Lady
Runner
Out of Love Again
Without You
Magic in the Air
Jump the Gun
Starlight
Falling in Love Again
Hot Summer Night
Woman in Love
Set Me Free
Body Check
Red Light
Dirty Ol' Man
I'll Never Love This Way Again
When Will I See You Again

Album Description

UK 'Best Of' for Philly Soul vocal group. 18 tracks including their disco hit 'Dirty Ol' Man' plus 'When Will I See You Again', 'My Simple Heart' and 'Givin' Up Givin' In'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Lasted longer in Europe than America.......2004-04-01

This collection contains most of their British and American hits, including TSOP (their only American number one hit) and When will I see you again (their only British number one hit). Both those tracks are from their Philly sound period, which is also represented here by other great songs including Dirty old man, Year of decision and Take good care of yourself, the last two of which charted high in the UK.

After they switched labels to Ariola, their British hits included Golden lady, Jump the gun, Giving up giving in, Woman in love, The runner and My simple heart.

A few minor hits are missing but all the essentials are here. This is not the strongest ever collection of their music released on CD, but it is as good as anything else available as I write this review.

Tracks

Tracks:

Cosa Nostra - Erlon Chaves
Nao Vem Que Nao Tem - Wilson Simonal
Homenagem A Mongo - Som Tres
A Vida Em Seus Metodos Diz Calma - Di Melo
Mane Joao - Wanderlea
Quanabara - Dom Salvador & Banda Abolicao
Fato Consumado - Milton Banana Trio
Bicho Do Mato - Elis Regina
Princesa Negra De Angola - Bebeto
Saltei De Banda - Elza Soares
Onde Anda O Meu Amor - Orlandivo
Nego Dito - Branca Di Neve
Maria Fumaca - Banda Black Rio
Jogaram O Caxanga - De Savoya Combo
Barato Total - Gal Costa
Que Nega E Essa - Trio Mocoto

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In the late '60s and '70s the funk and soul music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and many other African American superstars sparked a cultural awakening of black pride around the world. In Brazil that awakening expressed itself in the music of young people of color from Rio to São Paulo, who Brazilianized those North American styles into their own groove thang. The result was a musical movement called samba soul, and this thrilling 16-track collection offers a sizzling, seductive, and syncopated snapshot of the best singles from the period. The genre emphasized snappy backbeats, deep and funky bass lines, and jazz horn sections with tinges of salsa and homegrown samba. Jorge Ben's uptempo "Cosa Nostra," performed by Erlon Chaves, was the anthem of the era, and organist Ed Lincoln's pioneering De Savoya Combo, along with Trio Mocoto, laid the foundations for the genre with their respective hits "Jogaram o Caxanga" and "Que Nega e Essa." The musical range of Samba Soul reaches from the CTI Records-sounding jazz fusion of Orlandivo's "Onde Anda o Meu Amor" to guitarist Bebebto's discofied shoutout to Africa, "Princesa Negra de Angola," and the proto-bossa nova of Wilson Simonal's "Não Vem Que Não Tem." The great Afro-Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria is given tribute on Som Tres's south-of-the-equator boogaloo "Homenagem a Mongo." Today DJs from around the globe are sampling this music, but with this disc you can dance and trance to the real thing: a truly African American music on a hemispheric scale. Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A party on a CD. .......2006-09-14

I usually hate compilation albums, they include lots of things and artists I rather explore for myself in my own time and a lot more thoroughly. This disc, however, is different and spectacular. I am pig-ignorant about Brazilian music from the 1970s and I would never have stumbled across any of these artists on my own - especially considering I live in Australia. So a disc like this is both educational and highly entertaining for me. And OH how entertaining it is! This is the closest you'll ever get to a party on a CD. All the music is fabulous, cheeky, colourful, stylish and utterly groovy. Yeah, I know, that does sound naff, but believe me, this is a first class CD and one I listen to VERY often - especially when I'm entertaining or need a pick-me-up.

I defy anyone to sit still and listen to this entire album and not feel like getting up and dancing. I feel like getting up and dancing as I write this review - I have it playing on my CD player.

If you only buy one CD of Brazilian music in your entire lifetime, make it this one, please!

My Brazilian Baptism.......2006-01-27

Pick this one up in a HURRY. Seriously, pick this up for the curiosity; pick it up for the island vibe; pick it up for the damn groove. Not sure what was being passed around in Rio De back in the day, but all these cats took a LOT of it. Banda Black Rio, Gal Costa, Dom Salvador. Some dude named Milton Banana - who cooks. And my favorite here, Orlandivo's "Onde Anda.." A very moody, trippy, keyboard freak out. Honestly, this music has to be heard to be comprehended. Feed your mind.

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! .......2005-08-01

With a title like SAMBA SOUL 70 the CD just jumped off the shelf at me and right into my hands... O.K. to be a bit honest I'm not a HUGE fan of Brazillian music, but I know one thing for sure... it does mix well with SOUL and FUNK (one Japanese group called ORIGINAL LOVE proved this to me excellently a few years ago and I've been firmly in suspicion ever since that funky grooved up Brazillian music goes far beyond Sergio Menez !)

The music on this CD for the most part is a great mix of Jazzy Soul... not watered down latin Jazz, but great FREE SOUL... Its Funky and groovin' and with HIGH MUSICIANSHIP to boot... lot's of heavy percussion and tight snazzy JB/70s action move CHASE type incidental music, incredible rhythm guitar and some funky rhodes and clavs thrown in on occasion ! ! ! ... examples - - just to randomly pick a few... MARIA FUMACA - - a fantastic piece of Blackbyrds/FANTASY JAZZ type disco/soul... crisp rhythm, snazzy horn section... and yes, some really Jazzy keyboards and Rhodes... Next Princesa Negra de Angola (let me guess... this means Black Princess of Negola ???) -- with its JB type intro, the band cuts into a some pretty funky vamping and chanting, and again killer funky horns - - real party music with a touch of OSIBISA in the mix... next Negro Dito - - my gosh so sweet and funky this one with a raspy voice male singer answered Fela style by a cool chorus - - oh and dig the GROOVY opening track COSA NOSTRA... more solid party funk, heavy percussion, call respons vocals, horns and.... oh and the second track even includes a PRE-RAP Brazillian Rap that sounds almost like something De La Soul might have come up with ! I stop here not because the other dozen tracks aren't worth describing but because Amazon sets a limit to the length of reviews. Well let me throw in one more... Mane Joao... the sexy lady vocalists voice is padded with some mean horns, flute and rhythm guitar and some really wicked RHODES... - - This CD, in conclusion is a WINNER... I can't believe I've lived so long without out. VIVA BRAZIL... (oh in case you're hip to brazilian music... and admitedly I'm not... the groups and artists include ERLON CHAVES, WILSON SIMONAL, SOM TRES, DE MELO, WANDERLEA, DOM SALVADOR AND BANDA ABOLICAO, MILTON BANANA TRIO, BEBETO, CAL COSTA, BANDA BLACK RIO, TRIO MOCOTO and numerous others...)

Great mix of 70's Brazilian Soul!.......2004-02-17

This is Brazil's answer to American Soul music from the 70's. It is funky like anything you would hear from the American Blaxploitation era. Each groove is catchy and although it is influenced by American soul music, it has a true Brazilian flair that makes it a style all its own. Brazilian soul music, like the songs found on this album, add elements of traditional Brazilian music to it, such as the usage of samba beats and the cuica (for those of you that don't know - it's that instrument that sounds like a monkey). I highly recommend checking this album out. It's well worth your money!

super mix album.......2003-02-08

This is a superb album for anyone looking for great party music, or a sampling of Brazilian pop from the 70s. I've purchased many Brazilian collections, and this is perhaps the most consistent one on the market. The songs sound fresh and fun, the arrangements are always groovin', and the instrumentation and vocals are eclectic in the best way. While it does not showcase Brazil's most famous or sophisticated talents, it speaks very well of their home-grown pop-charts, where the bar is set very high.

Average customer rating:

funky...

Keep On
10 Degrees Below
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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Release Date: 1993-10-05

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Keep On
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Customer Reviews:

funky..........2005-09-22

Now here is a hip hop album probably only 50 people bought, but these guys have exactly the same mainstream/crossover appeal that Naughty by Nature's first album displayed: commercial without sacrificing any of the rawness that makes good hip hop good. 10 Degrees Below don't really sound like Naughty...in fact they don't really sound like anyone else except themselves. The vibe is definitely "party time" on each of the 10 tracks, and it's impossible not to nod your head along to the beats. One guy seems to be in charge of the production and most of the rapping, but the inlay card doesn't give many clues. At 36 minutes it's a bit too short, but all the tracks are good, especially the soulful "Poverty Blues" and the almost Tribe Called Quest sounding "Ace Of Spade". A great little album, but where are they now?

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DIFFERENT STORIES
39 and not holding very well

Three Degrees - Greatest Hits
The Three Degrees
Manufacturer: Kala
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RVT0
Release Date: 2001-11-28

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When Will I See You Again
Year of Decision
Get Your Love Back
There's So Much Love All Around Me
Tradewinds
Midnight Train
I Won't Let You Go
Through Misty Eyes
Find My Way
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Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
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Customer Reviews:

DIFFERENT STORIES.......2003-05-17

3 cd's, different stories because here are songs from combinations of the ladies fayette, sheila, valerie, helen & cynthia. if you want a variety of sounds; buy this great collection. what do we have here: earlier roulette greats (original recordings !) and ofcourse philly classics, new recordings with a studio band. my favorite song here is the classic 'do right woman, do right man'. once sung by aretha franklin but you really have to listen to this version with leadvocals from valerie holiday, powerfull and beautiful. only the 3° can do that ! after listening to all these gems, you know why these ladies will always have a place in music history !

39 and not holding very well.......2002-06-27

Sad. That's how AbFab's Saffy would describe this album. While the songs are the same as the original hits by the famous trio, these are not the original recordings. I recently learned that this group came into existence the year after I was born. Unfortunately, I'm holding up better than their voices. Someone with a Portugese production company has put these tired girls back in the studio to re-record the songs. And the instrumental parts aren't much better than these voices singing songs in keys significantly lower, somewhat flatter, and with much less breath control than the originals. It is depressing to say the least. Even Giorgio Moroder's arrangements have been massacred. Save your money and buy the original recordings even if you have to buy several albums to get them all...and by the way, some of what is on this, you wouldn't have known was theirs anyway. Let's let these divas retire with some dignity. The years of touring and whatever else goes with show biz is coming through not so loud and not so clear in their voices.

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