Various Artists - Magic Soul 3CD
Packed with 65 of the biggest and best slices of soul from across the decades, "Magic Soul" takes you on a journey to all corners of the genre from stomping Northern Soul classics and the Motown heavyweights through to smooth 80s grooves and soulful pop divas. All of which are staples on the well-loved Magic Radio Soul shows, so celebrate the very best in soul music with "Magic Soul".
The likes of Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and James Brown, Soul II Soul, Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton all feature among a stellar line up of genre-defining names.
Tracklist:
- CD1 -
1. Uptight (Everything's Alright) [Stevie Wonder]
2. You Can't Hurry Love [Diana Ross and The Supremes]
3. Jimmy Mack [Martha Reeves and The Vandellas]
4. Reach Out I'll be There [The Four Tops]
5. Ain't Too Proud to Beg [The Temptation]
6. I Got You (Feel Good) [James Brown]
7. Respect Yourself [The Staple Singers]
8. Band of Gold [Freda Payne]
9. I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Marvin Gaye]
10. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted [Jimmy Ruffin]
11. Lean on Me [Bill Withers]
12. Me and Mrs. Jones [Billy Paul]
13. Midnight Train to Georgia [Gladys Knight and The Pips]
14. Piece of My Heart [Erma Franklin]
15. My Guy [Mary Wells]
16. Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) [Edwin Starr]
17. The Tears of a Clown [Smokey Robinson and The Miracles]
18. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher [Jackie Wilson]
19. Lady Love [Lou Rawls]
20. Family Affair [Sly and The Family Stone]
21. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) [The Delfonics]
22. California Soul [Marlena Shaw]
23. Son of a Preacher Man [Dusty Springfield]
- CD2 -
1. September [Earth, Wind & Fire]
2. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now [McFadden and Whitehead]
3. Best of My Love [The Emotions]
4. Got to be Real [Cheryl Lynn]
5. Lady Marmalade [LaBelle]
6. Bad Girls [Donna Summer]
7. Boogie Oogie Oogie [A Taste of Honey]
8. Get Down on It [Kool & the Gang]
9. You See the Trouble with Me [Barry White]
10. Theme from 'Shaft' [Isaac Hayes]
11. Love Machine [The Miracles]
12. Back Stabbers [The O'Jays]
13. Ms. Grace [The Tymes]
14. Always and Forever [Heatwave]
15. Free [Deniece Williams]
16. Native New Yorker [Odyssey]
17. Never Knew Love Like This Before [Stephanie Mills]
18. Slow Hand [The Pointer Sisters]
19. Harvest of the World [The Isley Brothers]
20. Now That We've Found Love [Third World]
21. Heaven Must be Missing an Angel [Tavares]
22. Don't Leave Me This Way [Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes]
- CD3 -
1. Never Too Much [Luther Vandross]
2. Sexual Healing [Marvin Gaye]
3. Nightshift [Commodity Place]
4. I'm Still Waiting [Diana Ross]
5. Solid [Ashford & Simpson]
6. Who's Zoomin' Who? [Aretha Franklin]
7. Critisize [Alexander O'Neal]
8. Let's Get Serious [Jermaine Jackson]
9. Funkin' for Jamaica [Tom Browne]
10. Love Come Down [Evelyn 'Champagne' King]
11. You Know How to Love Me [Phyllis Hyman]
12. All Night Long [Mary Jane Girls]
13. Don't Look Any Further [Dennis Edwards feat. Siedah Garrett]
14. How 'bout Us [Champaign]
15. My One Temptation [Mica Paris]
16. Spotlight [Jennifer Hudson]
17. Back to Life [Soul II Soul]
18. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For [The Chimes]
19. My Love is Your Love [Whitney Houston]
20. Un-Break My Heart [Toni Braxton]