Released September 2007 Northern Soul 2007 Disco 2008 Producer Ian Levine | Recorded March - June 2007 Release date September 2007 Label Motorcity OMP | |
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Genres Northern soul, Rhythm and blues, Pop music Similar 'Lectric Lady, Funk Plus the One, Mutiny on the Mamaship, III | ||
Northern Soul 2007 is a compilation, released September 3 2007, consisting of 24 new tracks as a tribute to the 1960s–1970s Northern Soul era, produced by Ian Levine and Clive Scott. The artists include new artists, like the X Factor participants Voices With Soul, established acts like The Flirtations, Jimmy James, and Leee John, and also artists that Levine had worked with in the 1980s—Earlene Bentley, Marsha Raven, Carol Jiani and Pearly Gates. The album is the first release on Levine's Centre City label and includes a DVD with videos of all the songs and three newly remixed bonus tracks by Edwin Starr, Frances Nero and Frank Wilson. Three 7" singles were released to support the album.
Contents
Track listing
- Angelo Starr – "Stand on My Own Two Feet" (Ian Levine, Clive Scott, Angelo Starr)
- Vanessa Haynes – "Leaving the Scene of the Crime" (Levine, Scott, Vanessa Haynes)
- Corine Armstrong – "I Can Feel the Lightning Strike" (Levine, Scott, Corine Armstrong)
- Ebony Alleyne – "Mister Magic Man" (Levine, Scott, Ebony Alleyne)
- Earlene Bentley – "Water Under the Bridge" (Levine, Scott, Earlene Bentley)
- David Bishop – "I'm on a Rescue Mission" (Levine, Scott, David Bishop)
- Jimmy James and the Vagabonds – "Other Side of the Street" (Levine, Scott, Jimmy James)
- Noel McKoy and Ebony Alleyne– "Special Delivery" (Levine, Scott, Noel McKoy, Alleyne)
- Voices With Soul– "Like a Lady" (Levine, Scott, Alleyne)
- Originally recorded (but not released) by Ebony Alleyne, 2003
- The Flirtations – "Resist the Temptation" (Levine, Scott, The Flirtations)
- Gerod Harris – "Headaches and Heartaches" (Levine, Scott, Gerod Harris)
- Gee Morris – "No More Rainclouds" (Levine, Scott, Gee Morris)
- Noel McKoy – "Skating on Thin Ice" (Levine, Scott, McKoy)
- Leee John – "Trust My Heart" (Levine, Scott, Leee John)
- Tammi Lavette – "One Sided Lover" (Levine, Scott, Tammi Lavette)
- Paul Esmond Hazell – "Back to Basics" (Levine, Scott, Paul Esmond Hazell)
- Wayne Hernandez – "Help Is on the Way" (Levine, Scott, Wayne Hernandez)
- Ebony Alleyne – "Have a Little Faith in Me" (Levine, Fiachra Trench)
- Previously recorded by Evelyn Thomas, 1978
- Pearly Gates – "For Crying Out Loud" (Levine, Scott, Vie Billups)
- Carol Jiani – "Work My Fingers to the Bone" (Levine, Scott, Carol Jiani)
- Marsha Raven – "Seek and You Shall Find" (Levine, Scott, Marsha Raven)
- Vanessa Haynes – "Reap What You Sow" (Levine, Scott, Vanessa Haynes)
- Earlene Bentley – "Ashes to Ashes" (Levine, Scott, Bentley)
- Angelo Starr – "Non Stop Destination" (Levine, Scott, Starr)
DVD bonus tracks:
- Edwin Starr – "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" (Edwin Starr)
- Frances Nero – "Close My Eyes" (Levine, Sylvia Moy)
- Frank Wilson – "My Sugar Baby" (Frank Wilson)
7"s
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Songs
1Stand On My Own Two FeetAngelo Starr3:32
2Leaving The Scene Of The CrimeVanessa Haynes3:16
3I Can Feel The Lightning StrikeCorine Armstrong3:24