VA - Popcorn's Detroit Soul Party (1995) [Reissue 2002]
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Popcorn's Detroit Soul Party
- Year Of Release: 1995/2002
- Label: Goldmine Soul Supply [GSCD59]
- Genre: Soul, R&B, Pop
- Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log) / WAV (tracks)
- Total Time: 66:18
- Total Size: 151 mb / 231 mb / 669 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
It's difficult to review a compilation of this magnitude. Here is some of the most exciting soul music ever released out of Detroit, with a one-man nucleus: Richard "Popcorn" Wylie. Here are 25 tracks culled from Popcorn's own vault: he either performed in some fashion or produced or wrote virtually everything here. While many of the names on this set will not be familiar to those who collect Motown compilations, for the soul connoisseur there is much to be thankful for on this perfectly selected amalgam of smooth, exciting, young, and brave soul music, from the classic singles by Tony Hester such as "Spaceland" and "Down in the Dumps" to Luther Ingram's "It's All the Same to You Babe" to the Popcorn Orchestra's own "Going to a Happening" and "Saving All My Lovin' for You." But in addition to these more well-known examples from the Popcorn legacy, there is so much more, like an alternate take of Jimmy "Soul" Clarke's "Sweet Dreams" and Columbus Mann's nearly funky "Let the Sun Shine in Your Window" that bridged Detroit's northern sound and that of Stax/Volt in Memphis with its raw vocals, stylized drums, and shimmering chorus work. Popcorn's own tunes, while not the best things here, are certainly more interesting and fun than a ton of the more well-established artists who were appearing on the radio regularly. This is a legacy, a chapter in the history of the music that has been pretty much overlooked up until now.
TRACKLIST:
01. Carl Carlton - Nothing No Sweeter Than Love
02. The Adorables - Oooh Boy
03. Tony Hester - Down in the Dumps
04. Eric & The Vikings - Hurting
05. Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie, The Soul Messengers - Turn on the Heat
06. Betty Boo - (Somebody) Stop That Boy
07. Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - Hanky Panky
08. Jimmy 'Soul' Clarke - Tell Her
09. Theresa Lindsay - Gotta Find a Way
10. The Ideals - Mighty Lover
11. Popcorn Orchestra - Saving All My Lovin' for You
12. Tony Hester - Spaceland
13. Willie Harvey - My Baby Ain't No Play Thing
14. Jimmy Soul Clarke - Sweet Darlin'
15. Jamo Thomas - Arrest Me
16. Luther Ingram - If It's All the Same to You Babe
17. Barbara Mercer - Nobody Loves Me Like You
18. Popcorn Orchestra - Going to a Happening
19. Jimmy 'Soul' Clarke - (I'll Be Your Champion) I'll Be Your Winner
20. Rev. Columbus Mann - Let the Sun Shine in Your Window
21. Detroit Executives - Cool Off
22. Juanita Williams - You Knew What You Was Gettin'
23. Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie, The Soul Messengers - Sweet Darlin'
24. Moon & The Planets - Spaceland
25. Fantasions - GI Joe We Love You
Producer – Richard "Popcorn" Wylie
Soul | R&B | Pop | Oldies | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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