Curated and compiled by the same team behind the 2022 Amazon No.1 Bestseller 'Soul On The Real Side.' WELCOME aboard USS SOUL, laden with a precious rare soul cargo anthologized from the dust of forgotten 45s and LPs. And it's "Smooth Sailing" all the way with the seldom heard, falsetto rendering of the Temptations 1971 Detroit classic that bears our album title and represents our aspiration to blend the obscure with the crÃ¨me of American black music royalty. Here we celebrate the overlooked Freddy Briggs (aka Coldwate Stone), the former Chicago Gangsters (the Harmonics), the former Metros (Liberation), the unknown Mary Mundy, and the rarest of the rare offering by Chuck Ray. By contrast, we also showcase largely ignored recordings by the likes of PRINCE with 94 East, chart-topping AL WILSON (infamously quoted by Donald Trump on his ill-fated campaign trail), Grammy Award winner AL JARREAU, America's TV cop Christie Love aka TERESA GRAVES, and multi-chart-busters the OHIO PLAYERS. An exclusive haul of Seventies Soul for the collector, enthusiast and lover of uptempo, feelgood grooves... collect the series

Tracklist:

I'm Walking Away - Gene Townsel
You Put A Hurtin' On Me - Mary Mundy
I Love You Pretty Baby - Touch of Class
If We Don't - 94 East Featuring Prince
(Don't You See) I'm Crazy About You? - Brief Encounter
La La Peace Song - Al Wilson
Every Day's A New Day - Teresa Graves
Look What You've Done For Me - Al Jarreau
Take My Best Shot - Liberation / Be Your Man - The Harmonics
Smooth Sailing - Three Shades of Soul
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Ohio Players

UPC: 5060767443743
Label: Charly
Release Date: 6.16.23
Format: Vinyl

Smooth Sailing: A Rare Soul Adventure / Various - Smooth Sailing: A Rare Soul Adventure / Various (LP)