Best New Soul Track Of 2005 (modern Style)?

[Mike]

Any nominations/recommendations for the best new soul track of 2005 released

[Guest]

Any nominations/recommendations for the best new soul track of 2005 released

STEP INTO MY WORLD - PROMINENT

never get tired of hearing this superb tune

[Guest Dodger]

Well you can't dance to 'em all and these are all on CD, but here goes with one or two nice ones from 2005

1. Janita - That's How Life Goes (Seasons Of Life)

2. Incognito - As Long As It's You (Eleven)

3. Anthony Hamilton - Change Your World (Ain't Nobody Worrying)

4. Mariah Carey - Fly Like A Bird (Emanicpation Of Mimi)

5. Latoya London - More (Love & Life)

6. Ian Martin ft. Gavin Christopher - Brother (The Way)

7. Cafe Soul All-Stars ft. Maysa - I'm Changing (Love Pages)

8. Kenny Thomas - Him (Street Soul Vol. 2)

9. Kindred The Family Soul - As of Yet (In This Life Together

10. Avila Brothers - Love's Mystery (Mood Soundsational)

11. Chris Walker - Beyond The Limits Of Love (I Know It's Love)

12. Chapter - Crossing The Line (Return Of Real Soul Music)

13. Will Downing - Put Me On (Soul Symphony)

14. James Day ft. Audrey Wheeler - Brick By Brick (Remember When)

15. Wade O'Brown - So Glad (All Night All Love)

16. Kirk Franklin ft. Stevie Wonder - Why (Hero)

17. Martha Redbone - Children Of Love (Skintalk)

18. Pee Wee Callins - I Choose Love (Street Soul)

19. Kloud 9 - So Many Reasons (Yearning 2 Love)

20. Audio Caviar ft. Howard Hewett - Love Comes In Time (Transoceanic)

21. Terry Thomas Experiment - Take A Chance On Love (The Terry Thomas Experiment)

22. Terri Walker - Yes I Do (L.O.V.E.)

23. Omarion - I Wish (O)

24. Ginuwine - Want U To Be (Back II Da Basics)

25. Stevie Wonder - My Love Is On Fire (A Time To Love)

26. Najee ft. Sisaundra - Emotional (My Point Of View)

27. Syleena Johnson ft. Anthony Hamilton - More (Chapter 3 The Flesh

28. Divine Brown - Warrior (Divine Brown)

29. Frank McComb - The Things That You Do (Straight From The Vault)

30. Ray Charles ft. Patti LaBelle & The Andrae Crouch Singers - Shout (Genius & Friends)

31. Keisha White - Complicated Emotions (Seventeen)

32. Lee Cort ft. Wendi Williams - Never Have To Worry (Love Letters)

33. Camiel - Talk To Me (On A Day Like This)

34. Jully Black - 5X Love (This Is Me)

35. Jesse Redmond - In Your Dreams (What's Up)

36. Darlene McCoy - Fallen In Love (Diary Of A Mad Black Woman)

37. Mary J. Blige - Good Woman Down (The Breakthrough)

38. Marva King - Once Again I'll Call (The Soul Of Brasil)

39. Usher - It Is What It Is (Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up DVD)

40. Jeffrey Osborne - Til You Come Back To Me (From The Soul)

41. Adam McKnight - Up There With You (Determination)

42. Earth Wind & Fire ft. Brian McKnight - To You (Illuminated)

43. Rebirth - Mark Of His Ways (This Journey In)

44. Bah Samba - Morris (Four)

45. P.J. Morton - No Ordinary Love (Emotions)

46. Gordon Chambers - Always Be Proud (Introducing ...)

47. Heaven & Earth - Can I (Longshot Sessions - The Soul Of R&

48. Shelby Brown - Kendhal (No Boundaries)

49. Witherspoon - Love Again (Love Again)

50. Kia - Feeling Is Love (Kia)

2GA1 - Sweet Thing (Together As One)

Adriana Evans - Kismet (Kismet)

Al Turner ft. Oleta Adams- Your Will (It's Good To Have Friends)

Amerie - Falling (Touch)

Andrews Brothers - Be Alright (Free Indeed)

Anduwan Jackson - I'm All You Need (Anduwan)

An - Anytime, Any Place (Soul Exposed)

Angela Johnson - Whatever It Takes (Got To Let It Go)

Angie Stone - I Wasn't Kidding (Very Best Of ...)

Anisha Nicole - Somethin' I Just Can't Hide (19)

Antonio Neal - Days Of My Life (Days Of My Life)

Atar & The Funkadrome - Clear Blue Skies (Funkadrome)

Babyface - She's International (Grown & Sexy)

Bakura - Lately (Reach The Sky)

Barbara Fowler - I Can't Wait (Soulful Reflections)

Black Gold Massive - Don't Give Up Now (Stories)

Bob Baldwin - Sunrise (All In A Days Work)

Bostick ft. Oli Woodson - U Need Love (Remix) (Soul Vibe Remixed)

Brian McKnight - Grown Man Business (Gemini)

Brigette - Star (Starlite Lounge)

Brooke Valentine - Long As You Come Home (Chain Letter)

Browns Bag - Heaven (Labor Of Love)

Bruno E ft. Xantone Blanq - Welcome Home (Alma Sessions)

Carleen Anderson ft. Jocelyn Brown - Parting The Waters (Soul Providence)

Caron - Gotta Believe (Intimate Spiritual Affair)

Carter Anderson - The One That Got Away (Not The Last Gentleman)

Ce Ce Winans - Always Sisters (Purified)

Chandra Currelly - No Secrets (Chandra Currelley)

Chau'Drian - How Can You Lay (Reflections)

Christina Milian - Be What It's Gonna Be (In The Mix O.S.T.)

Christion - No Place (Project Plato)

Christopher Terrell - I Want You Now (Living Like A Soldier)

CJ - Seen It All (CJ - The Sampler)

Conya Doss - Here We Go Again (Just Because)

Costie Payne - Unborn Child (Far From Perfect)

Cynthia Jones - Gotta Soul (Soulology)

Da Juan - Love Story (Chapter One)

DaNica - Believe (DaNica)

Darien - The Road (25 Strong O.S.T.)

Darien Brockington - Steppin' Out (The Feeling E.P.)

Darien Keith Horn - Move Into Your Season (Every Time)

Darnell Kendricks - Jones In My Bones (Strawberry Lemonade)

Darrick 'n' Angel - The World (The World)

David Dowlen - Shout Praises (Giving All My Praises)

David Ivey - Already Done (Your Today)

Debra Brock - My All 2 U (Release Me)

Dessy Di Lauro ft. Paolo Ramos - When You Need Me (The Study Of A Woman's Soul)

D'Nell - Weigh It Up (1st Magic)

Don-E ft. Lornette Ford - Slow! (Try This)

Donny McClurkin ft. Kirk Franklin - Ooh Child (Urban Mix) (The Gospel Soundtrack)

Dorinda Clark-Cole - Say Yes (Live)

Down To The Bone ft. N'Dambi - Angel Baby (Spread Love Like Wildfire)

D'Sound - My Today (My Today)

Dwele - Know Your Name (Some Kinda)

E'Andr - Every Time I Close My Eyes (Undeniable)

Eddie Cane - Roll With Me (Eddie Cane Presents ...)

Eddie Kain Jr. - Good Times (My Story My Songs)

Eric Benet - I Wanna Be Loved (Hurricane)

Eric Roberson - Hesitation (The Appetizer)

Faith Evans - Lucky Day (The First Lady)

Fatima Lowe - Child Of God (Purge And Remember)

Felton Pilate - Takin' It From The Top (Nothing But Love Spoken Here)

First Creation - My Time (Just Don't Wanna Go Back)

Floetry - Let Me In (Flo'Ology)

Freddie Jackson - I'll Be Around (Personal Reflections)

Full Flava ft. Beverlei Brown - Gonna Get Over You (remix) (A Special Night)

Gabbie McGee - Something So (Certified Soul)

Gary 'G' Jenkins - So Free (The Other Side)

George Huff - Fortunes (Miracles)

Gods Choice - Wanna Say That I Love You (Double 4 Ur Trouble)

Hajime Yoshizawa - Sweet Way (Music From The Edge Of The Universe)

Heather Park - Baby I (Dream In Pictures)

Imajin - Ghetto Lullaby (Unreleased Masters)

Ingar Brown - What's It Like (ft. Trish Endriga Brown) (Words And Beats)

J Rawls ft. Venus Malone - Inhale Exhale (Essence Of Soul)

James Bowman III - Love Lifted Me (Experience: My Perspective)

Jamie Fox ft. Mary J Blige - Love Changes (Unpredictable)

Jamie Jones - Thank U (Jamie Jones)

Jamie Lidell - What's The Use (Multiply)

Jamiroquai - Talullah (Dynamite)

Jaqi - No Matter What (Just Jaqi)

Jarian - Very Special (He Changed Me)

Jay - Let Me Be (Let Me Be)

Jeff Hendrick - Love U Down (Soul Celebration)

Jeff Majors ft. Kelly Price - God's Gift (Sacred Chapter 6)

Jessica Edwards - Finally (remix) (Behind Closed Doors)

Jiva - Free Falling (Sun & Moon)

Joann Rosario - Thanks Be Unto God (Now More Than Ever ... Worship)

Joe McBride - I'm Here For You (Texas Hold'Em)

John Legend - Love Won't Let Me Wait (So Amazing - Tribute To Luther)

Jon Bibbs - The Story Of Love (Unbreakable)

Jonas - Things Gotta Change (Sweet Dreams Guaranteed)

Judy Peterson - Let's Just Praise The Lord (Faith)

Junior Giscombe - This One's For You (Oceans)

Jus - Forever True (The Music E.P.)

Karl McNeil - I Got Your Back (KMSR Enterprises Artists Volume 1)

Keisha Cole - Thought You Had My Back (The Way It Is)

Kimberly Holloway - Unity (Kimberly Holloway)

Krista Alston - Breezin' (Keep On Keepin' On)

Lain - Good Day (Brother Soul)

Larry Braggs - Help (Places)

LaShun Pace - It's My Time (It's My Time)

LaTangela - I Cried 4 U (U Got Me)

Laurnea - No Shame (I Remember)

Lee Ritenour ft. Kenya Hathaway - Is It You (Overtime)

Lenny Welch - Stay The Way You Are (It's All About Love)

Leon Timbo - Where You Are (Soul Session)

Level Rizon - Truth And Reality (That Vibe Can You Feel It)

Lew Kirton - We're In Love (Forever)

Lina - Run To Me (The Inner Beauty Movement)

London Street - Brother Brother (Life Through Lyric And Melody)

Lorenzo Owens - Wanna See You Smile (After The Show)

Loyiso - I Remember (Amplified)

Lynden David Hall - Stay Faithful (In Between Jobs)

Lynn Fiddmont - Flow (Urban)

M.D. West - Supafine! (Ink From My Heart)

Marissa Rose - Sweet Memories (Introducing ...)

Marvin Sapp - That Name (Be Exalted)

Mary Mary - Love You That Much (Mary Mary)

Maxine Braham - Wherever (If...)

Mel'isa Morgan - There'll Never Be (I Remember)

Melsoultree - Free (Mel-Soul-Tree)

Metropolis - Found You (The Voyage)

Mica Paris - Sweet Serenity (If You Could Love Me)

Micah Stampley - Worthy To Be Praised (Songbook Of Micah)

Michael Avery - Loveland (Destination Love)

Mimi Terrell - Give It To Me (It's Mimi)

Min. Darnell Williams - You Don't Have To Be Lost (You)

Mister Smith ft. Dessy Di Lauro - Turn It Up (Cosmos Volume 3)

Modern Day David - Living It Up (M.D.D.)

Monique Debose - Walk Away (Choose The Experience, Vol 1: Ready For Love)

Ms. Monique - Mr. Do Right (Soul Sessions Chapter 1)

Muse Recordings ft. Kisma Jordan - Thank You (Marc's Project)

Myron Butler & Levi - Latter Rain (Set Me Free)

Nana Margaret Tandoh - Your Song Is Gone (Seasons And Times)

Narrowstreet Music ft. Sandra - Can't Get Away (Phase 1 First Of Many Stages To Come)

Na'Sha - Strung Out (My Story)

Natasha Thomas - Stop (Skin Deep)

Nate James - Funky Love (Set The Tone)

Nicci Gilbert - Can't Forget (Grown Folks Music)

Nicole Wright - We Can Share The Love (Fire)

Nina Shaw - If You Love Her (For You)

Nivea - My Fault (Ghetto Apology) (Complicated)

Nuwamba - Forever (Above The Water)

Nyr - Magical Breath (Nyr)

Official Steppers - Get Up (The Official Steppers Music CD)

Olu - Harlem On My Mind (Beautiful Place)

Patti Labelle - You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (Classic Moments)

Paula - Brighter (One Step Away)

Phillip Bryant - There's Not A Friend (Gracefully)

Prominent - Step Into My World (42 Grams)

Quedon - Speechless (Quedon)

Raul Midon - Sunshine (I Can Fly) (State Of Mind)

Reesso - 28 Days (9002-2006)

Rhian Ayanna - Thank You (Lovin You) (Rhian Ayanna)

Rippingtons ft. Chante Moore - Til You Come Back To Me (Wild Card)

Ron E. Beck - Let Me Show You (Soul Cry)

Set Apart - If You Seek Me (Untraveled Road)

Sharissa ft. Millie Jackson - I'm Through (Every Beat Of My Heart)

Shiro Sagisu - Violette Sky (Shiro's Songbook Ver. 7.0)

Sho ft. Tone - Keep Ya Head Up (Sho Me Love)

Soul Project ft. Sonja Grier - Right Here Right Now (Reconnection)

Sounds Of Blackness - I Can Testify (Unity)

Stacey Branche - The Real Thing (Soul Togetherness 2005)

Steve Butler & Ron Haynes ft. Mauri Sevier - Change (Something For The People)

Studio Apartment ft. Stephanie Cooke - One True Love (People To People)

Sy Smith - No Place Like Love (The Syberspace Social)

Tasha's World - Glowing (Growing) (World Domination)

Terry Cummings - Marvin's Vibe (Nothing Is What It Seems)

Tim Jackson - A Woman's Gotta Have It (Next Of Kin)

Tim Searcy - Let's Get Wet (Tim Searcy)

Tim Terry - The One (The Tim Terry Experience)

Todd Williams - Love Is Easy (Work It Out)

Tondrae - Still Searching (Still Searching)

Tracy Hamlin - Been There Done That (Seasons)

Trei - Complete Me (This Is Me)

Tweet - Two Of Us (It's Me Again)

Ty Causey - Love's Messin' With Me (Love Notes)

Tyme - Sunshine (A Matter Of Tyme)

U-Nam - Take Da Time ft. Abiodun (The Past Builds The Future

Unifics - This Is The Night We Love (Return)

United Soul - Karma (What Goes Around) (Reservations)

Vanessa Williams - Never Can Say Goodbye (Everlasting Love)

Vivian Green - I Like It (But I Don't Need It) (Vivian)

Wendell Brown - Y'all Aint Ready (Good Times)

Will Wheaton - Old School Soul (Old School Soul)

Witness - No Good Thing (Speak To The Generations)

Yamama'nym - Due Time (Due Time)

Yolanda Adams - Day By Day (Day By Day)

Young DeBarge - Exotic Spot (E-Spot) (The Hunt)

Zascant - Please Stay (For Women Only)

[Garethx]

Nice one, Roger. Good to see someone prepared to stand up for new soul records that don't necessarily and self-consciously sound like old soul records.

Edited January 5, 2006 by garethx

[Guest]

An impressive list of modern tunes from dodger, just goes to show how much great soul music is being released each year would also like to nominate Kenny Thomas - Him, great tune, like the Prominent track its just sounds better each time you hear it IMO.

[Guest Dodger]

would also like to nominate Kenny Thomas - Him, great tune, its just sounds better each time you hear it IMO.

Certainly a track I've never grown bored of hearing which is as rare an occurrence as it gets for me!

[Guest Coxy]

So Dodge, when you get time will you do a more comprehensive list then

Great list matey

Trev

Edited January 5, 2006 by Coxy

[Daved]

Here's my top 50 for the year:

• That's What Love Does -Vincent Montana, Jr. & The Philly Sound Orchestra Feat. William 'Smoke' Howard
  
• Star - Brigette
  
• Touch - Ray Charles with John Legend
  
• I Wasn't Kidding - Angie Stone
  
• Ordinary People - John Legend
  
• Release - Ian Martin
  
• Unbreakable (Unplugged) - Alicia Keys
  
• It's Just One of Those Things - Incognito
  
• Any Other Way - Will Wheaton
  
• Where Do We Go For Love - Wade O. Brown
  
• More Loving - 2GA1
  
• Let's Get It on (Da Producers MPG Groove Mix) -Marvin Gaye
  
• Children of Love - Martha Redbone
  
• So Many Reasons - Kloud 9
  
• Don't Give Up Now - Black Gold Massive
  
• Loveland - Michael Avery
  
• Family of Man - Anita Baker
  
• Sweetest Somebody I Know - Stevie Wonder
  
• As Of Yet - Kindred The Family Soul
  
• Brother - Ian Martin
  
• Waitin' For The Rain (Tom Moulton Remix) - Fantastic Johnny C
  
• Special Occasion - Syleena Johnson
  
• Portuguese Love (Restless Soul Mix) - Bah Samba
  
• Still In Love - Gordon Chambers
  
• Another Day - Voices Of Atlanta
  
• Slippin' - The Tim Terry Experience
  
• Move into Your Season - Darian Keith Horn
  
• My Man is a Mean Man - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
  
• Can I - The Long Shot Sessions
  
• I Can't Make You Be a Man - Cherisse
  
• Good Time - Leela James
  
• If - Maxine Braham
  
• The Way You Love Me - Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz feat. Mark Evans
  
• On My Way - Angela Johnson
  
• Give And Let Live (Original) - Hope Collective
  
• Keep On Truckin' (DJ Spinna Remix)-Eddie Kendricks
  
• I Miss You - Ty Causey
  
• Dance The Night Away - Official Steppers
  
• Due Time - Yanamanym
  
• The One - Earth, Wind & Fire
  
• Free - Jaguar Wright
  
• Set The Tone - Nate James
  
• Crossing the Line - The Chapter
  
• Free - Jaguar Wright
  
• That Place In My Heart - Dee Dee Wilde
  
• Love's Taken Over - U-Nam Feat. Rahsaan Patterson
  
• Know Your Name - Dwele
  
• Don't Waste The Pretty - James Day
  
• Good Woman Down - Mary J. Blige
  
• You I We- United Soul
  

Edited January 5, 2006 by daved

[Guest Dodger]

So Dodge, when you get time will you do a more comprehensive list then

Great list matey

Trev

Those were just off the top of me 'ead!!

[Soulsmith]

Nice one, Roger. Good to see someone prepared to stand up for new soul records that don't necessarily and self-conciously sound like old soul records.

Hey Roger, got any new tunes that do self-conciously sound like old soul records?

[Guest Dodger]

Hey Roger, got any new tunes that do self-conciously sound like old soul records?

Not as a rule Col, but I suppose to fit in I should only really like Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Vince Montana, Sonja Grier (or any other Drizaclone soundalike) or whatever house tune Soul Sam's playing that he said was crap six months ago or whatever other danceable new record which gets a vinyl release!! Baaaa-aaaa-aaa-aaa . . .

[Mike]

ta for roger, fl, and davey d for passing on , know meself rely a lot on muckers passing on quality tips as hard to keep up with just whats going on at times

know at times the lack of response may get a bit demoralising when posting up new tips but do reckon there's a fair few who appreciate them, so if up for spreading the word on quality tip please pass on

Edited January 5, 2006 by mike-

[ockers]

Brilliant list Dodger

whan you coming back up to see us at Morecambe

we have beers for you and im sure charlie has a spare bed

happy new year

from The Seaside Soul Club

www.seasidesoul.co.uk

[Guest Dodger]

know at times the lack of response may get a bit demoralising when posting up new tips but do reckon there's a fair few who appreciate them, so if up for spreading the word on quality tip please pass on

Always happy to share, Mike, no problem and I'm realistic enough to know that a lot of what I like is probably a tad smoooooooooooth for many who prefer the rougher production 60s tackle, plus many people will have spent their yearly disposable income on one solitary 45 so can't afford any more music!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Guest]

Being a mainly 60's/70's collector, i must admit that my ignorance on many new releases is on level 10, but one of the reasons i do enjoy a venue like Martin "Cunnie" Dixon's and Errol Green's Modernism is that it gives me a chance to hear records/cd's that i would never usually hear. I must admit that not all such tracks fit into my vein of consciousness, but i do like to listen to such sounds and then make a judgement.

Ps..Whats that Belgian guy with the beard that did a pretty decent CD last year.....sorry Roger you may have mentioned him in that list.

Brett

[Guest Dodger]

Brilliant list Dodger

whan you coming back up to see us at Morecambe

we have beers for you and im sure charlie has a spare bed

happy new year

from The Seaside Soul Club

www.seasidesoul.co.uk

Alright Sean, happy new year to you and the boyo's as well, all being well I was hoping for a visit in January but because now I've said it it's bound to jinx it!!

Ps..Whats that Belgian guy with the beard that did a pretty decent CD last year.....sorry Roger you may have mentioned him in that list.

Brett

Nobody Belgian springs to mind I'm afraid, Brett?

[Guest]

Possibly (as usual) got the Belgian element totally wrong, but i know John May mentioned it to me last year, then around a month later Cunnie played it to me at Modernism.........Good track to.

Brett

[Cunnie]

Possibly (as usual) got the Belgian element totally wrong, but i know John May mentioned it to me last year, then around a month later Cunnie played it to me at Modernism.........Good track to.

Brett

Bloody hell Brett, ya got me scratching my head now. Don't think i've played anything Belgium in the last year or anything by a guy with a beard for that matter.

Great list by the way Dodger, don't think there's much i can add to that lot. Keep up the good work mate

[Guest Dodger]

Cheers Mart! Only Belgian thing I can think of is Funky Boudoir and that version of Never Knew Love Like This?

[Petebangor]

Alright Sean, happy new year to you and the boyo's as well, all being well I was hoping for a visit in January but because now I've said it it's bound to jinx it!!

Nobody Belgian springs to mind I'm afraid, Brett?

Unam ???

Isn't he French or from that part of Europe ????

He was very good at the Hilton

Pete

[Cunnie]

Cheers Mart! Only Belgian thing I can think of is Funky Boudoir and that version of Never Knew Love Like This?

Not that Roger.

Brett tends to get a bit mixed up sometimes. He was probably eating some Belgian chocolates with a picture of Father Christmas on the box lid

[Supercorsa]

Not that Roger.

Brett tends to get a bit mixed up sometimes. He was probably eating some Belgian chocolates with a picture of Father Christmas on the box lid

He was more than likely just drinking the liquers, out of the belgian chocolates...

[Guest Dodger]

Prominent 'Step Into My World' - they're Swedish and the bloke on the front of the CD has a beard. Getting warm yet? One of the women who work at Playground Music, their record company has an unfortunate name - Lovisa Wanker - seriously, I bet she can't wait to get wait to get married and get rid of that monicker!!!!

[Sunnysoul]

Just heard a bit of the new "comeback" CD from Latin Soul legend Joe Bataan , sounds very tasty... has anyone heard it ??

[Daved]

Nicholas Bearde?