guess if you want to bring non soul you could have Neil Sedaka, Pete Townshend and Gaudio & Crewe (although they did write soul songs too).
I don't know how I forgot Phillip Mitchell either. Stevie Wonder is another contender.
There have been many fantastic song writers and the list could be very long. Some are so great that you know it's going to be a goodie, no matter who's singing the song! My faves are:
1. Smokey Robinson
2. Ashford & Simpson
3. Betty Wright
What say you?
I love "Tune Up" and I love Motown but there have been the occassional stinkers, such as:
Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I love You"
Syreeta "Your Kiss Is Sweet" I really hate this song.
Chapter 8 never made an LP in the 90s (last one was '89). Both Anita Baker LP's are essential as you quite righly say - no dancers though! For good blue eyed 90s soul, look no further than Daryl Hall!
I used to think the early 90s were awful. I bought virtually naff all between 1992-5. Now I think I probably missed out on an awful lot of good stuff. I've caught up on bits and peices (not Dave Clark 5 ) but there's still a big gap in my colection from these years.
Love, Love, Love was issued on a 7". You should be able to get it for about £10-£15. It's on the B side of ...I can't remember "Someday We'll All Be free" possibly.
Not that I know of Alan, but it's possible. If it did, it's probably one of those hard to find 80s CDs where not many were issued. As you say, it's a cracking LP.
There's been loads of gospel played in modern rooms over the last few years. The best one recently was Israel & The New Breed - Real. Even stuff like Ann Nesby, Darwin Hobbs, Donna Allen, Kenny Bobien & Be Be Winans are gospel.
This has got to be the most laughable suggestion I've ever heard. There's still no guarantee you're going to have a good time.
A late bar kitemark would be helpful though.