Yacht Soul - The Cover Versions 2

Welcome Back, friends, to the Yacht Soul cruise that never ends!This theme, explored at length in the previous installment of this series, is a fertileone that just keeps on giving, and give it certainly does on the tracks we have dug upfor your perusal, enlightenment, edification and enjoyment on Yacht Soul 2.For those just joining us, the concept here concerns R&B and soul artists mining thesongbooks of their white contemporaries for cover versions that serve the dualpurposes of potentially garnering some crossover radio airplay as well as introducinggreat songs to segments of the listening public who might otherwise miss them.Some of these versions might have come about because they were personalfavorites of the artist in question, others might have been strongly suggested by theirlabels or by the publishing company, but all of them provide an entirely newperspective on what were already fantastic songs to begin with.So there you have it--a further dig into this nebulous concept that reveals moreunexpected connections and crossed paths. Understanding the hows and whys ofthe way these particular covers and collaborations came to be is as fascinating asjust enjoying the music itself, and there really is a lot of great music to dig into thistime around! We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did putting it together.

Tracks

1~1~Mel &Amp; Tim - Keep The Faith
1~2~Impact - Sara Smile
1~3~Billy Paul - It's Too Late
1~4~Esther Phillips - I Hope You'll Be Very Unhappy Without Me
1~5~John Edwards - Tin Man
1~6~Roy Ayers - What You Won't Do For Love
1~7~Arnold McCuller - Gringo
1~8~Richie Havens - Dreams
1~9~Brenda Russell - I Want Love To Find Me
1~10~Patti Labelle - Monkey See - Monkey Do
1~11~The Main Ingredient - Euphrates
1~12~The Isley Brothers - Listen To The Music
1~13~Dionne Warwick - Dedicate This Heart
1~14~Chaka Khan - Fate
1~15~Keni Burke - Love Is The Answer

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 10 November 2023
Genre: Soul
Label: Rocket
Distributor: Rocket Group