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Soul II Soul: Vol. II: 1990 A New Decade

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Label: Ten Records
Released: 1990
Time:
 46:23
Category: R&B, Soul
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.soul2soul.co.uk
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Purchase date: 2000.12.02
Price in €: 1,99



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[1] Get a Life (Browne/Romeo) - 3:42
[2] Love Come Through (Almugheira/McEvoy/Romeo) - 4:30
[3] People (Browne/Romeo) - 4:55
[4] Missing You (Law/Mazelle/Romeo) - 5:24
[5] Courtney Blows (Browne/Romeo) - 4:33
[6] 1990- A New Decade (Campbell/Romeo) - 4:01
[7] Dreams a Dream (Campbell/Romeo) - 5:37
[8] Time (Browne/Romeo) - 6:05
[9] In the Heat of the Night (Addis/Romeo) - 3:39
[10] Our Time Has Now Come (Browne/Campbell/Romeo) - 3:5

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Jazzie B. - Vocals, Producer, Mixing

Courtney Pine - Saxophone

Kym Mazelle - Vocals
Victoria Wilson-James - Vocals
Nomsa Clauza - Vocals
Fab 5 Freddie - Vocals
Bambi Fazakerley - Vocals
Daddae Harvey - Vocals
Lamya - Vocals
Marcia Lewis - Vocals
Sondi Nmdebele - Vocals
Pinise Saul - Vocals

Nellee Hooper - Producer, Mixing
Howie B - Engineer

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A better album but a deceptive one: even the best songs here don't intoxicate as thoroughly as "Keep On Movin', " but within the context of the album, each plays a vital part. In other words, this is a genuine album, and not a pastiche of singles.

John Floyd - All Music Guide



Led by producer/vocalist/songwriter DJ Jazzie B, Soul II Soul were one of the most innovative dance/R&B outfits of the late '80s, creating a seductive, deep R&B that borrowed from Philly soul, disco, reggae and '80s hip-hop. Originally featuring Jazzie B, producer/arranger Nellee Hooper, and instrumentalist Philip "Daddae" Harvey, the musical collective came together in the late '80s. The group had a residency at the Africa Centre in London's Covent Garden, which led to a record contract with 10, a subsidiary of Virgin. Two singles, "Fairplay" and "Feel Free," began to attract attention both in clubs and in the press.
Featuring the vocals of Caron Wheeler, Soul II Soul's third single "Keep on Movin'," reached the U.K. Top Five in March of 1989. Released in the summer of 1989, "Back to Life" also featured Wheeler and became another Top Ten hit. Soul II Soul released their debut album, Club Classics Volume One, shortly afterward. The album was released in America under the title Keep on Movin'; both "Keep on Movin'" and "Get a Life" became substantial hits, propelling the album to double platinum status.

Wheeler left the group before the recording of the group's second album, Vol. II: 1990 — A New Decade. The album debuted at number one in the U.K., yet it caught the group in a holding pattern. Hooper soon left the collective, leaving Jazzie B. to soldier on alone. Hooper went on to work with several of the most influential and popular acts of the early '90s, including Massive Attack (Blue Lines), Bjork (Debut and Post), Madonna (Bedtime Stories), and U2 ("Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"). In 1992, Soul II Soul released Vol. 3: Just Right, to both lukewarm reviews and sales. After the compilation Vol. IV: The Classic Singles, the group's next studio album (Vol. V: Believe) appeared in 1995.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Anmaßend kürte Jazzie B. das Soul II Soul-Debüt zu Club Classics. Aber Frechheit siegt: Die Songs sind's geworden. Und so geht der Londoner Club- Papst den eingeschlagenen Weg weiter: Die Bässe wummern dumpf, die Gangart ist überwiegend schlurfend, nie kommen die Rhythmen überdreht, stets auf den Punkt. Als Glanzlichter setzt der Boß seelenvolle Stimmen obenauf, wie die von Kym Myzelle (Missing You) oder läßt gar Jazz-Saxer Courtney Pin in Courtney Blows solo brillieren - das sind schon wieder neue Klassiker.

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Wer gleich die Musik auf seinem ersten Longplayer als "Dance Classics" ausgibt, plagt sich nicht gerade mit mangelndem Selbstbewußtsein. Doch Jazzie B. tut nichts ohne Berechnung: Der britische Mix-Meister baute um seine Gruppe Soul II Soul eine ausgeklügelte Marketingstrategie mit ständig neuen Maxi-Abmischungen und einer eigenen Modeboutiquen-Kette. Neben exquisiten Lederjacken kreierte er tatsächlich zwei kapitale Dancefloor-Klassiker: "Keep On Movin" und "Back To Life". Raffinierte Sounds und Rhythmen sorgen auch auf "1990: A New Decade" für Hitzestaus. Der verschleppte Beat von "Dreams A Dream", die Buschtommeln in "Heat Of The Night" und der coole Lady-Soul "Love Came Through" setzen mit Leichtigkeit die Tanzflächen in Brand. Aber ein Manko bleibt: Die zehn Titel zwischen Afro-Beats und Dschungel-Disco ähneln einander stark. Einzig das jazzige Instrumental "Courtney Blows" (mit Courtney Pine selbst als Gaststar) bringt frischen Wind. Jazzie B. darf mit dieser Scheibe nochmals abkassieren, doch für Album Nummer drei will der Tanz-Hofstaat neue Kleider.

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