GANGSTER SOUL GIRLZ HARMONY VOL.1 (SONS OF SOUL SOSR20012)'07
どれも出来がいまいちだった「SONS OF SOUL」から出ている甘茶ソウルコンピ「GANGSTER SOUL HARMONY」シリーズの女性編。こうしてコンピ一枚分通して女性の甘めのソウルを聴くと、女性の甲高い声と男性がそれを模したファルセットとの魅力の違いが浮き彫りになってきます。もちろん多くの場合男性ファルセットにこそ色気を感じるのですが。予想はしていたものの当コンピ収録の女性ヴォーカルはどれも揃いも揃ってフェロモンに欠け残念なことになっています。
12は物悲しい雰囲気のなかなかの甘茶ソウル。ギターなどのサウンドや男性コーラスがうまく機能しています。17は「HURT SO BAD」,「GOING OUT OF MY HEAD」の2曲を加えた甘茶ソウル・メドレーだけど出来は凡庸。22は 「女性の甲高い遠吠え DENISE KELLY & FAME / I'D LIKE TO GET INTO YOU」
として「フリーソウルコンピ未収録推薦曲」で推薦した甘めのソウル。清涼感あるヴァイブの可愛らしい音色から始まる静かな良曲です。
1. Black Velvet - Is It Me You Really Love 2. Dream Team - There He Is 3. Pearls - Can I Call You Baby 4. Volumes - I'm Gonna Miss You 5. Lovations - (I Keep Singing) La La La OOh 6. Linneas - My Baby Comes Home Today 7. Wendy Rene - Crying All By Myself 8. Honey Duo Twins - Kiss Me 9. Linda More - I'll Give You the World 10. Anita May & Interstate - Tarnished Angel 11. Cynthia & Imaginations - The Love You Forgot 12. Exceptional Three featuring Ruby Carter - What About Me?
13. Tammy Montgomery - I Cried 14. Barbara Stant & Group - You Know I Love You 15. June Conquest - No One Else 16. September - I'll Go Crazy 17. Honey and The Bees - It's Gonna Take a Miracle (medley) 18. Carol Chandler - Time Hasn't Changed You 19. Gents and the Lady - I Can Feel the Tears 20. Swinging Bridgettes - Please Come Back to Me 21. Dynells - Let Me Prove That I Love You 22. Denise Kelly & Fame - I'd Like to Get Into You (甘茶偏差値63)
23. Ballads - Treat Me Like Your Woman
GANGSTER SOUL GIRLZ HARMONY VOL.2 (SONS OF SOUL SOSR20022)'10
どれも出来がいまいちだった甘茶ソウルコンピ「GANGSTER SOUL HARMONY」シリーズの女性編の第二弾。このシリーズの存在は以前から知っていたけど、どうもレディソウルということで触手が蠢かなかった。今こうして全編を通して聴いてみても、ああやっぱりな、という予想通りの残念な結果に。何故 「SOFT TOUCH / IS THIS THE WAY TO TREAT A GUY 」
みたいな女性フェロモンたっぷりな大甘ヴォーカル曲って少ないんだろうなあ。
01. SUSAN PHILLIPS - HE'S GONE 02. GLORIA & THE RELATIONS - HOOK LINE & SINKER 03. ROSIE LOPEZ - I'LL NEVER GROW TIRED 04. VONCEIL MEYERS - IT WON'T BE EASY 05. CHERYL WILLIAMS - I'M YOUR FOOL 06. DEBONETTES - CHOOSE ME 07. MONIQUE - TRUTH 08. JACQUELINE WILSON - KEEP IN TOUCH
09. GLORIES - DON'T MAKE THE GOOD GIRLS GO BAD 10. FOXY - CALL ME LATER 11. MARY WRIGHT - ONE GUY 12. RUBY ANDREWS - THE LOVE I NEED 13. TOJO - BLUE LOVER 14. GEORGETTES - WOULD YOU RATHER 15. THRILLS - NO ONE 16. NORTH SOUTH EAST & WEST - I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHERS 17. JUNE GATLIN - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 18. JACKIE MOPPINS - YOUR HURTING DAY IS GONNA COME 19. LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY - CRY TO ME (甘茶偏差値62)
20. ROYAL FLUSH - GODDESS OF LOVE 21. DENEICE CHANDLER - GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD 22. MASTERMINDS - STOP TELLING ME LIES 23. EIGHT MINUTES - I CAN'T WAIT 24. LOVATIONS - PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME 25. BLACK VELVET - IS IT ME YOU REALLY LOVE (12 INCH VERS.) 26. ALAINE WILLIAMS - SO THIS IS GOODBYE
GANGSTER SOUL GIRLZ HARMONY VOL.3 (SONS OF SOUL SORS20032)'10
1. Otisettes - Sitting Alone In My Lonely Room (Epic) 2. Jo Anne Garrett - I've Gotta Be Loved (Duo) 3. Little Janice - Since You've Been Gone (Pzazz) 4. Sweet Breeze - Slow Change Up (Willpower) 5. Lynn Williams - Don't Be Surprised (Sun Cut) 6. Rollers - One Little Piece (Deep City) 7. Teques - Don't Push My Love Cup (Gary) 8. Beverly Hills - I Don't Care Anymore (Air Play) 9. Full Speed - It Must Be Love (Real Thing) 10. Pandella Kell - Stand In For Love (Horoscope) 11. Olivia Alexander - He's Gonna Love Me The Righjt Way (Gatewood) 12. Joyce Hopson - This Time (Revue) 13. Lovelites - Fall In Love (Unknown Acetate) 14. Helana Ferguson - The Lonliness (Is Coming Again) (Compass) 15. Florence Ballard - My Heart (ABC) 16. Ruby Andrews - I Guess That Don't Make Me A Loser (Zodiac) 17. Gloria Walker - My Precious Love (People) 18. Debbie Taylor and Hesitations - All I Have (GWP) 19. Deneice Chandler - I Don't Wanna Cry (Toddlin Town) 20. Vel-Vettes - I'D Like To Know (Round) 21. Debtones - Baby, Baby All The Time (Valiant) 22. Monique - Nobody's Baby (Maurci) 23. Attractions - You Don't Know Boy (June Bug) 24. One Hundred Dollar Bill - 'Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (Dollar Bill) 25. Dee Dee Young - Too Little In Common To Be Lovers (Mil-Smi)
GANGSTER SOUL GIRLZ HARMONY VOL.4 (SONS OF SOUL SOSR20132)'13
1. Laurene Lavallis - Love Don't Change 2. Laurene Lavallis - Key to Love 3. JOI - Spring Fever Pt.2 4. Hollywood Jills - Don't try to fake it 5. Gloria Fowler and Entros - Train of Love 6. Judy McDonald and Mellowetts - Thanks to You 7. Cathy Davis - Here I am In Love Again 8. Essence - I think about loving You 9. Mitzi Ross - Guarantee me the weekend 10. The FUZZ - You better do just what you can 11. Shirley Lake - True Love 12. Loleatta Holloway - Casanova 13. Fragile Handle with Care - Loving sweet thing 14. Hollywood Jills - Your sometimes Love 15. North South East and West - I can't make it without You 16. Bettye Swann - My heart is closed for the season 17. Bonnie and Lee - I need Ya 18. Diamondettes - Don't be suprised 19. Watts Line - I never meant to love You 20. Rozatta Johnson - A woman's way 21. The FUZZ - Mr Heartaches and Miss Tears 22. Janice Young - What is this ting called Love 23. Unidentified flying funk Band - it's so Nice Just Loving You 24. Janice Young - No One
1. The Talisman - Shady Side Of Town 2. The Terrells - Don't Believe 3. Ramona King - It's You That I Want 4. Chocolate Sunday - Second Story Man 5. Forth Session - She's Gone(甘茶偏差値62)
6. Fred Moss - I'll Always Love You(甘茶偏差値61)
7. The Ultimate Blacks - I Like To Be 8. Double O's Demingoes - Color One Tear Black 9. Larry Sanders - I'm In Love 10. The Vanguards - Somebody Please "Long Version" 11. Little Janice - Since You Been Gone 12. Derrick Erni - I Never 13. Darnell Pittman - You Hurt Me 14. Reggie Soul - My World Of Ecstacy 15. Marvin Holmes - Don't Be Afraid 16. Bobby O'Brown - I Can Feel My Love Growing 17. The Equatics - Merry Go Round 18. Billy Edward and Princess - Love Is 19. Elements Of Love - Love and Understanding(甘茶偏差値63)
20. Compacts - Call Her 21. Showstopping Super Sonics - What Kind Of Girl Is She 22. Cynthia Sheeler - I Love You More Than Words Can Say 23. The Equatics - Where Is Love
01 - Eunice Collins - At the Hotel(甘茶偏差値61)
02 - The X-cessors - Silent Weapon 03 - The Significants - One Kindness Deserves Another 04 - Rick St. John - One Heart Hurting 05 - James Bell - Trying to Get Chosen 06 - Soul Experience - Who's Lips You Been Kissing 07 - Dawn & Sunset - Include Me 08 - Dynamics - Please Think it Over 09 - Decisions - Color Me Blue 10 - Gloria Barnes - She Wants a Stand In 11 - 7th House - I Can't Believe 12 - Soul Experience - I'm So Glad I Found You 13 - Joe Brown - Vibrations (part 2) 14 - Mike Pearson - You Got to Live 15 - The Flairs - You're All I Need 16 - Tony Baxter - Let the Past Be the Past 17 - Calvin Golden - You're Not Close
18 - Mar-Keys - Heavenly Thing 19 - Smoke Sugar Company - The Girl I Can't Forget 20 - The Questions - ? 21 - Zodiac - I Miss You
SHADY SIDE OF TOWN CHAPTER 3 (NORTHERN SOULEROS)
マイナーな甘茶ソウル系音源を集めた「SHADY SIDE OF TOWN」シリーズのコンピ第3弾。聞いたこともないようなグループ名が並ぶのはある意味壮観とも言え、その姿勢には好感が持てるのだけれども、甘茶偏差値60以上はありませんでした。
01 - Black Soul Express - When I Left You 02 - Von Ryans Express - Rules Of Love 03 - Soul Persuasion - Hey World 04 - Stone Wicked - Head Over Heels 05 - New World - A Friend Who's Not A Friend 06 - Tyronne Street - Mama's Little Girl 07 - Image - Wake Up Girl 08 - Gamith - Don't Change Me 09 - Water Color - Lovers Prayer 10 - Sag Warfare - Girl You Better Change 11 - Janis & Prince - Patricia Here I Come 12 - Willie Wade - When Push Comes To Shove 13 - Mel Production Band - Tears From The Rain 14 - Soul Fantastics - Just Look At Me 15 - Loveletts - I Can't Make You Stay 16 - Sounds Of Soul - Yes I'm Ready 17 - Dynamic Concepts - Now That You Left Me 18 - Soul Syndicate - Open Up Your Heart 19 - Travelers - Love Is A Part Of Living 20 - Peace On Earth - Love Foundation 21 - JM's Funk Factory - Tell Me
LOVING ON THE FLIPSIDE Sweet Funk & Beat Heavy-Ballads 1969ー1977 (Now-Again Records NA5092)'12
メリーゴーラウンドと付く甘茶には良いものが多いけど、残念ながら6は例外の方ですね。「You Are Everything」ものも甘茶ソウル定番ですが、17は名曲の仲間入りにはほど遠く偏差値は59どまり。静かで淡白な雰囲気の18は甘みこそ皆無だが、キャッチーなタイトルの繰り返しが心に響びくなかなか良質な曲。本作唯一のファルセットリードの19も出来は悪いですね。Intrudersのヒットカバーの20もこれぞという芸は無い。
01. Darling Dears / I Don't Think I'll Ever Love Another 02. Eddie Finley & The Cincinnati Show Band / Treat Me Right Or Leave Me Alone 03. Thomas East / Slippin' Around 04. Hot Chocolate / We Had True Love (バラード偏差値62)
05. Little Janice / Since You've Been Gone 06. The Equatics / Merry Go Around 07. Black Conspirators / Love 08. Jazzie Cazzie And The Eight Sounds / Young Girl 09. Rhythm Machine / Whatcha Gonna Do? 10. Ed. Nelson / I'll Give You A Ring (When I Come, If I Come) 11. Darling Dears / And I Love You 12. Symphonic Four / Who Do You Think You're Fooling (Part I) 13. Lee Bonds / I'll Find A True Love 14. Black Exotics / What Am I Waiting For 15. Black Velvet / Is It Me You Really Love 16. The Conspiracy / I Believe (Our Love Has Gone Away) 17. Primitive / You Are Everything To Me 18. At The Hotel - Eunice Collins(偏差値61)
19. Hunts Determination Band / Are We Through 20. Disciples Of Soul / Together
21. Symphonic Four / Who Do You Think You're Fooling (PartII)
ECCENTRIC SOUL : CAPITOL CITY SOUL (NUMERO 051)'14
1. Chandlers - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer 2. Dean Francis & The Soul Rockers - Funky Disposition 3. Soul Partners - Lose The One You Love 4. Vondors - Look In The Mirror 5. Four Mints - Hysteria 6. La'fez - This Is The Way That I Am 7. Kool Blues - I Need You 8. Four Mints - Crystal Rivers 9. Chandlers - I Need Your Love
10. Kool Blues Since - I Fell For You 11. Four Mints - Endlessly 12. Chandlers - Your Love Makes Me Lonely 13. Dean Francis & The Soul Rockers - Tippin 14. Jupiter's Release - Excuse Me Miss 15. Kool Blues - Woe Is Me 16. Love Maximum - Don't Say Goodbye 17. Associated Press - When He's Gone 18. Chandlers - I Loved You Girl
19. Four Mints - No Longer 20. Love Maximum - I've Been Trying
THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT THE SWEET SOUL OF CHICAGO: 1968-1981
1. Essence - Sweet Fools (甘茶偏差値61)
2. Harlem Meat Company - I'm Not Gonna Be Anybody's Fool 3. Magnum Force - Share My Love With You (甘茶偏差値62)
4. Billy & the Bloodknots - Gotta Get Away 5. The Chi-Lites - (Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me 6. Lost Generation - Wait a Minute 7. The Turks - You Turn Me On 8. The Stimulators - Warm Summer Nights 9. Hands of Time - This Time Is for Real (甘茶偏差値62)
10. Chocolate Sunday - Second Story Man 11. Eight Minutes - Oh Yes I Do 12. Visitors - Until You Came Along 13. Enchanting Enchanters - No One in This World 14. Magnetic Force - Ole Sweet Music 15. The Lintons - Lost Love 16. The Vegas - I Need Your Love 17. The Ledgends - Gotta Let You Go 18. The Independents - I Just Want to Be There (甘茶偏差値61)
19. The Cheers - I Made Up My Mind 20. Lovelites - This Love Is Real 21. The Esquires - Girls in the City 22. Windy City - Just for You (甘茶偏差値62)
THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT THE SWEET SOUL OF PHILADELPHIA:1968-1982
1. The Invitations - Let's Love (And Find Together) (甘茶偏差値67)
2. The Festivals - Take Your Time 3. Choice of Colors - Betcha Didn't Know (甘茶偏差値62)
4. The Butlers - She's Gone 5. The Cruisers - Picture Us (甘茶偏差値63)
6. The Ethics - Good Luck (甘茶偏差値64)
7. Broadway Express - It's Ok With Me 8. The Futures - Breaking Up 9. Phyllis Smith - I Need Somebody to Love 10. Chapter One - Let Me Down Easy (Have It Your Way) (甘茶偏差値63)
11. The Coalitions - Instead... How Are You (甘茶偏差値69)
12. Donnie Elbert - Can't Get Used to Losing You 13. The United Four - Look at Her Now 14. The Courtships - Love Ain't Love (Till You Give It to Somebody)
15. Paradise - We Belong Together 16. J. Kelly & Premiers - She Calls Me Baby (甘茶偏差値61)
17. Toppiks - Surrender 18. The Geminiles - Thinking About My Baby 19. The Mello Moods - Tell Love Hello
20. Epsilons - The Echo 21. The Blue Notes - This Time Will Be Different 22. The Elegants - When You've Gone Away