SUNDAY SOUL: Janis Joplin covered this song by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, releasing her version in 1971 where it reached number 42 in the US Charts. … [Read more...]
Earth, Wind and Fire – Reasons
SUNDAY SOUL: We can't go past Earth, Wind and Fire given this week's death of the band's co-founder Maurice White. Here they are in 1999 playing their song Reasons: … [Read more...]
Emeli Sandé – Next To Me
SUNDAY SOUL: This 2012 soul song from Scottish artist Emeli Sandé was released initially in Ireland and became her first song to reach the top 40 in the US. Doesn't get much more cross-Atlantic than that. … [Read more...]
Aloe Blacc – The Man
SUNDAY SOUL: I have no idea why Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III felt the need to take on the stage name Aloe Blacc (ok, maybe I do), but he's certainly had some significant success over the last five years or so. Here's a soulful tune from his 2013 album Lift Your Spirit called The Man. I was wondering why I kept thinking of Elton John's Your Song when Blacc sings the … [Read more...]
Groove Theory – Tell Me
SUNDAY SOUL: Duo Groove Theory are still around today, but Tell Me is arguably their most well know song, hitting number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1995. … [Read more...]
Wretch 32 – 6 Words
SUNDAY SOUL: This 2014 song from Wretch 32 is probably already high on the list of wedding song choices. It's a direct ode to life, romance and family and well worth the addition to Sunday Soul: … [Read more...]
Archie Bell & The Drells – Tighten Up
SUNDAY SOUL: Ok I admit I picked this song purely based on the outfit's name, but this 1968 song delivers more than novelty: … [Read more...]
The Main Ingredient – Everybody Plays The Fool
SUNDAY SOUL: This 1972 hit from The Main Ingredient was their biggest, but the group are still going today albeit with some personnel changes. Current lead singer is Cuba Gooding Sr (yep the actor's dad): … [Read more...]
Bronksi Beat – Smalltown Boy
SUNDAY SOUL: I think a big claim can be made about this song and video clip: it's one of the most powerful songs of the entire 1980s. And I can't let this entry go without imploring you to check out Jimi Somerville's reprise of the song, recorded in 2014: … [Read more...]
Erykah Badu – Tyrone
SUNDAY SOUL: She epitomises the soul music scene over the past twenty years and given that this site is a virtual mix tape and Erykah likes releasing her own mix tapes, we thought she was the perfect choice to be our inaugural Sunday Soul artist. Tyrone was released in 1997: … [Read more...]