Monday, April 22, 2019

VA - Best Blue Eyed Soul (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2


 


BLUE EYED SOUL

VA - Best Blue Eyed Soul (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2

Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R'nB or soul music performed by white artists. The term doesn't refer to a distinct style of music, and the meaning of "blue-eyed soul" has evolved over decades. Originally, the term was associated with mid-1960s white artists who performed soul and rhythm and blues music that was similar to the raw, expressive music of Motown. Many blue-eyed soul singers have been described as "sounding black", because they had a full voice with a throaty, resonant timbre. To a lesser extent, the term has been applied to singers in other music genres that are influenced by soul music. (Wikipedia)

I really don’t like the term "Blue Eyed Soul". There should be no Black Soul, White Soul or Blue Eyed Soul. It's just SOUL music to me. But that is what the marketing gurus have named it. It has a distinct feeling of its own and does not really sound like the Soul music I am used to. However,  I do like the sounds that these listed artists have created. Here are my favourite songs in this Genre/Style (?) Enjoy!

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VA - Best Blue Eyed Soul (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
https://krakenfiles.com/view/B9qT1Lvy8T/file.html

Tracks CD1

01 Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone 05:17 [1972]
02 Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over 04:15 [1988]
03 Boz Scaggs - Lowdown (Unplugged) 05:37 [1996]
04 Bread - It Don't Matter to Me 02:50 [1969]
05 Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away 04:29 [1985]
06 Eric Burdon & The Animals - To Love Somebody 06:58 [1969]
07 Van Morrison - Warm Love 03:24 [1973]
08 Dusty Springfield - Make It With You 03:11 [1970]
09 Rick Astley - Cry For Help 04:51 [1991]
10 Ace - How Long 03:24 [1974]
11 Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis [04:16] [1991]
12 Mick Hucknall - I Only Have Eyes for You 03:09 [2012]
13 Player - Baby Come Back 03:38 [1977]
14 Box Tops - The Letter 01:54 [1967]
15 Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 03:48 [1964]
16 Delaney And Bonnie - Only You Know And I Know 03:28 [1970]
17 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World 04:22 [1989]
18 Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love 03:33 [1978]
19 Rascals - Lonely Too Long 03:03 [1967]
20 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me 04:16 [1972]
21 Boz Scaggs - Loan Me a Dime 13:04 [1969]
22 Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop 03:37 [1978]
23 Gary Wright - Love Is Alive 03:50 [1975]
24 George Michael - Father Figure 05:37 [1987]
25 David Bowie - Win 04:49 [1991]


Oops! there are 2 tracks at 41, not meant, but both are great, so left them.

Tracks CD2

26 Squeeze - Tempted 03:58 [1981]
27 Van Morrison - Into the Mystic 03:28 [1970]
28 Adele - Rolling In The Deep 03:49 [2012]
29 Mick Hucknall - That's How Strong My Love Is 03:21 [2012]
30 Boz Scaggs - Pain Of Love 03:11 [1974]
31 Van Morrison - Streets of Arklow (with Mick Hucknall) 04:57 [2015]
32 Lowell George - What Do You Want The Girl To Do 04:49 [1979]
33 Eric Tagg - Living Off The Love 04:45 [2011]
34 Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin (Every Time Youre Near) 03:42 [1982]
35 Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful 02:45 [1974]
36 Ambrosia - How Much I Feel 04:39 [1980]
37 Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love 04:37 [1975]
38 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile 03:07 [1975]
39 Paul Carrack - Loving You Tonight 04:50 [1993]
40 Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer 03:15 [1974]
41 Bill Medley - I Can't Make It Alone 02:33 [1968]
41 ABC - When Smokey Sings 04:19 [1987]
42 Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen 05:05 [1980]
43 Robin Thicke - Lost Without You 04:15 [2006]
44 Frankie Miller - I Can't Change It 03:10 [1973]
45 Boz Scaggs - Some Things Happen 04:54 [1996]
46 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 04:05 [1977]
47 Turtles - The Story of Rock and Roll (mono) 02:48 [1968]
48 Society Of Seven - Between Hello and Goodbye 03:57 [1978]
49 Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) 03:56 [1978]
50 Hue And Cry - Peaceful Face 04:12 [1989]

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17 comments:

  1. I agree,if I`m in the mood for it,it`s great! So many thanks!
    Cheers!
    Bill

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    1. Thanks for popping in, Bill. Appreciated.
      These tunes can be very relaxing also.
      Cheers

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    1. Agree but please do not be disappointed...
      My miss. Will reevaluate Rod Stewart's cataloge later on.
      Cheers

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  3. Thanks for posting these, Butter. Growing up with ear to transistor radio and console stereo (mid-1960s-70s), a lot of what I heard and enjoyed was soul out of Philadelphia and Chicago, and beyond: MFSB, Temptations, Spinners, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose, Four Tops, Fifth Dimension, O'Jays, Stylistics, and many more. I miss the youthful innocence of having ears utterly deaf to the artists' pigmentation... something that's utterly insignificant about anyone.

    And so I agree with you, in objecting to categorizing sweet soul by how much melanin the singer has. And I like and am intrigued by your track selection here, and am startled to see nothing by Captain and Tennille... maybe add them to Volume 3? (I remember my shock at discovering Toni Tennille is Caucasian - again, not that it matters.) Taylor Dayne would merit a track or two in that next volume, maybe even Natalie Merchant, and - thanks, LemonFlag! - Rod Stewart... and more yet.

    Thanks for everything, and a big thank-you goes to all from-the-soul singers, regardless of tint!

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    1. Right On! Aging Child
      Always good to see you here.

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  4. Butterboy
    I am never disappointed by your collections. I think what you put together is amazing. It takes a lot of effort and thinking to create the many different themes you have given us.
    The thing I like about Rod Stewart is he sings like Sam Cooke and he wrote most of his songs. So a set by him would be interesting. (I bought my wife the LP Every Picture on our wedding day 48 years ago).

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    1. Thanks Lemonflag.
      I think Rod Stewart is a special artist. He certainly has a unique soul voice in the vein of Sam Cook, a distinctive raspy singing voice. Whilst he had many hits he also has many underrated songs and performance. His version of Handbags & Gladrags gives me goosebumps. He is a great interpretative singer also. I have pretty much all of Rod Stewart's output. You have inspired me to do an Underrated Rod compilation . Keep your eyes out.... Coming Soon!

      Cheers

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  5. Always good to be here, my friend. Not only do you have a vast array of sweet sounds, and a keen and generous familiarity with it all... you also host a fine listening room, with space for a lot of interested (and grateful) folks. Thank you for all that, and the wide-open doors, and encouragement to come in and discover and learn. Cheers, sir!

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  6. And how about Eddie Hinton for a Volume 3? In my book the greatest blue-eyed soul man of them all.

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    1. Hi Janne.
      I agree wholeheartedly, will include Eddie Hilton in Volume 3.
      Cheers

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    1. Hi www.djmarquis.com,

      Links have been updated, tested and working.

      Cheers.

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  8. Link goes to a 404 error - file has been deleted or never existed

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    1. Hi unknown,
      Thanks for letting me know oh bad links.
      I have updated them all you requested.
      This was has new links, tested and working.

      Cheers.

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    2. Thank you Butterboy. Your Blog is awesome. So much great music in your library. I spend countless hours in my music library listening and adding hard to find deep cuts, historic sets and my favorites growing up years ago. Thanks for fixing the links.

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    3. Thanks unknown,
      My pleasure. Music help us all to reconnect with the past and to let us know we are all similar and by opening our minds we can really appreciate what others have given us.

      Cheers.

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