And here we go....

Old School Wednesday: The Sound Of Music.
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01 - Rick James - Glow
02 - Mary Jane Girls - Candy Man
03 - Lenny White & Twennynine - Peanut Butter
04 - Roger - Tender Moments
05 - The Fatback Band - Backstrokin'
06 - Dayton - The Sound Of Music [Extended]
07 - The Family - High Fashion
08 - ABC - The Look Of Love (Part One)
09 - Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
10 - Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector
11 - LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl
12 - Zhane - You're Sorry Now
13 - Al Jarreau - Morning
14 - Johnnie Taylor - Your Love Is Rated X
15 - Patrice Rushen - Remind Me

If you notice, Rick James and Mary Jane Girls are together, with Lenny White, Roger, and The Fatback Band bringing in the funk. My personal favorite is Dayton's rarely-heard cut, The Sound Of Music, which is a song I never, ever get tired of hearing.

I was thinking about The Family when I decided to include ABC's The Look Of Love (Thanks, J.) Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out is followed by the former Level 42 bandmember/producer Wally Badarou with his instrumental Chief Inspector, one of my other favorites from back in the day. LL Cool J's Around The Way Girl is followed by Zhane's You're Sorry Now (another great cut from them).

We're finishing up with Al Jarreau's Morning, Johnnie Taylor's Your Love Is Rated X, and Patrice's classic Remind Me. Enjoy.

And now it's time for a little spin on things. When I first met J. Brotherlove almost 20 years ago, we both had an affinity for music, both new and old. It's time for him to show you what he's got up his sleeve. Presenting:

Old School Wednesday: The j. brotherlove Mix.
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01 - Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me
02 - Lalah Hathaway - Heaven Knows
03 - Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
04 - Abstrac' - Right And Hype
05 - David Bowie - Let's Dance
06 - Diana Ross - Muscles
07 - Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
08 - Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
09 - Body - Touch Me Up
10 - Timmy Gatling - Help
11 - Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
12 - D'Atra Hicks - Sweet Talk
13 - Pebbles - Giving You The Benefit
14 - Prince - Erotic City
15 - Grace Jones - Ladies And Gentlemen - Miss Grace Jones

I cannot believe that someone can pull Diana Ross, Timmy Gatling, D'Atra Hicks (!) and Fleetwood Mac in a mix without breaking a sweat. Next week? Xquizzyt1. Enjoy.

Continuing with the vibe for this month....

Rotatin' : Volume 6, August 2006.
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01 - Aquanote - Nowhere
02 - The Sunburst Band - Far Beyond
03 - Osunlade f/ Marie St. James - The Closer I Get
04 - Blue Six - Pure
05 - D'Influence f/ Shola Ama- This I Promise You
06 - Emmanuel f/ Celitia - Getaway
07 - Kelis - Trilogy
08 - Aya - Uptown
09 - Break Reform - And I (Yam Who Rework)
10 - Rich Medina Feat. Martin Luther - Too Much
11 - The Roots - Dilltastic Vol Won(derful)
12 - The Roots - Clock With No Hands (Feat. Mercedes Martinez)
13 - Natalie Williams - Psychedelic Love
14 - Choklate - Gettin Is Good
15 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Butterfly

I had to go back in and throw some of my favorites, like Aquanote's Nowhere, The Sunburt Band's Far Beyond, Osunlade's The Closer I Get, and Blue Six's Pure. However, I could not let this mix go without throwing some Emmanuel in there (much props to Hyps to alerting us to such a great CD). I had to break it down with Kelis' Trilogy from the album Kelis Was Here. I also pulled in my favorite cut from Aya, Uptown.

I'm still a big fan of Yam Who which is why I had to drop And I, which is silky smooth. No one can deny that Martin Luther has the smooth voice to lay out a track with Rich Medina Too Much. The Roots' Game Theory is still growing on me, but Clock With No Hands is an instant favorite. Todd Kelley and I shared the same vibe which is why we dropped Psychedelic Love on both of our mixes. The track by Natalie Williams gives me absolute chills. Choklate's Gettin Is Good and Corinne Bailey Rae's Butterfly are also two exquisite tracks that finish off the set.

This mix, of course, is available on Flowink, along with So Sincere's, so check it out there also. Vibe with me.

Droppin' it....

Old School Wednesday: To The Sun, Volume 9.
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01 - The Mary Jane Girls - In My House
02 - Cameo - Flirt
03 - Lia - Tell Me It's Not Too Late
04 - S.O.S. Band - The Finest
05 - Champaign - Off And On Love
06 - Jeff Lorber f/ Karyn White - Facts Of Love
07 - Midnight Star - Wet My Whistle
08 - Jody Watley - To Be With You.mp3
09 - Cherrelle - Keep It Inside
10 - Chante Moore - Love's Taken Over
11 - Vertical Hold - Matter of Time
12 - Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
13 - Twennynine & Lenny White - Morning Sunrise
14 - Chuck Stanley - Day By Day
15 - Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me

My cuts in this mix that have me feenin' are Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal, and The SOS Band, representing Jam and Lewis, Lia representing Foster & McElroy, and cuts that make you want to push a lighter up, like Foreigner's Waiting For A Girl Like You and Chuck Stanley's Day By Day. It helps to have Chante Moore and Jeff Lorber in the mix too.

Enjoy.

I had to take a longer than usual hiatus but life's like that right about now. Good things coming along in the next couple of weeks, but I don't want to jinx it. Details to come later. Right now, let's switch to the boom box, and with KB putting his hand in it, it's all good. Presenting:

Old School Wednesday: New Batteries In The Boom Box.
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01 - World Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ
02 - Whodini - One Love
03 - Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder
04 - Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
05 - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde - Genius Rap
06 - Positive K - I Got A Man
07 - The Boogie Boys - A Fly Girl
08 - Mantronix - Got to Have Your Love
09 - UTFO - Roxanne Roxanne
10 - Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
11 - Roxanne Shante - Have A Nice Day
12 - Monie Love - It's A Shame
13 - MC Lyte - Poor Georgie
14 - De La Soul feat. A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Buddy (12' Remix)

Most of these cuts are self explanatory, but Hey DJ, Got To Have Your Love, and Buddy have got to be my 3 favorite ones. Hope you enjoy.

Here comes another one....

Old School Wednesday: To The Sun, Volume 8.
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01 - Alyson Williams - My Love Is So Raw
02 - Rebbie Jackson - Plaything
03 - Chaka Khan - Clouds
04 - Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music in the Streets
05 - BB&Q Band - Imagination
06 - Curtis Hairston - I Want Your Lovin'
07 - Jermaine Jackson - I Think It's Love
08 - Lisa Stansfield - Change
09 - Tony Toni Tone - Who's Lovin' You
10 - Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
11 - Everything But the Girl - Driving
12 - Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark
13 - Isley Brothers - Hello It's Me
14 - Tavares - A Penny For Your Thoughts

Alyson's My Love Is So Raw features rapper Nikki D, seguing into Rebbie's Plaything, one of her finest releases. The anthems Clouds and I Hear Music In The Streets are two well-known tracks, which are then followed by a lesser-known track, Imagination. Alyson's track made me seek out Curtis Hairston, who dropped I Want Your Lovin'. Jermaine was on my mind, prompting me to include I Think It's Love after Curtis' track.

Lisa Stansfield's Change is one of my favorite cuts from her, and the lesser known track, Who's Loving You? was my anthem from Tony Toni Tone! back in the day. I had to follow that up with the smash Everytime You Go Away, a Hall and Oates track which was remade by Paul Young.

I needed to mellow things out a little bit after that scorcher with Everything But The Girl's Driving, Brenda's Piano In The Dark, Isley Brother's hit Hello, It's Me, and finish it off with the wonderul cut A Penny For Your Thoughts.

Enjoy.