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:::: Artist :::::::::::[ Brand New Heavies - Trunk Funk Best Of ]::::
:::: Record co ::::::::[ Londonrecords ]:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::: Style ::::::::::::[ AcidJazz ]::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::: Ripping info :::::[ EasyCDDA + Radium's FH codec. 192k HQ ]:::::
:::: Release date :::::[ 10.Oct.1999 ]:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::: Tracks :::::::::::[ 18 ]::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::: Info & tracklist
this is a re-release of this great record. we apologize the clicks in
the previously (26th september) released album.
Pioneers of the London acid-jazz scene, the Brand New Heavies
translated their love for the funk grooves of the 1970s into a
sophisticated sound which carried the torch for classic soul in an
era dominated by hip-hop. Formed in 1985 by drummer/keyboardist Jan
Kincaid, guitarist Simon Bartholomew and bassist/keyboardist Andrew
Levy -- longtime school friends from the London suburb of Ealing --
the Brand New Heavies was originally an instrumental unit inspired
by the James Brown and Meters records its members heard while
clubbing the "rare groove" scene in vogue at the moment. The trio
soon began recording their own music, gaining enormous exposure when
their demo tracks were spun at the influential Cat in the Hat Club.
Eventually adding a brass section, the Brand New Heavies built a
cult following throughout the London club circuit, surviving the
shift which saw the rare groove scene fade in the wake of acid house.
After an earlier recording deal with Cooltempo yielded the single
"Got to Give," the Heavies -- now including vocalist Jay Ella Ruth
-- signed with the fledgling indie label Acid Jazz; recorded on a
budget of just ú8000, the group's self-titled LP appeared in 1990 to
strong critical acclaim, resulting in a licensing deal with the American
company Delicious Vinyl. With Ruth now out of the band, Delicious Vinyl
hand-picked N'dea Davenport as her successor, insisting the Heavies
re-record tracks from their debut for their first US effort, also
an eponymous release which appeared in 1992.
After scoring at home with "Dream Come True" and "Stay This Way," the
single "Never Stop" soon landed on the American R&B charts, with the
Heavies the first British group to accomplish such a feat with a debut
single since Soul II Soul several years earlier; a subsequent New York
performance augmented by rappers Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) and MC
Serch (3rd Bass) inspired the group to begin absorbing hip-hop, and
that summer they cut Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol 1, an album including
guest appearances by rappers including Main Source, Gang Starr, Grand
Puba and the Pharcyde. 1994's Brother Sister , which went platinum in
Britain, was Davenport's last recording with the Heavies before
beginning a solo career; she was replaced by singer Siedah Garrett
in time for 1997's Shelter.
01 .................................... saturday nite
02 .................................. dream come true
03 ....................................... never stop
04 .................................... stay this way
05 ................................. dream on dreamer
06 ..................................... back to love
07 ............................ midnight at the oasis
08 .............................................. bnh
09 ............................. you are the universe
10 .......................................... forever
11 .......................................... shelter
12 ........................................ sometimes
13 .................................. spend some time
14 ............................... you`v got a friend
15 ..................................... close to you
16 ............................... gimme one of those
17 ............................... apparently nothing
18 ...................................... try my love
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