lovers rock reggae - S/D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDC4jhl8e3c

I love this cover.

I knew the Horace Andy version of Nice and Easy before the Cadogan one. I agree about the voice, it's amazing, and I like the effect that's been put on it. I love the disco ness of that record, but just in songs like Shame but the overall vibe and feeling

Not just in songs like Shame, that should have said.

soundtrack to Paul's CD:

01. Keith Douglas - "Cool Down Amina"
02. Winston Reedy - "Dim the Lights"
03. Leroy Mafia - "Say You"
04. Portia Morgan - "Let Me Be Your Angel"
05. Carlton & His Shoes - "Carlton's Mood For Love"
06. Jean Adebambo - "Paradise"
07. Carlton Lewis - "Sweet Soul Rocking"
08. Michael Gordon - "Magic Feeling"
09. Janet Kay - "Rock The Rhythm"
10. Suddenly Happiness - "15-16-17"
11. Janet Kay - "Do You Love Me"
12. Sandra Cross - "Can't Let You Go"
13. Janet Kay - "Silly Games"
14. Cool Notes - "My Tune"
15. Sandra Cross - "Just Don't Care"
16. Deborahe Glasgow - "Fantasy Becomes Reality"
17. Peter Hunnigale - "Baby Please"

i mean tracklisting, derr

"sweet soul rocking" is probably the song i dip back into most of those, just irresistible

err shit or maybe "say you" is my favorite!! no way to choose

nice one! was that a one-off for you? and did I write it that way? band should be 15-16-17 songname "Suddenly Happiness"

A glorious Lovers Rock compilation on Athens of the North - mostly covers of early 80s soul tracks (Mtume, Prince, Isleys): https://aotns.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-love-of-you

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3419816833_16.jpg

while we're at it, here's a really good Lovers Rock playlist made by a mate who very much knows these things
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7B7it87dvY4epeWBBdkGSN?si=1Dhl2MLdTjW1UCnwgO0ZSA

that compilation is so good, AotN have been doing lots of different stuff lately and it's all been delightful

Niiiiiice

Maybe this should be in the songs that sound like other songs thread but after days of wracking my brain I finally remembered what the chorus of that Susan Cadogan song upthread reminded me of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qno14G50fJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYA2FLFFl00

currently digging this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gA1idFJTA
Barry Biggs • Wide Awake In A Dream

came across it on this compilation on Spotify: Trojan Presents: Lovers Rock - 40 Romantic Reggae Classics, not sure if it’s one of the comps mentioned upthread

only ever heard people play the streetsoul mix of this but omg the lovers version is killing me today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9bTIBvgqs
mary rose - one step at a time (lovers mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80r4KDdujE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMzAJ1vcKbg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuObsXmtFpY

Elizabeth Archer is all time. The dub is insane. i had always thought it was a Dennis Bovell mix but turns out it isn't.

This is a current big favourite. A cover of the Rose Royce classic that perfectly suits being adapted to a Reggae track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfWDxIVuN6M