late 80s/early 90s uk streetsoul (bass and breakbeats and r&b vocals)

D'Swing Featuring Diane Charlemagne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urW9g6qy1sI

D'SWING - IF I KNEW (Humper Bumper Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTgDHA1eNd0

Sovereign - I Luv U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRvH-kydx_Q

GEMS FOR JEM TIME FOR LOVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5cSEhg-Wi8

GEMS FOR JEM EVEN WHEN YOU'RE GONE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbCkF1Mhym8

Dark Knights Feat. Mary Pearce ‎– 2 Be A Friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUV8eYxYmHQ

MARY PEARCE STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaLU8O1RvcU

Mary Pearce - Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y-agTtbnAE

Mary Pearce - Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8K9OzVqEEo

Pretty much everything Mary did back then was firing!

Mary Pearce - Love Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d5WPanSzdg

@boxed joy..ha forgot about that!

ahh yes more goodies! know and love those mary pearce ones already, 'love away' is just gorgeous

Yeah, Mary Pearce had some serious tunes back then and love away was one of the best. That whole album was a killer tbh.

Got this 12" given to me by a friend..big up Lee B..I missed it first time round
Doctor Woos Soul In Paradise
https://youtu.be/ECAJsonLV_U

Doctor Woos Soul In Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECAJsonLV_U

Another undercover one
Diane Gray - It's Closer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qppcrAAo5qI

Ruby Turner - It's Gonna Be Alright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCmLrb0ufmI

Maxeen The Last Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5kgKR69ZDc

sindecut slow down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SySWkOLKvdc

Reason Featuring Leanne Golding - Try
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0wyMrdQOn4

Reason Feat Leanne Golding Heartache
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVnQrDBZ2kw

One of those decade defining tunes for me, got rinsed on LUV NRG
MK featuring Alana - Love Changes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSC8XhyJb0

A bit after the Street soul time but Manchester artist and brought it back to the streets when everything was about R&B
Diane Marsh - Private Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzQ1oRIpzUU

MASSIVE!!!
Anna Mwale - Get Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1MNAE3Q_E8

Took me years to hunt this one down..only ever heard Broadway play this tune. Not sure if this was originally a dubplate mix for Animal from BW..
Claudia Patrice - Forever
https://youtu.be/b-CoGVw54es

Carla Thomas - Things Ya Make Me Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-nZ0fGK8Gk

One of my faves
Gwen Guthrie - Eyes (You Never Really Cared)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbAb6Ub4KD8

Rose Windross - Living Life Your Own Way
Nice Jazzy tune that BW used to feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8diLkNcOgE

U Touch - Don't Let Love Get You Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGYtbkgyjd4

Dream Frequency - Love, Peace And Harmony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jv8Bd9_8LI

Higher Ground Somebody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmQnw9v7C4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMf9GYHgFI

Classic @Bstep. One of the best bands to ever come out of Manchester. My mates wife used to sing with them, then Diane took over and they got successful.

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3733

Toyin Agbetu interview! Those stories about getting his baseball bat are excellent.

https://youtu.be/cWqp3C0hFg0

Re-issue coming on Isle Of Jura for this one, ideal

^ oh shit that's great news!

I would be remiss in not mentioning Carlton's album 'The Call Is Strong' from 1990, produced by Smith & Mighty, which I consider the overlooked pinnacle of this sound. One of my great music tragedies is losing my copy of this.

finally found a copy of this out in the wild yesterday, best pound I've spent in ages! had the singles for a while but they never really convinced. album is a different beast though, phenomenal stuff

Great interview Boxedjoy..one of the originators

Yeah that Carlton album was a classic...took me years to get a copy! Everis had a big album about that time too

Shades Of Black ‎– Make U Mine (Nemesis Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hifWVab48

Tracy Jones - Promise Me, Forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBuBYTgWh-E

Stirling McLean - Midnight Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zjwavc-P4I

Trichelle - Midnight lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enMc6Oqwyxo

Azizi - Midnight Lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEiezuJdVM4

https://www.mrbongo.com/blogs/news/digging-deeper-an-interview-with-heels-souls-recordings

this interview with Heels & Souls on the re-issue of Special Touch "Garden Of Life" (!) comes with a really good streetsoul mix too

well, would you just look at that :D

picked up the special touch reissue last week, great stuff - meant to bump the thread!

Numero Group have made a playlist...

Lover’s Walk: The Numero Guide to UK Street Soul

The convergence of reggae basslines, the shuffled drum machine rhythms of New Jack Swing, & a concretely British approach to lyrics centered on love. Walk with us through the intersections of Street Soul.https://t.co/CDuMDwp3MC pic.twitter.com/s8UMx4JWFQ

— numerogroup (@numerogroup) January 12, 2021

In the meantime, Bassline's 'You've Gone' is just about to get reissued by Isle of Jura:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJShyWNgkGL/

i'm sure it's already been posted on here, but huge tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWqp3C0hFg0

^ guy who produced that (Tony Henry) was also one of the brains behind 52nd Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUmx-zqoB4U

^ incredible video btw

thanks for the playlist!

just spotted they're reissuing Ashaye's "Dreaming", excellent, BIG UP ALL THE CHAMPAGNE CREW

Holy shit! Jungle mix? Link plz!

http://numerogroup.com/products/ashaye-dreaming

TRACK LIST

AshayDreaming (Jungle Mix)
AshayDreaming (Original Mix)

sweet jesus, yesssssss! :D

I would not be surprised if there's someone lurking here from Numero Group picking up on your enthusiasm for this one!

this thread's still on the first page of results for "uk streetsoul" on google! but that record is also right up there in the "most wanted" street soul releases on discogs:

https://www.discogs.com/search/?sort=want%2Cdesc&style_exact=UK+Street+Soul

lol @ boxedjoy...you know!!

Love the musical journeys...just went from Numero .... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H9z1716keB60f8vG031Kw
Lovers Walk: The Numero Guide to Street Soul

and ended up at 24-Carat Black who I'd never heard of but loving the sounds!
https://www.discogs.com/24-Carat-Black-Gone-The-Promises-Of-Yesterday/master/177734

keep dropping those posts