{"product_id":"various-artists-paul-weller-presents-that-sweet-sweet-music-various","title":"Various Artists- Paul Weller Presents: That Sweet Sweet Music \/ Various (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoul music has always been in Paul Weller's blood from early Jam covers of Martha \u0026amp; the Vandellas 1963 classic 'Heatwave'. Along with other forms of music, soul found it's way into Paul's record collection, nourishing his ears and informing his own songwriting. We don't need to recap a questing musical career from the Jam to the Style Council and then blossoming into one of the most productive and revered careers of any UK solo artist. Paul has written anthems, standards and a songbook that have always developed from his own feelings. Whilst Paul has talked about his love of soul music he has, before now, simply been too busy to sit down and curate a collection of his favourite tracks and get it into the record racks. Ace Records are honoured and delighted to finally release that Paul Weller curated collection which he has aptly titled, \"That Sweet Sweet Music\". This 2-LP set and CD open the curtains on 26 tracks that are some of Paul's favourite soul records most of which nestle on vinyl in his own collection. He can still recall paying £70 for his copy of Jon Lucien's 1971 'Search For The Inner Self' 7\" at a record shop in Leicester in the 90s. Some of these tracks are soul classics like James Carr's 1966 'Pouring Water On A Drowning Man' and Brother to Brother's brilliant take on Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson's 'In The Bottle' from 1974. Others are deliciously obscure wonderous gems like the A-side of Blackrock's sole 1971 single 'Blackrock \"Yeah, Yeah\"', 'Life Walked Out' from the same year by the Mist or Syl Johnson's 'Black Balloons' taken from his 1970 album \"Is It Because I'm Black?\". There are plenty of big vocal hitters such as Darrell Banks, Spinners, Joe Simon, O.C. Smith, the Dells and Betty Davis. Whilst the core is vocal soul the music does branch out with Paul selecting a wicked instrumental from the flipside of the Isley Brothers' 'Twist \u0026amp; Shout' from 1962 and the funky jazz of the Headhunters 'God Made Me Funky', the A-side of their first 1975 seven-inch. Paul has not only written an introduction but the way he has curated the music allows each side of the vinyl and the CD to flow like a river taking the listener on a journey through some of his favourite music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod Made Me Funky - The Headhunters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Spanish Twist - The I. B. Special\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Breakaway - The Valentines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Top Of The Stairs - Collins ; Collins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Dont Let The Green Grass Fool You –\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Spinners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Black Balloons - Syl Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Soulshake - Peggy Scott ; Jo Jo Benson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e I Can't Make It Anymore - Richie Havens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e You Got To Have Money - The Exits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Pull My String (Turn Me On) - The Joneses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Run For Cover - The Dells\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e On Easy Street - O.C. Smith\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e It Ain't No Big Thing - The Radiants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Summertime - Billy Stewart\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e In The Bottle - Brother To Brother\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Hard Times - Baby Huey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Maggie - Johnny Williams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e When - Joe Simon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Pouring Water On A Drowning Man\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e James Carr\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e That's Enough - Roscoe Robinson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Blackrock “Yeah Yeah” - Blackrock\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Golden Ring - American Gypsy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Search For The Inner Self - Jon Lucien\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Life Walked Out - The Mist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e In The Meantime - Betty Davis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Beautiful Feeling - Darrell Banks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46281436004573,"sku":"029667111928","price":117.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4407774-3329632.jpg?v=1741878089","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/various-artists-paul-weller-presents-that-sweet-sweet-music-various","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}