early 80s RB/electro/party classics sugguestions
SouthCrackalack
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I might have a mix show slot on the local big "urban" radio station..and this is the type of stuff I want to play. I have a good bit..but I know you dudes could compile a nasty list. It cant really be too obscure since it mainstream radio..you know..the "No Parking on tHE Floot",Prince,Clinton,etc etc etc..the shit 30-40+ yr old black listeners will dig...you get the drift. no raer needed. how about a list (maybe compiled on another site) to remind me of the jammy jams that I am forgetting. I am getting a demo set together and wanting to purchase more of this just for this opportunity.Thanks in advance..Hux
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Just play good vintage music without swear words. It'll work, trust the force.
But to be on the safe side:
Blackbyrds
Black Heat
Black Ivory
J Blackfoot
Black Merda
James Brown
I'm sure there's more
Yes
Jeffrey Osborne-Stay With Me Tonight
Jeffrey Osborne-You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
Peabo Bryson-Can't You Stop The Rain
Freddie Jackson-You Are My Lady
Colonel Abrams-Trapped
Alexander O'Neal-Fake
Alexander O'Neal-Criticize
Cherelle featuring Alexander O'Neal-Saturday Love
Cherelle-I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
S.O.S. Band-Take Your Time (Do It Right)
S.O.S. Band-Tell Me If You Still Care
S.O.S. Band-Just The Way You Like It
Atlantic Starr-Freak-A-Ristic
Cheryl Lynn-Everytime I Try To Say Goodbye
Dino-24/7
Al Jarreau-After All
Ashford & Simpson-Is It Still Good To Ya
Shalamar-Second Time Around
Shalamar-Take That To The Band
Shalamar-Night To Remember
The Brothers Johnson-Stomp
The Brothers Johnson-Get The Funk Out Ma Face
The Brothers Johnson-Ain't We Funkin' Now
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram-One Hundred Ways
Patti Austin & James Ingram-Baby Come To Me
Teena Marie-Portuguese Love
Cameo-Shake Your Pants
Cameo-Flirt
Cameo-Attack Me With Your Love
Cameo-Single Life
Con Funk Shun-Ffun
A few of the songs are late 70's, but put them in anyway.
Midnight Star - Curious
Cheryl Lynn - Encore
Jeffrey Osbourne - Plane Love
Change - You are My Melody
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
Smokey Robinson & Rick James - Ebony Eyes
Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) - Don't Look Any Further
Atlantic Starr - Touch a Four Leaf Clover
Howard Johnson - So Fine
Junior - Mama Used to Say
Main Ingredient - Happiness is Just Around the Bend (see JB's quote above)
Loose Ends - Hangin' on a String
Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin'
Steve Arrington - Feel So Real
Gap Band - Outstanding
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
Kleeer - Intimate Connection
The System - Promises
More later if/when I can remember...
-come into my life Joyce sims
riding high-Faze o
turned unto you-Ladies 80s
Get down on it-kool and gang
Spank-jimmy bo horne
I dropped a bomb on you-gap Band
the breaks-Kurtis blow
Sounds like a best of old skool jams compilation but i love all these tunes
Shalamar - Second Time Around
Basically break out the Jheri-curl PInk Activator.
sugar hill stuff
bambaataa
lakeside-fantastic voyage
dazz band
george benson-gimme the night
brothers johnson-strawberry letter 23
...
I find people can get a little bored when 10 songs in a row are
straight classics. I would lace the set with 2 kinda unknowns/Bsides from
big albums just to prevent it from becoming "Name That Tune".
Im not tellin' ya how to dj though.
Teena Marie - Square biz
Vaughn Mason - Bounce,Rock,Skate
Positive Force - we got the funk
Slave - Just a touch of love/watching you
Chaka Khan - I know you, I live you/I'm every woman/I feel for you
Shannon - let the music play
Keni Burke - risin to the top
Luther Vandross - never too much
Hall & Oates - I cant go for that
Michael Jackson - PYT /Rock with you
Prince - I wanna be your lover
Cheryl Lynn - To be real
McFadden & Whitehead - aint no stopping us now
Esther Williams - last night changed it all
D-Train - Keep on
Billy Ocean - Nights
Convertion - sweet thing
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants
Phreek - weekend
Freeez - Southern Freeez
Blondie - Rapture
Womack & Womack - teardrops
Yes yes yes. They don't need to be raers, just not super obvious. Nobody wants their set to sound like one of those best of cd compilations from an infomercial. I think this is a good rule for all djing come to think of it. Most of the lists people have posted contain a track or two that could fit this description, but I guess it depends on the age group. Older heads will know more of the music you are playing, so you might go more obscure than with a younger audience.
It terms of classics though, I highly recommend Raw Silk "Do it to the music," Unlimited Touch "When I Hear Music in The Streets," and always D-Train
One
Jacob
Citi
Circuit
which is shorter but much better imo....if you should need one.
Massive 80s luther soul!
Yaz: "State Farm" ------ CRIMINALLY SLEPT ON
Cybotron: "Clear" (especially in light of the new Missy joint)
Rick James: "Fire It Up"
Tasha Thomas: "Shoot Me With Your Love"
Twilight 22: "Electric Kingdom"
I just got these albums and all have tracks that should work:
Junie: 5
Candi Staton: CHANCE
Skyy: SKYYLINE
so many more...
Sharon Redd "Can You Handle It" (the long 12-inch version) is a disco bomb, and not too obvious IMO. Don't have myself though, but I'm looking for it. I've only got it on a comp where the tracks are blended (disco-style) and it sucks for playing out
The long version keeps the groove going forever
Jonzon Crew Pac Jam
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