About us
FunkMySoul’s only purpose is to spread Soul, Funk, R’& ‘B, Jazz/Funk, Soul/Jazz and related from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, almost exclusively from the original vinyl.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a collection of the most important artists and albums of these genres, a musical encyclopaedia if you will.
Our Passion
We hope that this passion can unify us all in our utmost respect for the purveyors of the music we love so much. Enjoy it and Bless you all Brothers and Sisters.
Latest Albums
with reviewsThe Soul Children – 1976 – Finders Keepers
Suckers for good Southern soul know that the Soul Children always serve heaping helpings. Eventually reduced to a trio (they began recording for Stax Records as a quartet), they consisted of J. Blackfoot (John Colbert), Norman West, and Shelbra Bennett. Of the nine songs here, seven are stunners. For…
Read More ›Dionne Warwicke – 1975 – Then Came You
After being a premier vocalist in the ’60s, Warwick seemed to have hit a stylistic wall by the early ’70s. By the time she signed with Warner Bros. in 1970, Warwick attempted many styles and producers. Then Came You, released in 1975, has her teaming…
Read More ›The Whispers – 1979 – Happy Holidays To You
The Whispers’ first and finest seasonal collection, Happy Holidays to You opens with “Funky Christmas” before settling into more traditional performances of songs including “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “The Christmas Song” and “White Christmas.” This remains at the top of my Soul Christmas…
Read More ›Eddie Kendricks – 1974 – Boogie Down
This is such a fascinating record, standing as it does at the crossroads of many 70s genres. With a name like “Boogie Down” it obviously points to disco, but as much of the disc is in the smooth soul of the early 70s. Each track…
Read More ›Evelyn “Champagne” King – 1981 – I’m In Love
After working with producer T. Life on her first three albums (1977’s Smooth Talk, 1979’s Music Box, and 1980’s Call on Me), Evelyn “Champagne” King changed producers for her fourth album, I’m in Love, a generally excellent release that found the singer being commercially and…
Read More ›Phyllis Hyman – 1983 – Goddess Of Love
When Phyllis Hyman signed with Buddah Records, each party had the mutual understanding—and goal—to work together in getting her music into the marketplace. Phyllis Hyman (1977) got the ball rolling and though its commercial receipts were limited, her eponymous debut established Hyman as a promising…
Read More ›Sweet Sensation – 1975 – Sad Sweet Dreamer
“Sad Sweet Dreamer” is a song by Sweet Sensation, which was a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in October 1974. The second single from the British soul group, a soaring soul ballad heavily influenced by the Stylistics (and led by lead vocalist Marcel King’s falsetto), “Sad Sweet Dreamer” became…
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without reviewsDee Dee Sharp Gamble – 1980 – Dee Dee
Dee Dee was a big hit-maker in the sixties but became an extraordinary singer in the 70’s and 80’s being one of the best in the business!! “Dee Dee” which came out in the early 80’s to great reviews but no radio support which was hard…
Read More ›Jean Carn – 1979 – When I Find You Love
An exceptionally graceful jazz and R&B vocalist with a five-octave range, Jean Carn scored her first major hit with “Valentine Love” (1975), a plush duet with Michael Henderson featured on Norman Connors’ Saturday Night Special album. This prompted a solo career that began with four charting albums for Philadelphia…
Read More ›Gayle Adams – 1980 – Gayle Adams
Gayle Adams worked with Washington-based writers / producers from the early to mid-’80’s. Signing to the Prelude label (via CBS in the UK), her album ‘Gayle Adams’ (1980) included the UK Top 75 hit ‘Stretchin’ Out‘. On the album Gayle collaborated with producers Willie Lester…
Read More ›Gloria Lynne – 1972 – A Very Gentle Sound
Very well recorded LP. Recommended for female R&B vocalists. Produced by Jerry Peters. Havey Mason on drum. Overlooked lp. Tracks A1 Kickin’ Life (Like an Old Tin Can)3:56 A2 I Got Your Love 2:59 A3 A Very Gentle Sound 4:00 A4 Never My Love 4:24…
Read More ›The Players – 1967 – He’ll Be Back
Their reprieve! Prior to that the 1966 released 45, “He’ll Be Back” and the same titled album, had bounties placed on both, as soul/sweet soul collectors searched nationwide for years to locate. The haunting ballad was a “given” in basement 45 record stacks in urban…
Read More ›Revelation – 1975 – Revelation
Great stuff from Revelation, one of those “second generation” east coast harmony groups of the 70s, who emerged after the big early 70s wave of hit harmonists, with a style that was equally polished, and perhaps more sophisticated, if less chart-wise than their earlier brethren….
Read More ›Stephanie Mills – 1980 – Sweet Sensation
Stephanie Mills in fine formation here – working with the team of James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, who helped the lady reach the heights of her career in the early 80s! The sound here is catchy and contemporary, but hardly ever too commercial – just…
Read More ›Rhetta Hughes – 1980 – Starpiece
Kenny Lehman would in fact produce Rhette Hughes’ third album: Starpiece, released in 1980, which year also saw Hughes co-starring in the original off-Broadway musical Paris Lights as Josephine Baker. This project was a career launching moment in Hughes’ career, with a more upbeat take…
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