Ein Jahr….2013 aus der Sicht der Anderen – Roger Williams

Wir lassen blicken – und zwar zurück. Das Soul-und-drum-herum-Musikjahr in der Rückschau. Roger Williams, seines Zeichens streitbarer DJ und Meinungsmacher, verantwortlich für die Aufdeckung der allerschönsten Soul-Feinheiten und einer Vielzahl von CD-Verpackungen. Seine aktuelle Radio-Show läuft bei www.hot-fm.co.uk , die Podcasts sind unter www.soulsorts.podomatic.com jederzeit abrufbar und natürlich ohne Einschränkung empfehlenswert.
Dort gibt´s selbstredend auch die nachfolgend präsentierte Rogers Top 50 Selektion als hörbare Variante:
1. Timotha Lanae – Red [Red]
2. Lejit – It Won’t Work [New Beginning]
3. Camera Soul – Locked Inside [Not For Ordinary People]
4. Maysa – Good Morning Sunrise [Blue Velvet Soul]
5. Tony Momrelle – Spotlight [Fly EP]
6. Joe – Mary Jane [DoubleBack: Evolution Of R&B]
7. Sunshine Anderson feat. Stephon – Count On Me [Interracial Dating in America (Going Deeper) [The Soundtrack]
8. Tracy Hamlin – This Is Your Life [This Is My Life]
9. Kim Scott – Sweet Obsession [Rite of Passage]
10. Len Walston – You Should Be Here [You Should Be Here]
11. Khristian Dentley – Lost in You [Khristian 3.0]
12. Tyrone Lee – Listening to Your Heart [Invitation]
13. Avant – Gratitude [Face the Music]
14. Braxton Brothers – Can This Be Love [True Love]
15. Will Downing feat. Avery Sunshine – You Were Meant Just for Me [Silver]
16. Kuipiio – I Am (feat. Brandon Marceal) [Kuipiio (Pronounced Koo We Pe O)]
17. Earth Wind & Fire – Love is Law [Now, Then & Forever]
18. Najee feat. Meli’sa Morgan – In The Mood To Take It Slow [The Morning After]
19. Raffia – Maybe It’s Not [Let It Go – EP]
20. Lisa Taylor – Funny Feeling [Let Love Shine]
21. Jeanette Harris feat. Joel Bowers – Summer Rain [Summer Rain]
22. José James (feat. Emily King) – Heaven On The Ground [No Beginning No End]
23. Candace Bellamy – Like Honey [In My Lane]
24. Ann-MarieLataille – Just Us [The Voices Made Me Do It]
25. Corrian – Footsteps in the Dark [Corrian Evolution]
26. James Day feat. Kevin Flint Jackson – Young Hearts [Seasons & Reasons]
27. David P. Stephens feat. Frank McComb & Nothende – Hello World [Epiphany]
28. Carmichael Musiclover – Baby All I Want Is You [Pot of Gold]
29. Lalah Hathaway feat. Divageek – Shine
30. Natasha Watts – Change
31. Zo! – We Are On the Move (feat. Eric Roberson) [ManMade]
32. Kenya Henry – Gimme Dat [Lover Girl]
33. Kon – All Night (Everybody) [On My Way]
34. Marqueal Jordan – Between the Sheets [Catalyst]
35. Rayn – We Got Love [A Creation from the Soul]
36. Selina Albright – Don’t Shake It Up [Brighter – EP]
37. Toni Redd – Every Moment [Catching The Redd Eye]
38. Lynn Marie – She Ain’t U – He Ain’t U (Radio Version) [feat. Dre‘ Delano] [Phoenix]
39. Roszunn – A Hold of You [S.O.U.L. Signs of Unconditional Love]
40. Philly Nouveau – Mesmerized
41. Soul Papers – One Love (feat. Coco)
42. The E Family – The Other Half of Me [Now and Forever]
43. Lindsey Webster – Be Cool [Lindsey Webster]
44. Raquel Rodríguez – Fool That You Are [Miss Me]
45. Pamella Elaine – A Songbird’s Thank You [A Songbird’s Thank You]
46. Kejam featuring James Colah – Dystopia
47. Vince Broomfield – Let Me Sax U Up [So Incredible]
48. Colin Watson – The Silver Line (feat. Derek Nash) [The Time Is Right]
49. Real – Tomorrow’s Here [Love Crazy]
50. Sean Michael Ray – Tell Me a Bedtime Story [Overdue]