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BEST CHOICE - A GUIDE TO BETTER TASTE

Best choice is a list over my choices of the very best of the best soul, funk, R&B and disco music during 1979-1986, la crème de la crème. The list is personal and should be seen as a recommendation list for what to buy. If you by all means got any knockout track or album worth to be on this lists and that I don't have on, see "My assorted list" first, please feel free to email me to:

Vinyl MasterpieceAn outstanding track worth to be on this list is a track that got great flow, catchy melody, harmony in the composition and easy to listen to. When all that is fulfilled, well then we gotta super hit. Already at this moment I can reveal the best track ever in my mind. Candela's "Love you madly" from 1982 is an excellent example. This track got a fantastic beat with strong baselines, crazy synthesizers exploding in the climax break, great tough and harmonic song to the muic together with a great melody with a easy to learn refrain, "...love youuu maaadly aaaaaoh!..." Mmmmm this is heaven! Also "Free and easy" with Plush from the same year got all this great stuff that makes a great track.

Best choice

1979

Single tracks

Beck, Robin - Sweet talk (Superior!!)
Breakwater - No limit
Chic - Good times (Superior!!)
Dan-I - Monkey chop
Heatwave - Eyeballin'
Hyman, Phyllis - You know how to love me
Invisible man's band - All night thing
Jackson, Michael - Rock with you (Superior!!)
Javaroo - Breakin' in
Marie, Teena - I'm a sucker for your love
Mills, Stephanie - Put your body in it
Mills
, Stephanie - What cha gonna to with my lovin' (Superior!!)
Shalamar - Right in the socket

Albums

Sister sledge - We are family
Stephanie Mills - What cha gonna do with my lovin'

Most overlooked Albums

1980

Single tracks

Average White Band - Let's go round again (Superior!!)
Blackbyrds - Better days
(Superior!!)
Brothers Johnson - Light up the night
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
(Superior!!)
Burch, Vernon - Fun city
Cameo - The sound table
Change - A lover's holiday
Chic - Good times
Coffee - Casanova
Con Funk Shun - Candy
(Superior!!)
Delegation Stand up, reach for the sky
Delegation - Heartache 9
Freeeze - Southern freeze
High frequency - Summertime
(Superior!!)
Hunt, Geraldine - Can't fake the feeling
Incognito - Parisienne girl
Muhammad, Idris - Don't fight the feeling (Superior!!)
Peter Jacques band - Mighty fine
Ray Parker Jr - For those who like the groove
Ray Parker Jr - Tonight is the night
Ross, Diana - Upside down
SOS band - S. O. S. (Dit dit dit dat dat dat dit dit dit)
(Superior!!)
Thurston, Bobby - Check out the Groove
Veal, Charles - If you ever need somebody
(Superior!!)
Webb, Ebonee- Everybody wanna dance
Whispers - It's a love thing
(Superior!!)
Wynd chymes - Baby you're the one

Albums

Brothers Johnson - Light up the night
Change - The glow of love
Dazz band - Invitation to love
Delegation - Eau de vie
Deodato - Night cruiser
Diana - Diana Ross
Imagination - The Whispers
Ross, Diana - Diana
SOS band - S.O.S.


Most overlooked Albums

Invitation to love - Dazz band

1981

Single tracks

Adams, Gayle - Love fever
Alexander, Goldie - Show you my love
Aurra - Send your love
B.B. & Q. band - On the beat
(Superior!!)
Bowman, Candy - I wanna feel your love
Broom, Bobby Clean sweep
Browne, Tom - Thighs high (grip your hips and move)
Byrd, Donald - Love has come around
Carlton, Carl - Sexy lady
Central line - Walking into sunshine
Change - Hold tight
Delegation - In the night
Dozier, Lamont - Shout about it
Dynasty - Love in the fast lane

Earth wind and fire - Let's groove tonight
FF Yellowhand - You want every night
Fields, Alvin - Special delivery
Hi Gloss - I'm totally yours
Joli, France - Gonna get over you
Jones, Quincy - Razzamatazz
Jones girls - Nights over Egypt
King, Evelyn - I'm in love
Kool and the gang - Stepin' out
Kool and the gang - Be my lady
Kwick - Night life
Lee, Rahm - Think
Lotti G - What's it worth
Mantra - Action
One way - Push
Ozone - Gigolette
(Superior!!)
Pure energy - Too hot
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Secret friend
Shalamar - Make that move
Sylvers - Reach out
TTF - Mighty fine
Unlimited touch - Searching to find the one
Unlimited touch - Happy ever after
(Superior!!)

Albums

BB & Q band - BB & Q band
Bernard Wright - 'Nard
Change - Miracles
Incognito - Jazz funk
Quincy Jones - The dude
Rahmlee - Rise of the Phenix
Shalamar - Three for love
Shock - Shock
Spunk - Tighten it up

Most overlooked Albums

Rahmlee - Rise of the Phenix

1982

Single tracks

Amra Special - kind of love
Bill Summers and Summers heat - Throw it down, shake your body

Bliss - Groovin' (on a love thing)
Bobby M - Charlie's backbeat
Bobby M - How do you feel tonight
Brunson, Tyrone - Sticky situation
BT-express
- Stretch
(Superior!!)
Buren, Gene van - Enjoy yourself
Buren, Gene van - Rock the house
Burgess, Leroy - Heartbreaker
Burke, Keni - Hang tight
Candela, Love you madly
(Superior!!)
Captain sky - Don't touch that dial
Chocolate milk - Sweet heat
(Superior!!)
Clifford - Linda Build a fire
Con Funk Shun - Ms. got-the-body
Dayton - We can't miss

Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Fast life
Dr Togo - Bee free
Duke, George - Shine on
Dunn & Bruce Street - Shout for joy
First light - Party lights
Gage, Yvonne - Lover of my dreams (Superior!!)
Guthrie, Gwen - It should have been you
High fashion Feelin' lucky lately
High fashion - Hold on
Imagination - Music and lights
Imagination - Just an illusion (Instumental) (Superior!!)
Intrigue - I like it
Jagg - Take time
James, Freddie - Don't turn your back to love
Jammers - What have you got to loose
Jazzy Dee - Get on up
(Superior!!)
Johnson, Howad - So fine
Kadenza - Let's do it
Klaps - All the way you move
Klique - I can't shake this feeling
Knight, Jerry - She's got to be a dancer (Superior!!)

Koxo - Step by step (Superior!!)
Krisp - Sunlight
LA voyage - All nite affair
Lewis, Kim - Fantasize
Linx - Plaything
Lucas, Carrie - Show me where you coming from
Lynn, Cheryl - Sleep walkin
Marz - Move it, groove it
Mason, Vaugan - You can do it
(Superior!!)
McCall, Al - Hard times
McCrarys - Love on a summernight
McFadden & Whitehead - One more time
McRae, Gwen - Keep the fire burning
Moore, Melba - Love come down
Moore, Melba - Love's commin' at ya
Mystic Merlin - Mr Magaician
Mystic Merlin - Rock the world

Payne, Freda - In motion
Plush - Free and easy (Superior!!)
Rainbow team - Bite the apple
Second image - Star
Shalamar - There it is
Silas, Alfie - You put the L in love
Smith, Rick - Never give up on love
(Superior!!)
Strike one - Can't touch me anymore
Sunfire - Step in the light
(Superior!!)
Sunrize - Come and get my lovin'
Tavares - Got to find my way back to you (Superior!!)
Trilark - Check it out
T.S. Monk - Fantasy
Williams, Carol - Can't get away
Wood, Ren - Get it right

Albums

B. B. & Q. band - All night long
Blackman, Don - Don Blackman
Buren, Gene van - What's your pleasure
Chocolate milk - Friction
Con Funk shun - To the max
Dayton - Hot fun
Gap band - IV
Imagination - In the heat of the night
Knight, Jerry - Love's on our side
Lucas, Carrie - Still in love
Marz - Make it right
Midnight star - Victory
Shakatak - Night birds
Shakatak - Invitations
Shalamar - Friends
SOS band - SOS III

Wynd chymes - Arrival

Most overlooked Albums

Don Blackman - Don Blackman
Gene van Buren -
What's your pleasure
Mystic Merlin - Full moon


1983

Single tracks

Asso - Don't stop
Booker Newberry III - Love Town
Brass construction - Walkin' the line
Browne, Tom - Mr. Business
Cameo - Style
Cashmere - Light of the world
Cheatham, Oliver - Make your mind up
Chic - You are beautiful
Con Funk Shun - Lovin' fever
Cookie - Can't judge the book by its cover
Covington, Kim - All of my love
Dayton - Sound of music (Superior!!)
Dayton - Promise me
D-train - Music
Duke, George - Reach out
Fatback - Is this the future (Superior!!)
Flowchart - I saw him make achoo
Freeeze - Can't keep my love (Superior!!)
Front row - Wanting you (Superior!!)
Funkacise Gang - Funkacise (Superior!!)
Galaxy - Wait until tonight (my love)
Gary's gang - Knock me out
Grand groove bunch - Never let go
Hairston, Curtis - I want you all tonight
Haywood, Leon - I'm out to catch
Henderson, Finis - Skip to my lou (Superior!!)
Henderson, Michael - You wouldn't have to work at all
Indeep - Last night a DJ saved my life
Jackson, Tony - Steppin' out on the groove
Jefferies, Rome - Good love
Johnson, Orlando - Somebody save me
Jones, Glenn - I am somebody (Superior!!)
Jones, Glenn - Love intensity
Kano - Dance school
Kashif - Just got to have you (lover turn me on)
Kazu Matsui project - Midnight shuffle
Kendricks, Eddie - I got my eyes on you
Manhattans - Crazy
Mary Jane girls - Candy man
Mason, Barbara - Another man
MCB - I'm the one, you're the one
Midnight star - Electricity
Midnight star - Wet my whistle
Mtume - Juicy fruit
Nunn, Bobby - Get it while you can
NV - It's alright
O'jays - Put our heads together
Payne, Freda - In motion (Superior!!)
Ponsar, Serge - Out in the night (Superior!!)
Prestige - Cheating
Shine - Give your love a chance
Shine - I love this feelin'
Thomas, Lillo - (You're a) good girl
Touch - Something special
Trammps - Up on the hill (MT. U)
Unique - What I got is what you need
Whispers - Tonight

Albums

Cashmere - Let the music turn you on
Con Funk Shun - Lovin' fever
Dayton - Feel the music
Fatback - Is this the future?
Glenn Jones - I am somebody
Midnight star - No parking on the dancefloor
Mtume - Juicy fruit
Starpoint - It's so delicious
Tavares - Words and music


Most overlooked Albums

Dayton - Feel the music
High fashion
- Make up your mind

1984

Single tracks

Anderson, Carl - Magic (Superior!!)
Armenta & Majik - I wanna be with you
B-BIZ-R - Sucker for your love
Berg, Li - The Smørgosbord
Broom, Bobby - Find yourself

Brothers Johnson - You keep me coming back
Cerrone - Club underworld
Champaign - Off and on love
Controllers - Givin' up on love'

Deodato - S.O.S. fire in the sky
Fat boys - Jail house rap
Francis, Mike - Survivor
Funk deluxe - This time
Haywood, Leon - Tenderoni
Horne section - Lady shine (shine on) (Superior!!)
Houston, Thelma - You used to hold me so tight
Jackson, La Toya - Hot potato
James, Rick - 17
Jones, Glenn - You're the only one I love
Kasso - Dig it
Lewis, Linda - Class, style (I've got it)
McClary, Thomas - Contagious
Miller, Marc
us - I could give you more
Morgan - Wanna love ya

Mouzon, Alphonse - Our love is hot
Mtume - Prime time
Myers, Alicia - I appreciate
Network - Cover girl

SOS band - Weekend girl
(Superior!!)
St.James, Phyllis - Candlelight afternoon
Stone city band - Ladies choice
Tempers - No favors
(Superior!!)
Temptations - Treat her like a lady
Temptations - Set your love right
Tracy, Jeanie - Can I come over and play with you tonight
Thomas, Lillo - Your loves' got a hold on me
Twin image - Love lesson
Windjammer - Tossing and turning
Wu, Larry - Let me show you

Albums

Change - Change of heart
Cherrelle - Fragile
Fatboys - Fatboys
Force MD:s - Love letters
Glenn Jones - Finesse
Kenny G - G force
Klymaxx - Meeting in the ladies room
Kool and the gang - Something special
Midnight star - Planetary invasion
Mtume - You me and he
Run DMC - Run DMC
Shine - Shine
SOS band - Just the way you like it
Thelma Houston - Qualifying heat


Most overlooked Albums

1985

Single tracks

Atlantic starr - Silver shadow
Ayers, Roy - Programmed for love
Brown, Gloria D. - The more they knock the more I love you
Butler, Jonathan - Overflowing
Concept - Mr DJ
Con Funk Shun - Electric lady
Cool notes - Spend the night

Fatback - Start it up
Gaines, Rosie - School ology (ain't no strain) (Superior!!)
Holiday, Jennifer - Just a matter of time (Amazing track
)
Jones, Glenn - You're the only for me (Superior!!)
Jones, Spencer - Miss friday
King, Evelyn "Champagne" - Your personal touch
Lovesmith, Michael - Ain't nothing like it
(Superior!!)
Shannon - Stronger together
Splashband - Last chance
Tyzik, Jeff - Love won't wait (Superior!!)

Albums

Fatback - So delicious
Hardcastle, Paul - Paul Hardcastle
Jackson, Freddie - Rock me tonight
King, Evelyn "Champagne" - A long time coming
a change is gonna come
O'neal, Alexander - Alexander O'neal
Tyzik, Jeff - Smile

Most overlooked Albums

1986

Single tracks

Cameo - Candy
Cashflow - Party freak
Dynasty - Freeway lover
Dynasty - Way out
Hewitt, Howard - I'm for real (Superior!!)
Mardis, Bobby - Keep on (Superior!!)
Midas touch - Midnight star
Mint - Let me be the one

Private joy - Coolin' out
Smith, Sylvia - Don't wanna be a somtime lover
Williams, Beau - All because of you
(Superior!!)
Williams, Beau - Give me up (Superior!!)

Albums

Controllers - Stay (Best soul album of the year)
Haywoode - Arrival

Hewitt, Howard - Commit to love
Midnight star - Headlines
Surface - Surface
Yarbrough & peoples - Guilty

Most overlooked Albums