Artist: VA | Album: Ministry of Sound: 80s Groove | Released: 2010 | Label: Ministry of Sound | Catalog #: MOSCD230 | Genre: Electronic, House, Disco | Country: United Kingdom | Total Time: 03:36:33

After branching out from their more familiar dancefloor anthems into chillout, acoustic pop, and R&B, Ministry of Sound’s latest compilation covers the funk, soul, disco, and hip-hop sounds of the ’80s groove scene. Featuring 51 tracks from artists as diverse as Earth, Wind & Fire, Hall & Oates, and A Tribe Called Quest, it’s a comprehensive collection of songs from a genre usually ignored by other retrospectives. There are classic Top Ten singles from Chaka Khan and Rufus, McFadden & Whitehead, and the Jacksons, recently sampled tracks that have been given a new lease on life from Patrice Rushen, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, and Shannon, and some rather obscure additions from the likes of Michael Wycoff, Keni Burke, and Mtume. Highlights from the first disc include the powerful gospel vocals of Jocelyn Brown’s “Somebody Else’s Guy,” Sister Sledge’s classy string-laden disco ballad “Thinkin’ of You,” and Luther Vandross’ joyously uplifting “Never Too Much.” Mantronix’s club classic “Got to Have Your Love,” Run-D.M.C.’s influential “It’s Like That” (the original rather than the Jason Nevins remix), and Indeep’s anthemic “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” provide the standouts for disc two. The sensual soul of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing,” Bill Withers’ effortlessly summery “Lovely Day,” and Sly & the Family Stone’s funk-rock standard “Family Affair” are the choice cuts from disc three. 80s Groove showcases the best old-skool urban music from both the U.K. and U.S., and is a refreshing antidote to the countless new wave, electro-pop, and rave albums that usually dominate the decade’s nostalgia market.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1

01. Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
02. Jocelyn Brown – Somebody Else’s Guy
03. Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
04. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
05. Sister Sledge – Thinking of You
06. Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
07. Chic – I Want Your Love
08. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
09. The Jacksons – Can You Feel It
10. Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real
11. Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who
12. The Pointer Sisters – Automatic
13. Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King – Love Come Down
14. Keni Burke – Rising to the Top
15. Michael Wycoff – Looking Up to You
16. The O’Jays – For the Love of Money
17. The Fatback Band – I Found Lovin’

Duration: 01:11:24

Disc 2

01. Mantronix – Got to Have Your Love (club edit)
02. Indeep – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (radio edit)
03. D-Train – You’re the One for Me
04. Freeez – I.O.U.
05. Shannon – Let the Music Play
06. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – I Wonder If I Take You Home
07. Herbie Hancock – Rockit
08. Average White Band – Pick Up the Pieces
09. Tom Browne – Funkin’ for Jamaica
10. Dexter Wansel – Life on Mars
11. Archie Bell & The Drells – Don’t Let Love Get You Down
12. Joyce Sims – (You Are My) All and All
13. Stock Aitken Waterman – Roadblock
14. Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
15. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two (edit)
16. Run-D.M.C. – It’s Like That
17. A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It? (Boilerhouse mix)

Duration: 01:13:21

Disc 3

01. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
02. Imagination – Just an Illusion
03. Mtume – Juicy Fruit
04. The Isley Brothers – Between the Sheets
05. Jean Carne – Don’t Let It Go to Your Head
06. The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt
07. Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
08. Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
09. Odyssey – Native New Yorker
10. Phyllis Hyman – You Know How to Love Me
11. Luther Vandross – Give Me the Reason
12. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
13. Surface – Happy
14. Haywoode – Roses
15. James Brown – How Do You Stop
16. Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
17. Bill Withers – Lovely Day (album version)

Duration: 01:11:48

Single download
VA – Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
VA – Jocelyn Brown – Somebody Else’s Guy
VA – Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
VA – Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
VA – Sister Sledge – Thinking of You
VA – Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
VA – Chic – I Want Your Love
VA – McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
VA – The Jacksons – Can You Feel It
VA – Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real
VA – Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who
VA – The Pointer Sisters – Automatic
VA – Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King – Love Come Down
VA – Keni Burke – Rising to the Top
VA – Michael Wycoff – Looking Up to You
VA – The O’Jays – For the Love of Money
VA – The Fatback Band – I Found Lovin’
VA – Mantronix – Got to Have Your Love club edit
VA – Indeep – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life radio edit
VA – D-Train – You’re the One for Me
VA – Freeez – I.O.U.
VA – Shannon – Let the Music Play
VA – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – I Wonder If I Take You Home
VA – Herbie Hancock – Rockit
VA – Average White Band – Pick Up the Pieces
VA – Tom Browne – Funkin’ for Jamaica
VA – Dexter Wansel – Life on Mars
VA – Archie Bell & The Drells – Don’t Let Love Get You Down
VA – Joyce Sims – You Are My
VA – Stock Aitken Waterman – Roadblock
VA – Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That No Can Do
VA – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two edit
VA – Run-D.M.C. – It’s Like That
VA – A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It? Boilerhouse mix
VA – Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
VA – Imagination – Just an Illusion
VA – Mtume – Juicy Fruit
VA – The Isley Brothers – Between the Sheets
VA – Jean Carne – Don’t Let It Go to Your Head
VA – The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt
VA – Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
VA – Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
VA – Odyssey – Native New Yorker
VA – Phyllis Hyman – You Know How to Love Me
VA – Luther Vandross – Give Me the Reason
VA – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen No More Love on the Run
VA – Surface – Happy
VA – Haywoode – Roses
VA – James Brown – How Do You Stop
VA – Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
VA – Bill Withers – Lovely Day album version

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