Soul On The Real Side #18

The Real Side team are back with a stunning new Summer Soul collection of premium mid-tempo Northern and Crossover soulful delights. Many thanks to RICHARD SEARLING for sterling work on volume 17 setting the benchmark for all that follows!

VOLUME 18 once again delivers a unique playlist of soulful gems culled from the Charly archives and independent labels. We open in style with Alabama teenager Ronnie McNeir and his debut disc “Isn’t She A Pretty Girl”, the flip side to his classic oldie “Sitting In My Class”. We continue in good company with James “Bull” Parks and his in demand “Bygones” setting the scene for more new-to-CD discoveries spanning cities and decades. Perennial favourites such as Ruby Andrews’ “Just Loving You” rub shoulders with largely unknown funky grooves from Southside Movement and Eddie Bo’s super-rare “Sun Won’t Shine”. And we also introduce a young Gwen Guthrie and the roots of Cameo with a 2026 edit of “Keep On Trying”. A top-draw collection!

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TRACKLIST CD

1. RONNIE McNEIR Isn't She A Pretty Girl
2. BULL Bygones
3. REUBEN BELL Action Speaks Louder Than Words
4. NORMA JEAN & RAY J. I've Taken Over
5. LITTLE MILTON You Ought To Be Here With Me
6. CURTIS SAINT Strange Change
7. THE CHANTS I've Been Trying
8. DORIS DUKE The Feeling Is Right
9. RUBY ANDREWS Just Loving You
10. HIGH SOCIETY I Can't Believe
11. WILLIAM STUCKEY Girl, I Got You On The Run
12. SOUL MIND & BODY I Took Your Love (To Be True) Pt. 1
13. SOUTHSIDE MOVEMENT You Are The One That I Need
14. EAST COAST Keep On Trying (Work Hard) (2026 Edit) Mixed at "ERIC's"
15. JEAN WELLS He Ain't Doing Bad
16. EDDIE BO Sun Won't Shine
17. AL WILSON Keep On Lovin' You
18. AL JARREAU Look What You've Done For Me
19. GOD'S GIFT TO WOMEN Groovin'
20. ROY SMITH Don't Go Away