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01. The Mighty Soulmates - I Wanna Be The One
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02. The Mighty Soulmates - Back In The Day
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03. The Mighty Soulmates - Blue Tuesday
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04. The Mighty Soulmates - Private Time
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ARTIST
MIGHTY SOULMATES, THE
TITLE
The Mighty Soulmates
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
BE WITH RECORDS
CATALOG #
BEWITH 016EP
BEWITH 016EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
12/3/2021
The Mighty Soulmates
is a towering early '90s project from the legitimate super group of
André Cymone
(bass player with
Prince
),
St. Paul Peterson
(keyboard player in
The Time
and lead singer in Prince's group
The Family
),
Mic Murphy
(of
Sass
and
The System
fame) and
Gardner Cole
(writer, producer and musician probably best known for his work with
Madonna
). The sound is a majestic blend of sophisticated funk, emotional R&B, new jack swing flava and slick deep soul. These should-be legendary sessions have been almost a secret since they were recorded back in 1993. From all the tracks Mic sent over, Be With Records cherry picked the absolute cream for a tight four-track EP. A mixture of beat ballads and up-tempo non-hits, coming on like
Al B Sure!
or
Babyface
take on
Shalamar
or even The Purple One. The feel-good dancefloor dynamite of "I Wanna Be The One" is the explosive opening track. A piano-driven, groove-laden blast of yearning deep-pop, with perfectly delivered soulful vocals and an unmistakable "early '90s" sound. Indeed, fans of
Eddie Chacon
's old group will dig this for days. "Back In The Day" has a timeless swing and swagger, the lyrics reminiscing about the halcyon street life of the Soulmates' youth, about Curtis, Superfly and innocent days gone by, about hustling with friends. Yet more spine-tingling vocals over yet another perfectly produced musical backdrop. "Blue Tuesday" is the thrilling pinnacle of the EP, at least for us. It's absolute soulful-pop perfection. A soaring beat ballad full of chiming guitars, gorgeous harmonizing, falsetto backing vocals and a real steppers' groove. Dramatic, purple-hued closer "Private Time" seems to predict the
Timbaland
-dominated sound of the mid-to-late '90s, all synthetic strings and squelchy, acidic-drum-machine soul. This EP represents the sound of four incredibly soulful, talented, and influential (soul)mates jamming together over one long hot summer and weaving pure sonic magic.
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