Ain't no sunshine...

 Only rain in Belgium... When will there be some sun ?!?

To oppress the doom and gloom, Monsieur Maurice presents the 3th volume of MM's Got Soul!

 20 delightful instrumental soul-tunes to brighten up your day.

Tracks

01 Respect / (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - The Sound Symposium
02 Groovin' - Dick Hyman and The Group
03 Up On The Roof - 101 Strings Orchestra
04 After The Love Has Gone - John Gregory & His Cascading Strings
05 Ain't No Sunshine - Nick Ingman
06 It’s A Man’s Man’s World - Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
07 If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right - Washrag
08 At Last - Johnny Lytle
09 Get Ready - Living Marimabas
10 Ain't That Peculiar  The George Benson Quartet
11 Oh Girl - Terry Baxter
12 Ain't No Way  - Arif Mardin
13 A Change Is Gonna Come - Arlen Roth
14 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Garry Blake Orchestra
15 The Love I Lost - Peter Dean
16 Treat Her Like A Lady - Monk Higgins
17 SinceYou've Been Gone - The Soulful Strings
18 I Never Loved A Man - Paul Mauriat
19 You Make Me Feel Brand New - Brian Dee
20 Check-Out Your Mind - T. Honda & His Orchestra

Be sure to check out the previous MM's Got Soul compilations for prolonged listening enjoyment!

 

MM's Got Soul V1

MM's Got Soul V2

Let's get Groovin'

MM

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Maurice's Got A Brand New Bag!

 Let's groove on these Soul instrumentals. The second volume of MM's Got Soul.

Tracks

01 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - John Schroeder
02 Back Stabbers - MFSB
03 Living For The City - Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
04 Tears Of A Clown - Simon Park
05 Reach Out (And I'll Be There) - The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
06 Lovin' You - Enoch Light
07 Walk Away Renee - The Groovin' Strings And Things
08 You Keep Me Hangin On - Paul Mauriat
09 Tracks Of My Tears - Mongo Santamaria
10 Can I Change My Mind - Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosions
11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Electric Indian
12 Killing Me Softly With His Song - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
13 Love And Happiness - Monty Alexander
14 For Once In My Life - Buddy Fite
15 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Living Marimbas
16 What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Andy Mackay
17 Hot Fun In The Summertime - David T. Walker
18 Let's Stay Together - Herbie Mann
19 I Can't Help Myself - Earl Van Dyke
20 Dancing In the Street - Don Sebesky & The Jazz Rock Syndrome
21 Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Willie Bobo

You know where to find it ! 

Be sure to check out volume 1 of this series.

MM's Got Soul

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Hop on the Soul Train with MM

 MM's got Soul... A new compilation, filled to the brim, with lovely instrumental Soul gems. Come on over and enjoy the ride.

Tracks

01 The Tracks Of My Tears / I Second That Emotion - Paul Nero Sounds
02 In The Midnight Hour - Mongo Santamaria
03 Rainy Night In Georgia - Larry Page Orchestra
04 Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time - David T. Walker
05 Get Ready - Living Jazz
06 My Girl - Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars, Norio Maeda
07 Stoned Soul Picnic - Roy Ayers
08 Lovely Day - Wilbert Longmire
09 I Wish It Would Rain - The Sounds of Our Times
10 Just My Imagination - Houston Person
11 Kiss and Say Goodbye - Caravelli
12 You Can't Hurry Love - Enoch Light
13 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Don Costa
14 Baby I Need Your Loving -  Choker Campbell Band
15 Stop In The Name Of Love - Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
16 Stand By Me - The Longines Symphonette
17 La-La Means (I Love You) - Trombones Unlimited
18 You Send Me - Ace Cannon
19 If You Don't Know Me By Now - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
20 Easy - Grant Green
21 Lean On Me - Shirley Scott
22 Midnight Train to Georgia - Willie Lindo

Later this month, there will be the annual Repost Extraordinaire. I'm going to overhaul the process though... So keep an eye on this page and you'll be welcomed into the 'Monsieur Maurice Archives' mid August. 

As always, more in the comments...

Enjoy,

MM

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Soulfully Undun Two

Another volume of heart-wrenching soul songs. Now we've lost the Queen of Soul, it seems fitting to include some of her songs. There are also a number of tracks by The Sweet Inspirations, who sang her backings on many occasions.

Tracklist :
Disk 1
01 Erma Franklin - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
02 Etta James - You've Lost That Lovin Feelin'
03 Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples - Piece Of My Heart
04 Shirley Ellis - Whisper To Me Wind
05 Verdelle Smith - (Alone) In My Room
06 LaVern Baker - Half Of Your Love
07 Sarah Vaughan - What Now My Love
08 Nina Simone - Ne Me Quitte Pas
09 Deniece Williams - The Paper
10 The Temptations - I Ain't Got Nothin'
11 Bessie Banks - Go Now
12 Rosetta Hightower - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
13 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
14 Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
15 The Sweet Inspirations - Watch The One Who Brings You The News
16 The Promises - Living In The Footsteps Of Another Girl
17 Dionne Warwick - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 
18 Teri Tornton - Left Alone
19 Big Maybelle - Gloomy Sunday
20 LaVern Baker -  Fool That I Am
21 Betty Carter - Two Cigarettes In The Dark
22 Carla Thomas - Lie To Keep Me From Crying
23 Maxine Brown - Stop
24 Billy Vera & Judy Clay - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Disk 2
01 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
02 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Fire And Rain
03 Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
04 Rosetta Hightower - Tracks Of My Tears
05 The Marvelettes - Reachin' For Somethin' I Can't Have
06 Aretha Franklin - Satisfaction
07 Jimmy Ruffin - Black Is Black
08 Big Maybelle - 96 Tears
09 Gloria Ann Taylor - Jolene
10 Rosetta Hightower - Every Little Bit Hurts
11 Aretha Franklin - Prove It
12 Dionne Warwick - Lonely In My Heart 
13 The Sweet Inspirations - It's Not Easy
14 Erma Franklin - Son Of A Preacher Man
15 PP Arnold - Letter to Bill
16 Ann Peebles - Lovin' You Without Love
17 Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way
18 The Sweet Inspirations - Crying In The Rain
19 Esther Phillips - As Tears Go By
20 Verdelle Smith - Tar And Cement
21 Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
22 Teri Tornton - Detour Ahead
23 Bessie Banks - Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It)
24 The Sweet Inspirations - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man



A whopping 48 tracks on two disks.
Enjoy.

For more Soul and Heartbreak in general, see Undun, More Undun and Soulfully Undun in earlier posts. They are still available in the Big Anniversary Extravaganza.

Heartbreak and Soul

The next compilation of songs about lost love. This time with a more soulfully approach. 43 tracks for you all to suffer and enjoy...

Tracklist

CD1
01 The Way We Were - Gladys Knight & The Pips
02 Don't Go To Strangers - Nancy Wilson
03 As Tears Go By - PP Arnold
04 The Other Woman - Nina Simone
05 MacArthur Park - Carmen McRae
06 I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life - Shirley Horn
07 Little Bird - Myriam Makeba
08 Try a Little Tenderness - Aretha Franklin
09 Who Can I Turn To - Barbara Lewis
10 Glad To Be Unhappy - Billy Holliday
11 Don't Explain - Nina Simone
12 I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
13 Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin
14 Drinking Again - Aretha Franklin
15 I Wish It Would Rain - Maxine Brown
16 Who's Loving You - Brenda Holoway
17 Little Girl Blue - Nancy Wilson
18 I Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him - Barbara Lewis
19 Never Let Me Go - Damita Jo
20 You'll Never Get To Heaven - Dionne Warwick
21 My Coloring Book - Ethel Ennis

CD2
01 I [ Who Have Nothing ] - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
02 Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Top Of The Poppers
03 Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
04 [ If Loving you is Wrong ] I Don't Want to Be Right - Millie Jackson
05 Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
06 Son Of A Preacher Man - Mavis Staples
07 To Love Somebody - PP Arnold
08 Save Me - Nina Simone
09 House Of The Rising Sun - Miriam Makeba
10 Yesterday - The Supremes
11 Unchain My Heart - Nancy Wilson
12 What Now My Love - Jean DuShon
13 The Thrill Is Gone - Clea Bradford
14 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Dinah Washington
15 After You've Gone - LaVern Baker
16 Gloomy Sunday - Carmen McRae
17 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Sarah Vaughan
18 How About Me - Ethel Ennis
19 A House Is Not A Home - Mavis Staples
20 Answer Me My Love - Etta Jones
21 Part Time Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips
22 Killing Me Softly With His Song - Cleo Laine