Episode #248: On Top of the Mountain


Produced under the cloud of Russell Wilson leaving Seattle, last week's episode helped us fight through the tears and existential malaise with some excellent early-to-mid-'70s R&B. Perennial favorites like Sly, the Chi-Lites, Curtis and Kool & the Gang rubbed shoulders with Pat Stallings, Dorothy Morrison, Ripple, and Hifidelics. There's no better way to start the Drew Lock Era, whatever that entails.
ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
Pat StallingsEverybody Knows1972Paramount
Eddie FloydYum Yum Yum (I Want Some)1972Stax
Brenton WoodGreat Big Bundle Of Love1970Double Shot
Tamiko JonesRead Me Right1975Arista
Sly & the Family StoneLet Me Have It All1973Epic
Ed RobinsonI Just Wanna Be There1971ATCO
The BalladsDizzy World1972Kimberly
Set 2   
The Chi-LitesI Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)1970Brunswick
The PresidentsI'm Still Dancing1971Sussex
Dorothy Morrison(It's So Beautiful) On Top of the Mountain1971Buddah
Nathan WilliamsReaching Higher1971Lime
RippleYou Were Right On Time1974GRC
Jacqui VerdellWe're Gonna Have a Good Time1973Gospel Truth
Joe SimonIt Be's That Way Sometimes1975Spring
Set 3   
The FamilyDo the Robot (Part 1)1972Northbay
Curtis MayfieldKeep On Trippin'1973Curtom
The HeartstoppersThe Ice Is Melting1971All Platinum
The Jones GirlsHey Lucinda1975Curtom
Jimmie Bo HorneClean Up Man1972Alston
HifidelicsHifidelics Groove1972Quip
Kool & the GangJungle Boogie1973De-Lite
Donny BurksI Was Satisfied1973Metromedia
Set 4/Outro   
Simtec SimmonsClassified Crazy Man1974Innovation II
Lenny WilliamsI'm a Pioneer1975Motown
The New BirthCome On and Dream Some Paradise1973RCA Victor
Johnny September & Princess EdwardTime Vibrated1974K&K
Mr. BloeDoo-Di-Dog-Dad1970DJM (Europe)
Brother to BrotherTrespassing1974Turbo
The EscortsBrother1974Alithia
The IntriguesThe Language of Love1971Yes

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