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.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Pat Stallings	Everybody Knows	1972	Paramount
Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	1972	Stax
Brenton Wood	Great Big Bundle Of Love	1970	Double Shot
Tamiko Jones	Read Me Right	1975	Arista
Sly & the Family Stone	Let Me Have It All	1973	Epic
Ed Robinson	I Just Wanna Be There	1971	ATCO
The Ballads	Dizzy World	1972	Kimberly
Set 2
The Chi-Lites	I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)	1970	Brunswick
The Presidents	I'm Still Dancing	1971	Sussex
Dorothy Morrison	(It's So Beautiful) On Top of the Mountain	1971	Buddah
Nathan Williams	Reaching Higher	1971	Lime
Ripple	You Were Right On Time	1974	GRC
Jacqui Verdell	We're Gonna Have a Good Time	1973	Gospel Truth
Joe Simon	It Be's That Way Sometimes	1975	Spring
Set 3
The Family	Do the Robot (Part 1)	1972	Northbay
Curtis Mayfield	Keep On Trippin'	1973	Curtom
The Heartstoppers	The Ice Is Melting	1971	All Platinum
The Jones Girls	Hey Lucinda	1975	Curtom
Jimmie Bo Horne	Clean Up Man	1972	Alston
Hifidelics	Hifidelics Groove	1972	Quip
Kool & the Gang	Jungle Boogie	1973	De-Lite
Donny Burks	I Was Satisfied	1973	Metromedia
Set 4/Outro
Simtec Simmons	Classified Crazy Man	1974	Innovation II
Lenny Williams	I'm a Pioneer	1975	Motown
The New Birth	Come On and Dream Some Paradise	1973	RCA Victor
Johnny September & Princess Edward	Time Vibrated	1974	K&K
Mr. Bloe	Doo-Di-Dog-Dad	1970	DJM (Europe)
Brother to Brother	Trespassing	1974	Turbo
The Escorts	Brother	1974	Alithia
The Intrigues	The Language of Love	1971	Yes