Musicology (Prince and Solemannking Collaboration) Club Radius Mix


I have always wanted to Collaborate with The Singers and Songwriters, i have always thought that this would be a unique way to do this plus it can be very creative....I hope everyone enjoys my Collaboration with The Legendary Prince Rogers Nelson...


PRINCE

Heard about the party now
Just East of Harlem
Sole's gonna be there
But I got 2 call him



SOLE

Party Party Party
Yo Sole is ready to get it started
Just East of Harlem
Prince my man
Sounds like a great plan



PRINCE

Even the Soldiers
Need a break sometimes
Listen 2 the groove ya'll
Let it unwind your mind



SOLE

Everybody needs a break
Relax your mind
By the end of the night
Make no mistake
You will be fine
Listen 2 the groove
As it unwind your mind



PRINCE

No intoxication
Unless you see what i see
Dancing hot and sweaty
Right in front of me



SOLE

Prince my Brother
Intoxication yes
The Essence of her
Was like a sensual blur
Dancing right before me
For all to see



PRINCE

Call it what you like
I'm going to call it how it be
This is just another one
Of God's gifts
Musicology



SOLE

I call it exactly like you
It's a party unlike any other
That my Brother is so very true
One of God's creations
The gift of Musicology



PRINCE

Keep the party moving
Just like i told you
Kick the old school joint
4 the true funk soldiers
Musicology



SOLE

The party is moving
To the tunes of some serious beats
Everybody's dancing
And moving their feets
Old school joints is what its about
This is Sole giving the shoutout
Musicology



PRINCE

Wish i had a dollar
4 everything you say
Don't you miss the feeling
Music gave you
Back in the day



SOLE

You say dollar
I say 2
This my Brother
Is what i would need from you
I truly have to say
That i miss the feeling
Music gave me
From back in the day



PRINCE

Let's Groove
September
Earth, Wind and Fire
Hot pants by James
Sly's gonna take you higher



SOLE

Reasons
After the Love is Gone
Earth, Wind and Fire
Fire and Desire by Rick and Teena
Teddy's gonna Turn off the Lights
And slow it down tonight


Written By Prince & SoleMannKing 01/11/2010

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Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 11, 2010 at 10:14pm
Thanks Gene, yeah he better pay up....LOL
Comment by KnightD12 on January 11, 2010 at 2:41pm
Just make sure Prince gives you your half of the royalties. lol Nice job.
Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 11, 2010 at 2:38pm
Thank you Mama Edie
Comment by Edie Antoinette on January 11, 2010 at 2:19pm
Simply Superb! Bravo!!!!!

Introspection

Entr'acte

  1. play Norman Brown — Night Drive
  2. play Norman Brown — Feeling
  3. play Norman Brown — Still
  4. play Miles Davis — miles 1
  5. play miles 2
  6. play miles 3
  7. play miles 4
  8. play miles 5
  9. play Marvin Gaye — I Met A Little Girl
  10. play Santana — 01 Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
  11. play Santana — 02 Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen
  12. play Mongo — 02. Afro Blue



The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me"). 


As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even 
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

 

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created. 

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon). 

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available. 

Enjoy.  "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967) 
 
 "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
   
 "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
   
 "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
 



Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay." 
 While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
:: Funkinsoulman ::

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