Various Artists: Paul Weller Presents That Sweet Sweet Music (CD)

Paul Weller has teamed up with the good folks at Ace Records for a fabulous new compilation jam packed with 26 of his favourite Soul tunes, most of which are nestled in his own vinyl collection.

Soul music has always been in Paul Weller’s blood from early Jam covers of Martha & the Vandellas 1963 classic ‘Heatwave’. Along with other forms of music, soul found its way into Paul’s record collection, nourishing his ears and informing his own songwriting.

1. God Made Me Funky – The Headhunters
2. Spanish Twist – The I.B. Special
3. Breakaway – The Valentines
4. Top of the Stairs – Collins & Collins
5. Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You – The Spinners
6. Black Balloons – Syl Johnson
7. Soulshake – Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
8. I Can't Make It Anymore – Richie Havens
9. You Got to Have Money – The Exits
10. Pull My String (Turn Me On) – The Joneses
11. Run for Cover – The Dells
12. On Easy Street – O.C. Smith
13. It Ain’t No Big Thing – The Radiants
14. Summertime – Billy Stewart
15. In the Bottle – Brother to Brother
16. Hard Times – Baby Huey
17. Maggie – Johnny Williams
18. When – Joe Simon
19. Pouring Water On a Drowning Man – James Carr
20. That’s Enough – Roscoe Robinson
21. Blackrock “Yeah, Yeah” – Blackrock
22. Golden Ring – American Gypsy
23. Search for the Inner Self – Jon Lucien
24. Life Walked Out – The Mist
25. In the Meantime – Betty Davis
26. Beautiful Feeling – Darrell Banks