Track Listing

1. I'll Hold You - Frankie & Johnny
2. So Called Loving - Essex, David
3. Nothing But A Heartache - Flirtations
4. Don't Change It - Fearns Brass Foundry
5. Baby You Got It - McPhatter, Clyde
6. Name It You Got It - Moonshine, Micky
7. My Love - Jones, Ronnie
8. Ask The Lonely - Fantastics
9. Stop Breaking My Heart - Jones, Tom
10. Billy Sunshine - Davis, Billie (1)
11. Our Love (Is In The Pocket) - Amen Corner
12. Whose Little Girl Are You - Williams, Danny
13. Heart Trouble - Eyes Of Blue
14. Everybody Needs Love - Hanna, Bobby
15. Picture Me Gone - Berry, Dave
16. I Wanna Know - Paul, John E.
17. Way You Do The Things You Do - Brooks, Elkie
18. I Just Made Up My Mind - Gunn, Jon
19. Something Beautiful - Posta, Adrienne
20. Reach Out Your Hand - Brotherhood Of Man
21. Giving Up On Love - Childe, Sonny
22. My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down) - Smith, Truly
23. All The Time In The World - Kimble, Stevie
24. Let The Good Times Roll - Newman, Tony (1)
25. Listen To My Heart - Bats (2)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12366 in Music
• Released on: 2007-08-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

A surprisingly good compilation
Any real fan of Northern Soul might find they have most of the songs on this CD, as there are some fairly obvious selections. But then take a better look at the listing - Tom Jones? Elkie Brooks? Not what you'd expect on a Northern Soul album, but brilliant none the less. For those with an interest in this scene, or those whose record collections aren't as huge as most, this is a really good buy.

Interesting!
Not being an out-and-out soul purist, the idea of blue-eyed soul and even Brit blue-eyed soul doesn't fill me with horror; and I must confess I was keen to hear the David Essex track! Turns out, from my reading of the sleeve notes, that it is more of a "could have been played" on the scene rather than yer actual floorfiller! Best track is probably Danny Williams, a bona-fide black artist, but good blue-eyed try outs by Jon Gunn and the great Frankie (from my home town of Glasgow!) and Johnny. I had read about the Bats single before but was quite disappointed with it - couldn't imagine dancing to it - more standard 60s British beat than soul.

A good starter compilation for Northern Soul fans
I bought this one in 2001, more out of curiosity than anything else. Some of the tracks are brilliant - Flirtations / Nothing but a Heartache, Dave Berry / Picture Me Gone and Billie Davis / Billy Sunshine to name but three. This is how my interest in Northern Soul was sparked, even resulting in a two-hour radio show on a local Dublin station in 2005. Well recommended !