Salsoul Selection

This selection/pick sits right in the middle of a very specific corner of disco — the Salsoul Records world, which was its own thing even within the broader New York scene. Salsoul had its own DNA: Latin percussion, gospel-inflected vocals, lush orchestration, and a particular sense of drama that set it apart from the more stripped-down funk happening elsewhere. It's not the same universe as Patrick Adams, but there's definite overlap in spirit if not in sound — both were chasing something bigger and more emotional than the average dancefloor demanded. The label gave us some of the most beloved twelve-inch singles ever cut, and the remix culture around it — Gibbons, Pettibone — was as important as the records themselves. Thirteen tracks, no filler.

Salsoul Selection

01 Touch Of Class - I'm In Heaven

02 Loleatta Holloway - Hit And Run

03 Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up

04 Bebu Silvetti - Spring Rain

05 The Salsoul Orchestra - Ooh I Love It (Love Break) (Moplen Radio Edit)

06 Charo & the Salsoul Orchestra - Dance A Little Bit Closer (Extended Version)

07 First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder

08 Skyy - Call Me

09 Candido - Jingo (Original Shep Pettibone 12 inch Remix)

10 Carol Williams - More

11 Double Exposure - Ten Percent (Walter Gibbons 12 inch Mix)

12 Inner Life featuring Jocelyn Brown - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

13 Joe Bataan - Latin Strut