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Review from allmusic.com by Alex Henderson
When a debut album is as promising as Soul II Soul's Keep on Movin', there are always fears of a sophomore slump -- meaning that the second album won't live up to the promise of the first. But Vol. II: 1990, A New Decade, Soul II Soul's sophomore album, isn't the least bit disappointing. Although Keep on Movin' (which was titled Club Classics, Vol. 1 in England) remains the British outfit's most essential release, this is an excellent follow-up. Soul II Soul suffered a major loss when singer Karon Wheeler left to pursue a solo career after Keep on Movin'; it was a major blow, but certainly not a fatal one. Jazzie B.'s collective fares well without her on sleek urban/dance/neo-soul grooves like "Missing You" (which boasts a guest appearance by British dance diva Kym Mazelle), "People," and the haunting "A Dream's a Dream." Jazzie realized that Wheeler's departure was a big loss for Soul II Soul, and when the time came to record a second album, he filled the void by featuring talented, expressive female vocalists such as Victoria Wilson-James, Lamya, and Marcia Lewis. However, not every tune on this CD employs a vocalist. "Courtney Blows" (just to give one example) is an acid jazz instrumental that features British jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine; the tune isn't hard bop or straight-ahead jazz, but it's a pleasing example of dance music with jazz overtones. Again, Keep on Movin' is Soul II Soul's most essential album, but Vol. II: 1990, A New Decade is also well-worth the price of admission.
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1. Soul II Soul - 1990 - A New Decade [03:07] 2. Soul II Soul - A Dream's A Dream [04:42] 3. Soul II Soul - Courtney Blows [03:38] 4. Soul II Soul - Get A Life [02:48] 5. Soul II Soul - In The Heat Of The Night [02:43] 6. Soul II Soul - Love Come Through [03:35] 7. Soul II Soul - Missing You [04:29] 8. Soul II Soul - Our Time Has Now Come [03:00] 9. Soul II Soul - People [04:01] 10. Soul II Soul - Time (Untitled) [05:09]
Playing Time.........: 37:17 Total Size...........: 114.82 MB
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Artist...............: Soul II Soul Album................: Vol II - 1990 - A New Decade Genre................: Electronic, Funk / Soul Source...............: CD Year.................: 1990 Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520 Codec................: LAME 3.82 Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps) Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3 Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/vol-ii-1990-a-new-decade-mw0000208262 Ripped by............: Grad58 on 7/11/2013 Posted by............: Grad58 on 7/11/2013 Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U8, CUE Covers...............: Front Back
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