Soundtrack - Spijkerhoek (1989)

Soundtrack muziek uit de gelijknamige tv serie "Spijkerhoek"

Spijkerhoek was een Nederlandse dramaserie op Veronica vanaf eind jaren '80 en begin jaren '90. Door Spijkerhoek zijn vele acteurs en actrices bekend geworden in Nederland. Vele buitenopnamen voor Spijkerhoek zijn opgenomen in het historische Amersfoort op de Appelmarkt, de Groenmarkt en op meerdere historische plekken in deze stad. Het appartement van Gerard Verlinden is het voormalig gebouw van de Rijksdienst voor Bodemkundig Onderzoek aan de Muurhuizen/Kerkstraat en grenst aan de Appelmarkt. Tegenwoordig zijn diverse culturele instellingen gevestigd in dit gebouw. Het gebouw heet de Stad van Cahen. Spijkerhoek was in de jaren '80 en '90 van de 20e eeuw een kijkcijferhit. Meer dan twee miljoen mensen zaten elke week voor de buis om de belevenissen van onder meer Patty Starrenburg, Gerard Verlinden, Tony Beymer en Willy van de Akker te zien. Spijkerhoek was de allereerste serie in Nederland waarin drugs, seks en alcoholverslavingen te zien waren. Op deze verzameling muziek van o.a. Patty & Shift die met het nummer Wonderful nummer 2 bereikte van Top-40 in 1989. Verder ook muziek van Fat Boys with Chubby Checker, Salt-N-Pepa, Tatjana, Yazz And The Plastic Population e.a.

01.  Patty & Shift – Wonderful  - 3:56      

02.  Fat Boys & Chubby Checker – The Twist  - 4:06      
03.  Hans Van Eijck – Theme From Spijkerhoek   - 3:49       
04.  Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule  - 3:30       
05.  Bomb The Bass – Say A Little Prayer  - 3:51       
06.  Bananarama – Nathan Jones  - 3:03     
07.  Marilyn Monroe – I Wanna Be Loved By You (Remix)  - 4:13       
08.  Lynn Collins – Think (About It) - 3:23      
09.  Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going  - 5:43     
10.  Hans Van Eijck – Cross Wheels  - 2:50     
11.  Chris Andrews – Let Go!  - 3:50      
12.  Salt-N-Pepa – Twist And Shout  - 4:05     
13.  Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – Get On The Dance Floor  - 4:24      
14.  Tatjana – Chica Cubana  - 3:31      
15.  Hans Van Eijck – Verlinden Theme  - 4:07     
16.  Yazz And The Plastic Population – Stand Up For Your Love Rights  - 5:03

Release: 1989

Label:  Qualitel Records
Genre:  Pop
Time:  63:24
Track listing contributed by:  Wim van Schaik

James Brown & Friends - Soul Session Live (1988)

Jamses Brown, an american artist and musician, one of the founding fathers of funk music.

"Soul Session Live" is a 1988 live album by James Brown. Credited on the album cover to "James Brown & Friends". A must for James Brown fans and lovers of 60’s soul, this CD celebrates the considerable musical contributions of the man they call “The Godfather of Soul”. A feel-good collection from start to finish, the recordings here are taken from the soundtrack of the 1988 critically acclaimed TV special “A Soul Session with James Brown and Friends”. Many of James Brown’s most well-known songs are featured, including “I feel Good”, Papas Got a Brand New Bag” and “Living in America”. A number of these are presented in duets with such talents as Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett and Robert Palmer. James Brown’s first words on this disc are simply "..1965 this was the sound”. Aficionados will know that this is his standard lead in to his top 10 minor R and B classic “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”. Despite being the first performance of the night, James Brown has no trouble hooking into the song’s funky fast paced mid-60’s groove. The rendition here is every bit as good as the original and is laced with the Godfather of Soul’s trademark squeals and blistering saxophone solos.
It is impossible to fault this performance and it is a delight to listen to from start to finish. How do you Stop? is also a James Brown solo. The contrast in style, however, could not be more marked. “How do you Stop” is a gentle ballad with a 70’s, almost disco feel. Consistent with the nature of the song, James gives a suitably restrained performance that is laced with an appropriate sense of foreboding. The end result makes for great listening that is a credit to the artist and his band. “Cold Sweat” is a heavy 70’s vintage funk number and is performed in a duet with Wilson Pickett (the singer of the 60’s classic “Land of a 1000 dances”). This is probably my least preferred number on the collection. However, this should not be taken as in indictment against the track as I have never been a fan of this style of song. I should also add that both artists give their absolute all on this performance and I suspect that those who like heavy funk will probably love it. “Out of Site” made the top spot on the R & B chart way back in 1963. James Brown does not feature on the version presented here as the honors are given to a fellow by the name of Billy Vera. Though Mr Vera is certainly a most talented artist and does a great job on this sexually infused mid-tempo blues number, he does not surpass James Brown’s original work. That being said, this is still a great recording and fits in nicely with the rest of the material on this collection. "I´ll Go Crazy" with Joe Cocker, characterized by more raspy vocals than you can throw a stick at, numerous wild screams and a jarring stop-start drum beat, the number bleeds with cool. As Robert Palmer enters the stage, James asks him - “How do you feel?”. Not surprisingly, Robert responds with the lead in line to the Godfather’s well known hit “I Feel Good”. These two talented artists then rip into “I Feel Good” with all the passion and enthusiasm that this soul infused rock classic deserves.
The two artists work well together and perfectly preserve the 60’s feel of the number. Their performance brims with excitement and is complemented with appropriately timed James Brown squeals. The success of the performance can also be attributed to the great work of the band who perfectly capture the saxophone rifts and driving drum work that are so much a part of this outstanding song. The two then duet on the 60’s soulful ballad “Try Me”.
The sound and style of this number is reminiscent of the early Motown sound, and in particular the Temptations. There is more than a hint of blues in the song and this particularly suits the vocal styles of both singers who make the most of the excellent material. “Living in America” was James Brown’s last major hit single. It made the top 10 Charts in the mid-eighties and from memory won a Grammy for best R&B performance. The song was the theme tune for the movie Rocky IV.

Track listing

01. "Show Introduction"   (James Brown)  - 0:28
02. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"  (James Brown)  - 3:15
03. "How Do You Stop"   (Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight James Brown)  - 5:22
04. "Cold Sweat"  (feat. Wilson Pickett) (James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis)  - 4:08
05. "Out of Sight"  (feat. Billy Vera) (James Brown)  - 2:34
06. "When a Man Loves a Woman"  (feat. Joe Cocker) (Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright)  - 5:46
07. "Gimme Your Love"  (feat. Aretha Franklin) (Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen)  - 5:16
08. "I'll Go Crazy"  (feat. Joe Cocker) (James Brown)  - 3:16
09. "I Got You (I Feel Good)"  (feat. Robert Palmer) (James Brown)  - 3:25
10. "Try Me"  (feat. Robert Palmer) (James Brown)  - 5:18
11. "Living in America"  (James Brown & Friends) (Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight)  - 4:06

Credits
Producer - Johnny Musso
Recorded at - the club Taboo, Detroit, MI.
Mixed at - Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, CA.
Engineered By - Tony Papa
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Mixed By - Tony Papa

Notes
Release: 1988
Genre:  Funk, Soul, Live
Length:  32:05
Label:  Scotti Bros. Records

© 1988

Bloodstone - Natural High (1973)

Bloodstone is a American soul, and funk group, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Bloodstone is a former American R&B, soul, and funk group, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The band charted thirteen songs between 1973 and 1984.Bloodstone became known for their funk/soul tracks that blended Jimi Hendrix-styled rock music with doo-wop and gospel music undertones. Formed in 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, the group was a high school doo-wop group called The Sinceres. In 1967-68 they were backed by and toured with a large Kansas City horn band known as the Smokin' Emeralds and performed their version of a Motown-style review which drew large crowds at a venue called the Place in the Westport district of KC. By 1971, the band consisted of Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham on percussion, Charles Love on guitar and vocals, Charles McCormick on bass, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar. After learning to play their respective musical instruments, moved to Los Angeles, California. After arriving in Los Angeles, the group met their prospective managers George Braunstein and Ron Hamady. They also replaced their drummer Melvin Webb with Eddie Summers, a resident of Los Angeles, California. The managers decided to change their name from The Sinceres to Bloodstone. Later the group traveled to London, England where they achieved a recording contract with Decca Records. The original members were Charles McCormick, Willis Draffen, Jr., Charles Love, Harry Williams, Roger Durham and Eddie Summers. The first album was entitled Bloodstone, whereas there were two singles released simultaneously called, "That's The Way We Make Our Music", and "Girl (You Look So Fine)", written and arranged by Eddie Summers the newest member. Their second album, "Natural High" reached the US R&B Top 10, with their single, "Natural High" reaching number 10 on the Pop chart. The album was written by various members of the group Bloodstone.

 

01.  "You Know We've Learned"  (Willis Draffen Jr.)  - 4:12

02.  "Who Has the Last Laugh Now"  (Charles McCormick)  - 5:36

03.  "Peter's Jones"  (Larry Durham, Roger Durham)  - 4:12

04.  "That's the Way We Make Our Music"  (Eddie Summers)  - 3:15

05.  "Bo Diddley/Diddley Daddy"  (Ellis McDaniel)  - 3:37

06.  "Natural High"  (McCormick)  - 4:53

07.  "I Need Your Love"  (McCormick)  - 1:10

08.  "Tell It to My Face"  (Charles Love)  - 3:15

09.  "Ran It in the Ground"  (Love)  - 4:52

10.  "Never Let You Go"  (Harry Williams)  - 5:37

Released:  1973

Recorded at:  The Village Recorder, Los Angeles

Genre:  Soul, funk

Length:  40:50

Label:  London Records

Producer:  Mike Vernon

Arranger, Conductor:  Pip Williams

Credits

Charles McCormick - Bass, Vocals

Charles Love, Willis Draffen Jr. - Guitar, Vocals

Melvin Webb - Drums, Congas, Timbales

Roger Durham, Harry Williams - Percussion, Vocals

Hense Powell - Piano, Electric Piano, Organ

Eddie Summers - Drums, Vibraphone, Piano, Congas, Vocals

Gordon Dewitte - Organ

Mike Vernon - Glockenspiel, Castanets, Bells (Tubular Bells)

Richard L. Mackey, Arthur N. Maebe - French Horn

Jacqueline Lustgarten, Raymond L. Kelley - Cello

Gene Cipriano - Cor Anglais

Dan Neufeld, Nathan Kaproff - Viola

Carla Spencer, Erno Neufeld, Paul C. Shure, Samuel Boghossian - Violin

BTO - Rock N´ Roll Nights (1979)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

"Rock N' Roll Nights" is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band BTO, released in 1979. This album was one of three BTO albums that did not feature co-founder Randy Bachman. "Rock n' Roll Nights" is also one of the two albums from this band to feature Jim Clench, formerly of April Wine.

Rob Bachman is on drums and percussion, but the band relies on producer Jim Vallance to write or co-write four of the nine tunes. Smart move, as the Vallance's production and songwriting skills were a big part of Canadian Bryan Adams succes, and his partnership with Adams began two years prior to this. As the "Street Action" and other Bachman Turner Overdrive albums were pretty self-contained, a group known more for ripping riffs rather than covering other people's tunes, the inclusion of the Sweeny Todd title, "Wastin' Time," is a good idea in theory. It adds a poppy flair to a band that had already gotten overbearing when Randy Bachman was still with them. By "Street Action", things were totally leaden, and Vallance's contributions here are not drastic enough to make that much of a difference. It's a case of too little too late. "Here She Comes Again" is not the Lou Reed tune, but it would work if it didn't have that diesel vocal which clashes with the '70s pop sound trying to break out of this disc. The "Wastin' Time" that Bryan Adams sang was credited to Prest/Shaer on the Sweeny Todd album If Wishes Were Horses when Adams replaced Nick Gilder in that outfit, and Ron Sexsmith from out of Toronto also has a tune by that name, but the one on "Rock N' Roll Nights" gives credit to Bryan Adams. The thought that this hard rock outfit should've gone glam in 1979 is not a bad one. Recorded at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver and London's Trident facility, this is as much a Jim Vallance project as it is new music from the remnants of Bachman Turner Overdrive. At least they had the good sense to change their name to just initials, though they seem to have the same plate from the Guess Who's Road Food from five years earlier on the back cover, a sign of something stale. What is life like without brother Randy Bachman? Save the addition of Vallance, this is the same crew that crafted "Street Action", right down to the photographer and engineers at the Vancouver studio. The woman on the cover looks like she has reprised her role, another wise move as the band was never photogenic. "End of the Line" works because it is a ballad, and they somehow pull it off. Surprise of surprise, it is written by new singer Jim Clench. It also comes off as the best track on the disc, though C.F. Turner's "Heartaches" was used for Bachman Turner Overdrive's Millennium Collection album. "Rock N' Roll Nights" contains another tune with "rock & roll" in the title, "Rock and Roll Hell," and that tune is well-named because it descends to those depths. "Amelia Earheart" is interesting, a ballad that sounds like Klaatu performing on Frijid Pink's Earth Omen album. The Jim Vallance/D. Simmonds composition gets honorable mention: The less this group sounds like Bachman Turner Overdrive, the better, and Vallance would have been better served using this as a vehicle to express his vision totally. His song which opens the disc, "Jamaica," is a producer reinventing Randy Bachman, and he should have done it all the way through the 37 minutes that make up this LP.

 

01.  "Jamaica"  (Vallance)  – 4:08

02.  "Heartaches"  (Turner)  – 3:51

03.  "Heaven Tonight"  (Clench, Thornton)  – 3:03

04.  "Rock and Roll Nights"  (Clench)  – 5:30

05.  "Wastin' Time"  (Adams) –  3:28

06.  "Here She Comes Again"  (Clench, Thornton, Vallance)  – 3:00

07.  "End of the Line"  (Clench)  – 3:25

08.  "Rock and Roll Hell"  (Vallance)  – 4:06

09.  "Amelia Earhart"  (Simmonds, Vallance)  – 6:19

Released:  March 1979

Recorded at:  Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, Canada

Genre:  Rock

Length:  36:50

Label:  Mercury Records

Producer (s):  BTO, Jim Vallance

Cedits

Robbie Bachman - drums, percussion

Jim Clench - bass, vocals

Blair Thornton - lead guitar

C.F. Turner - guitar, vocals

Production

Producers:  Jim Vallance

Engineers:  John Brand, Rolf Henneman

Assistant engineer:  Mike Donegani

Mixing:  Jim Vallance

Art direction, photography:  James O'Mara

Asleep At The Wheel - The Wheel (1977)

 Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia

Since the early '70s, Asleep at the Wheel have been the most important force in keeping the sound of Western swing alive. In reviving the freewheeling, eclectic sensibility of Western swing godfather Bob Wills, the Wheel have earned enthusiastic critical praise throughout their lengthy career; they have not only preserved classic sounds that had all but disappeared from country music, but have also been able to update the music, keeping it a living, breathing art form. Typically featuring eight to 11 musicians, the group has gone through myriad personnel changes (at last count, over 80 members had passed through their ranks), but frontman Ray Benson has held it together for four decades, keeping Asleep at the Wheel a viable recording and touring concern and maintaining their devotion to classic-style Western swing.  1977´s "The Wheel" finds Asleep at the Wheel consistently making music full of fun, along with fine musicianship and a sense of purpose. Even though anyone can simply enjoy the great batch of tunes on this recording, a more discerning listener can see that there is a higher cause, that being the preservation of Western swing and all the genres present in that form. So whether the cuts are jazz oriented ("The Wheel"), gospel ("Somebody Stole His Body"), or honky tonk ("I Can't Handle It Now"), the band is up to the task. Particularly noteworthy are the musical compositions of rhythm guitarist Leroy Preston and leader Ray Benson's distinctively raspy vocal style. What sets this record above other bands that might want to keep the spirit of Western swing alive is a sense of integrity beneath the surface. However, that sense of purpose is never so heavy-handed that a feeling of festivity is too far away. The sax, fiddle, or accordion solos may be technically sophisticated, but try not dancing to this stuff or tapping your toes and see how far you get. In other words, Asleep at the Wheel has made a fine record that will appeal to both the average fan and serious students of the Western swing tradition.

 

01.  "The Wheel"  (Asleep at the Wheel)  - 4:17  

02.  "I Wonder"  (Leroy Preston)  - 3:25

03.  "Am I High?"  (Ray Benson, Chris O'Connell, Peter Sheridan)  - 4:00  

04.  "A Dollar Short and a Day Late"  (Ray Benson, Kevin Blackie Farrell, Leroy Preston)  - 3:18 

05.  "My Baby Thinks She's a Train"  (Leroy Preston)  - 3:32

06.  "Ragtime Annie"  (Traditional)  - 2:47

07.  "When Love Goes Wrong"  (Leroy Preston)  - 2:54

08.  "Somebody Stole His Body"  (Leroy Preston)  - 2:46

09.  "Let's Face Up Kevin"  (Blackie Farrell, Leroy Preston)  - 3:16 

10.  "I Can't Handle It Now"  (Leroy Preston)  - 3:16

11.  "Red Stick"  - 3:02

Release:  1977

Label:  Capitol Records

Genre:  Country, Western Swing Revival

Length:  36:33

Producer (s):  Asleep At The Wheel, Tommy Allsup

Credits

Ray Benson - lead guitar & vocals

Chris O´Connell - guitar & vocals

Leroy Preston - guitar & vocals

Lucky Oceans - pedal steel guitar

Floyd Domino - piano

Tony Garnier - bass

Danny Levin - fiddle & mandolin

Bill Mabry - fiddle

Link Davis Jr. - alto & tenor sax, cajun accordion, vocals

Patrick (Taco) Ryan - alto & tenor sax, clarinet

Chris York - drums; & guest vocals on "Somebody Stole His Body"

Autograph - Loud And Clear (1987)

Autograph was a Californian hard rock/heavy metal band from Pasadena, California.

They released several albums throughout the 1980s and are perhaps best-remembered today for their mid-1980s hit, "Turn Up the Radio."

Originally release in 1987, "Loud and Clear" was their third album. The band released a string of impressive melodic rock albums in the mid `80s, but for some reason never seemed to fit into the hair metal scene that came to dominate L.A. in the second half of the decade. "Loud and Clear" is very similar to Autograph's previous albums (1984's "Sign In Please" and 1985's "That's The Stuff"). It's an upbeat, feel-good party rock album with odes to hot girls, loud parties, and rocking all nite. Catchy hooks, great melodies and just enough keyboards are all abundant on Loud & Clear, and Steve Plunkett does another knockout job on vocals. There really isn't a "Turn Up the Radio" style hit on this album, but "Dance All Night" and "Just Got Back From Heaven" should have been solid radio hits at the time, and "More Than a Million Times" should have been huge. It's a brilliant, "soundtrack ready" melodic rocker. As good as it is, "Loud and Clear" was Autograph's least successful `80s album, and ended up being their last work as a band. Plunkett would launch a new version of Autograph with 2003's Buzz, but it wasn't quite the same. If you're a fan of the mid `80s melodic rock sound, "Loud and Clear" is a "can't miss" album from one of the era's more unfairly overlooked bands. The two tracks featured on this album, "Dance all Night" and "She Never Looked that Good For Me" appeared (along with the band themselves) in the film Like Father Like Son, released the same year.

 

01.  "Loud and Clear"  - 3:41

02.  "Dance All Night"  - 4:30

03.  "She Never Looked That Good For Me"  - 3:36

04.  "Bad Boy"  - 4:09

05.  "Everytime I Dream"  - 4:53

06.  "She's a Tease"  - 3:38

07.  "Just Got Back From Heaven"  - 4:22

08.  "Down N' Dirty"  - 3:18

09.  "More Than a Million Times"  - 6:01

10.  "When The Sun Goes Down"  - 4:15

Released:  March 1987

Label:  RCA Records

Genre:  Glam metal

Length:  42:23

Producer:  Andy Johns

Mixed by:  Andy Johns and Paul Wertheimer

Credits

Steve Plunkett - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Steve Lynch - Lead Guitar

Randy Rand - Bass, backing vocals

Steven Isham - Keyboards, backing vocals

Keni Richards - Drums