Southern Soul Now! [Mardis Gras]

by Southern Soul / Various

Overview

A sampler for some of the modern urban soul artists handled by Mardi Gras Records out of New Orleans, Southern Soul Now! is somewhat of a disappointment, since little here rises above the ordinary, and given all the sampled beats and other hip-hop nation techniques applied to the backing tracks, some actual soulful singing would have been a nice addition to the mix. The label may be based in New Orleans, but this stuff sounds like it could have been recorded in Anywhere, U.S.A. A few tracks manage to have some impact, like the opening cut, "Get out of Town" by Snatch Nelson, Willie B.'s "Dr Jealous & Mrs. Hater," and Nathaniel Kimble's "U Don't Want to Be Loved," but most of what is here slips out of mind as soon as the track winds down, and sometimes even before that. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2006
Label:	MARDI GRAS RECORDS
UPC:	0096094110329

Tracks

1. Get out of Town  - Snatch Nelson
2. No Jimi-No Jam  - M. Davis  - B. Miller  - B.J. Miller
3. Drunk as a Skunk  - Arden Lo  -  Tha Nu Jaz Orda
4. Big Dawg Slide  - Mack Davis  - B. Miller
5. Dr Jealous & Mrs. Hater  - Willie B.
6. Stroke It Easy  -  Tazz
7. Red Bone  - Snatch Nelson
8. Stay (Out of Me & My Baby's Business)  - Earl Duke
9. Jump Up in It  - Jody Sticker
10. Truck Driver  - Earl Duke
11. It's Our Turn  - M. Davis  - Mack Davis  - B. Miller  - B.J. Miller
12. Taking out Da Trash  - Rudolf Flye
13. Parker's Southern Cha Cha Rock  - J. Diamond Washington
14. U Don't Want to Be Loved  - Nathaniel Kimble
15. Plastic Love  -  Tazz

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B.J. Miller   Primary Artist
Tha Nu Jaz Orda   Primary Artist
Rudolf Flye   Primary Artist
Willie B   Primary Artist
Tazz   Primary Artist
Snatch Nelson   Primary Artist
J. Diamond Washington   Primary Artist
Mack Davis   Primary Artist
Arden Lo   Primary Artist
Nathaniel Kimble   Primary Artist
Earl Duke   Primary Artist
Jody Sticker   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

B. Miller   Composer
M. Davis   Composer