Smooth Sailing: Soft Rock, Slow Disco & Jazz Funk

In the autumn I will be 10 years on Mixcloud and this spring we are celebrating 5 years of Smooth Sailing with some highlights from previous episodes. The track by The Converters is from the brand new compilation Greg Belson’s Divine Disco 2, out on Record Store Day this Saturday:

“Although gospel and disco music seem like polar opposites—one is secular while the other has embraced a hedonistic culture—the marriage of the two genres has birthed the uplifting spirituality and dance floor thump found in gospel disco. By the mid‐'70s many established and independent gospel artists started creating records with a tight four‐on‐the‐floor beat that touched both churchgoers as well as patrons of the drug‐fueled establishments of the '70s.”

(Cultures of Soul)

Tracklist:

Harvey Mason – Kauai (1979)
Limousine – Columbus (2019)
Nimbus ‎– Children Of The Earth (1980)
Camino 84 ‎– Yacht Rock Breaks 2 01 Side B (2019)
Herb Alpert – Rotation (1979)
Toto – Africa [Ninja Sex Party Edit] (1982)
Boz Scaggs ‎– Jojo [Arlequim Edit] (1980)
Little River Band ‎– Reminiscing (1978)
Bill Champlin – Gotta Get Back To Love (1981)
Marty Balin – Hearts (1981)
Phil Carmen ‎– On My Way In L.A. (1985)
James Walsh Gypsy Band – Cuz It’s You, Girl (1978)
Cissy Houston – Morning Much Better (1977)
Mud – Gottta Good Reason (1978)
The Converters – I've Been Converted (1983)
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – All In The Way You Get Down (1981)
Clifford Coulter – Don’t Wanna See You Cry (1980)
Photoglo – Don't Be Afraid To Love Somebody (1980)
Pages – Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong (1979)
Steve Marrs – Somebody Somewhere (1982)