Funky Chillout Sofa Session: After Hours Beach Cocktail

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My attempt to make a mix for Valentine’s Day, enjoy this funky chillout sofa session! 😊

"You need the evening action,
a place to dine, a glass of wine,
a little late romance.
It's a chain reaction."

Singer Del Shannon was one of the best performers of all-time and the first one to release a ‘synthesized solo’ (by Max Crook) on Runaway, exactly 60 years ago. He also paved the way for the Beatles in the United States by recording their song From Me To You in 1963. At first John Lennon was flattered when Del Shannon told him about the idea, but he quickly changed his mind. He was aware that a cover version by Del Shannon might hurt the Beatles’ chances of having a hit with From Me To You in America. Although struggling with alcoholism and being manic-depressive, Del Shannon still managed to pursue a long-lasting career, despite having no big hits after 1965 (he had some minor successes afterwards, like Runaway '67 in 1967 and Sea Of Love in 1980). He decided to run away forever by ending his life on the 8th of February 1990.

“With Magic Mirror, LA native singer-songwriter Pearl Charles has released her second album and takes her listeners into a musical wonderland, where the 29-year-old lives out her preferences for ABBA melodies, Laurel Canyon hippie dreaminess, sun-warmed West Coast soft rock and 70’s country-folk bliss. All this sounds very vintage, but never loses its current pop appeal.” 

(Thomas Splett

According to Bandcamp Columbian duo Elia Y Elisabeth are “mixing soft-pop with a touch of tropical-pastoral funk, singer-songwriter sweetened by the subtle perfume of Caribbean music and psychedelia.”

Next up is a new part of Grooves From The Crates!

Tracklist:

Bill Henry Band – Slow Down (2019)
Taxi ‎– Pode Chorar (1979)
Raul Midón – Pick Somebody Up (2007)
Sharon Musgrave – Giving You Everything [Radio Edit] (2021)
Lasperanza Feat. Colette Connor – Give Me The Night (2019)
Flamingosis – High Tide (2017)
Norah Jones ‎– Sunrise (2004)
Del Shannon – Colour Flashing Hair (1968)
Elia Y Elisabeth – Fue Una Lágrima (1971)
Serge Gainsbourg – Couleur Café (1964)
Feater Feat. Vilja Larjosto – Time Million (2019)
Coralie Clément – L'Ombre Et La Lumière (2001)
Monte La Rue – In The Mood (2008)
Bardo State – Mariposa (2008)
Pearl Charles – Only For Tonight (2021)
Danny George – We’re Young (2021)

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