Peaceful Breeze From The West Coast

C-Heads Magazine

If you follow me closely, then you’ll probably know that I love that late seventies/early eighties Californian yacht rock sound. The thing is that the genre never faded out completely and today’s music scene still counts numerous yacht rock acts. I selected some of them for this peaceful breeze from the West Coast, the original home of Flower Power. Just remember. what the world needs now is love, to quote Jonathan Samuel Johnson.

We all know that Michael Jackson did some terrible things and he made some terrible records (Earth Song!), but I like his early work a lot. He was the one who could cross over from R&B to pop like no one had done before and paved the way for later super stars, like his sister Janet, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

On Westcoastsoul.de singer/songwriter Pearl Charles explains why she draws her inspiration from the 1960s and 1970s:

“I have always felt that the 60’s and 70’s were the height of true artistry in the mainstream, not only in music, but also in film. For one thing, artists were very open to trying new things and mixing genres and sounds together in ways that hadn’t been done before.”

Tracklist:  

Jonathan Samuel Johnson – What The World Needs Now Is Love (1978)
Taffy McElroy – I Want You To Be The First (1981)
Aaliyah – (At Your Best) You Are Love (1994)
The Shadowboxers – More Than A Woman (2020)
Leonard Luka – Elly (2022)
Rumer – Roses (2022)
Mamas Gun – Looking For Moses (2022)
Dawn Patrol – Bring On The Good Times (2022)
Pearl Charles – Déjà Vu (2021)
Melissa Manchester – Your Place Or Mine (1982)
Liner – Night Train (1979)
Rick Riso – Heart’s Desire  (1986)
Mark Williamson – I Need You (1979)
Turley Richards – I Will (1976)
The Faragher Brothers – Never Get Your Love Behind Me (1976)
Paul Clark – Hold On (1981)
Larry Lee – Hang On (1982)
Hummingbird – You Can’t Hide Love (1977)
Robert Palmer ‎– Every Kinda People (1978)
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (1979)
Magic Source – Genius Of Love (2022)