Smooth Sailing: Movin’ & Groovin’

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Some smooth soul and disco combined with a couple of yacht rock classics to enjoy! DJ Supermarkt once defined yacht soul as a R&B cover of a yacht rock song, so there’s one yacht soul track in it as well, Get It Up For Love, Maxine Nightingale’s cover of Ned Doheny yacht rock classic.

One of the tracks is the disco-ish Wiggle That Wotsit by The Hollies. This British band had over 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, with major hits on both sides of the Atlantic. They started very successfully in the 1960s, but the Hollies were at their creative peak in the 1970s, with songs like He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, Long Cool Woman In  A Black Dress and The Air That I Breathe (written by Albert Hammond). They even had some success on the dancefloor with tracks like Draggin' My Heels, Daddy Don't Mind and the forementioned Wiggle That Wotsit from their 1976 album Russian Roulette. Lead singer Allan Clarke, who left the band for good in 1999, gave the songs his own trademark and the three part harmony of the band was extraordinary. In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. 

Let's move and groove on the boat!

Tracklist:

Jay W. McGee – What You Tryin' To Do (1982)
Hollywood Freeway ‎– You're The Song (That I Can't Stop Singing) (1973)
Googie & Tom Coppola – Broken Wings (1980)
Homi & Jarvis – Love’s Taken Over (1983)
Brick – Right Back (Where I Started From) (1981)
Alphonse Mouzon – When We Were Young (1982)
Eloise Laws – Ain't It Good Feeling Good (1977)
Maxine Nightingale – Get It Up For Love (1977)
Robert John ‎– You Don't Need A Gypsy (1972)
The Hollies – Wiggle That Wotsit (1976)
Syreeta – Tiki Tiki Donga (1977)
Streetlife – What Am I Gonna Do (1980)
Larry Bailey – Groove With Me (1980)
Niteflyte – All About Love (1979)
Byrne & Barnes – Keep On Running (1981)
Leon Ware Feat. Janis Siegel – Why I Came To California (1982)
Fluorescent Smogg – All My Life (1978)
The Dukes (Bugatti & Musker) – Mystery Girl (1982)
Young Gun Silver Fox – Tip Of The Flame [12” Disco Mix] (2023)
Wynd Chymes – Do It (Fun In The Sun) (1982)