Artist: Various Artists
Title: Salsoul Essentials
Label: Charly Records
Origin: UK
Release Date: 1997
Catalogue No: CDNEW 104-2 (Double CD)

Track Listing:

Disc 1

1. Weeks & Co. - 'If You're Looking for Fun'
2. The Salsoul Orchestra - 'Take Some Time Out'
3. The Strangers - 'Step out Of My Dream'
4. Aurra - 'Make Up Your Mind'
5. Logg - 'I Know You Will' (12" Mix)
6. Surface - 'Falling In Love'
7. Joe Bataan - 'Sadie (She Smokes)'
8. Inner Life - 'Moment Of My Life' (12" Mix)

Disc 2

1. Loleatta Holloway - 'Love Sensation'
2. First Choice - 'Let No Man Put Asunder'
3. Inner Life - 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'
4. Double Exposure - 'Ten Percent'
5. Loleatta Holloway - 'Runaway'
6. First Choice - 'Dr. Love'
7. Metropolis - 'I Love NY'
8. Ripple - 'The Beat Goes On And On'

Sleeve Notes:

Yet, whatever Loleatta could do, Jocelyn Brown could match. Fronting the collective Inner Life, the studio creation of cult producers Patrick Adams, Greg Carmichael and Leroy Burgess, the group redefined 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' into epic proportions. Seldom have 10-minutes ever sounded so electrifying, while the 'Moment Of My Life' perfectly manages to fuse dance-floor functionality with Jocelyn's rasping exotic wailing. Burgess, another native new Yorker, has become the epitome of club trendiness over the years. As an artist, producer and songwriter, his recordings are truly worthy of the cult status bestowed upon him. Be it with Aleem, Intrique, Black Ivory or Logg, his 'sound' is so distinct, almost archetypal of the genre many refer to as boogie, and Logg's 'I Know You Will' typifies this. A terrific no holds barred feel-good party-jam exuding optimism and inspiration along its path, whilst Leroy's distinctive phrasing is a joy to behold.

Lewis Dene (Blues & Soul Magazine) - January, 1997.