Roslyn & Charles - Spirit of the Living God - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Roslyn Johnson & Charles McCloud, one of the finest gospel-soul duos of the 1980s, released only two records which both came out on the US Cheri tag; the first being 'Everything Must Change' (1981) and then finally this 'Spirit of the Living God' (1982). Produced by the prestigious Julius Brockington, these sought after recordings come packed with grace and funk and are available on CD for the first time in over four decades.

Bernd Glemser - Prelude & Fugue Bern Glemser Plays Bach & Shostak [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/27/2009

Self-titled, the fourth long-player by the Anointed has been referred to by those in the trio's camp as their Inchdream record,Inch made silky-smooth by an all-star group of wish-list producers including Keith Crouch and Tony Rich. While hardly breaking new ground, and a little saccharine for some tastes, Anointed witnesses to the faithful in a slicked-up eclecticism that will appeal to the most secular R&B pop fans. InchSomething's MissingInch is a sensual ballad firmly grounded by spiritual ideals. InchOoh BabyInch is a dance-inflected harmony anthem underscored with a fat bass-delay beat. InchTake It Easy,Inch a funked-up, whirling R&B number, features the skitter-scat showboating of Steve Crawford on lead vocals. Most insightfully infectious, however, are the opening and closing numbers-the unadulterated disco-gospel joy of the album version of InchRevive UsInch (there are two alternate cuts not featured here) and the soulful optimism of the eminently singable InchAnything Is Possible.Inch