The DMX Affair - One Time To Make It Right / Your Time To Make It Right (Digital 45) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rare 1972 soul single from The Passions - arranged, written and produced by the legendary Jerry Williams Jr. AKA Swamp Dogg, featuring the tracks InchOne Night AffairInch b/w InchA Toast (May There Be No Last Time),Inch newly remastered and finally available in the digital domain. Album Tracks 1. One Night Affair 2. A Toast (May There Be No Last Time)

Next to nothing is known about the obscure The Meadowbrooks, who recorded a pair of 45s for Catamount Records in 1965. The second offering from the group features a cover of The Daychords Come On, One More Time on the A-side (incorrectly labeled on the 45 as Is Everybody Happy?) with Lovers Quarrel on the flip. After decades of being available on vinyl only, the newly remastered single can finally be had in the digital domain. . Album Tracks 1. Come on, One More Time 2. Lovers Quarrel

The Freedom Affair has planted deep roots in soul music from their start, but after nearly a decade together, the group's self-titled sophomore album focuses their sound squarely where Muscle Shoals meets Memphis Soul. It's a masterstroke of impassioned message-music exploring ageless themes of inequity, love, and togetherness. A fateful February 2023 encounter with Grammy Award-winning recording engineer Boo Mitchell (Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Al Green) at Royal Studios created a spark that sent the band back to Kansas City with new musical conviction. By November, the band had returned to record all-new Southern Soul-inspired songs in the legendary Memphis studio.The ever-powerful female trio fronting the band-Paula Saunders, Seyko Groves, and Shon Ruffin-has been the hallmark of The Freedom Affair's sound and identity, and their collective vocal prowess is on full display ranging from tough to tender, touching on heartache and hope. The experience at Royal studios convinced the band that there isn't a better room to record horns. The Inchone takeInch horns of Pete Carroll on trumpet and Brett Jackson on saxophone prove their years together as a unit have paid off with their precision and lines written to meet the vibe perfectly. With rhythm section personnel remaining the same from their debut album Freedom is Love, a shift in instrumentation moves Chris Hazelton from bass to his primary instrument of the Hammond B3 organ along with various keyboards. Branden Moser swaps in the bass, which also happens to be his primary instrument, from his former rhythm guitar. Cole Bales continues to dig into timeless riffs on lead guitar, and Dave Brick maintains the backbone with the heavy boom-bap on drums. This album has cemented The Freedom Affair's sound enduring melodies with rich arrangements, backed by a gritty pulse.Royal was the perfect site for this album, and the ban