VARIOUS ARTISTS - Yacht Soul - The Cover Versions 2 (Coloured Vinyl)

Welcome Back, friends, to the Yacht Soul cruise that never ends!
This theme, explored at length in the previous installment of this series, is a fertile
one that just keeps on giving, and give it certainly does on the tracks we have dug up
for your perusal, enlightenment, edification and enjoyment on Yacht Soul 2.
For those just joining us, the concept here concerns R&B and soul artists mining the
songbooks of their white contemporaries for cover versions that serve the dual
purposes of potentially garnering some crossover radio airplay as well as introducing
great songs to segments of the listening public who might otherwise miss them.
Some of these versions might have come about because they were personal
favorites of the artist in question, others might have been strongly suggested by their
labels or by the publishing company, but all of them provide an entirely new
perspective on what were already fantastic songs to begin with.
So there you have it--a further dig into this nebulous concept that reveals more
unexpected connections and crossed paths. Understanding the hows and whys of
the way these particular covers and collaborations came to be is as fascinating as
just enjoying the music itself, and there really is a lot of great music to dig into this
time around! We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did putting it together.

Vinyl release of Various Artists - Yacht Soul - The Cover Versions 2 (Coloured Vinyl). Released through WORD AND SOUND and available on 2LP.