Side A
Artist	Song
MFSB featuring the Three Degrees	TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia
Parliment	Flashlight
James Brown	I Got A Bag Of My Own
O'Jays	Love Train
David Bowie	Young Americans
Stylistics	I'm Stone In Love With You
Hues Corporation	Rock The Boat
Billy Preston	Nothing From Nothing
Lou Rawls	Groovy People
Jacksons	Enjoy Yourself
Aretha Franklin	Something He Can Feel
Emotions	Best Of My Love
Polly Brown	Up In A Puff Of Smoke
Barry White	Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Baby
Blue Magic	Side Show
Sylvers	Hot Line
Heatwave	Groove Line
Earth Wind And Fire	Shining Star
Ohio Players	Love Rollercoaster
Al Green	Let's Stay Together
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Love Unlimited Orchestra	Love's Theme
Hot Chocolate	You Sexy Thing
Jacksons	Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Curtis Mayfield	Superfly
Al Wilson	Show And Tell
Billy Paul	Me and Mrs. Jones
Elton John	Bennie And The Jets
Commodores	Brick House
George Clinton	Atomic Dog
Ray Parker Jr.	The Other Woman
William DeVaughn	Be Thankful For What You've Got
Stevie Wonder	Superstition
Rick James	Give It To Me Baby
The Time	Jungle Love
Chic	I Want Your Love
Three Degrees	When Will I See You Again?

Comment:

Inspired, as so much is these days by one of my sons, this time the five-year-old. He asked me to put a video on for him. When I went into the family room, Soul Train was on TV. I said, "Hey, you wanna just watch Soul Train instead?" My son, who has no idea what Soul Train is, said, "I am not a fan of Soul Train." Maybe after hearing some of these tunes, he'll become one. My son's TV viewing also inspired one selection on disc 1: as I was making this CD in the family room, a week after this aforementioned incident, he was in the same room, watching Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh! or something. I was trying to think of '70s R&B artists I had not yet gotten onto the first disc when a character on the show says, "We need earth, wind, and fire elements on the field." "Shining Star" was the next song I put on the disk. Incidentally, I think Bowie did "Fame" on Soul Train, but I much prefer the title track from the album "Fame," is on, "Young Americans." Luther Vandross was a collaborator with Bowie on that album. And Elton John did indeed perform "Bennie and the Jets" on Soul Train--it broke through big enough on black radio stations in the US to be released as a single (I don't think it was released as a single in Britain). Other performers on Soul Train (Don Cornelius' website lists guests from every episode in the series 30+ year history!) include Captain and Tennille (!) and Don Henley (?). I am not entirely certain that every song on these discs was performed on Soul Train, but they all could have been. If you'd like, check out my journal entry on Soul Train, which you can find at http://marimbadog.easyjournal.com . I'm going to post it now; it will be the 6/22 entry.

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