VA - Pure Swing (2010)

In its day Pure Swing was renowned for showcasing future hits, as well as established artists that had emerged out of the New Jack Swing / Swingbeat scene, from the late eighties in the US. This genre was labelled as the first truly acceptable collaboration between Hip Hop and R&B. The likes of R.Kelly, Jodeci, Soul For Real, Bobby Brown, Brandy, Blackstreet, Aaliyah, Coolio, TLC, The Whitehead Brothers, Mary J Blige, Joe, Wreckx-N-Effects, Adina Howard and Montell Jordan appeared on Pure Swing collections, as they were exploding onto the UK scene. Britain eventually embraced this sound, which spawned many home grown artists, Mark Morrison, Shola Ama, Damage, Wayne Marshall and Beverley Knight, to name but a few.

Pure Swing is a very cool combination of credibility and commerciality, that works well today as an OldSkool Classics/Anthems collection.

Now Pure Swing is back with a selection of the very best swing tracks ever. Spread across 3CDs this album contains the very best anthems and some real gems for those Swing lovers.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
2. U Blow My Mind - Blackstreet
3. Real Love - Mary J. Blige
4. Every Little Thing I Do - Soul For Real
5. Don't Walk Away - Jade
6. One For The Money - Horace Brown
7. Whatta Man - Salt 'N Pepa Feat. En Vogue
8. I Like - Guy
9. Now That We Found Love - Heavy D & The Boyz Feat. Aaron Hall
10. Forget I Was A "G" - Whitehead Bros.
11. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
12. I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Bad
13. I Love Your Smile - Shanice
14. Freak Me - Silk
15. Freak Like Me - Adina Howard
16. Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
17. Sugar Honey Ice Tea - Goodfellaz
18. Optimistic - Sounds Of Blackness

Disc 2

1. Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
2. Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe
3. Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
4. Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz - Montell Jordan
5. I Wanna Be Down - Brandy
6. I'm Going All The Way - Sounds Of Blackness
7. Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect
8. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
9. Is It Good To You - Teddy Riley Feat. Tammy Lucas
10. Lisa Baby - Father MC
11. Her - Guy
12. Rub You The Right Way - Johnny Gill
13. I Want Her - Keith Sweat
14. Girlfriend - Pebbles
15. We Got Our Own Thang - Heavy D & The Boyz
16. She's Mine - Basic Black Feat. Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth
17. Something About You - New Edition
18. Taste Your Love - Horace Brown Feat. Tyme
19. Roses Are Red - Mac Band Feat. The McCampbell Brothers

Disc 3

1. Feenin' - Jodeci
2. Candy Rain - Soul For Real
3. Don't Leave Me - Blackstreet
4. All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) - Joe
5. G Spot - Wayne Marshall
6. Freek'n You - Jodeci
7. My Body - Levert Sweat Gill
8. Stroke You Up - Changing Faces
9. Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
10. My, My, My - Johnny Gill
11. Steelo - 702
12. Come & Talk To Me - Jodeci
13. If I Ever Fall In Love - Shai
14. Your Love Is A 187 - Whitehead Bros.
15. I Miss You - Aaron Hall