Jahiem

If it's your first visit then welcome and to our regulars thank you so much for all the love and support you give. This weeks show is cram packed with music, I will be featuring the new album from Jaheim "Appreciation Day," this guy as been doing it a long time now and it's hard to top his classic albums of the past, apart from the obvious subject matter of this album there is some thought provoking music. "Florida" is a powerful comment on the Trayvon Martin case, the repercussions of which have been felt throughout the United States. Its a brave move to tackle such a sensitive topic but I feel Jaheim has handled it very well. Much of the album deals with subjects of a more personal level, most of the songs are well crafted and delivered in Jaheim's inimitable style, does it measure up to his albums of the past is a question only each listener can answer. I have selected three tracks that I enjoyed, and I have to say the more I hear the album the more I enjoy it

Listener: Mike Wheeler

The Listeners Choice* this week comes from Mike Wheeler of Houston, Texas. Mike is a long time Soul man with a very varied taste, his selections are first rate, as are all our listeners choices, the Aaron Neville track was completely new to me ....how I missed that I will never know? thanks Mike for bringing it to my attention. I think you will enjoy Mike's tracks as much as I did.

I've chosen Terry Townsend's "Move Out Of My Way," for this weeks Gospel Spot because I think it's a powerful contemporary piece from a few years ago, whilst on the subject of Terry check out his latest release "Mutual Love Affair" you will find it in one of the shows from a couple of weeks back. Remember if you have missed any shows many are still available on this site for you to revisit.

Drew Schultz's "Back To Class" project gets a spotlight today too, if your not familiar with Drew he is an amazingly talented drummer as well as fronting his own band he as toured the world with The Four Tops. What he's done is to link up with surviving members of Motown's Funk Brothers (studio session band) and several other Detroit veterans to produce an album to help raise funds for music class's within the Detroit public school system. I think we are all aware of the problems faced by the Motorcity so anything positive is a real boost.What makes Drew's achievements even more impressive it that he is still such a young man. I am very proud to call him a friend, he is a rare talent ...and it's just the beginning for this young man, I can only imagine what he will accomplish in the coming years.

Finally some bad news in...sad to hear of Bobby Martin's passing, he was a key component it the Philly sound, his list of credits is truly amazing (including the 'Soul Train' theme), he set the standards for others to aim for. I met Bobby back in the day in Philadelphia, he was a humble and incredibly talented man - his music will survive us all - RIP The Great Bobby Martin.

On with the music, so sit back and relax and please remember to share the gift of music with your friends the more we reach the more we teach. [Bridge FM readers click 4 Podcast]

Playlist for Sunday 15th September 2013
  
Hour One
Jerry Butler - Let's Make Love
Pookie Lane - Southern Women
Maze Feat: Beverly - The Look In Your Eyes
Raheem Devaughn - Maker Of Love
Phil Hurt - Lovin'
Jaheim - What She Really Means
Jaheim - Florida
Bigg Robb - Keep On Steppin
Jeff Floyd - Let Me Know
*Sharon Jones & The Dapp-Tones - Tell Me
*Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl
*Aaron Neville - My Brother My Brother
Drew Shultz ft Eddie Willis - Take It Slow

Hour Two
Eugene Record - Love Don't Live By Sex Alone
Ray Parker Jr - A Woman Needs Love
Jaheim - Baby x 3
Tommy Tate - We Don't Talk To Each Other
Loleatta Holloway - Cry To Me
Cecil Parker - You're Every Thing To Me
Terry Townsend - Move Out Of My Way
Crown Heights Affair - Heart Upside Down
Bank's & Hampton - I'm Gonna Have To Tell Her
Anthony White - I'm So Much In Love With You
Blue Magic - Talking To Myself

Jaheim's Biography:

Born Jaheim Hoagland, New Jersey, USA. This urban R&B singer's 2001 debut tapped into the stateside success of neo-soul artists such as Joe and Carl Thomas. Raised in the projects of New Brunswick, Hoagland escaped the tribulations of his upbringing owing to his faith in music and a vocal ability which was already in evidence in his early teenage years. His demo tape was heard by producer Kay Gee (of Naughty By Nature), and led to a joint contract with Gee's new Divine Mill label and Warner Brothers Records. Gee oversaw the production of Jaheim's debut album, which featured material composed predominantly by Jaheim and BLACKstreet's Eric Williams. Crossing the boundaries between classic soul and hip-hop, Jaheim's fluid baritone and street swagger earned widespread praise from followers of both old and new school R&Born His debut single, "Could It Be", was a national radio hit during summer 2000, paving the way for the Top 10 success of Ghetto Love.

Discography:
Ghetto Love (Divine Mill/Warners 2001)****, Still Ghetto (Divine Mill/Warners 2002)***, 2006 Ghetto Classics, 2007 The Makings Of A Man, 2008 Classic Jahiem Vol 1, 2010 Another Round, 2013 Appreciation Day.