Ben Sidran presents the classic rhythm and blues performances of the 1980s with his personal insight into each song, the artist and the performances. Artists featured are: Willie Murphy, John Sebastian, Bonnie Koloc, Lady Bianca, Tower of Power, Chick Corea, Valerie Wellington.

Ben Sidran presents the classic rhythm and blues performances of the 1980s with his personal insight into each song, the artist and the performance. Artists featured include: Long John Baldry, John Sebastian, John Mayall, Bonnie Koloc and Chick Corea.

The third album from the New Jersey soul star. Dome. 2003.

Track Listings
1 : We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
2 : Home Is Where the Hatred Is
3 : My People... Hold On
4 : You Haven't Done Nothin'
5 : The Creator Has a Master Plan
6 : Sign of the Times
7 : Wade in the Water
8 : The World Is a Ghetto

Billy Valentine is one of the great soul voices working in America (‘the secret weapon of almost every songwriter in L.A.’) – with a history as deep and varied as the Young-Hold Trio, the original touring company of ‘The Wiz’, in collaboration with his brother as ‘The Valentine Brothers’, right up to credits that include Swedish House Mafia. Conceived in the summer of 2020, it is a response to the throes of a global pandemic and the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. More than a covers album, this record uncovers the works of the likes of Cur5s Mayfield, Gil Scot Heron, and Pharaoh Sanders in a new setting. Recorded at EastWest Studios (formally the historic United Western Recorders), produced and mixed by Dave Way, and featuring a stella cast of session musicians, the album is as sonically stunning as it is moving.

Track list
Anybody Can Be in Love
It Was a Home
Good Feeling
Sweetness
In My Mind
Ultraviolet
Come Back As a Flower
Blue
Casita
Apple
Friend of Mine
Golden Mirror