Four double CD's of beat-pilfered funk, disco and rock. Great all-round comps; not too many surprises here which allows the few less familiar tunes such as Gals and Pals to shine.
Track listing
Disc: 1 1. Troubled so hard - Vera Hall (from Moby's Natural Blues) 2. Take yo' praise - Camille Yarbrough (from Fatboy Slim's Praise you) 3. It's Ecstasy...- Barry White (from Robbie Williams' Rock DJ) 4. I got the...- Labi Siffre (from Eminem's My name is) 5. Old cape cod - Patti Page (from Groove Amarda's At the river) 6. The magic number - Bob Dorough (from De la soul's Magic number) 7. Woman of the ghetto - Marlena Shaw (from Blueboy's Remember me) 8. Think - Lyn Collins (from Rob Base & DJ EZRock's It takes two) 9. Funky drummer - James Brown (from P.E.'s Fight the power) 10. Who is he and what is he to you? - Creative source (from LL Cool J's Phenomenon 11. Chase the devil - Maz Romeo & the Upsetters (from Prodigy's Out of space) 12. Why? - Carly Simon (from Tribe called quest's Bonita applebum) 13. Superfreak - Rick James (from MC Hammer's Can't touch this) 14. I'm coming out - Diana Ross (from Notorious BIG's Mo money mo problems) 15. Good times - Chic (from Grandmaster Flash's Adventures on the wheels of steel) 16. Is it love you're after - Rose Royce (from S-Express theme) 17. Keep on jumpin' - Musique (from Lisa Marie Exp's keep on jumping) 18. I can't go for that - Hall & Oates (from De la soul's Say no Go) 19. Buddy X - Neneh Cherry (from Dreem team vs. Neneh Cherry's Buddy X) 20. Everybody's gotta learn sometime - The Korgis (Marc et Claude's I need your lovin'
Disc: 2 1. Love is you - Carol Williams (from Spiller's Groovejet) 2. Fate - Chaka Khan (from Stardust's Music sounds better with you) 3. Let me down easy - Rare pleasure (from David Morales'Needin'U 4. Soup for one - Chic (from Modjo's Lady) 5. Reach up - Tony Lee (from Phats & smalls Turn around) 6. Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith (from Stetsasonic's Talkin all that Jazz) 7. Celebration suite - Airto (from Bellini's Samba de janiero) 8. The beat goes on - Buddy Rich (from All seeing I's Beat goes on) 9. Sliced tomatoes - Just brothers (from Fatboy slim's Rockafella skank) 10. Bring down the birds - Herbie Hancock (from Dee-lite's Groove is in the heart) 11. Soul bossa nova - Quicy Jones (from Dream warrior's Boombastic jazz style) 12. Sway - Rosemary Clooney (from Shaft's Mucho mambo) 13. Ain't there something money can't buy - Young holt unlimited (from Gang Starr's Love sick) 14. Grandma's hands - Bill Withers (from Blackstreet's No Diggity 15. Hercules - Aaron Neville (from Young Mc's I come off) 16. Ike's rap II - Isaac Hayes (from Portishead's glory box) 17. Be thankful for what you've got - William de Vaughn (from Massive attack's Be thankful) 18. Cantaloupe island - Herbie Hancock (from US3's Cantaloop) 19. Is is because I'm black - Sly Johnson (from Cypress Hill's Interlude) 20. Stratus - Billy Cobham (from Massive attack's Safe from harm)
Track listing
Disc: 1 1. Pino D'Angio - Ma quale idea (Madison Ave/ Don't call me baby) 2. The Delfonics - Ready or not 3. Bob Marley - Sun is shining 4. The Chi Lites - We are neighbors (Groove Armada/If Everybody Looked The Same) 5. Locksmith - Far beyond (Basement Jaxx/Red Alert) 6. Carrie Lucas - Dance with you (Armand van Helden/U Don't Know Me) 7. Barry White - You see the trouble with me (Black Legend/Ditto) 8. Stargard 9. Ecstasy - Passion Pain (Touch and go 10. Teddy Pendergrass - You cant hide from yourself (Illicit/Cheeky Armada) 11. Machine 12. Michael Zager Band - Lets all chant (Gusto/Ditto) 13. Gwen Macrae - All this love that I'm giving (Cassius/Feeling for you) 14. Michael Wycoff - Lookin' up for you (Zhane/Hey Mr DJ) 15. Chris Rea - Josephine (Superfunk/Lucky star) 16. Blake Baxter - Brothers gonna work it out (Chemical Brothers/Leave home) 17. Spandau Ballet - Chant No 1 18. Dream Academy - Life in a northern town (Dario G/Sunchyme)
Disc: 2 1. Lalo Schifrin - Jim on the move (The Wiseguys/Ooh la la) 2. Engelbert Humperdink - From here to eternity (Kinobe/Slip into something) 3. Bill Withers - I can't write left handed (Fatboy Slim/Demons) 4. Jean Jaques Perrey - EVA (Ice T/The lane) 5. Googie Rene - Smokey Jo's la la (David Holmes/My mate Paul) 6. S.O.U.L. - Burning spear (ETA/Casual sub) 7. Detroit Spinners - It's a shame (Monie Love/It's a shame) 8. Fatback Band - Wicky wacky (ATCQ/ Showbusiness) 9. Average White Band - Stop the rain (Leena Conquest/Boundaries) 10. Cymande - The message (MC Solaar/Bouge de la) 11. Kool & the Gang - Summer madness (Jazzy Jeff/Summertime) 12. Michael Jackson - Shoo be doo da day (Scanty Sandwich/Because of you) 13. Grant Green - Sookie sookie (US3/Riddim) 14. Parliament - P Funk (Dr Dre/Roaches) 15. Bessie Jones - Sometimes (Moby/Honey) 16. Ennio Morricone - For a few dollars more (187 Lockdown/Gunman) 17. John Barry - Golden girl (Sneaker Pimps/6 underground)
Track listing
Disc: 1 1. Right on for the darkness - Curtis Mayfield (AKA: Right on! - Silicone Soul) 2. Inside my love - Minnie Ripperton (AKA: 2 people - Jean Jacques Smoothie) 3. California soul - Marlena Shaw (AKA: The sound you hear! - The Wiseguys) 4. (Let me) Let me be your lover - Jimmy Bo Horne (AKA: Connected - Stereo MC's) 5. Strategy - Archie Bell and The Drells (AKA: Muhammed Ali - Faithless) 6. Baby let me take you (In my arms) - Detroit Emeralds (AKA: Say no go - De La Soul) 7. Cola Bottle baby - Edwin Birdsong (AKA: Harder, better, faster, stronger - Daft Punk) 8. Heartbeat - Taana Gardner (AKA: Here comes the hotstepper - Ini Kamoze) 9. Love hangover - Diana Ross (AKA: Freakin it - Will Smith) 10. Backstabbers - O'Jays (AKA: Wish I didn't miss you - Angie Stone) 11. My first mistake - The Chi-Lites (AKA: Needin' U - David Morales) 12. Everynam - Double Exposure (AKA: Salsoul nugget - M&S presents The Girl Next Door) 13. Evil vibrations - Mighty Ryeders (AKA: A rollerskating jam named Saturday's - De La Soul) 14. Funky president (people it's bad) - James Brown 15. Summer in the city - Quincy Jones (AKA: Les nuits - Nightmares on Wax) 16. Tahitan sunset - Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra (AKA: In the bath - Lemon Jelly) 17. Daydream - Gunter Kallman Choir 18. Danube incident - Lalo Schifrin 19. Ashes, the rain and I - The James Gang
Disc: 2 1. The edge - David mcCallum (AKA: The next episode - Dr Dre) 2. Apache - Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band (AKA: Know how - Young MC) 3. Love love's to love - Lulu (AKA: Santa Cruz - Fatboy Slim) 4. Unhooked generation - Freda Payne (AKA: Strong Island - JVC Force) 5. Dance across the floor - Jimmy Bo Horne (AKA: The might hard rocker - Cash Money and Marvellous) 6. Funky worm - Ohio Players (AKA: Boom! Shake the room - Jazy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) 7. Deep Gully - Outlaw Blues Band (AKA: When the shit goes down - Cypress Hill) 8. Good humour man - Blue Mitchell (AKA: One to grow on - UMC's) 9. Inside out - American Gypsy (AKA: Whatever, whenever - Groove Armada) 10. Get up - Vernon Burch (AKA: Feel so good - Jamiroquai) 11. I love you more - George Duke (AKA: Digital love - Daft Punk) 12. You can't do it alone - Chic (AKA: Jus 1 kiss - Basement Jaxx) 13. You showed me - The Turtles (AKA: Transmitting love from Mars - De La Soul) 14. Let it all hang out - Los Hombres (AKA: Wear your love like Heaven - Definition of Sound) 15. Merengue - Bolivar (AKA: Bingo bango - Basement Jaxx) 16. Beat girl - John Barry and his Orchestra (AKA: The rockafeller skank - Fatboy Slim) 17. Harlem shuffle - Bob and Earl (AKA: Jump around - House of Pain) 18. I can't stand the rain - Ann Peebles (AKA: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliot) 19. My way of life - Bert Kaempfert (AKA: Frontier psychiatrist - The Avalanches) 20. Any other name - Thomas Newman (AKA: American dream - Jakatta) 21. I won't hold you back - Toto (AKA: aAnother chance - Roger Sanchez)
Track listing
Disc: 1 1. He's Gonna Step On You Again - John Kongos (Step On - Happy Mondays) 2. Woman To Woman - Joe Cocker (California Love - Tupac) 3. Into My Own Thing - Sly & The Family Stone (Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim) 4. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth (Derelict - Beck) 5. Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh I Love It) - The Salsoul Orchestra (Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out - Bentley Rhythm Ace) 6. Satin Soul - Love Unlimited Orchestra (No Time To Play - Guru) 7. Family Tree - Family Tree (Just Another Groove - Mighty Dub Katz) 8. I Love You More And More - Tom Brock (Girls - Jay Z) 9. I Likes To Do It - The People's Choice (Tread Water - De La Soul) 10. You Did It - Ann Robinson (Gangster Trippin' - Fatboy Slim) 11. Hot Pants Road - The JB's (Fight The Power - Public Enemy) 12. I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell (Worst Comes To Worst - Dilated Peoples) 13. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore (Misti Blu - Amillionsons) 14. Aht Uh Mi Hed - Shuggie Otis (Joints And Jams - Black Eyed Peas) 15. Supernatural Thing - Ben E King (Only One In Your Love - Botany 5) 16. The Boss - James Brown (You Played Yourself - Ice T) 17. Express Yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Express Yourself - NWA) 18. What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Something - New Edition) 19. Everybody's Talkin� - Nilsson (Starry Eyed Surprise - Oakenfold) 20. Viva Tirado - El Chicano (La Raza - Kid Frost) 21. The Human Abstract - David Axelrod (Midnight In A Perfect World - DJ Shadow)
Disc: 2 1. Blue On Blue - Gals And Pals (Step On - Royksopp) 2. Whole Lotta Love - Ike & Tina Turner (Whole Lotta Love - Goldbug) 3. Rags & Old Iron - Nina Simone (Love Story - Layo & Bushwacka) 4. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye (Armand Est Mort - Mc Solaar) 5. Wiggle Waggle - Herbie Hancock (Back By Dope Demand - King Bee) 6. Let's Do The Latin Hustle - Klaus Wunderlich And His New Pop Organ Sound (Since I Left you - The Avalanches) 7. Higher Ground - Ellen McIllwaine (Song For Lindy - Fatboy Slim) 8. Light My Fire - Shirley Bassey (Mobbin' - Peanut Butter Woolf ) 9. Shack Up Pt.1 - Banbarra (Gett Off - Prince) 10. Haven�t You Heard - Patrice Rushen (I Feel Good Things For You - Daddy's Favourite) 11. All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls (Mary Jane - Mary J Blige) 12. Risin' To The Top - Keni Burke (Around The Way Girl - LL Cool J) 13. Westchester Lady - Bob James (Circles - Adam F) 14. Shifting Gears - Johnny Hammond (In Full Gear - Stetsasonic) 15. What A Man - Linda Lyndell (What A Man - Salt N Pepa feat. En Vogue) 16. I'm A Good Woman - Barbara Lynn (Another Woman - Moby) 17. House Of Mirrors - David McCallum (Dark Days - DJ Shadow) 18. Holy Thursday - David Axelrod (Rabbit In Your Headlights - U.N.K.L.E.) 19. Drumbeat - Jim Ingram (It Began In Afrika - Chemical Brothers)