Aloha Got Soul (Soul, AOR & Disco in Hawai’i 1979-1985) is a Soul & Funk album by Various, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- warm
- euphoric
- tropical
About
Best known for its revolutionary steel guitar tradition, the Hawaiian islands also boast a die-hard funk and soul scene. This well-curated sampler highlights the homegrown AOR soul and Honolulu disco bands who enjoyed Pacific Rim success in the early ‘80s. Tender Leaf brings acoustic yacht rock on “Countryside Beauty,” while Aura offers juicy horns on R&B number “Yesterday’s Love” and jazz-funk group Lemuria stretches out on fusion joint “Get That Happy Feeling.” Grooviest track: bongo-laden surf journey “Kona Winds,” complete with wind chimes and Marvin Franklin himself murmuring, “The sound is so unreal.”
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Tracklist
- 1Countryside Beauty3:31
- 2Yesterday's Love4:54
- 3Your Light3:12
- 4Get That Happy Feeling (Instrumental)4:08
- 5Just Don't Come Back5:00
- 6Lady of My Heart3:09
- 7Call Me2:59
- 8Love One Another4:57
- 9I Feel Like Getting Down6:27
- 10O'Kailua2:12
- 11Kawaihae4:06
- 12Kona Winds (with Kimo and the Guys)3:33
- 13Sparkle4:15
- 14Papa'a Tita (with Brown Co.)3:12
- 15Kaho'Olawe Song3:21
- 16Coast to Coast5:01
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold