Wayne McGhie - Wayne Mcghie & The Sounds of Joy (1970/2014)

Debut album from Studio One veteran and Jackie Mittoo band mate Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy. Originally released in 1970 on the Birchmount label, this self-titled masterpiece is a wicked mix of reggae, funk, soul and wide open drum breaks. The best album you never got the chance to hear and cited by many as the first Canadian soul album! Twelve musicians are credited on the LP sleeve including Alton Ellis, Ike Bennett, Everton Paul, and Lloyd Delpratt; others, including Jackie Mittoo, are rumored to have sat in. Of the 10 songs, six were McGhie originals, and as the material moved from funk, to soul, to reggae/R&B crossover, it is Wayne's pure and soulful voice that sets the tone. Although the band started to gig in support of the album, Birchmount did nothing to promote it. Months later, an accidental fire at the pressing planet destroyed all remaining copies of the record. The album was lost, never to be repressed. The Sounds of Joy was gone and forgotten.

01. Wayne McGhie - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (3:46)
02. Wayne McGhie - When I Think of Home (2:50)
03. Wayne McGhie - Take A Letter Maria (3:16)
04. Wayne McGhie - Woman Be Good (3:01)
05. Wayne McGhie - Dirty Funk (3:46)
06. Wayne McGhie - Going In Circles (3:50)
07. Wayne McGhie - Fire (She Need Water) (3:05)
08. Wayne McGhie - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (3:18)
09. Wayne McGhie - Cool It (2:44)
10. Wayne McGhie - I Can See Mother Nature (3:41)