Various Artists - Soul Togetherness 2016 (Deluxe Version) (2016)

Expansion's most successful and longest running compilation series returns with a 2016 edition. This is in the label's 30th anniversary year, 'Soul Togetherness' an annual event since 2000. The concept remains the same, fifteen must have modern soul room gems taken from the year's biggest dancefloor spins and revival tracks on the soul scene. 2016 has seen disco soul beats more prominent, reflected here by the music of Dutch Djs Diephuis Eastar feat. Jocelyn Brown, the Earth Wind & Fire inspired Los Charlys Orchestra, the Salsoul grooves of a Nigel Lowis and London garage grooves of Beat Rivals. As usual there are exclusive here to the CD and vinyl in new music this year from Farina Miss, Tracy Hamlin (Boogie Back Remix), Seest and Trina Broussard. With revival tracks, the full length version of Breakwater's 'No Limit' is officially released for the very first time, there's a Puff Johnbson track released on this compilation the first side out of Australia, there's the year's biggest 'real soul' spin from Big Lee Dowel & The Cannonballs. Also here is another of the year's biggest new soul music floorfillers 'I Got To Party' by SouLutions, the extended original mix of Nicolette Larson's revival 'Lotta Love', and an exclusive edit of 1983's 'You And I' by Ronnie Jones released anywhere on CD and LP for the first time.

Tracklisting:
01. Jocelyn Brown - Don't Quit (Be a Believer) (7:33)
02. Andre Espeut - Sunshine (Vocal) (4:20)
03. SouLutions - I Got to Party (4:58)
04. Joi - Just Whatcha Like (4:13)
05. Farina Miss - Stranger (Back to the Future Mix) (3:18)
06. Victor Haynes - Can You Feel the Love (5:49)
07. Hannah White - Sunny Day (Caister Soul Mix) (7:02)
09. Seest - All in the Name of Love (5:56)
10. Jean Carne - Heartache (5:14)
11. The Warriors - Destination (Difusion Re-Edit) (6:41)
12. Tracy Hamlin - Just Talk to Me (Boogie Back Remix) (5:02)
13. Rose Royce - All I Want to Do (4:43)
14. Kenya - My Own Skin (4:17)
15. Maxim Moston - What I Done Wrong (3:28)
16. Ronnie Jones - You and I (Spider Edit) (4:08)
17. Free Spirit - Love You Just as Long as I Can (Tom Moulton Mix) (6:50)
18. Ethel Beatty - I Know You Care (5:20)
20. Beat Rivals - I Can Feel It (Soulshy Mix) (7:47)