Oh how utterly wonderful this is. It lifts my soul and makes my spirits soar. Angelo Starr said that this track is the closest we have ever come to real authentic mid sixties Detroit. Donna Williams took the melody and played with it like a temptress, seductively coaxing sultriness out of every note. WOW!!! I premiered this video exclusively on YouTube for along with some others from the album, "Northern Soul 2008", which was released on June 30th, 2008. Donna Williams sings "Landed On My Feet". It is true to say that I have tried many times in my life to capture that quintessence of what makes a Northern Soul record actually work on the dancefloor, and with records like Sidney Barnes "Standing On Solid Ground" and Chuck Jackson "All Over The World", I certainly hit a popular chord. But this time I have never been more artistically satisfied. Everything about this wonderful new song suggests the magic and energy of the era that I fell in love with as a teenager. Forget the purists - this one has it all. If you can keep your feet still while listening to this, then you must be a country and western fan or something. Donna Williams, along with Tahira Jumah, Verna Francis, Fay Jones, Shenton Dixon and Winston Ward, represents the new generation of Centre City artists. Thanks to the wonderful Tahira Jumah, who has been scouring England for the best soul talent there is, our album is a vocal masterpiece, a new hope for the future, and a proof positive that great soul music is far far far from dead and buried. Thankyou my wonderful wonderful Tahira. You have done me proud. The best A&R talent scout there ever was. This is Donna's third release with us. She was brought to me by Lee John, lead singer of Imagination, who recommended her for our "Disco 2008" album, for which she sang "Let Me Be A Sinner". Then on our "Yesterday And Tomorrow" album, she did the most stunning job reinventing Miquel Brown's classic "So Many Men So Little Time". The album, "Northern Soul 2008" was released on Centre City Records, distributed once again by Passion Music and Pinnacle, and was available to order through the new website, http://www.ianlevine.co.uk and is now available on iTunes. This Northern Soul album is a sequel to our album "Northern Soul 2007" which was the very first release on Centre City Records. I have spent thirty two years honing my craft to the point when I am able to produce authentic records like this. There are some small minded people who call themselves fans of Northern Soul who refuse to accept that anybody can make a new record that sounds like the real thing. The album consists of twenty four brand new 2008 songs by soul and disco legends. Each song has an accompanying video of the artist basically performing it the studio and in outside locations, and the DVD will have four extra bonus tracks too. The work that we have all put into this project is quite staggering, and I hope it will break down the barriers between the older Northern Soul stalwarts and a new generation who need younger acts who still produce the same vibe we all witnessed forty years ago for Motown's glory years. Play the CD, watch the DVD, and give new Northern Soul a chance this time. Donna and I co-wrote this wonderful song, "Landed On My Feet", which sounds like a classic 1967 Detroit Pied Piper production, of the type that made a whole generation fall in love with Northern Soul.
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