2 Lps – 180 gram

TSTD returns with another trip into the musical past of the sun-drenched West Coast:
16 Soul & Funk versions of original Westcoast/AOR/Yachtpop gems.

You can find tracks originally performed by Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, Wings covered by big Soul & Funk legends like Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones, Brothers Johnson and more.

Most of the tracks have been recorded in the late 70s/early 80s, but failed to become big hits and fell under the radar. Like Chaka Khan doing a seriously funky version of Fleetwood Macs Everywhere (from an unreleased album recording), next to obscure reworks like Leslie Smiths version of Nothin You Can Do About It by Airplay (Jay Graydon and David Foster). There are especially surprising versions here, like Millie Jacksons gospel-like rendering of This Is It by Kenny Loggins/Michael McDonald, or Billy Pauls Black Power-influenced version of Paul McCartney/Wings Let Em In and the rare cover of The Beach Boys God Only Knows by Betty Everett.