The Soul Show

 The bad habit of list-making continues, compiling this Perfect Day of Pop Radio as and when.

There was some overflow from the Sounds of the 60's and Sounds of the 70's shows and so I'm picking up further essentials here in The Soul Show and in due course there can be The Rock Show, The Reggae Show, maybe a less competitive Sounds of the 80's, perhaps singer-songwriters, Children's Favourites which I'm confident Radio 2 will want to give over a Bavk Holiday Monday to and can also serve as at least the Contents page of the pop music book I doubt I'll ever write.

However many repechages one provides, though, there will be the heartbreak of not having included the next few one wanted to. In the case of  The Soul Show, Macy Gray can consider herself unlucky alongside a wealth of 60's Motown, Stax and Northern Soul but, rather more brutally, if you can't get yourself remembered fondly enough to get into a day's worth of broadcasting then maybe some others were considered more worthy of the honour.

I'm not concerned about what constitutes 'soul', 'rock' or any other genre. Such categories are vague, porous and not very meaningful at the best of times and, as always here, all you have to be is any good. 

William Bell & Judy Clay – Private Number 

Inez & Charlie Foxx – Mockingbird 

Ike & Tina Turner – I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine 

Brenda Holloway – Every Little Bit Hurts 

The Stylistics – Betcha By Golly Wow 

The Chi-Lites – Have You Seen Her? 

Stevie Wonder – Love’s in Need of Love Today 

Beyoncé – If I Were a Boy 

Rose Royce – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 

Odyssey – If You’re Looking for a Way Out 

Otis Redding – You Don’t Miss Your Water 

The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There 

Gladys Knight & the Pips – Baby Don’t Change Your Mind 

Candi Staton – Mr and Mrs Untrue 

The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart of Mine 

Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up 

Love Unlimited – Walkin in the Rain with the One I Love 

Alexander O’Neal – Criticize 

Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing) 

Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 

Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 

Baby Washington – That’s How Heartbreaks are Made 

Marvin Gaye – I Heard it through the Grapevine 

Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters – Cry Baby 

Darts – It’s Raining 

McAlmont & Butler – Yes 

Beverley Knight – Woulda Coulda Shoulda 

Wyclef Jean ft. Mary J. Blige – 911 

Sly & the Family Stone – Family Affair 

Sam Cooke – Bring it on Home 

Fontella Bass – Rescue Me 

Freda Payne – Band of Gold 

Jaibi – You Got Me