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Back to Love 2

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Hed Kandi has done it again - Respect then, to Mark Doyle for this latest addition to the very wonderful Hed Kandi compilation series.

Back to Love - the first compilation of massive tunes to encapsulate the 'spirit of '89' was superb, and if you don't already have it in your collection, then its a must buy.

Back to Love 2 follows the first installment by again tapping into a rich musical vein.

What do you get for your money? Two more discs of wonderful tracks that are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and (hopefully) take you back to some amazing times from the past... :-)

Disc 1 contains such wonders as Kariya - Let me Love you for Tonight, Ce Ce Rogers - Someday, and other tracks with huge piano intros that have frankly, never been surpassed - Degrees of Motion and Rhythim is Rhythim to name but two.

Disc 2 celebrates Classic Disco with one of my all time favourite tracks by First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder, Rare Groove, Hip-Hop and Classic Soul (Archie & The Drells - Don't let Love get you down).

If you were clubbing at the time these tracks were first released, then this compilation will take you straight back, with a smile. If you're a little younger, then I still urge you to buy this CD and listen to some of the most memorable and defining musical moments of the dance generation.

Back to Love 2 is, without question, the best Hed Kandi release so far from a selection that has been consistently of top quality.

Excellent CD. Great compilation of music. Used for a four hour drive, and it made the travel that much more pleasant. It's just right in tempo and energy.

This volume is getting harder and harder to find, which is unfortunate, because it is loaded with big tracks that are hard to get on CD. Get it while you still can. Unlike some volumes of Hed Kandi, none of the tracks sound like they were mastered from vinyl--I sometimes hear pops from the records on this series. Track times:

CD1
1. let me love you for tonight...kariya (6:20)
2. Do you want it right now...degrees of motion (8:40)
3. Lift every voice...mass order (8:00)
4. Pennies from heaven...inner city (5:20)
5. French kiss...lil louis (8:01)
6. You used to salsa...richie rich (5:42)
7. Break of dawn...rhythm on the loose (5:29)
8. Follow me..aly-us (6:23)
9. Someday...ce ce rogers (7:17)
10. Take me away...true faith (3:20)
11. Strings of life...rhythim is rhythim (7:21)
12. You've got the love...source (6:54)

CD2
1. Get yourself together...young disciples (5:23)
2. Good lovin...regina belle (7:21)
3. 123...the chimes (6:03)
4. Real love...driza bone (5:55)
5. Let no man put asunder...first choice (7:59)
6. I believe in miracles...Jackson sisters (4:50)
7. Cross the tracks...maceo & the macks (6:14)
8. Back by dope demand...king bee (3:36)
9. say no go...de la soul (6:13)
10. Groove is in the heart...deee lite (5:11)
11. Know how...young mc (4:01)
12. back to life...soul II soul (7:38)
13. don't let love get you down...archie bell (4:23)

This volume is getting harder and harder to find, which is unfortunate, because it is loaded with big tracks that are hard to get on CD. Get it while you still can. I've noticed some volumes of Hed Kandi master from vinyl, but I didn't detect any pops on this volume. Track times:

CD1
1. let me love you for tonight...kariya (6:20)
2. Do you want it right now...degrees of motion (8:40)
3. Lift every voice...mass order (8:00)
4. Pennies from heaven...inner city (5:20)
5. French kiss...lil louis (8:01)
6. You used to salsa...richie rich (5:42)
7. Break of dawn...rhythm on the loose (5:29)
8. Follow me..aly-us (6:23)
9. Someday...ce ce rogers (7:17)
10. Take me away...true faith (3:20)
11. Strings of life...rhythim is rhythim (7:21)
12. You've got the love...source (6:54)

CD2
1. Get yourself together...young disciples (5:23)
2. Good lovin...regina belle (7:21)
3. 123...the chimes (6:03)
4. Real love...driza bone (5:55)
5. Let no man put asunder...first choice (7:59)
6. I believe in miracles...Jackson sisters (4:50)
7. Cross the tracks...maceo & the macks (6:14)
8. Back by dope demand...king bee (3:36)
9. say no go...de la soul (6:13)
10. Groove is in the heart...deee lite (5:11)
11. Know how...young mc (4:01)
12. back to life...soul II soul (7:38)
13. don't let love get you down...archie bell (4:23)

I was not clubbing at the time these songs made their grade, so I do not have a context to put them against, but when I heard Back to Love Volume 1, it made my heart race, my face smile, and my feet move - over and over. So it was with much anticipation that I went out and bought Vol II the day it was released. Upon further listening, I have come to appreciate it, but it does not have the sparkle, charm, or magic of Vol I. These songs just do not seem to be composed as well as the ones on the previous album. BTW, I am a big fan of Hed Kandi and Mark Doyle (Deeper!, Serve Chilled!, Beach House!!), but am not a big fan of the other Disco Kandi series. So if you like the Disco Kandi series, you may like this album (Back to Love II).