Yo Yo Honey ‎– Voodoo Soul (1992)LP Only Jive - (2013) Jive/Black Sugar - Remastered Anniversary Edition - Rare Nu Soul

Yo Yo Honey are main man Mani Shoniwa & the amazing voice of Anita Jarrett. You can read more about them HERE.Rather than post that i,m posting the Remastered copy that contains 6 bonus tracks in Total. Yo Yo Honey’s 1991 long player, ‘Voodoo Soul,’ was one of that decade’s most important underground soul scene albums. It acquired an almost mythical status on the back of the infectious and hypnotic single ‘Groove On’ and the set’s in-demand status has grown apace because it’s long been out of print and never been available as a download. Well, those who know of the album but have never managed to acquire it and/or those with worn out copies could  rejoice,as the remastered copy was released in 2013. It seems that the project co-writer and bass player on the original LP, Mani Shoniwa, relicensed the album back from Sony (who own the rights to the old Jive label catalogue); he set about re-mastering it and after much toiling at the decks it hit the sales racks back in 2013 in all its new polished glory… and, you know, it’s as good as it ever was. Sonically it recalls the multi-layered, atmospheric, symphonic, electronic soul that Marvin Gaye and Leon Ware pioneered. Original producer Mike Peden was a big fan of that Gaye/Ware axis and he brought together a huge team to help him craft the sounds that were spinning round in his head. To a 40 piece orchestras he added some of the players from Soul II Soul and in the lovely Anita Jarrett he uncovered a singer with just the right balance of nonchalance and commitment to give Yo Yo Honey a “for real” sound. ‘Groove On’ is still outstanding … no wonder it can still pack dance floors some twenty odd years after its initial release. ‘Get It On’, a tad smoother and a little more sophisticated  runs it close though. This one was always a big tune in the more discerning clubs and, represented, it’s lost none of its magic. Elsewhere the LP’s title cut still sounds broody and full of menace, ‘Don’t Stay Away’ is another sweet and crisp dancer while ‘Circle On You’ is one of those intriguing, meandering ballads … the kind that Leon Ware specialised in. They all make for an absolutely classic late 80s/early 90s UK soul album that should be snapped up before it disappears again. The good news is that the Yo Yo Honey team included Bonus tracks and iv,e added 3 Xtra Bonus tracks. I,m also throwing in the original LP copy for good measure!...Most of the Soul stations here in the UK have resurrected "groove On" again 9 years after the Remastered release!

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                                                      Tracks & Xtra Bonus Tracks Below

15 Xtra Bonus - Yo Yo (Mani Paradise Mix)
16 Xtra Bonus - Yoyo (Mani Chill Mix)
17 Xtra Bonus - Groove On (Perfecto Mix Edit)