Lorna Fletcher - "Just The Two Of Us" - (6:43) 91 BPM
Byron Walker & Sandra Edwards - "Don't Look Any Further" - (4:23)
90 BPM Dave Barker - "I'm Curious" - (4:47) 96 BPM
Valerie Harrison - "Fools Paradise" - (4:58) 99 BPM
Chosen Few - "Dont Keep Me Waiting" - (4:56) 79 BPM
Sylvia Tella - "You Might Need Somebody" - (6:36) 80 BPM
Fallon Jennings - "All Night Long" - (5:22) 92 BPM
Pete Campbell - "Holding Back The Years" - (4:01) 95 BPM
Toyin Adekale - "Smile" - (5:30) 87 BPM
Derrick Cross - "Never Too Much" - (5:32) 83 BPM
Carl Johnson - "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" - (5:07) 86 BPM
Trevor Walters - "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" - (5:38) 99 BPM
Review: Edinburgh-based Athens Of The North are best known for wonky leftfield house and disco/soul, but they've never been afraid to throw the odd curveball. One such came in the form of 2020's 'For The Love Of You', a compilation of lover's rock covers of funk, soul and disco classics, and now here comes a second installment, which packs reggae-fied takes on much-loved gems from the likes of Dennis Edwards, Randy Crawford, Bill Withers, William DeVaughn, The Mary Jane Girls and, perhaps more surprisingly, Simply Red. Covers collections have of course long been a staple of the reggae scene, but they can often be a bit hit-and-miss - thankfully this one features a lot more hits than misses!