80s Funk

Showcasing a groove born from a generation of disco, 80s Soul Jams is a collection of dance-floor anthems from the funkiest period of club music history; featuring the golden hits from the legends - Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Cheryl Lynn, Marvin Gaye, The Jacksons, Gwen McCrae, George Benson, Grace Jones, Jocelyn Brown, Colonel Abrams, The Whispers and many, many more. So ladies and gentleman, soul brothers and soul sisters, pull up to the bumper and let’s groove all night long to 3CDs of pure 80s Soul Jams power!

Love the 80s? Then this album is especially for you – 5CDs of pure 80s Groove greatness!
Having brought you the electronic and pop side of the 80s with 80s Anthems, Union Square Music now presents the more soulful side of the decade with 80s Groove.
Throughout the 80s a smooth dancefloor friendly genre developed that saw beats slowing down and basslines being cranked up. Hit after hit saw clubs up and down the country packed out as Jocelyn Brown, Mantronix, Maze, Simply Red, Mica Paris, Loose Ends, Soul II Soul, Neneh Cherry and many more produced classic after classic, many of them on this fantastic compilation.

Pink Rhythm was one of John Rocca’s mid-80’s solo side projects and a somewhat evolution of his pioneering early-80s band, Freeez.

Soul Steppin': '80s Soulful Steppers Review by Thom Jurek
Backbeats Records is strictly a compilation company based in the U.K. whose releases are distributed throughout the European Union at a budget prices. What they do is simply compile collections of dance music by well-known and obscure artists from the disco era to the latter '90s. And for what it’s worth, when it comes to licensing, they do a terrific job, and this set is a case in point. Compiled by Ian Dewhirst, Soul Steppin' collects 14 jams from the disco era – many of them extended 12" versions such as the Dells’ “All About the Paper,” the original 12” mix of the Impressions' “Fan the Fire,” Walter Jackson's lone entry into the period with the killer “Touching in the Dark,” a midtempo romantic stepper done in that killer baritone of his. Dee Dee Sharp turns in “Easy Money,” and Teddy Pendergrass’ slick, funky “You and Me Right Now” is also here. But along with the bigger names are one-offs, tracks by artists that were a hit on the dancefloor but never really went anywhere else, such as Sound Troupe's trippy meld of smooth future funk, Latin rhythms, jazz, and disco strings for “Can You Really See Me.” Also included is Greg Henderson's lone club classic, “Dreamin,” with its Latin congas, Chic-esque handclaps, and Larry Graham-styled bass solo. This set is pure nostalgia to be sure, but it’s a gas from start to finish.

Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group Presents Dance Grooves 70s And 80s - Disco, Soul And Funk album 25 original hits by the original artists. Includes tracks by Sister Sledge, KC And The Sunshine Band, Chic, Stacy Lattisaw, Narada Michael Walden, Aretha Franklin, Zapp and more.

This Ultimate Collections brings together 5CDs of the finest smooth 80s Grooves. 100 hit tracks from a decade that partied on the dancefloor to the sounds of Soul II Soul, Mantronix, Grace Jones, Shalamar, Neneh Cherry, Bobby Brown, Cameo, Sugarhill Gang, Gwen Guthrie, Mary Jane Girls and Midnight Star. Celebrating one of the most funky, soulful, and feel-good periods in music, this genre witnessed the explosion of music designed for the clubs and dancefloors transcend its humble origins and shoot to the very top of the charts. Its time to get your groove on, its time to throw your funky shapes, its time to get down…