Raw Silk

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Mastercuts' three volumes of Classic '80s Groove are indispensable for those who wish to dig a little deeper into the slick, melodic, rhythmically inventive terrain carved out by studio wizards like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kashif, and whoever did the Loose Ends records. As with the other two volumes, the first volume mixes well-known chart hits with relative obscurities that deserved better, and they're all presented in extended 12" or album version form. (There are no radio edits.) A third of the disc showcases Jam & Lewis, who helmed Thelma Houston's "You Used to Hold Me So Tight," Cheryl Lynn's "Encore," and Change's "Change of Heart." Other highlights include Howard Johnson's "So Fine" (one of Kashif's finest turns outside of his work with Evelyn King), Raw Silk's "Do It to the Music," and the genius that is Loose Ends' "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)."