It's a new dawn and we're moving on with songs of strength and celebration from Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, John Legend, Beyonce, Earth, Wind and Fire and Sister Sledge, plus weâll spin a couple of sets of women artists, featuring Aretha Franklin, Gizelle Smith, Bobbi Humphrey, and Nikki Giovanni.
UpFront Soul Playlist #2021.04
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1 Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA
Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA Charles Earland "Message from a Black Man" from Living Black! The Freedom Singers "We Shall Overcome" from Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 Disc 2 Ben Williams "March On (feat. Wes Felton)" from I Am A Man Kamasi Washington "Change of the Guard (Radio Edit)" from The Epic Lucille Spann "Women's Lib" from Light: On the South Side Kathleen Cleaver "Change It" from Black Power: Music of a Revolution Disc 1 Gizelle Smith "Working Woman (Kenny Dope Mix)" from Working Woman Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" from Platinum & Gold Collection Isis "Ain't No Backin' Up Now" Blackalicious-Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanni- Nia-Quannum Projects Label "Blackalicious-Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanni- Nia-Quannum Projects Label" from Blackalicious-Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanni- Nia-Quannum Projects Label Shirley Chisholm "First African American Woman Elected To Congress" from The Ultimate Black History Collection Bobbi Humphrey "Home-Made Jam" from Freestyle Aretha Franklin "How I Got Over" from Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach "Freedom Day" from We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite The Freedom Singers "Dogs" from Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 Disc 2 Billy Porter "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" from Billy Porter Presents: The Soul of Richard Rodgers Sam Cooke "A Change is Gonna Come" Beyonce "Lift Every Voice and Sing" from HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM Passamahottie "My Sisters Were Born This Way" Evelyn "Champagne" King "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In" from The Essential Evelyn "Champagne" King Sister Sledge "We Are Family" from Greatest Hits - Live (Digitally Remastered) Earth, Wind and Fire "Mighty Mighty" from Black Power: Music of a Revolution Disc 1 John Legend & The Roots "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" from Wake Up! The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir "On My Way" from Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 Disc 2 Marie Knight "The Storm is Passing Over" from Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers Vol 2 Jerry Lawson "Peace Like a River" from Just a Mortal Man Roberta Flack "Go Up Moses" from Quiet Fire Nina Simone "Feeling Good" from I Put a Spell on You Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from Back to the Night on A&M