Hil St Soul – Soul Organic

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Hil St Soul (pronounced Hil Street Soul) is Zambian-born HILARY MWELWA with help from her writer/producer partner VICTOR REDWOOD-SAWYERR (VRS), a founding member of award-winning UK hip-hop group Blak Twang. Her debut album SOUL ORGANIC includes 13 natural soul flavas.

The Hil St Soul sound crosses the street-core/mainstream divide without creative compromise. The 13 tracks on the album cover a range of black music flavours from nu classic soul to hip-hop, gospel to Latin, up-tempo funk to jazzy. “And we chose the ‘organic’ title to convey that it’s natural back-to-basics music with virtually no samples,” says Hilary.

In addition to 12 original compositions, a cover of the Stevie Wonder/Aretha Franklin Sixties classic UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME is included. In 2001 it became the most played Vocal track of the year at US Smooth Jazz radio stations, and has led to her releasing two further solo albums in the US.

Track Listing >
1.Strictly A Vibe Thang (VRS Mix)
2.Nostalgia
3.Just A Matter Of Time
4.Feel Good Factor
5.Concrete Jungle
6.Props
7.Free Spirit
8.There For Me (VRS Mix)
9.Until You Come Back To Me
10.For Your Love
11.Together
12.Paradise
13.Higher Ground
14.Until You Come Back To Me (Acoustic Version)*
15.Paradise (Smooth Jazz Mix)*

*not on vinyl version