PLAYLIST: Show 500 - 25, 26, 27 December 2015

Hour 1 - Best Albums of 2015

JANUARY:  IMAANI - JUST FOR ONE DAY (from STANDING TALL)
FEBRUARY:  THE REBIRTH - THIS IS COMING TO (from BEING THRU THE EYES OF A CHILD)
MARCH:  SOULPERSONA & PRINCESS FREESIA - BOUT' TIME YOU (from FAST FORWARD)
APRIL:  RHONDA THOMAS - WHEN YOU KNOW YOU KNOW (from VINYL DAZE)
MAY:  BLUEY - I'VE GOT A WEAKNESS FOR YOUR LOVE (from LIFE BETWEEN THE NOTES)
JUNE:  TORTURED SOUL - I DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT (from HOT FOR YOUR LOVE TONIGHT)
JULY:  KATIE LEONE - IF I'M HUMAN (from PRISM OF LIGHT)
AUGUST:  JD73 feat HARRIET SOULSTRESS - GIMME A CHANCE (from MAKE YOUR MOVE)
SEPTEMBER:  INCOGNITO - RAPTURE (LIVE) (from LIVE IN LONDON - THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW)
OCTOBER:  TONY MOMRELLE - A MILLION WAYS (from KEEP PUSHING)
NOVEMBER:  THE SALTY PEPPERS - SOMEONE WAITS (from LA LA TIME - THE ROOTS OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE)
DECEMBER:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - NICE GUY (from PRIDE)
TRACK:  KATIE LEONE - PRISM OF LIGHT

Hour 2 - Best of the House of Grooveline

TRACK:  DISTANT PEOPLE - SWEETEST LOVE I KNOW (ORIGINAL DEMO MIX)
TRACK:  FEDERICO D'ALESSIO, MARGARET GRACE, ONDAGROOVE - WHAT I'M FEELING (ONDAGROOVE REMIX)
TRACK:  PORTIA MONIQUE, JOEY NEGRO:  NEVER GIVE YOU UP (JOEY NEGRO EXTENDED MIX)
TRACK:  RICHARD EARNSHAW, ANGIE BROWN - FEEL 4 U (CLASSIC HOUSE MIX)
TRACK:  RHEMI, HANLEI - DIAMOND (ORIGINAL MIX)
TRACK:  SOL BROWN, TALIWA - GET TO KNOW YOU (ORIGINAL MIX)
TRACK:  FERRY ULTRA, OPOLOPO - LET ME DO MY THANG (OPOLOPO REMIX)
TRACK:  FAITH HOWARD, SOULBRIDGE - ONE DAY AT A TIME (SOULBRIDGE CLASSIC MIX)
TRACK:  LOUIE VEGA, MONIQUE BINGHAM - ELEVATOR (GOING UP) (LOUIE VEGA GENE PEREZ SEXY BASS MIX)
TRACK:  RICHARD EARNSHAW, POLINA GRIFFITH - CAN'T GO BACK (CLASSIC VOCAL MIX)

PLAYLIST: Show 499 - 18, 19, 20 December 2015

Hour 1

TRACK:  LONNIE LISTON SMITH - SPACE LADY
TRACK:  GEORGE DUKE - THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - I CAN'T CHANGE (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  PRINCE - PINK CASHMERE
TRACK:  THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES - DREAM COME TRUE
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - ALL THE TIME (feat JARROD LAWSON) (from PRIDE, 2015)
HOUSE OF GROOVELINE:  WANDA BALOJI feat KABOMO - KISSES (LOUIE VEGA ROOTS NYC MIX)
TRACK:  STEVEN STONE feat MARC EVANS - NEVER GIVE UP
TRACK:  TORTURED SOUL - DIRTY (MAKOTO 4x4 REMIX)

Hour 2

TRACK:  TOM GLIDE AND THE LUV ALL STARS - LOVE IS COMING UP (TAM AND JAY REMIX)
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - NICE GUY (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  INCOGNITO - PORT LOUIS (UNITED FUTURE ORGANIZATION REMIX)
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAGINATION:  JUST AN ILLUSION
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAGINATION:  FLASHBACK
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAGINATION:  BURNIN' UP
GROOVELINE THROWBACK - JANUARY 2013:  MINT CONDITION - BE WHERE YOU ARE (from MUSIC AT THE SPEED OF LIFE, 2012)
TRACK:  ROSIE GAINES - CLOSER THAN CLOSE
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - YOU SHOULD MAKE ME CRY
TRACK:  ANITA BAKER - YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING
TRACK:  THE CRUSADERS - NIGHT FACES

PREVIEW: Show 499 - 18, 19, 20 December 2015

Coming up on this last regular edition of the show for 2015:

*  Music from Lonnie Liston Smith, George Duke, Prince, The Brand New Heavies, Steven Stone feat Marc Evans, Tortured Soul, Tom Glide & The Luv All Stars, Incognito, Rosie Gaines, Anita Baker and The Crusaders

*  We round off the Album of the Month for December 2015, and one of the highlights of the year from Tahirah Memory. We play four last tracks from "Pride"

*  The final House of Grooveline track this week is a stunner from South Africa, as Wanda Baloyi and Kabomi team up with "Kisses"

*  We play three tracks back to back from post-disco/soul band Imagination in this weekend's Grooveline Threeplay

*  And we take it back to the start of 2013 for the Grooveline Throwback, and January when we featured Mint Condition's album "Music At The Speed Of Life" as Album of the Month

*  All this plus much more!

There are 11 chances to listen to the show this weekend across 7 radio stations, plus on-demand after the weekend. More details at www.groovelineonline.com/listen

PLAYLIST: Show 498 - 11, 12, 13 December 2015

Hour 1

TRACK:  JANET JACKSON - YOUNG LOVE
TRACK:  LIZ ELENSKY - DISTRACTIONS
TRACK:  CHANTE MOORE - EVERYTHING WE WANT
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - BEAUTIFUL DISASTER (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  DJ SPINNA feat ANGELA JOHNSON - GLAD YOU'RE MINE
TRACK:  KILLIAM SHAKESPEARE feat JENNAH BELL - WASTE MY TIME
TRACK:  INCOGNITO - INVERSIONS
TRACK:  INGRAM - DRIVIN' ME CRAZY
TRACK:  BUTCHER BROWN - CAIRO
HOUSE OF GROOVELINE:  MARK DI MEO feat SOFIA ROBINA - INTO THE NIGHT (ORIGINAL MIX)
TRACK:  NITE FLYTE - FEELING GOOD

Hour 2

TRACK:  STEVIE WONDER VS ODYSSEY - SUPERSTITIOUS ROOTS (TEAM 9 MIX)
TRACK:  THE REBIRTH - EVERYBODY SAY YEAH
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAANI:  JUST FOR ONE DAY
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAANI:  FOUND MY LIGHT (REEL PEOPLE MIX)
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - IMAANI:  MR JONES (with INCOGNITO)
GROOVELINE THROWBACK - DECEMBER 2012:  RALF GUM feat MONIQUE BINGHAM - TAKE ME TO MY LOVE (from NEVER LEAVES YOU, 2012)
TRACK:  MARVIN GAYE - MIDNIGHT LADY
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - TIME (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  BANDA BLACK RIO - IT'S THE TIME
TRACK:  ETERNAL - STAY

PLAYLIST: Show 497 - 4, 5, 6 December 2015

Hour 1

TRACK:  NORMAN CONNORS - TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
TRACK:  SOUL TREND feat ELY BRUNA - MERRY GO ROUND
TRACK:  LSK - HATE OR LOVE
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - PUDDIN' (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  THE SUGARHILL GANG - THE LOVER IN YOU
TRACK:  THE COMMODORES - TOO HOT TA TROT
TRACK:  EARTH WIND & FIRE - KALIMBA TREE (LONG VERSION)
TRACK:  MARVIN GAYE - THIRD WORLD GIRL
TRACK:  DIPLOMATS OF SOUL - BRIGHTER TOMORROW
HOUSE OF GROOVELINE:  BOLLO feat JOCELYN BROWN - BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS (DJ SPEN & SOULFULEDGE VOCAL REMIX)
TRACK:  DEGO - INTERLUDE
TRACK:  TOM BROWNE - BYGONES

Hour 2

TRACK:  JOEY NEGRO & THE SUNBURST BAND - THIN AIR
TRACK:  BARRY WHITE - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP (JOHN MORALES M+M MIX)
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM:  I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM:  JUST GIT IT TOGETHER
GROOVELINE THREEPLAY - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM:  LET THE BEAT HIT EM
GROOVELINE THROWBACK - NOVEMBER 2012:  BEGGAR & CO - NEW BEGINNINGS (from SLEEPING GIANTS, 2012)
TRACK:  INCOGNITO - CAN YOU FEEL ME?
ALBUM OF THE MONTH:  TAHIRAH MEMORY - AGAIN (from PRIDE, 2015)
TRACK:  GREY & HANKS - DANCIN'

PREVIEW: Show 497 - 4, 5, 6 December 2015

Coming up on this weekend's show:

*  Music from Norman Connors, Soul Trend, LSK, The Sugarhill Gang, The Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, Diplomats Of Soul, Dego, Tom Browne, Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band, Barry White, Incognito and Grey & Hanks

*  We take our first look at the Album Of The Month for December 2015, and one of the finest releases of the year from Tahirah Memory. If you've seen Jarrod Lawson perform live, you've also seen and heard Tahirah. And now her solo album - two tracks from "Pride"

*  The House of Grooveline this week features one of the most distinctive voices in soul and house. Jocelyn Brown, along with Bollo, bring us their take on "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys"

*  We features three tracks back to back from Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam on the Grooveline Threeplay this week, with tracks spanning the mid to late 80s and the early 90s

*  The Grooveline Throwback takes us back to November 2012, and that month's Album of the Month - "Sleeping Giants" from British jazz funk legends Beggar & Co

*  All this plus so much more! And my voice is back to normal!

There are 11 chances to listen to the show this weekend across 7 radio stations, plus on-demand after the weekend. More details at www.groovelineonline.com/listen