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it's HOT and it's a three-day weekend and we feel like waxing nostalgic, so in observation of the unofficial start of summer, here's the unofficial soundtrack from '06:
dj eleven: summer madness
one track, 80 minutes, 36 jukebox jams from yesteryear. eleven's all over the map here, genre-wise -- r & b to reggae to '90s hip-hop and beyond -- but you'll find he mostly keeps it together with panache.
rating: essential
1. Sam Cooke “Summertimeâ€Â
2. Bob Marley “Sun Is Shiningâ€Â
3. Devin The Dude “Lacville 79â€Â
4. The Isley Brothers “Summerbreezeâ€Â
5. The Originals “Sunriseâ€Â
6. Freddie Hughes “Sarah Maeâ€Â
7. Ahmed “Back in the Dayâ€Â
8. Quincy Jones “Summer in the Cityâ€Â
9. Outkast “West Savannahâ€Â
10. Main Source “Just Hanging Outâ€Â
11. Smokey Robinson “Cruisinâ€Â
12. EWF “Sun Goddessâ€Â
13. Hi-Tek & Common “Sun Godâ€Â
14. Wiiliam Devaughn “Be Thankful For What You Gotâ€Â
15. Brand Nubian “Wake Up (Reprise in the Sunshine)â€Â
16. Commodores “High on Sunshineâ€Â
17. De La Soul “Sunshineâ€Â
18. Naughty By Nature “Feel Me Flowâ€Â
19. Eugene “Here Comes The Sunâ€Â
20. Kool & the Gang “Summer Madnessâ€Â
21. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince “Summertimeâ€Â
22. Beyonce & Ghostface “Summertimeâ€Â
23. Pete Rock & CL Smooth “Take You Thereâ€Â
24. Bill Withers “Lovely Dayâ€Â
25. Blackbyrds “Dreaming About Youâ€Â
26. Sade “Kiss Of Lifeâ€Â
27. De La Soul “Pass the Plugsâ€Â
28. Raphael Saadiq “Skyy, Can You Feel Me?â€Â
29. War “Summerâ€Â
30. Digital Underground feat. 2Pac “Same Songâ€Â
31. Osibisa “Sunshine Dayâ€Â
32. Stevie Wonder “A Place in the Sunâ€Â
33. Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It upâ€Â
34. Bob Marley “Is This Love?â€Â
35. Sanchez “Here I Amâ€Â
36. Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves The Sunshineâ€Â
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