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A fantastic album of spacey soul! We know very little about Samuel Jonathan Johnson, but he's a great keyboard player who had a jazzy conception similar to Roy Ayers or Norman Connors -- very cosmic, yet also soulful -- working in a brilliant blend of fusion and soul that really sends us over the top! The title track -- "My Music" -- is one of our favorite soul tracks from the 70's, and it's got an amazing bit of bubbling synth intro (and outro), with cool spacey vocals by Sam, and a mellow, but tight groove that sounds a bit like something that Roy Ayers might have cooked up. It's a great track, and the album has lots of other nice moments like "Sweet Love", "Just Us", "You", "Reason For The Reason", and "Thank You Mother Dear".

An amazing collection of funky nuggets -- one that's overflowing with hip soul, funk, and break tracks! The set's the second in a series put together by the staff of London's Soul Brother Records -- and like the first, it features some of the most sought-after rare grooves and sample tracks from the 70s -- a rich array of titles from a variety of different labels, all collected with a keen ear for the older tracks that are still breaking big well into the 21st Century! And since these guys also run a record store themselves, they've gone way past the obvious -- and have chosen an all-essential batch of tunes that aren't easily available on the market, including some killer tracks from major labels that we've been waiting years to see reissued. Titles include "Oops Here I Go Again" by Edna Wright, "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More" by Kellee Patterson, "Sho Nuff" by Sly Slick & Wicked, "All I Want Is You" by Four Flights, "Live For Love" by GC Cameron, "I Feel So At Home Here" by Michelle Wiley, "Shake It Up" by The Vibrations, "My Music" by Samuel Jonathan Johnson, "Heaven" by Ruth Copeland, "It's Got To Be Mellow (1976)" by Leon Mellow, "Making Room For Love" by Alton McClain & Destiny, and "When We're Makin Love" by Denise LaSalle.