ARTIST: VA
TITLE: The Trip (Navigated By Joey Negro)
LABEL: Family Recordings
GENRE: House
BITRATE: 209kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 2h 24min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-04-04
RIP DATE: 2006-04-05

Track List: CD #1/2
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01. John Barry - 007 And Counting   2:56
02. Nancy Wilson - Call Me          2:06
03. Laurie Johnson - Theme From     2:13
    The Avengers
04. Divine Comedy - National        3:44
    Express
05. Christopher Cross - Ride Like   4:31
    The Wind
06. Rinder And Lewis - Lust         5:20
07. Dave Lee Feat. Ann Saunderson   5:29
    - You're Not Alone (Joey Negro
    Club Mix)
08. Giorgio Moroder - The Chase     4:01
09. Tubes - PrimeTime               4:19
10. Arpadys - Monkey Star           3:11
11. Metro Area - Atmospherique      3:43
12. Will Powers - Adventures In     7:17
    Success
13. Dusty Springfield - Nothing     5:25
    Has Been Proved
14. Mr. Marvin - Entity             1:32
15. Double - Captain Of Her Heart   4:03
16. Jan Hammer - Don't You Know     2:39
17. Rosie Vela - Magic Smile        4:09
18. Propaganda - Duel               4:31
19. B52s - Song For A Future        3:48
    Generation

Track List: CD #2/2
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01. Jakatta - Inside Life           0:23
02. Jethro Tull - Living In The     3:09
    Past
03. Sergio Mendes And Brasil - 77   2:55
    Love Music
04. The Dells - It's All Because    3:55
    Of You
05. Gordon Staples - Strung Out     4:38
06. Creative Source - Funky Luvah   4:10
07. La Pamplemousse - Do You Have   5:45
    Any (Ya Know Where I Can Get
    Some?)
08. Soul Etico - Two Hearts         1:56
    Together
09. Kool And The Gang - Whisper     3:57
    Softly
10. Rashann Patterson - It Ain't    4:56
    Love
11. Seawind - Free                  4:24
12. Omar - Music                    4:55
13. Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime     3:56
14. The Isley Brothers - Highways   4:11
    Of My Life
15. Marcus Miller And Me'Shell      4:05
    NdegéOcello - Rush Over
16. Incognito - I Can See The       5:31
    Future
17. Jimmy Cobb - So Nobody Else     3:44
    Can Hear
18. Glenn Miller - Moonlight        2:20
    Serenade
19. Jakatta - Inside Life           0:36

Release Notes:

Joey Negro is described in his biography as the "master of all things dance-floor and
credible", which he probably is if you live in the kind of world where you refer to
the act of making love as making sweet music and you don't mean it as a joke. Else
you happily use words like "groove" and "baby" in everyday conversation without
feeling like an idiot, in fact you actually think it increases your cred. The Trip
series from Family Recordings continues with a selection from the DJ of many faces.
Most compilation CDs these days are just about soulless enough to make you buy the
rope and find the tree but thankfully this is not a venture solely driven by the
bucks. Instead this is more a mix tape from a good friend and in this case a friend
who is already a professional at putting together mixes. The 38 songs split across 2
CDs seamlessly roll along in a smooth cloud of funk, soul, disco and groove with the
occasional pop classic and piece of bond film incidental music thrown in for good
measure. In his Negro guise, real name Dave Lee (who once made Re-light My Fire a hit
for Take That) has a great ear for blending tracks together that previously seemed
poles apart. Effortlessly barriers between cool funk snares and big eighties synth
drums are shattered and although there is the odd duff track along the way such as
best forgotten soul-man Omar or the grim Springfield versus Pet Shop Boys
collaboration, for the most part it's a relaxed and pleasurable ride. Hard to know
who this will appeal to other than fans of Negro's DJ mixes and tastes but Disc 2
will add an air of comfort to any Sunday morning and you will spend the rest of the
day whispering "nice" or "tasty" in your best Isaac Hayes voice.