Help needed!

[lukeward2004]

Hi One and All,

I need some help with coming up with some mellow, soulful songs for my covers band. At present, we have female vocals, two guitars, bass, drums and keys with backing vocals.

We have quite a big gig coming up on the 11th april, at the Jazz Cafe, and they have just asked us if we can do an hour or so of slower, more relaxed music whilst the guests dine in the restaurant before we kick off with our current set, which is filled with high energy funk and soul.

We have a couple of slow numbers, like Lionel Richie's "Easy like sunday morning", but we need a whole load more - so please, fire over some suggestions!

Cheers

Luke

[birdy]

I did a set like this with female vocals and a couple of Maroon 5 tracks worked well - Sunday Morning and She will be loved. We also did Right to be Wrong by Joss Stone, Beautiful by James Blunt and Suddenly I see by KT Tunstall.

These may not be what you are after but you never know!

Steve

[phsycoandy]

really into Sade at the mo, smooth operator or your love is king great moody quality stuff plus some great laid back bass lines, u cant lose!

[jhsteel]

Off the top of my head, There's nothing like this by Omar,Thats the way of the world by Earth, wind and fire, Brown Skin by India Arie and Sweetest Taboo by Sade all fit the laid back, soulful vibe quite nice.

[bass_ferret]

Brand New Heavies

[Dood]

Good Times (bad times) by the New Bohemians... yeah that video that graced the windows 95 USB version CD for years!

[narnia]

Leonard Cohen's Allelujah........................really mellow, lovely song

[spike]

Lets Stay Together - Al Green
The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight And The Pips

[skywalker]

Wonderful Tonight by Clapton is a nice one.

[jakenewmanbass]

'Sittin on the the Dock of the Bay' Otis Redding
'Summer Soft' Stevie
'Get Here' Oleta Adams
'You've got a Friend' James Taylor
'So Amazing' Luther Vandross
'Sweet Love' Anita Baker
'Sexual Healing' Marvin Gaye
'Lets Get it On' MG
'Whats Goin On' MG
'Home' Michael' Buble
'Still Crazy' Ray Charles version (Paul Simon originally)
'Walk on By' (?)
'Fields of Gold' Sting
'Three Times a Lady' The Commodores
'Endless Love' Diana Ross
'Nights Over Egypt' The Jones Girls
'The Closer I Get to You' Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack

Thats not far off an hour
Good luck
Jake

Edited March 4, 2008 by jakesbass

[bassfunk]

Here's a few slow uns we do :

Alicia Keys - If I aint got you
Cindi Lauper - Time After Time
Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man
Wade in the water - dunno who this is by

[Jamesemt]

[quote name='bassfunk' post='150886' date='Mar 4 2008, 10:02 AM']Here's a few slow uns we do :

Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man[/quote]

I could be way off as I've never played it, but I've always thought of that song with a loud souped-up chorus to add dynamics??

[bassfunk]

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='150898' date='Mar 4 2008, 10:17 AM']I could be way off as I've never played it, but I've always thought of that song with a loud souped-up chorus to add dynamics??[/quote]


Yeah I know what you mean. I always think of it as a quieter one. But the key change can raise the dynamic a bit. I think we play it with a bit more subtlety. (If we get too carried away so does the drummer and we end up with John Bonham being re-incarnated).

[tauzero]

He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Hollies
Easy like Sunday morning - Commodores
Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers
Help me make it - Roberta Flack's song about a BFM Omni-15 build
Killing me softly - Roberta Flack again
Mad World - Gary Jules version
Nights in white satin - Bloody Moos