[2017-05-05] Kashif "Help Yourself To My Love: The Arista Anthology" 2CD set (SoulMusic UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:02 pm

Description
SoulMusic Records is very proud to present “Help Yourself To My Love: The Arista Anthology,” a fitting tribute to the superb artistry of the late, much-missed, multi-talented music man Kashif, who passed away at the age of 59 in 2016. A first-of-its-kind collection, this 2-CD is drawn from the seven years (1983-1990) that Kashif recorded for Arista and includes the primary ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides of singles alongside key album cuts from the five albums he cut for the label.

Born Michael Jones in Harlem with a name change to Kashif (Saleem) during his teen years, the gifted young musician joined the famed funk/soul band B.T. Express in 1976, recording and performing with the group followed by a stint on the road with soulstress Stephanie Mills during which time he emerged as a successful songwriter thanks to hits with Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and Howard Johnson among others.

Signed to Arista Records by renowned label chief Clive Davis, Kashif began his run of sixteen charted hits with the US Top 5 R&B single, ‘I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On).’ Davis teamed Kashif with then-new signing Whitney Houston and he produced and co-wrote her first hit,’You Give Good Love.’ Kashif scored his biggest R&B hit in 1987, a scorching duet with Meli’sa Morgan, covering Mother’s Finest’s ‘Love Changes’ and continuing his chart success as a duettist with the legendary Dionne Warwick the same year via ‘Reservations For Two.’ Kenny G. and Doug E. Fresh contributed to cuts included here along with uncredited appearances by the late Al Jarreau and the late Whitney Houston on ‘Edgartown Groove’ and ‘Are You The Woman’ respectively.

This musically satisfying anthology was loving created by David Nathan (a longtime personal friend) and Donald Cleveland (who also superbly remastered the discs) and features a number of extended versions and rare remixes of Kashif’s hits including ‘Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I Got)’ and ‘Love On The Rise.’

Stellar liner notes by renowned US writer/friend A. Scott Galloway with 2017 quotes from colleagues including Kenny G., B.J. Nelson, LaForrest Cope (“La La”), Leslie Ming, Kathy Sledge and Bashiri Johnson.

Tracklist
[CD1: Say Somethin’ Love]
1. I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)
2. Help Yourself To My Love
3. Stone Love
4. Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart (Extended Version)
5. Rumors
6. Ooh Love
7. Say Somethin' Love
8. The Mood
9. All
10. Are You The Woman
11. Edgartown Groove
12. Send Me Your Love
13. Dancing In The Dark (Heart To Heart)
14. Condition Of The Heart (Extended Version)
15. Movie Song (Instrumental)

[CD2: Love Letter Out Loud]
1. Love Changes - Kashif & Meli'sa Morgan
2. Love Me All Over (Extended Version)
3. Loving You Only (Extended Remix) (Rap By Doug E. Fresh)
4. Love On The Rise (Extended Remix) - Kenny G. & Kashif
5. Vacant Heart
6. Personality
7. Kathryn (Instrumental)
8. Reservations For Two - Dionne & Kashif
9. Lovers And Friends
10. Love Letter Out Loud
11. Step Into My World
12. I’ve Been Missin’ You
13. Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got) (Extended Club Mix)
14. Love Has No End
15. Love Changes (A Cappella) - Kashif & Meli’sa Morgan

Amazon USA
Available soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSNC8C9/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XSNC8C9/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:42 pm

Bump: Added the cover image, description and tracklist to the first post.

[2017-05-05] Kashif "Help Yourself To My Love: The Arista Anthology" 2CD set (SoulMusic UK)

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