VA - 80s Groove: The Ultimate Collection (2017)

This Ultimate Collections brings together 5CDs of the finest smooth 80s Grooves. 100 hit tracks from a decade that partied on the dancefloor to the sounds of Soul II Soul, Mantronix, Grace Jones, Shalamar, Neneh Cherry, Bobby Brown, Cameo, Sugarhill Gang, Gwen Guthrie, Mary Jane Girls and Midnight Star. Celebrating one of the most funky, soulful, and feel-good periods in music, this genre witnessed the explosion of music designed for the clubs and dancefloors transcend its humble origins and shoot to the very top of the charts. Its time to get your groove on, its time to throw your funky shapes, its time to get down...

1-1 Soul II Soul Feat. Caron Wheeler– Keep On Movin' 3:31
1-2 Mantronix Feat. Wondress*– Got To Have Your Love 3:56
1-3 Loose Ends– Hangin' On A String 5:49
1-4 Mary Jane Girls– All Night Long 3:40
1-5 Alyson Williams– Sleep Talk 4:50
1-6 Shalamar– There It Is 4:01
1-7 The Fatback Band– I Found Lovin' 3:16
1-8 Jermaine Jackson– Let's Get Serious 3:30
1-9 Grace Jones– Pull Up To The Bumper 3:35
1-10 Loleatta Holloway– Love Sensation 6:02
1-11 Candido– Jingo 3:26
1-12 The Whispers– And The Beat Goes On 3:20
1-13 Cameo– Single Life 3:45
1-14 Teena Marie– Behind The Groove 3:53
1-15 Ashford & Simpson– Solid 3:43
1-16 Colonel Abrams– Trapped 3:57
1-17 Robert Palmer– Addicted To Love 4:14
1-18 Bobby Brown– Don't Be Cruel 4:05
1-19 Kool & The Gang– Fresh 3:20
1-20 Yarbrough & Peoples– Don't Stop The Music 3:55

2-1 Gwen Guthrie– Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent 3:32
2-2 Oliver Cheatham– Get Down Saturday Night 3:48
2-3 Dennis Edwards Feat. Siedah Garrett– Don't Look Any Further 3:42
2-4 The Whispers– It's A Love Thing 3:40
2-5 Midnight Star– Midas Touch 3:47
2-6 Skyy– Here's To You 5:20
2-7 David Joseph– You Can't Hide Your Love (From Me) 3:48
2-8 Stock, Aitken & Waterman– Roadblock 3:16
2-9 Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers– Roses Are Red 3:59
2-10 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five– The Message 3:11
2-11 The Temptations– Treat Her Like A Lady 3:51
2-12 Shalamar– I Can Make You Feel Good 4:13
2-13 Womack & Womack– Teardrops 3:43
2-14 Raw Silk– Do It To The Music 3:30
2-15 Crown Heights Affair– You Gave Me Love 3:07
2-16 Soul II Soul Feat. Caron Wheeler– Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 3:35
2-17 Raze– Break 4 Luv 4:26
2-18 Aurra– Make Up Your Mind 6:15
2-19 Funk Deluxe– This Time 5:06
2-20 The Korgis– Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime 4:12

3-1 Neneh Cherry– Buffalo Stance 3:51
3-2 Level 42– Lessons In Love 3:45
3-3 Swing Out Sister– Breakout 3:41
3-4 Tears For Fears– Shout 5:59
3-5 ABC– The Look Of Love 3:28
3-6 Aswad– Don't Turn Around 3:17
3-7 Princess– Say I'm Your Number One 3:38
3-8 Phyllis Nelson– Move Closer 4:33
3-9 Ollie And Jerry– Breakin'... There's No Stoppin' Us 4:05
3-10 DeBarge– Rhythm Of The Night 3:46
3-11 B. T. (Brenda Taylor)*– You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too 5:56
3-12 The Art Of Noise– Close (To The Edit) 4:01
3-13 Beats International, Lindy Layton– Dub Be Good To Me 3:58
3-14 Pepsi & Shirlie– Heartache 3:25
3-15 Sydney Youngblood– If Only I Could 3:19
3-16 KC & The Sunshine Band– Give It Up 3:56
3-17 Eric B. & Rakim– I Know You Got Soul 3:27
3-18 Johnny Hates Jazz– Shattered Dreams 3:20
3-19 Mica Paris– My One Temptation 3:24
3-20 Smokey Robinson– Being With You 3:54

4-1 Bobby Brown– Every Little Step 3:37
4-2 Midnight Star– Headlines 4:16
4-3 Harold Faltermeyer– Axel F 3:00
4-4 Donna Summer– She Works Hard For The Money 3:46
4-5 Quincy Jones Feat. Dune (7)– Ai No Corrida 4:08
4-6 Joe Bataan Feat. Jocelyn Brown– Sadie (She Smokes) 3:58
4-7 Shalamar– A Night To Remember 3:28
4-8 Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel– White Lines (Don't Do It) 4:25
4-9 Oran 'Juice' Jones– The Rain 4:50
4-10 Kelly Marie– Feels Like I'm In Love 3:16
4-11 Princess– I'll Keep On Loving You 4:02
4-12 Coffee– Casanova 3:59
4-13 Lakeside– Fantastic Voyage 4:01
4-14 War– You Got The Power 4:02
4-15 First Choice– Breakaway 5:50
4-16 Teena Marie– Portuguese Love 3:25
4-17 The Style Council– Shout To The Top 4:09
4-18 The Belle Stars– Iko Iko 2:57
4-19 Godley & Creme– Cry 3:54
4-20 The Art Of Noise– Moments In Love 4:33

5-1 Joe Jackson– Steppin' Out 4:02
5-2 Barbara Mason– Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind 4:38
5-3 Amii Stewart– The Letter 3:39
5-4 Candi Staton– Count On Me 4:02
5-5 Dynasty– I've Just Begun To Love You 3:33
5-6 Candido– Thousand Finger Man 3:48
5-7 Skyy– High 4:54
5-8 Joe Bataan– Mestizo 6:44
5-9 Sugarhill Gang– 8th Wonder 3:56
5-10 Arrow (2)– Hot Hot Hot 2:57
5-11 Kelly Marie– Loving Just For Fun 4:42
5-12 Mel & Kim– Respectable 3:20
5-13 Mint Juleps– Every Kind Of People 4:18
5-14 Blondie– Rapture 4:42
5-15 The Belle Stars– The Sign Of The Times 2:46
5-16 The Maisonettes– Heartache Avenue 2:51
5-17 Kool & The Gang– Cherish 3:43
5-18 The Style Council– Long Hot Summer 3:48
5-19 Sophia George– Girlie, Girlie 3:01
5-20 Monsoon– Ever So Lonely 4:12