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Sharon Jones appears on new Daptone compilation

Writer: Mark Krotov
News, Published online on 07 May 2008

Perhaps you haven’t heard, but funk and soul are back. Oh, you say that they never left? Well, you’re probably right, but just in case you had any doubts about their livelihood, the Daptone 7 Inch Singles Collection, Vol. 2 should leave you comforted.

The digital-only compilation, which will be released on June 3, features 13 new hits from the Daptone roster, including notable bands like Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and really notable bands like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, who appear on the album with a cover of Kenny Rogers’ "I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In."

The tracklist below might just become your summer soundtrack.

Daptone 7 Inch Singles Collection, Vol. 2:

1. The Matador - The Mighty Imperials
2. Now That I'm Gone - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
3. Can't Stop Thinking About You - Charles Bradley
4. Could Have Been - Lee Fields
5. You Don't Know What You Mean (To a Lover Like Me) - Lee Fields and The Sugarman 3
6. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You (Instr.) - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
7. This Love Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
8. (She's Got) Twilight Eyes - Charles Bradley & The Bullets
9. I Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Is In - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
10. Stand Up - Lee Fields and The Sugarman 3
11. Stand Up Pt. II - Lee Fields and The Sugarman 3
12. Nervous Like Me - The Dap-Kings
13. Che Che Cole - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

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Sharon Jones appears on new Daptone compilation

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