People's Choice - Any Way You Wanna The People's Choice Anthology 1971-1981 (2017)

People's Choice, despite high acclaim within Philly Soul, R&B, Funk and Disco circles are among the most underrated of the soul groups that found their home at P.I.R. Unlike many of the acts championed by Gamble & Leon Huff People's Choice were a self-contained outfit performing on the Philly scene since the 60s. Led by Frankie Brunson the group was formed out of R&B act The Fashions. ANY WAY YOU WANNA… THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE ANTHOLOGY (1971-1981) covers the group's greatest successes. Signing to Phil-L.A. Of Soul in 1971, they enjoyed R&B hit singles including 'I Likes To Do It', and 'Magic' before signing with Philadelphia International's TSOP imprint in 1974. . The rare TSOP single 'Love Shop' arrived in 1974. Another single, 'Party Is A Groovy Thing' brought the group another R&B hit that same year but things really took off the following year. 'Do It Anyway You Wanna' debuted in 1975 becoming an instant classic, appealing to Soul, Disco and Pop fan alike. The single topped the R&B charts and made #11 on the Hot 100. Later in the year it gave the band their first UK hit when it peaked at #36 and even made the #6 in Belgium and #2 in the Netherlands. The smooth but Funky 'Nursery Rhymes' made a formidable follow-up and made #22 on the R&B chart.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01 Do It Any Way You Wanna
02 I Likes To Do It
03 Cold Blooded & Down-Right-Funky
04 Nursery Rhymes
05 My Feet Won't Move, But My Shoes
06 Turn Me Loose
07 Movin'in All Directions
08 Mickey D's
09 Party Is A Groovy Thing
10 Asking For Trouble
11 Grunt
12 The Sooner You Get Here
13 Love Shop
14 Big Ladies Man
15 Magic
16 The Big Hurt
17 Don't Send Me Away
18 I'm Leaving You
19 A Mellow Mood

CD2

01 You Ought To Be Dancin'
02 If You Gonna Do It (Put Your Mind To It)
03 Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long)
04 Hey Everybody (Party Hearty)
05 Here We Go Again
06 Boogie Down U.S.A.
07 Rough-Ride
08 If I Knew Then What I Know Now
09 Changin' My Life
10 Soft And Tender
11 Opus-De-Funk
12 A Greater Truth
13 Do It Any Way You Wanna (A Tom Moulton Mix)
14 Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long) (A Tom Moulton Mix)