Saint Etienne Present Songs For The Fountain Coffee Room
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The latest in the popular Saint Etienne Present series – soundtracks for places both real and imaginary. This time, Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs have put together a selection to fit a bar in mid-70s Los Angeles, the kind of place where Warren Beatty and Julie Christie might meet in the afternoon for a secret rendezvous between shooting scenes for Shampoo.
There’s a high quotient of airy, top-down soul, FM yacht rock, and an even larger amount of blue-eyed soul, with the odd singer-songwriter from Laurel Canyon making an appearance. Familiar summer sounds come from Todd Rundgren (Love Is The Answer), Millie Jackson (A House For Sale) and Seals & Crofts (Get Closer). Among the discoveries are Daryl Hall & John Oates’ deep cut Lilly (Are You Happy); Bill Quateman’s irresistible acoustic guitar and string-powered Only Love; Marvin Gaye’s gorgeous Where Are We Going?, from the period between What’s Going On and Let’s Get It On; and the £100 crossover soul gem One Way Or The Other by the Fifth Avenue Band. These gems are the kind of thing Netflix will be tripping over themselves to use next season.
Amid the potted palms, the pace is strictly mid-tempo. The windows are wide open, the sky is a clear blue, and this is the perfect summer soundtrack. Warren’s drinking a Tom Collins, Julie’s having a Sloe Gin Fizz (she’s too English to ask for a Slow Screw). Amid the potted palms, the pace is strictly mid-tempo; it’s too warm for anything faster. It’s the right place and the right time to take your time.
Tracklist:
1. Only Love - Bill Quateman
2. Where Are We Going? - Marvin Gaye
3. Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
4. Tell Her She's Lovely - Batteaux
5. One Way Or The Other - The Fifth Avenue Band
6. Lilly (Are You Happy) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
7. Love Is The Answer - Utopia
8. Oh Honey - Delegation
9. Easy To Love - Leo Sayer
10. A House For Sale (Single version) - Millie Jackson
11. Tin Man - John Edwards
12. Thunder In The Afternoon - Bobbie Gentry
13. Save It For A Rainy Day - Stephen Bishop
14. Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine) - Jeff Perry
15. Hollywood - Boz Scaggs
16. A Love Of Your Own (Album version) - Ned Doheny
17. Natural High (Single version) - Bloodstone
18. Hickory - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
19. Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love) - Tamiko Jones
20. Sunshower - Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band