Shenton Dixon cuts the most staggering version of The Four Vandals song, "Bigger And Better", as a bonus track for the Centre City release, "Northern Soul 2008". Shenton's other track, "I'll Move A Mountain", was one of my brand new recordings that I've fallen madly deeply passionately in love with. Since we wrote that song, I must have played it a thousand times. Tahira Jumah brought Shenton to meet me at the launch party of our last album, "Yesterday And Tomorrow" and suggested he cut a track for "Northern Soul 2008". To say that I was blown away was an understatement. To my ears, Shenton sounds EXACTLY like Eddie Levert, lead singer of the legendary soul group The O-Jays, and with just a hint of Levi Stubbs thrown in. I am elated that in 2008 we can find singers of this calibre to sing brand new Northern Soul creations. Just amazing. This is the absolute first time premiere of yet another track which I am exclusively unveiling here on YouTube, from our recent album, "Northern Soul 2008", which was released on June 30th, 2008. Shenton Dixon also sings "Bigger And Better", and my goodness, he most certainly nails it to perfection. It is true to say that I have tried many times in my life to capture that quintessence of what makes a Northern Soul record actually work on the dancefloor, and with records like Sidney Barnes "Standing On Solid Ground" and Chuck Jackson "All Over The World", I certainly hit a popular chord. But this time I have never been more artistically satisfied. Everything about this wonderful new song suggests the magic and energy of the era that I fell in love with as a teenager. Forget the purists - this one has it all. If you can keep your feet still while listening to this, then you must be a country and western fan or something. Shenton Dixon, along with Winston Ward, Marvin Cotterell, and my new male soul group, The Concentrations, represents the new generation of Centre City artists. Thanks to the wonderful Tahira Jumah, who has been scouring England for the best soul talent there is, our new album is a vocal masterpiece, a new hope for the future, and a proof positive that great soul music is far far far from dead and buried. Thankyou my wonderful wonderful Tahira. You have done me proud. The best A&R talent scout there ever was. The new album, "Northern Soul 2008" was released on June 30th on Centre City Records, distributed once again by Passion Music and Pinnacle, and available to order through the new website, http://www.ianlevine.co.uk - This Northern Soul album is a sequel to our album from last year, "Northern Soul 2007" which was the very first release on Centre City Records. I have spent thirty two years honing my craft to the point when I am able to produce authentic records like this. There are some small minded people who call themselves fans of Northern Soul who refuse to accept that anybody can make a new record that sounds like the real thing. But with well over two million YouTube hits, they seem to be thankfully a very small minority, and my YouTube page is officially the 54th most watched UK Music Channel on YouTube of ALL-TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The new album will consist of twenty four brand new 2008 songs by soul and disco legends. Each song has an accompanying video of the artist basically performing it the studio and in outside locations, and the DVD will have four extra bonus tracks too. The work that we have all put into this project is quite staggering, and I hope it will break down the barriers between the older Northern Soul stalwarts and a new generation who need younger acts who still produce the same vibe we all witnessed forty years ago for Motown's glory years. Play the CD, watch the DVD, and give new Northern Soul a chance this time. I wrote this fabulous uplifting song with my long time producing partner Clive Scott.
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Shenton Dixon - I'll Move A Mountainby IanLevine7,920 views
great
beeswaxer 3 years ago
what a fascinating men!
bobrofmad 3 years ago