This episode is one of my all-time favorite
Star Time shows. I don't have a quantifiable reason for that statement. I don't even
really have a qualifiable reason. I don't know if it's the excellence of the songs, if they simply hang together well, or if it's my pre-scripted commentary on the Sammy Davis Jr. song "I'm Over 25 But You Can Trust Me." Regardless, this one's going in the time capsule, along with a Wordle screen shot, hibiscus tea mix, an air fryer, and the final shards of all earthly hope.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|
| Set 1 | | | |
| Milt Matthews Inc. | Runaway People | 1971 | Ember |
| LaBelle | Baby's Out of Sight | 1971 | Warner Bros. |
| Rhetta Hughes | Sooky | 1969 | Tetragrammaton |
| Leon Haywood | Clean Up Your Own Backyard | 1972 | Atlantic |
| Jimmy Bee | Hot Pants | 1971 | Cherry Red |
| Tierra | We Belong Together | 1973 | 20th Century |
| Eric Mercury | Night Lady | 1969 | AVCO Embassy |
| Set 2 | | | |
| Chain Reaction | Nurse Your Nerves | 1971 | Oshowleo |
| Sunday Funnies | Walk Down the Path of Freedom | 1971 | Rare Earth |
| Monk Higgins | Extra Soul Perception | 1968 | Solid State |
| Bull & the Matadors | If You Decide | 1969 | Toddlin' Town |
| Rodger Collins | Your Love is Burning | 1970 | Galaxy |
| Ricky Williams | Discotheque Soul (Part 1) | 1971 | Citadelle |
| Tina Britt | Hawg For You | 1969 | Minit |
| Mitty Collier | Lovin' On Borrowed Time | 1970 | Peachtree |
| Big John Hamilton | Take This Hurt Off Me | 1969 | Minaret |
| Set 3 | | | |
| Sisters Love | Now Is the Time | 1970 | A&M |
| The Pointer Sisters | Sugar | 1973 | Atlantic |
| Reebop Kwaku Bah | Zagapam | 1972 | Island |
| The Exclusives | Loose and Funky | 1976 | Ben-La-Rose |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | I'm Over 25 But You Can Trust Me | 1972 | MGM |
| Charlene & the Soul Serenaders | Love Changes | 1970 | Volt |
| Groundhog | Cheatin' Love is Sweeter | 1971 | Turbo |
| Set 4/Outro | | | |
| The Radars | Finger Licking Chicken | 1970 | Leoso |
| The Marvels | Rock Steady | 1971 | Imagem |
| Electric Express | Where You Coming From (Part 1) | 1971 | Linco |
| Yvonne Daniels | Super Soul Music | 1970 | Redlite |
| Tower of Power | Flash in the Pan | 1972 | Warner Bros. |
| Ray Gant & the Arabian Knights | Chattanooga Walk | 1970 | Jay-Walking |
| N.F. Porter | Keep On Keeping On | 1971 | Lizard |
| Bernie Hayes | Tribute to a Black Woman (Pt. 1) | 1970 | Volt |
| Freddie Scott | Don't Let Me Fall | 1970 | ABC/Probe |
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