Soul II Soul: Songs In The Key Of Life
Ian Gittins, Melody Maker, 16 December 1989
WITH A STRING OF SUCCESSFUL SINGLES AND A STUNNING DEBUT ALBUM, SOUL II SOUL HAVE SPEARHEADED THE DANCE REVIVAL OF THE LATE-EIGHTIES AND LOOK LIKE BLAZING A GLORIOUS TRAIL THROUGH THE NINETIES. IAN GITTINS TALKS TO THEIR CHARISMATIC FOUNDER AND LEADER JAZZIE B ABOUT HOPES, DREAMS, SUCCESS, SURVIVAL, THE BAND'S NEW SINGLE 'GET A LIFE', AND HOW HAPPINESS CAN BE ACHIEVED ON THE MAGICAL PLANET OF ARG.
Total word count of piece: 3282
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