Episode 196: Global Dance - Best Of Almighty Part 1
Description
I have been wanting to do a best of Almighty mix since the first one I released for Division 4 a few years back. Like the Hex Hector and 7th Heaven anthologies, there is just so much music to choose from, hence the reason I decided to break it up into a part 1 and a part 2. The track selection for part 1 was a long and drawn out process. There were so many songs I wanted to include and before I knew it, I was up to 50+ songs. Coming to my senses, I trimmed this down to 36 tracks sitting in the 124 to 130 BPM range. Part 2 will explore the higher energy remixes from 132 BPM plus. Almighty officially launched in 1989 with their aim to produce dance remixes of tracks that did not have suitable remixes for the club scene at the time. These tracks were mostly covers of the original artists but they do have an extensive list or remixes for original artists as well. My formative clubbing years were in the 90's and the Almighty sound was synonymous with uplifting, driving dance tracks. Almighty had a team of in house remixers/producers as well as remix teams that would come in on an ad hoc basis. John Dixon who went on to form 7th Heaven was an original in house producer. Almighty releases songs with singers, a lot of whom perform under pseudonym's, as a policy for not identifying already famous singer/song writers in the form of 'projects'. Although they were well established in the gay club music scene by the end of the 1990's, Almighty gained world wide attention when they produced and mixed singles for Cher such as "Believe" and "All Or Nothing" (one of personal favourites). They have since gone on to remix songs for Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole, Usher, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and even Elvis Presley. Their remixes are aptly titled 'definitive', 'essential', 'transensual', pop'd up' and 'anthem'. If you enjoy hands in the air, pure joy vocals on the dance floor, then this is the mix for you. Get ready for the adrenaline rush that is Almighty. Enjoy
Anthony
1/ "YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE" - RESPECT ft. HANNAH JONES
2/ "PATIENCE" - HOLLY LANG
3/ "UPSIDE DOWN" - DIANA ROSS
4/ "EVERYWHERE" - INDIGO
5/ "DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY" - THELMA HOUSTON
6/ "RUN" - JAMIE KNIGHT
7/ "ONE OF THOSE DAYS" - WHITNEY HOUSTON
8/ "FEELS LIKE I CAN FLY" - BETH SHERBEN
9/ "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY" - JAMIE KNIGHT
10/ "OUT OF REACH" - GABRIELLE
11/ "I NEED YOU NOW" - AGNES
12/ "SO YOUNG" - ALMIGHTY ft. KIA
13/ "ONE LOVE" - ALMIGHTY ft. J.K.
14/ "DAY AND NIGHT" - BILLIE PIPER
15/ "PERFECT DAY" - INDIGO
16/ "BLEEDING LOVE" - JAMIE KNIGHT
17/ "PROMISE THIS" - CHERYL COLE
18/ "THE SILENCE" - ALEXANDRA BURKE
19/ "CALL ME MAYBE" - CARLY RAE JEPSEN
20/ "AIN'T IT FUNNY" - JENNIFER LOPEZ
21/ "ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE" - ANASTACIA
22/ "HALLELUJAH" - BELLE LAWRENCE
23/ "END OF TIME" - BEYONCE`
24/ "BAND OF GOLD" - KIMBERLEY LOCKE
25/ "HOW DO I LIVE" - LeANN RIMES
26/ "GET THIS PARTY STARTED" - P!NK
27/ "LOVIN' EACH DAY" - RONAN KEATING
28/ "DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE" - USHER ft. PITBULL
29/ 'CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU" - JIMMY SOMERVILLE
30/ "EARTHQUAKE" - THE FLIRTATIONS
31/ "ANGELS" - UTOPIA ft. CHARLIE
32/ "SUSPICIOUS MINDS" - ELVIS PRESLEY
33/ "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME" - CHER
34/ 'WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER" - DAVID GUETTA ft. KELLY ROWLAND
35/ 'WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT" - BELLE LAWRENCE
36/ "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST" - LAURA BLAKE