Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (1998)

Cooltempo Records CDCOOL 333

Kym says: This is another 320 re-up of a Mick original post from back in the day. New rips, fresh scans. Enjoy.

Lynden David Hall, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist: Born in Wandsworth, South London, 7 May 1974; married; died London 14 February 2006. He won the 'Best Newcomer' accolade at the 1998 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards. Hall appeared in the hit film Love Actually in 2003, where he sang at the wedding of the characters played by Keira Knightley and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The 1997 debut album Medicine 4 My Pain made an unprecedented impact on the discerning tastes of the Brit-Soul fraternity being one of the earlier works to get tagged Neo Soul.

Lynden helped pioneer a domestic live arena for British R&B acts, his 1998 highly-publicised headlining shows in Johannesburg and Durban additionally broke interesting new international ground for a contemporary UK soul act. In 1999, he was the first U.K. performer ever voted "Best Male Artist" by the readers of Britain's Blues & Soul magazine. Medicine For My Pain, as well as the singles Do I Qualify and Sexy Cinderella, had an instant appeal to soul fans in the UK and elsewhere, but it was not until his work got the remix treatment that he got his major breakthrough. Hall was, without doubt, the undisputed King of contemporary UK soul. Crescent Moon was the third single from the album, remixed for 1998 by Dodge for Inside (UK) and Cutfather & Joe (US)

Kym's take: I dig the Album Version, St Anne's Jamdown and the 12" Extended Disco Mix. Ain't no disco about that one though!

Tracklist

1. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (Album Version)
2. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (C&J Stripped Mix)
3. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (St. Anne's Jamdown Mix)
4. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (12" Extended Disco Mix)
5. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (Raw Dawg Mix)
6. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (C&J Long Version)
7. Lynden David Hall - Crescent Moon (Radio Edit)

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