Shenton Dixon - Bigger And Better

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". He most certainly nails it to perfection. 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 for our 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, with just a hint of Levi Stubbs thrown in. 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. The album, "Northern Soul 2008" was released on June 30th and is still available now. This Northern Soul album is a sequel to our album "Northern Soul 2007". I have spent over thirty 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. The work that we all put into these projects 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. Listen, watch and give new Northern Soul a chance this time. I wrote this fabulous uplifting song with my long time producing partner Clive Scott.