Various - Island Soul: A Way of Life, Vol. 1 FLAC download

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1	–B.U.B. & Jonnie Torres	Action	4:06
2	–Eric Gilliom & Willie K	Nothing Compares 2 U	4:13
3	–Love *	Soul & Inspiration	3:38
4	–Damon Williams	Just Once	4:14
5	–Dani Girl Waring & Dennis Kahula	Set the Night to Music	4:11
6	–Ilona Irvine	Let's Wait Awhile	4:19
7	–Justin Phillips & Kaleo Phillips	The Girl Is Mine Featuring – B.U.B.	3:04
8	–Love *	Love Is Stronger Than Pride	4:15
9	–Lahela Rapozo	There's No Me Without You	3:28
10	–Kuma	People Get Ready	4:10
11	–Jeremy "Pito" Javier	Jammin' Featuring – Koa Hewahewa	3:12
12	–Love *	Soul & Inspiration (Nasty Boy Remix) Remix – DJ Nasty Boy	3:24

Notes

The contents of this compilation suggest that the label believes there is a market for generic Jawaiian remakes and soulless pop. Say it isn't so!
The nadir of this collection is a mechanical remake of "Soul & Inspiration" by an act called Love. While the Righteous Brothers sounded like they really couldn't "make it without you" back with their 1966 original version, Love has all the passion of someone recording a song demo by singing along to a click track.

Karaoke-style renditions of "Just Once" by Damon Williams, and "Set the Night to Music" by Dani Girl Waring and Dennis Kahula, are better but offer no new insights. Jeremy "Pito" Javier does a nice job copying Steve Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin')," but since Wonder's version is still around -- and Bob Marley's as well -- why bother? The same is true of Kuma's reggae-lite take on "People Get Ready" -- a good idea, but it's been done better before.

Several of the acts are better than their material. Veteran entertainers Willie K & Eric Gilliom transcend the reggae-lite format with their soulful version of "Nothing Compares 2 You." Another standout is "Soul & Inspiration (DJ Nasty Boy Remix)" as DJ Nasty Boy improves on Love's earlier take on the song by adding some vintage sound bites from "Eric B Is President."