Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away (Late Night Tales: Zero 7)

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2001 was a remarkably successful year for the Another Late Night series. Fila Brazillia opened the account, selling 30,000 copies, and the stunning follow-ups hosted by Howie B, and Rae & Christian aren't far behind on the sales front. Another Late Night is now firmly established as the 'must have' piece of hardware for late nighters everywhere.

The fourth in the series sees Zero 7 put together their first ever compilation, and highlights the tunes that influenced their brilliant debut album 'Simple Things' - an album that broke boundaries, and sold like hot cakes. 170,000 hot cakes to be precise. That coupled with a 'Best Newcomer Award' at last years Muzik Awards and a Mercury Music Prize nomination has made Zero 7 the name on everybody's lips.
The mix showcases everything that is great about Zero 7. Simultaneously old and new, string driven and dubby, it's blended together mellifluously: From Souls Of Mischief's laidback rhymes to Don Blackman's oft-sampled soul ache, Sylvia Striplin's Ayers inspired 'You Can't Turn Me Away' through Herbert's horizontal house take on Serge Gainsbourg.

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This isn't actually the version on the original CD. I don't know what Zero 7 did but they added a beautiful 30 second outro where Sylvia is just singing syllables and it's predominantly instrumental. It's beautiful and total song length is 04:15. Cannot find that version anywhere other than on the CD I bought back in 2002.