The 2 x Brit-Award nominated, multi-platinum selling, Kenny Thomas stands as one of the UK’s most successful singers of his generation, having had two Top 10 albums and eight Top 40 hit singles over his thirty-year-plus career. His debut album ‘Voices’, released in 1991, sold over a million copies worldwide on Chrysalis Records, going double platinum in the UK alone and it featured the top #5 hit ‘Thinking About Your Love’. He also appeared on TOTP a remarkable 9 times in under 3 years and sold out 3 UK tours including Hammersmith Apollo in March 2026 as part of his 35th Anniversary. As he unleashes his brilliant new slice of dancefloor soul, ‘Such A Feeling’, DMCWorld goes Back to Mine with UK Soul icon Kenny Thomas!
Donald Byrd – Wind Parade
This track takes me back to my teenage years, just chillin’ out with my friends, absorbing every note of this superb jazz-funk production from Donald Byrd.
Roy Ayres – Running Away
Another iconic record from that prolific period of music. The legendary Roy Ayers, who I had the great pleasure of working with. RIP Roy… thank you for the grooves.
George Duke – Brazilian Love Affair
“They don’t make records like this anymore” is a saying that has to be said alongside this track. Watching George Duke from the side of the stage during a soundcheck at Wembley Stadium will always be one of my most treasured memories.
Slave (Featuring Steve Arrington) – Nobody Can Be You But You
I always had some funk on my Walkman when I was roller skating around London in my teens. Slave were always on point. Raw vibe, bass-driven grooves, with the vocals and rhythm section sitting perfectly in every pocket.
Dexter Wansel – The Sweetest Pain
One of my feel-good soul songs… it’s impossible to listen to this track and not experience a warm feeling inside. It became the inspiration for the remix of my 1991 single, ‘Best of You’, and that’s now the only version I perform live with my band.
Howard Johnson – Keeping Love New
This song takes me straight back to roller skating at Picketts Lock in Enfield in the early ’80s with my best mate David (RIP). We loved the album this track came from, and when I did a gig in France some years ago and finally met Howard Johnson, I just had to tell him that my mate Dave and I were his number one fans back in the day. Super nice guy!
Billy Griffin – Hold Me Tighter In Rain
It’s so easy to forget just how brilliant a song is when we’ve heard it so many times over the years. When this track came out in 1982, I thought it was the best thing I’d ever heard. Brilliantly written, beautifully produced, and vocals so precise it hurts. I played it over and over again and remember thinking how much I’d love to make a record like this one day. That day will never come, because there will only ever be this one record, and it simply can’t be replicated. It’s timeless and flawless.
Hardsoul feat. Ron Carroll – Back Together
Ten tracks from me would be incomplete without including some soulful house music. This song will always be the one track that takes me right back to the dancefloor at the Southport Weekender, where I’m groovin’ and moving with my dear friend James (RIP). One of the most memorable and crazy weekends of our lives… I wish I could go back to that moment in time. When I play this record, at least in my mind, I’m right there again. Such a tune!
Masters At Work feat. India – To Be In Love
An amazing record that’s part of my misspent youth… falling out of the Ministry of Sound nightclub at silly o’clock in the morning, but always feeling unusually happy.
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band – Everyday (Dave Lee aka Joey Negro Club Mix)
Such a tuuuune! This track does exactly what it says on the tin… makes me feel good every time I hear it. A beautiful record.
‘Such A Feeling’ (Original) will be released on all platforms on November 13th 2026 on KTML
‘Such A Feeling’ (Richard Earnshaw Sugarsoul Mixes) will be released on all platforms on November 27th 2026 on KTML
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