Since 1980, there has been an assortment of compilations devoted to DJ Larry Levan, including multiple anthologies devoted to the man's remixes of Salsoul and West End tracks, and Journey Into Paradise, a set of Warner-distributed selections that combined material he remixed or merely played. Genius of Time, released in Europe through Universal, has the widest reach of them all, and concentrates on Levan's radical alterations. None of the tracks originated on Salsoul, a frequent client, so career highlights such as like Inner Life's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and Instant Funk's "I Got My Mind Up" aren't included. Instead, a judicious portion comes from the Island label, the source of four delectable, dubbed-out mixes of songs recorded by Gwen Guthrie with the Compass Point All-Stars. Another Island post-disco classic here is the monstrous Levan mix of ex-Hi Tension vocalist David Joseph's "You Can't Hide (Your Love from Me)," merely a slightly nutty, relatively tame tune in original form. There's a fair amount of overlap with previous Levan comps and other well-regarded various-artists sets, but quite a few -- Merc & Monk's "Carried Away," Jeffrey Osborne's "Plane Love," and Bert Reid's "Groovin' You" among them -- also appear on a legitimate compact disc release for the first time.
TRACKLISTING:Disc 11. Peech Boys – Life Is Something Special (Special Edition) (09:20)
2. Syreeta – Can't Shake Your Love (Larry Levan Mix) (07:05)
3. Gwen Guthrie – Padlock (Larry Levan Mix) (06:57)
4. Man Friday – Love Honey, Love Heartache (A Larry Levan Mix) (05:13)
5. Merc & Honk – Carried Away (Larry Levan Remix) (06:56)
6. Dee Dee Bridgewater – Bad For Me (Larry Levan Mix) (08:30)
7. Bert Reid – Groovin' With You (Levan Vocal Edit) (05:28)
8. Tramaine – The Rock (The Garage Vocal Version) (06:13)
9. Man Friday – Groove (Larry's Yaw) (08:05)
10. Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Remix) (07:08)
11. Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (Levan Mix) (07:24)
Disc 21. David Joseph – You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) (Larry Levan Mix) (06:43)
2. Grace Jones – Feel Up (Larry Levan Mix) (06:14)
3. Gwen Guthrie – It Should Have Been You (Larry Levan Mix) (07:06)
4. Loose Joints – Tell You (Today) (Larry Levan Mix) (07:01)
5. Esther Williams – I'll Be Your Pleasure (Larry Levan Remix) (07:51)
6. Man Friday – Real Love (The Paradise Garage Mix) (07:58)
7. Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine (Special Mix - Larry Levan) (07:53)
8. Jeffrey Osborne – Plane Love (Specially Remixed Version - Larry Levan Remix) (06:17)
9. Gwen Guthrie – Peanut Butter (Long Vocal) (Larry Levan Mix) (06:06)
10. Smokey Robinson – And I Don't Love You (Instrumental Dub) (06:18)
11. Peech Boys – Don't Make Me Wait (Extended Version) (07:23)
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