Saadia was a label run by Frank Williams and his wife out of Miami, Florida. The name came from one of their twin daughters, and the original label design featured what looks like a caricature portrait of her. (The other daughter, Jiwada, lent her name to their publishing company.) The label got rolling right around the time Deep City — the Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall imprint that defined '60s Miami soul — folded and James Brown dropped "Cold Sweat" in 1967, and over the following half century it built up a compelling brand of funk. Dramatic, heartfelt soul from Pearl Dowdell's "It's All Over" (sample_1), Joey Gilmore's "Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone" (sample_2), and Brother Williams' uptempo take on JB's "Cold Sweat" (sample_3) — Frank Williams, working alongside his arrangers, produced only ten singles in all, and every one of them is a peerless cut showcasing the punchy horns and rhythms that formed the blueprint of the late-'60s Miami sound. Naturally, all the originals are near impossible to find. Check out the full 15-track listing. (Original Japanese text by AYAM)