Richard Searling's Best of Year End Lists

Sunday 1 October 2023

Richard Searling Top 100 of the 90s

Solar Radio July to September 2023

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1 Patti Austin – Totally Unacceptable - 1997

2 By All Means – The Feeling I Get - 1992

3 Rachelle Ferrell – Til you come back to me - 1992

4 Howard Hewett – How Do I Know - 1994

5 Adriana Evans – You Got Me looking for your love – 1997

6 Carl Anderson feat Leon Ware – How Deep Does It Go - 1990

7 Everette Harp – If I had to live My Life (without you) - 1992

8 Leon Ware – Invitation – released 2001

9 Ronnie McNeir – Down in the Neighbourhood - 1997

10 Maxwell – Sumthin Sumthin - 1996

11 Gerry Deveaux - Front of the Line - 1996

12 Kashif – I Don’t Give a Damn - 1998

13 Tashan – Romantically Inspired - 1993

14 The Temptations – Stay - 1998

15 Gary – Any time, Any place - 1994

16 Trina Broussard – Sailing - 1999

17 Marion Meadows – Love Was Never - 1992

18 Gina Foster - Expect a Miracle -1999

19 Keith Washington – Is It Just Too Much - 1993

20 Gerald McCauley feat Larry Springfield and Chante Moore - Can We Do That - 1999

21 Calvin Brooks and Haris Paris – My Favourite Thing - 1992

22 iii Frum Tha Soul – Fever - 1998

23 David Peaston – Luxury of Love - 1991

24 Erica Yancey – So Good - 1997

25 Eric Gable – I Can Make You Feel Good - 1991

26 Adriana Evans – Reality - 1997

27 Patti Austin – That’s enough for me - 1994

28 Rockmelons – Love’s Gonna Bring You Home - 1997

29 Ann Nesby – In the Spirit - 1996

30 Johnny Bristol - So Good - 1993

31 George Duke – No Rhyme No Reason - 1992

32 Quincy Jones – Heavens Girl - 1995

33 Sean Oliver – You and Me - 1997

34 Gary Brown – Without You - 1992

35 Ricky Lawson – You are So Special - 1997

36 Sheila Hutchinson – Keep a little Lovelite burnin’ – 1990

37 Byron Miller – Got To get it Right - 1990

38 Portrait – All that matters - 1995

39 Gary Taylor – Special - 1995

40 Chris Willis - Diamond in me - 1996

* Al Johnson - Tranquillity - 1998

* Mark Johnson featuring James Robinson - Daydream - 1995

41 The Dells - Somebody’s Gotta Move - 1992

42 OC Smith – Yes I Will - 1993

43 By All Means – Say You Will Never Me – 1992

44 George Benson – Love Remembers - 1993

45 Craig T Cooper featuring Denise Stewart – Quality Time – 1990

46 Lonny Liston Smith featuring Jean Carne – Star Flower - 1990

47 Rodney Mannsfield – Nothing Better - 1993

48 Helen Baylor – No Greater Love - 1990

49 David Lasley – It’s Too Late - 1990

50 Leon Ware – Cream of Love - 1995

51 Calvin Richardson – Looks Like (You’ve Been Crying) - 1999

52 Solo – Never Before - 1995

53 Phil Perry – One Touch - 1994

54 Gina Breedlove – Free to Be Me from Steel soundtrack - 1997

55 George Howard – Do I Cross Your Mind - 1992

56 Benita Arterberry - Free and Easy - 1991

57 Ivan Matias – Somebody knows how you Feel - 1996

58 Billy and Sarah Gaines – I Found Someone - 1991

59 Atlantic Starr – Love Crazy - 1991

60 Chucki Booker – Games - 1992

61 Jennifer Holliday – It’s In There - 1991

62 Terry Steele – Prisoner of your love - 1990

63 Gerald Alston – Getting Back into Love - 1990

64 Sam Salter – Your Face - 1997

65 Marva Hicks – One Good Reason - 1991

66 Michael Cooper – Got to get you Undressed - 1992

67 Patti Austin - In and out of love - 1997

68 Jeffree – Love Loan - 1996

69 Chante Moore – Old School Lovin - 1994

70 Commissioned – Secret Place - 1991

71 Phyllis Hyman – Set a Little Trap - 1998

72 Sam Dees – After all - 1990

73 Jevetta Steele -Where Do we Go from Here – 1993

74 Howard Hewett – Crystal Clear – 1994

75 Dionne Warwick – Where My Lips have been - 1993

76 Chris Walker – Make Me Feel - 1991

77 Nikita Germaine – All over you, All over me - 1992

78 Joey Diggs – Your love Keeps working on me - 1992

79 Patti Austin – Through the Test of Time - 1990

80 Jeffrey Osborne – Only Human - 1990

81 Vertical Hold – Crash Course to Heartbreak - 1995

82 Side Effect – You’re Too Good to Be True - 1995

83 Margi Coleman – I Need - 1995

84 Robbie Mychals – Holding on To Love - 1990

85 Dutch Robinson – LowDown - 1990

86 Keni Burke – Indigenous Love - 1998

87 Kuh La Desma - Dreaming of You - 1999

88 Brotherly Love – Hey Sweet Lady - 1990

89 Terry Lynn Carrington – Its Madness - 1998

90 Total Touch - So Curious - 1996

91 Keith Washington - Lovers after All - 1991

92 Ronnie McNeir - Part Time Lover - 1998

93 Ann Nesby – Thrill Me - 1996

94 Maze – Love Is - 1993

95 The Escoffreys - Where is your love? - 1991

96 Kashif - Bed You Down - 1998

97 Deja Gruv - Sitting on top of the World - 1997

98 Helen Baylor – Oasis - 1991

99 The Affair - If only you could be mine - 1999

100 Woody Cunningham - Hung up on your love – 1997

Bubbling under

Kiss the Sky – So Easy – 1992

The Whispers – More of the Night - 1990

Phyllis Hyman - When you get right down to it – 1991

Ronnie McNeir – I’ll Come Running Back – 1996

Devox featuring Angie Stone - Tell me - 1996

No Limits - Here to Stay - 1996

Jackie Johnson – If only I could turn back the hands of time

Victor Fields – Promise – 1999

Part 10 24.09.23

Tracks 3 to 1 and bubbling under

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-and-well-done-the-90s-final-episode-2492023/

Part 9 17.09.23

Tracks 15 to 4

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1792023-best-of-the-90s-pt-6/

Part 8 10.09.23

Tracks 26 to 16

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1092023-hot-100-of-the-90s/

Part 7 03.09.23

Tracks 34 to 27

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-392023-hot-100-of-the-1990s/

Part 6 27.08.23

Tracks 45 to 35

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-2782023-hot-100-90s/

Part 5 20.08.23

Tracks 56 to 46

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-90s-pt5-2082023/

Part 4 13.08.23

Tracks 67 to 57

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-the-90s-countdown-1382023/

Part 3 Tracks 78 to 68

6.8.23

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-682023-hot-100-90s/

Part 2 30.07.23

Tracks 89 to 79

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-3072023-90s-hot-100-pt2/

Part 1 23.07.23

Tracks 100 to 90

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-the-90s-pt1-2372023/

Sunday 17 September 2023

Summary of all Richard Searling year end Lists

Top 50 of the 1980s

Electrifying 80s - Top 100 of the 1980s

Richard Searling Top 45 of 1982

Top 45 of 1982 as played on Richard Searling

Rare and Well Done November 2022

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/

1) Keni Burke – Risin to The Top

2) Johnnie Taylor – Just Ain’t good enough

3) Michael Wycoff – Looking Up to you

4) Memphis – Inside My Love

5) Luther Vandross – A Better Love

6) Howard Johnson - Keeping Love New

7) Greg Perry – American Alpha

8) Atlantic Starr – Circles

9) Ronnie Dyson – Heart to heart

10) Khemistry – Can u feel my love

11) Magic Lady – Hold tight

12) LJ Reynolds – Southern Pearl

13) Mighty Fire – Just a little bit

14) Marc Sadane - One minute from love

15) Mary Greats – I have got to praise his holy name

16) Gift of Dreams – The Gift

17) Evelyn King – Back to Love

18) Change - For the very best in you

19) Rene and Angela - Imaginary Playmates

20) Sunfire - Step into The Light

21) Karin Jones – Ready, Ready Love

22) OC Smith -Glad I Fell in love with you

23) Patrice Rushen – Remind Me

24) Leslie Smith – It’s a heartache

25) Marlena Shaw - Without You in My Life

26) Zoom – Saturday, Saturday Night

27) Alicia Myers – I Wanna Thank You

28) Leon Ware and Janis Siegel – Why I came to California

29) Aretha Franklin – (It’s Just) Your Love

30) Valentine Brothers – Let Me Be Close to You

31) McCoy Tyner feat Phyllis Hyman – Love Surrounds Us Everywhere

32) Jeffrey Osborne – Don’t You Get So Mad

33) Gwen McRae – Keep the Fire Burning

34) Bloodstone – We go a long way back

35) The SOS Band – High Hopes

36) Cliff Dawson - I Can Love you better

37) Gayle Adams – Baby I Need your loving

38) Lowrell Simon – Love Massage

39) Rose Royce - Still in Love

40) Jose Feliciano - I wanna be where you are

41) Raw Silk – Do It to the Music

42) Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter in the Rain

43) Deniece Williams – Its Gonna Take a Move

44) D Train – Keep On

45) Shalamar - I can make you feel good

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1982-pt1-6112022

1982 Best of tracks 45 to 33

Part 1 6.11.22

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1982-review-pt2-13112022

1982 Best of tracks 32 to 23

Part 2 13.11.22

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1982-pt3-20112022/

1982 Best of tracks 22 to 13

Part 3 20.11.22

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1982-pt4-27112022/

1982 Best of tracks 12 to 1

Part 4 27.11.122

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Electrifying 80s Top 100 tracks of the 1980s

Richard Searling on Solar Radio

May to July 2023

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/

1 Keni Burke – Rising to the Top - 1982

2 The Controllers - Secret Fantasy - 1987

3 Howard Johnson - Keeping Love New - 1982

4 Luther Vandross – Never Too Much - 1981

5 Teddy Pendergrass – Is It Still good to Ya - 1980

6 Johnnie Taylor - Just Aint Good Enough - 1982

7 Magic Lady - Hold Tight - 1982

8 Chapter 8 – How Can I Get Next to You - 1985

9 Norman Connors feat Beau Williams – She’s Gone – 1981

10 Gladys Knight – You’re Number One - 1983

11 Walter Jackson - Touching in The Dark - 1983

12 The Dells - I Touched a Dream - 1980

13 Stanley Clark feat Howard Hewett - Heaven Sent You - 1984

14 Anita Baker – Will You Be Mine - 1983

15 Paris Holley – I Choose You - 1983

16 Glenn Jones - Meet Me Halfway There - 1984

17 LTD - Love Magic - 1981

18 Pieces of A Dream – Warm Weather - 1981

19 Keni Burke – Got to Find a Way - 1981

20 Gerald Mallory – Lay It Down on Me – 1982

21 Ullanda McCullough – Bad Company – 1981

22 Arthur Adams – You got The Floor - 1981

23 Sunfire – Step into The Light – 1982

24 Norman Connors – Take It to the Limit - 1980

25 Crosswind – Fire Is Getting Hot – 1987

26 Atlantic Star - Circles - 1982

27 Ron Banks – Let Love Flow - 1983

28 Shirley Brown – This Love - 1984

29 Jerry Bell – Tell me you will stay - 1981

** GC Cameron - If I love you - 1981

30 Sherree Brown – Got to Get Away - 1982

31 By All Means - You Decided to Go – 1989

32 Donald Byrd – I Feel Like Loving You Today – 1981

33 LJ Reynolds – Call Me - 1982

34 Alexander O’Neal – A Broken Heart Can Mend - 1985

35 Alfonzo Surrett – Give Me Your Love – 1980

36 Perri – Upside Down – 1988

37 David Ruffin – I Wanna Be With You – 1980

38 Dee Dee Sharp – I Love You Anyway – 1980

39 The Skool Boyz – Never Need Another love - 1985

40 Revelation – Feel It - 1980

41 Rufus And Chaka Khan – Any Love - 1980

42 Change – The Very Best in You – 1982-

43 The O’Jays – Summer Fling – 1984

44 Vanesse Thomas – Love in your Eyes - 1987

45 Drayton- Promise me - 1983

46 Take One - Your Love / Heaven on Earth -

47 Teena Marie – I Need Your Lovin – 1980

48 Johnny Baker – Everything all you need – Love is My Speciality

49 Atlantic Star – Silver Shadow -

50 Jeffrey Osborne - I really don’t need no light - 1982

51 Gene Dunlap - Before you break my heart - 1981

52 Quincy Jones - ?? not played

53 Arnie’s Love – I’m Out Of Your Life - 1983

54 Johnny Bristol – Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me – 1980

55 Quincy Jones / Patti Austin - Betcha You Wouldn’t Hurt Me - 1981

56 Sherick – Just Call - 1987

57 The Spinners – It’s Got to be Love - 1981

58 Cut Glass – Rising Cost of Love - 1980

59 Tata Vega - Reachin All around my love - 1981

60 Lou Rawls – Stop me from starting this feeling - 1986

61 Gary Taylor – This Time -1983

62 Bobby Thurston - Love you to the very last drop - 1981

63 Tommy Tate - We Don’t - 1981

64 Johnnie Taylor – Shoot for the Stars - 1984

65 James King – Memory - 1985

66 Glenn Jones – I Am Somebody -1983

67 The Chiilites – Try My side of love - 1981

68 Luther Vandross – Other Side of the World - 1985

69 Leon Ware - Why I came to California - 1982

70 Esther Williams – Ready For Love – 1981

71 The Whispers – Just gets better with Time - 1987

72 Grover Washington Jr feat Phylis Hyman – Sacred Kind of Love - 1985

73 The Winans – If I Ever I Fall - 1983

74 Kazu Matsui Project feat Phil Perry – Don’t You Know That - 1984

75 Bobby Womack – If you Think you are lonely - 1981

76 Michael Wycoff – Looking up to you - 1982

77 Gift of Dreams - Better Day - 1982

78 Chas - For your love - 1986

79 Eramus Hall - Just Me And You - 1980

80 Leon Bryant – Finders Keepers - 1984

81 Glenn Jones – Keep on Doin’ - 1983

82 Sterling Harrison – You’ve Got That Thing - 1981

83 Patti Austin – Only a breath away - 1985

84 Lenny White – Didn’t know about Love (till I Found You) - 1983

85 Tony Fox – Love, Let Love and Be Loved - 1981

86 GC Cameron – Live for Love - 1980

87 Willie Clayton – Your Sweetness - 1987

88 Marc Sadane – One minute from Love – 1982

89 Bloodstone – My Love Gets Stronger - 1982

90 Kashif – Help Yourself to My Love - 1983

91 Phyllis Hyman - Aint You had Enough Love - 1986

92 Jimmy Cobb - So Nobody else can hear - 1983

93 Karin Jones – Ready, Ready Love - 1982

94 Johnnie Taylor – What About My Love - 1982

95 Magic Lady – Give It Up - 1982

96 Khemistry - Can you feel My Love - 1982

97 Ndugu and the Chocolate Jam Co -Take Some Time - 1980

98 Valentine Brothers - This Kind of Love So Special - 1982

99 Anita Baker – Caught Up in the Rapture - 1986

100 James Ingram - Whatever We Imagine - 1983

Part 1 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-234-electrifying-80s/

Tracks 100 to 90

23 April 2023

Part 2 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-3042023-80s-part-2/

Tracks 89 to 80

30 April 2023

Part 3 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-electrifying-80s-752023/

Tracks 79 to 69

7 May 2023

Part 4 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-145-the-electrifying-80s/

Tracks 68 to 58

14 May 2023

Part 5 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-2152023-80s-part-4/

Tracks 57 to 46

21 May 2023

Part 6 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-2852023-80s-pt5/

Tracks 45 to 35

28 May 2023

Part 7 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-80s-462023-pt-6/

Tracks 34 to 26

4 June 2023

Part 8 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1162023-80s-part-8/

Tracks 25 to 15

11 June 2023

Part 9 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-1862023-the-80s-pt9/

18 June 2023

Tracks 14 to 4

Part 10 https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/rare-well-done-2562023-80s-pt-10/

Tracks 3 to 1

25 June 2023

Plus bubbling under tracks

LJ Reynolds – Southern Pearl – 1981

Bobby Womack - Where Do Go From Here – 1984

Michael White feat Phil Perry – So far away – 1989

Booker T – I Came to Love You – 1981

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble – Easy Money – 1980

Luther Vandross – Better Love – 1982

Al Johnson – I’m Back for More – 1980

Rockie Robbins – Time To Think - 1981

Aretha Franklin – (Its Just) Your Love - 1982

Thursday 30 December 2021

Richard Searling Quiet Storm special 29.12.2021 Mixcloud

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/my-quiet-storm-selection-29122021/

Richard Searling's Quiet Storm special 29.12.2021 Mixcloud

2 hours of Quiet Storm for Solar Radio

1 Bobby Womack - Where Do We Go Here

2 Lee Roberts - Set Me Free -

3 Hoagy Lands - Reminisce -

4 Burt Bacharach -

5 Billy Stewart - Sitting in the Park - 1967

6 Tom Coster featuring Jimi Tunnel - Another Place In Time - 1990

7 ConFunkShun - Who Has the Time - 1977

8 Cleo Laine - Keep the Faith - 1974

9 Robbie Mychals - Holding on to love - 1990

10 Chapter 8 - So In Love - 1988

11 Norman Connors feat Adaritha - Justify

12 Bob Baldwin feat James Robinson - Stay - 2001

13 Carl Anderson with Vaneese Thomas - Its the Love - 1984

14 Sheree Brown - Got To Get Away - 1982

15 Giorge Pettus - You're Perfect - 1987

16 somne peop - only you

17 sensation

18 Bobby Taylor - does your momma know about me

19 The Originals - outside rain

20 Dee Dee Warwick -

21 Dramatics

22 Anita Baker - You Bring Me Joy

23 Eric Gable - I Can Make you Feel Good - 1991

24 Nikita Germaine - All Over Me - 1992

25 Gary Brown - Without You

26 Jeffery Osborne - Only Human - 1990

27 Bill Brandon -

28 Josie James - Win Your Love

29 Nathan Heathman - Until We Meet Again

Friday 15 January 2021

Richard Searling Quiet Storm special 30.9.2020 Mixcloud

A 2-hour programme of mellow soul grooves.

1 The Originals "Baby, I'm For Real"

2 Patti Labelle "I Can't Forget You"

3 Charles Jackson "Love Of You"

4 Anita Baker "You Bring Me Joy"

5 David Lasley "It's Too Late"

6 Craig T Cooper "Quality Time"

7 Leslie Smith "Love's A Heartache"

8 Gladys Knight/Pips "You're Number One"

9 Armstead Christian "Smooth Love"

10 The Soul Children "What's Happening, Baby?"

11 David Porter "Can't See You When I Want To"

12 Laura Lee "Since I Fell For You"

13 Lamont Dozier "The Time Is Right"

14 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble "I'm Not In Love"

15 Portrait "All That Matters To Me"

16 Donnell Pittman "Your Love Is Dynamite"

17 Phyllis Hyman "No One Can Love You More"

18 Chris Willis "Diamond In Me"

19 Charnissa "When Can We Do This Again?"

20 Ramsey Lewis "Just A Little Lovin'"

21 The Commissioned "Secret Place"

22 5th Dimension "One Less Bell To Answer"

23 Free Movement "The Harder I try

https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/richard-searling-quiet-storm-special-3092020/

SOUL KANDI BEST OF 2020

SOUL KANDI SHOW EPISODE 460

Best Of 2020 (Part One)

1. Laura Jackson & Boogie Back Soul - Make It Alright.

2. Frederick - Real Love.

3. Shaila Prospere - Let's Be.

4. Will Downing - Ready, Willing & Able.

5. Candace Woodson - Tonight.

6. The James Hunter Six - Brother Or Other.

7. Diane Marsh - I'm Stuck On You (Yearning 2 Step Mix).

8. Rick Clarke & Don E - Family.

9. Rina Chanel - Worthy.

10. The R & R Soul Orchestra (Feat. Brent Carter) - 90 To Nothing.

11. Silk & Nightwind (Feat. Joyce Hurley) - Dance Floor.

12. Camera Soul - Everyday.

13. Randy Hall - A New Way Of Love.

14. Mama's Gunn - This Is The Day.

15. Mary Cross - In Love, There's A Risk.

16. Kem - Lie To Me.

17. Emile Sande - More Of You.

18. Carmichael Musiclover - Don't Cross Me Out.

19. Don E (Feat. Night Mover & Ruanne Duncan Jones) - It Must Have Been Love.

20. Lavell Jackson - Step With Me Tonight.

21. Michon Young - Honey Dew.

22. Jay Nemor - Sitting On Top Of The World.

23. Soundsofsuperbad - I Want Cha.

24. Calvin Richardson - If You're Thinking About Leaving.

25. B Golden - Dance With Me.

26. Maysa (Feat. Phil Perry) - It's Gonna Be Alright.

27. Amerigo Gazaway & Xiomara - You & Me.

28. L Spencer Smith (Feat. Avery Sunshine) - Hooked.

29. Lovell - You R.

30. Aneesa - Just To Be With You.

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/soulman2/episodes/2020-12-16T12_43_02-08_00

SOUL KANDI SHOW EPISODE 461

Best Of 2020 (Part Two)

1. Romina Johnson - Take Your Time.

2. True Music Group (Feat. DaQuela Payne) - Just A Little Touch.

3. Simply Luther - From The Bottom Of My Heart.

4. Debra Debs - More Than A Minute.

5. Lukas Setto - Do It Again.

6. Cece & Curt Jones - Count On Me.

7. Lou Draws - Come Over.

8. Dorrey Lyles - My Realized Dream.

9. Lamont Dozier Jr. - I'm Gonna Take My Time.

10. Canita Rogers - Be With You.

11. Joe Leavy - Inside You.

12. Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles - Happy Days.

13. J B Rose - Back To Love.

14. Dennis Taylor - Can I Take You Home.

15. Tanqueray Hayward - This Kind Of Love.

16. Frank McComb - Inspire A Life.

17. Kim Tavar - Isaiah.

18. Charlie Wilson (Feat. Smokey Robinson) - All My Love.

19. Tracye Eileen - Somehow, Someway.

20. Carmichael Musiclover - When The Storms Come.

21. The Weather Girls - Stand Up (Rob Hardt Mix).

22. D Folks - No One.

23. Project 1257 (Feat. Robert Imtume Owens) - Tailor Made Love.

24. Sanmi Akinlabi - Love Will (DJSoulBR Mix).

25. Yolanda Parker & Raymond Barton - Everything You Do Blows My Mind.

26. The Shapeshifters (Feat. Billy Porter) - Finally Ready.

27. Emma Noble - Woman Of The World.

28. Kem & Toni Braxton - Live Out Your Love.

29. Gregory Porter - Faith In Love.

30. The Regime - Never Gonna Stop

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/soulman2/episodes/2020-12-23T13_21_12-08_00