Soul City is one of a small group of labels, along with Simply Soul, Happy, KMS and Serious Grooves, that really drew me into Detroit music in the early 1990s more from the house side rather than the techno side, although there has always a distinctive "techno" flavor to Detroit house that really makes it stand out.
I still play one of the "Luv + Affection" remixes and the Aaron Carl remix of "Round and Round" pretty frequently because they are slammin' -- especially notable these days when a vast amount of house production is oriented to taking away the rawness and solidity that house used to have and make it more lounge-friendly or whatever. That D'Lareg is a gorgeous bit of garage house in Detroit style that really sounds great on a big system. The rest are also good and I do play "Say Amen" once in a while. Detroit's not afraid to go to church when it's right; just think of the most famous gospel house track of all time, probably, which is TP's "The Question." Of course, TP balanced the sacred with the profane by also putting out "Sniff on This" on Simply Soul :) Then of course there is the classic Soul City release, "Don't You Want It," which is simply great music period. This early-1990s Detroit house sound is truly overlooked and I never get tired of it, so check it out. Fred
