Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black, 1969-1971 (2006) I have had some requests for a repost of this record since the old link appears to be dead. The songs that make up the original album that gives this disc its title are just excellent. (Unfortunately packaged in a very confusing way and with…
Jerry ButlerSings Assorted Songs with Assorted Friends and Relatives1971Mercury Records ST-61320 A1 How Did We Lose It 3:03 B. Butler , C. JonesA2 How Does It Feel 3:45 A. Miller, B. ButlerA3 Special Memory 3:08 J. Butler/B. Butler , L. WadeA4 Built My World Around You 2:38 C. JacksonA5 Going Back To My Baby’s Love…
Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black, 1969-1971 (2006) 320kbsFeaturing the Hi Records crew and arrangements by Donny Hathaway So, I *believe* that the first 8 tracks of this CD make up what is a stone-soul classic of an album, a lost classic of Chicago soul at that. It really is nothing short of…
I mistakenly thought I had posted this over the weekend, but I had not. It might be because I was listening to it over and over again and only *thought* I had shared it here. This is a beautiful record, aside from the legitimate complaints from Hathaway fans that his legacy as a live performer…
