Itās unlikely heāll ever make anything as perfect as this again, but, thatās cool:
Dianaās voice seemed to lend itself to double tracking more than most:
This is the track - along with āJust to be close to youā - thatāll ensure Lionel gets through the Pearly Gates. Shame he made so much MOR schlock latterly.
A classic indeed. Charlene is one of my all time favourites.
Some Soulful House for me to chill to this Sunday evening.
The lovely Angela Johnson doing her thing on vocals.
Tyrone man, I told you not to annoy her:
āI grab the forty, rip off the skirt
Guzzle it, grab the mic and come out the woodworksā
Great opening lines, then that guitar riff, borrowed from the George McRae original, thrashes around your brain like a demented wasp in a jam-jar. Oh, and of course there is āHeartbeatā from Taana Gardner in there too:
Fine, fine, cut for a military man. Strings by David Van DePitte:
Glodean and the girls never sounded better than on this. Masterful strings and Bacharach like brass figures too:
Iāve never heard it, but Iām told, that some other minor beat combo made a track with a similar title. I canāt believe it can compete with this though. Delirium ensues from 3ā 18" whenever I hear this:
Produced and co-written by Kanye Westā¦
Despite all his wild antics, his production talent teamed up with Ms Keys to produce an undeniable timeless classic on this one.
Thereās a lot of Hip-Hop about for sure. This is one that stuck with me. I think itās the layered heavy low end perhaps:
Mr Fugi looks like a guy who knew how to enjoy himself. This album is spoken of in hushed tones in the Funk Netherworld:
They really donāt make them like this any more. Can only be listened to with the sleeves of oneās Gucci jacket rolled up to the elbow though. Stupendous !
When Jill sings, āBut somebody turn Frankie Beverly on the stereoā, matron always has to pass me a Kleenex:
One of the many perfect cuts that came out of 1320 South Lauderdale, Memphis, back in the day. Stellar rhythm track from the Hi chaps:
Chugs along nicely until Little Walter comes in and blows the roof off the sucker:
Classic. Written and produced by one of the all time great contributors & influencers, of (modern) R&B.
Gotta follow-up with one from the legend himself
Best heard in a heaving club at 3am:
John Peel introduced many of us in the UK to this thing of beauty, many years ago:
Often seen as a full dress rehearsal for āPapaā¦ā. Eddie K. centre stage on the mic.:
Am I the only Freddie fan here?
No.
HA i should have seen that coming. Well played
Sleep tight. Hope you see him coming in time
Hehe Iām more afraid of the Tax Man to be honest
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A modern classic (already).