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Music > R&B / Soul
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Awake
(CD)
George Acosta; Recorded by George Acosta
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R358
Discovery Miles 3 580
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Out of stock
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Soiree
(CD)
Luther Vandross; Performed by Soiree
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R215
Discovery Miles 2 150
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Out of stock
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Sam Cooke's death in 1964 left a huge void in the world of soul
music not filled until Al Green's breakthrough in the early '70s.
Although many great male soul singers came and went in the years
following Cooke's death, none came close to the smooth and creamy
style that translated to consistent cross-over success. While Otis
Redding was gritty and James Brown relentless, in Green's hands,
R&B was sophisticated and suave. GREATEST HITS basks in a style
of sultry soul that Green inherited from Cooke. Yet, Green's style
owed as much to producer Willie Mitchell's delicate production as
it did to the singer's pure falsetto. While not inclined to use the
vast numbers of musicians that Phil Spector did, Mitchell's use of
James Mitchell (no relation) and Charles Chalmer's string
arrangements, the Memphis Horns and the background vocals of
Rhodes, Chalmers and Rhodes gave Green's songs a full sound that
wrapped itself around Green's aching emotivity. "Here I Am (Come
And Take Me)" features all these elements at play, along with the
crack cadence of former MG drummer Al Jackson and brothers Teenie
and Charles Hodges, whose respective guitar and organ juice up the
rhythm. Thematically, listening to GREATEST HITS is like thumbing
through a primer on the evolution of a relationship, and the ups
and downs that come with it. The despair of "Tired Of Being Alone"
gives way to a fleeting affair in "Call Me (Come Back Home)". The
joy Green finds in "Love And Happiness" is temporary before the
pleading begins anew with "Let's Stay Together", then gets tied up
with a declaration ("L-O-V-E (Love)") and a proposal ("Let's Get
Married").
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Allure
(CD)
Allure
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R344
Discovery Miles 3 440
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Out of stock
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