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Excellent early albums from Billy Ocean -- 1975's Billy Ocean and 1980's City Limit -- back-to-back with some solid bonus tracks, too! Billy Ocean is his first, and probably best album ever -- a mix of uptempo anthemic r&b tunes and sophisticated ballads that are truly Motown worthy! His... read more

A stripped down, bluesy folk soul set of Dylan tunes by Odetta -- returning some kudos to a kid who was hugely inspired by her earlier material in the late 50s -- a really beautiful record and possibly one of the best ever Dylan covers albums! Odetta Sings Dylan is actually one of the earliest... read more

One of the biggest albums ever for Ohio Players -- a set that took their earlier funk sound and targeted firmly at the mainstream with a lean, mean groove that a million other groups copied at the time! There's still plenty of the soul of the early years in the group's approach here -- and... read more

One of the best albums the Ohio Players cut during the years at Mercury! Most folks go for their big hit "Love Rollercoaster", but we're always partial to the smooth, mellow funky track "Sweet Sticky Thing", served up here in the cool long version, which has a groove that... read more

Wild! This early Ohio Players album is a masterpiece of 60's soul, and has a great group sound unlike any of their Westbound albums. The band is tight and funky, but in a sort of deep soul 60's way, with arrangments and playing that have a hard edge, and with nice guitar rhythm tracks. There's a... read more

It's the mid 70s, and the Ohio Players were certainly turning out a lot of gold! Their move to Mercury Records from the smaller indie Westbound was a real winning move -- as it gave them a smoother soul feel that only expanded their groove, not restricted it! This tasty "best of" set... read more

Massive work from this funky Nigerian cat -- a set that offers up a key mix of James Brown funk and home-grown elements -- all in a blend that's totally unique! The 1970 album mixes together equal parts African highlife and American soul -- making for a style that's heavy one minute, lighter the... read more

An amazing package -- two full albums of work from Olatunji, plus bonus tracks, notes, and vintage photos! The original Drums Of Passion is a classic session of pounding percussion -- quite possibly the most successful entry into this earthy genre that hit the recording scene at the end of the 50s!... read more

One of the rarest soul records of the 70s -- recorded in Germany by a bunch of American servicemen on leave, but with a sound that's right out of the Chicago or Detroit groove of the pre-disco years! The group's great with both the funky and soulful material -- hitting hard with monster groovers... read more

A Detroit soul double-header -- with lots of bonus tracks too! First up is the album Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed -- a great album of Detroit crossover soul from the 70s, recorded by a group that features underground soul star Steve Mancha -- plucked from indie obscurity by the Holland... read more

Lost grooves from Spanish Harlem -- an incredible set of Latin Soul from The 107th Street Stickball Team! With a name like that, the group certainly aren't as well-remembered as contemporaries like Joe Bataan or Willie Colon, but they've got a soulful groove that definitely fits the style of the... read more

An overlooked gem from the ever-strong years of One Way -- that early 80s run when the group kept on putting out great records! The vibe's changed up a bit from before, but that's one of the things that makes One Way so great -- that they were kind of an evolutionary act, always drawing the best... read more

A lesser-known album from One Way, but a great one -- and in some ways, even fresher and more appealing than some of their more famous work from the time! The set's still got plenty of the great One Way bounce in the mix -- but there's also a deeper, more sensitive soul sound going on here -- one... read more

One of Motown's most overlooked groups -- finally given their full due! The Originals were a wonderful harmony soul quartet who mostly recorded for Motown in the 70s, but who also had a lot of older 60s touches in their work -- a simpler, more innocent approach to soul that wasn't often shared by... read more

A gem of a smooth soul album -- completely rare in the original, and a completely honest soul testament from singer/songwriter Michael Orr! The record's got a sound that reminds us of a lot of the tracks you'll hear on the Modern Soul comps on the Goldmine label -- a smooth approach at the base,... read more

One of our favorite funk combos take on a host of gems from the past -- all classic soul and funk numbers that really expand the sound of Osaka Monaurail! The group first got their start doing a great riff on the sound of James Brown -- but here, they move into Memphis soul, Chicago funk, and more... read more

The vocals of Jeffrey Osborne are deeper than ever here -- hardly dimmed at all by the passage of time, and set up nicely with some small combo backing that's almost looser and earthier than any of his classic work! Keyboardist Frankie Crawford heads up the combo, and the group has a cool small... read more

Heavy-jamming Afro Funk from Osibisa -- the group's first 2 albums, back to back in one 2 CD package! Osibisa were one of the most popular Afro Funk groups of their generation -- with a globe-spanning influence that made them as well-received over here in the US as they were in their post-colonial... read more

Some of the greatest funky work you could ever hope to find by Johnny Otis! The package brings together tracks recorded by Johnny in his fantastic post-R&B years -- the late 60s and 1970s, when he was scrappling around a variety of small labels, but also getting the chance to use that freedom... read more

A look at the earliest solo work by Shuggie Otis -- tracks cut at a time when he was stepping out of the shadows of his father Johnny, and recording for Columbia both as an emerging star on his own, and as one of the best elements of the larger Otis Show enterprise! The tracks here focus a bit... read more

A long-overdue look at one of the greatest vocal groups on the southern scene of the 60s -- the amazing Ovations, a trio with a sound like nobody else! The group were noted for a strong love of the music of Sam Cooke -- and they worked in the years after Sam's death in a blend of sweet and smooth... read more

Rare Florida soul from Betty Padgett -- a 70s singer who didn't chart nearly as high as some of her sunshine state contemporaries, but who sounds equally great on this rare self-titled debut! Like Gwen McCrae, Betty's got a great way both with mellow, soul-drenched tunes, and with funkier numbers -... read more

Deadlier than Dracula -- and a lot funkier too! This is the original soundtrack for the classic blacksploitation horror flick starring the baaadest Drac ever to grace the screen of all those shabby downtown theaters that were still around in the 70s -- a wicked batch of wah-wah tunes penned by... read more

A 80s groove treasure -- one of the few albums cut by Paradise, a hip little combo who were plenty heavy on the keyboards! The style here is really great -- very stripped down, but never too much so to ever be cold or electric -- and instead always warm and soulful, thanks to great vocals from the... read more

Ray Parker's definitely a single man at this point in his career -- leaving behind his earlier role in the Raydio group, and working here as writer and producer on a string of 80s hits! The album follows strongly in the catchy, crossover mode of Parker's work from the middle part of the decade --... read more

Solid funky work from Ray Parker Jr & Raydio -- a set that's lean and focused, and still very much in the earlier Raydio groove! Parker's still a bit away from the spotlight at this point -- leaving the band to have the strongest role in the record, which is a great thing, given how well they... read more

An amazing album that's probably one of the most unified albums that George Clinton ever recorded! The band's rawer style has been firmed up and economized -- but a lot of the best elements are still in place, including a strange approach to vocals that has male and female voices interacting and... read more

An oft-overlooked gem from Parliament -- released during the year 1976, and sometimes hidden between monster LPs like Funkentelechy and Mothership Connection -- but every bit as great as those two classics! The album's got that tightened-up P-Funk sound that was working so perfectly at the time --... read more

Ahhhhh . . . By this point, George Clinton and the P-Funk team were on top of the world! The record is a masterful dose of slick mothership jamming -- perfectly woven together with that tightly compressed style that really served Clinton's production work well. The tracks are long, but never too... read more

Ahhhhh . . . By this point, George Clinton and the P-Funk team were on top of the world! The record is a masterful dose of slick mothership jamming -- perfectly woven together with that tightly compressed style that really served Clinton's production work well. The tracks are long, but never too... read more

An overlooked later gem from Parliament -- a set that's very tight and funky, and which really picks up the groove first laid down on "Flashlight"! There's a tightly snapping approach here that rivals the best late 70s work by Funkadelic -- the later P-Funk mode that's even more focused... read more

Here's where it all happens! George Clinton lands the mothership, forges the space-funk image, and blows the P-Funk empire into an arena-filling mega-star act! The record's got some extremely tight numbers that mix the best of the group's new slick playing with the edginess and naughtiness of the... read more

Here's where it all happens! George Clinton lands the mothership, forges the space-funk image, and blows the P-Funk empire into an arena-filling mega-star act! The record's got some extremely tight numbers that mix the best of the group's new slick playing with the edginess and naughtiness of the... read more

The Mothership goes under water -- as George Clinton and crew groove away nicely on this water-themed set of tracks designed to raise Atlantis from the deep! The overall sound is perhaps not as totally perfect as some of the earlier albums, but the P-Funk machine is still in full effect --... read more

An insane bit of fuzzed-out funk! This is Parliament's rare first album -- a trippy batch of tunes that come off of Clinton's experimentation in the Detroit soul scene, infused by the rock-heavy energy of the city at the time, and probably a heck of a lot of cannabis, too! The record is quite... read more

The first album that Parliament cut after their trippy fuzzed-out headblast Osmium. The record features a much more stripped down sound -- nice and funky, with a blueprint of the bass-driven groove that would dominate the P-Funk sound of the 70s. Bootsy's on bass, and the group features Eddie... read more

Funky magic from maestro Johnny Pate -- a record that's very much in the same spirit as his blacksploitation soundtracks for Shaft In Africa or Brother On The Run! The style here is quite similar -- full orchestrations, scored by Johnny with an all-soul feel -- and played by a crack lineup of jazz... read more

20 track compilation of the funky southern soul tracks that Bobby Patterson recorded for Paula in the early 70's. If you don't know this stuff, Bobby's got a mellow soulful voice that mixes wonderfully with the raw soul arrangements behind him. The title cut -- "I Get My Groove From You"... read more

A great overview of work that singer Bobby Patterson recorded for the Paula label in the early 70s -- a little bit funky, and often done with a nice raw approach to southern soul! Bobby's definitely got his groove on for the set -- opening up with a style that's a bit influenced by Bobby Womack's... read more

3 albums, some "best of" tracks, and bonus cuts too -- a massive collection of music from this hip 70s soul singer! First up is Band Of Gold -- a landmark album from Freda Payne! Freda had been knocking around a bit as a more jazz-oriented singer, and had cut one album for Impulse and... read more

Genius work from Freda Payne -- a set recorded after her bigger fame years for Invictus/Hot Wax -- but a record that's done with an even deeper feel overall! The album features some key contributions from Lamont Dozier -- who wasn't credited on the original record, due to his continuing contract... read more

Mindblowing funk from one of the greatest combos on the New York scene of the early 70s -- Pazant Brothers Eddie & Al, heard here on a host of their greatest recordings! The package goes way past any other Pazant reissues we've seen -- and features not only work from the group's famous... read more

A lost funky treasure -- never issued before! For those not in the know, The Pazant Brothers (Ed & Al) were a duo of funky hornmen that first came to fame working with Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers -- and then moved onto cut some great funky records of their own in the 70s. The pair... read more

Classic uptown soul from Peaches & Herb -- sublime early material from the years way before their bit 70s fame! The groove here is nice and raw at points -- with lots of playful back/forth action between the two singers -- and although the package is billed as a "best of", it... read more

A heck of a cool group -- with a really cool sound! The Peddlers were a late 60s British trio, with a sound that was part soul, part jazz, part supper-club vocals -- all done with a clean approach and a nice instrumental twist that often included a bit of Hammond organ! A big chunk of the work on... read more

A bit late in the classic Hi years, but Ann's still going strong -- in a smooth southern style that recalls the best 70s work by singers like Millie Jackson or Shirley Brown. In fact, Ann takes a hit at the "Shirley/Barbara" answer song cycle that kept going on after Shirley's "Woman... read more

A bit late in the classic Hi years, but Ann's still going strong -- in a smooth southern style that recalls the best 70s work by singers like Millie Jackson or Shirley Brown. In fact, Ann takes a hit at the "Shirley/Barbara" answer song cycle that kept going on after Shirley's "Woman... read more

Easily our favorite album ever by Ann Peebles -- not just for the beathead title track, but also because it seems to be the one record where she brings a bit something extra to the studio! The sound is certainly in the classic Hi Records mode here -- thanks to production by Willie Mitchell -- but... read more

Classic Hi material from Ann Peebles! If This Is Heaven is a few years later than the much loved early 70s material, but she's still working in a killer groove -- and with sweet. warm arrangements from Willie Mitchell. Ann's voice is teeming with emotion and strength, and track here highlight... read more

A great litle early album from Ann Peebles -- rawer than most of her more familiar stuff, with a gutbuckety soul quality that really keeps things fresh! Willie Mitchell produced and arranged (of course!), and the record's got some sweet backing vocals by Rhodes, Chalmers, & Rhodes -- very much... read more

Ann's first for Hi Records -- and a great one! The set features Ann working with Willie Mitchell -- in a mode that's similar to her later Hi work, but rougher too -- with more of a hard soul edge than we're used to hearing in her vocals. The album features Ann's versions of a number of southern... read more

Wonderful work from the early solo years of Teddy Pendergrass! The record's a monstrous mix of mellow soul and sophisticated tunes -- one that pushes Teddy way past his earlier role in Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, into mature male soul territory that few others could match! The sound is... read more

Teddy Pendergrass -- we love you! This is one of Mr. P's greatest albums of smooth mellow soul -- recorded after he left Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and began working in a wonderfully warm solo style that had a huge influence on male vocal soul for years to come! The sound here is... read more

Funky Philly! People's Choice were a group who later went onto smooth soul fame at Philly International -- but during their early years, they were a great little funky group who recorded some tasty singles for the Phil-LA of Soul label. Their funky 45s are some of the most quickly sold from our... read more

A great bit of moogy madness! The Peppers were a bit like Hot Butter and other early 70s moog-based combos, but they also had a style that was a bit more funky -- and was geared more towards the soul market, in which most of their singles usually travelled. This album's one of the group's few,... read more

An amazingly great new album from The Persuaders -- quite possibly their best so far since the group's debut on Atlantic, and a brilliant mix of older harmonies and newer grooves! There's none of the "old group trying to come back" feel here -- because, if anything, The Persuaders sound... read more

The Persuaders may always be remembered for their classic "Thin Line Between Love & Hate" -- a harmony tune that really set the scene for groups to come in the 70s -- but as you'll hear on the set, they've got a heck of a lot more to offer than their hit -- a rich legacy of harmony... read more

2 of the most unique albums at Philly International Records -- back to back on one CD! Let's Clean Up The Ghetto is easily one of the most righteous albums ever from the label -- a set designed to "give back" to the communities who supported the label strongly in the 70s, as a unique... read more

One of the deepest soul sets from Esther Phillips' 70s years on Kudu Records -- a set with some nicely gritty grooves and a surprisingly earthy feel at times -- especially when compared to some of her other albums of the time! Backings are by James Brown's old reedman, Pee Wee Ellis -- and... read more

Forget the Swamp Dogg reference in the title -- because the work here is totally different than his usual bag -- and very much in the best female southern soul mode of the time! The first half of the CD features the rare Canyon album Too Many People In One Bed by Sandra Philips -- a heck of a... read more

A heavy helping of work by The Wicked Pickett -- a 2CD collection that features 30 killer tracks from Pickett's years on Atco Records! There's plenty of grit in these grooves -- that rough-edged combination of soul and funk that made Wilson stand out from the rest back in the 60s -- still some of... read more

There's no knocking Wilson Pickett here -- as his funky groove is still right on the money, set up in some sweet Muscle Shoals arrangements, at a level that's right up there with his first recordings for Atlantic Records! Production is by Brad Shapiro and Dave Crawford, who bring in a few slight... read more

A classic set of grooves from Plunky Nakabinde -- one of the first sets that has him breaking away from Oneness Of Juju, working on his own as a solo act! The set's filled with lots of soulful sax lines from Plunky -- mostly soprano, with a nod to Grover Washington Jr, but also a bit of tenor too -... read more

A massive collection of work from Plunky -- aka Plunky Nakabinde -- the saxophonist who first started out in Juju, then headed Oneness Of Juju -- and went onto make another 20 years of great music on his own! The package is a rich distillation of 12 different albums issued by Plunky over the past... read more

A great step into the 80s for The Pointer Sisters -- a record that has them bringing in themes that are a bit more soulful than some of their previous efforts! The album's still got all the big crossover potential of their other hits -- but the groove's got a solidly soulful vibe overall -- plenty... read more

A huge crossover moment for The Pointer Sisters -- thanks to their mega-hit version of Bruce Springsteen's "Fire", which helped sell about a gazillion copies of the record! The sound of that hit pretty much sums up the overall style of the album -- as the trio delivers a number of smooth... read more

The Pointer Sisters show plenty of rockish influences here -- drawing tunes from folks like Ian Hunter, Bruce Springsteen, Graham Parker, Jagger & Richards, and Robbie Robertson -- and fusing their compositions with the trio's own soulful energy! Richard Perry produced, and the album's one of... read more

Probably the best-remembered solo album from David Porter -- one half of the famous Hayes/Porter team that ruled Stax Records in the 60s, although not as successful as an artist on his own as Isaac Hayes! Porter's style is a lot more adventurous -- and this album's a wonderful illustration of that... read more

A great soul harmony trio -- and one with a solid 80s groove! Positive Express recorded this one-off set for a smaller Sugarhill subsidiary in the early 80s -- working in a tradition that goes back to the earlier All Platinum/Stang harmony work of the 70s (the group kicks off the set with a cover... read more

Classic Prince -- an album that signaled an end to the first part of Prince's storied career, leaning heavily on his fascination with new wave, mixed with the r&b grooves and 70s funk of his earliest LPs. Prince is definitely in a transitional mode here, the easy politics of the punk era --... read more

Early work from Prince -- really his first full fledged masterpiece! Prince ushered the 80s in with a mix of recognizable influences, but filtered through his unique sensibility -- taking taught a funk sound, layered vocals, crisp rhythms, ultra catchy songs and that unbridled, unambiguous,... read more

Excellent early work from Prince -- with a host of influences present on the surface, showing more clearly from whence he developed his unique sound. There's a bit of the record that reminds us of Shuggie Otis mid 70s output, and other tracks show that Prince had been paying attention to the... read more

It's the late 80s, the Black Album was to remain in the can, so Prince comes back with Lovesexy -- and lest you'd be tempted to think he's left his dirty mind behind, he's naked on the cover of an album for the first time in years! Lovesexy isn't on the same tier as Prince's best albums (very few... read more

An overlooked record in the grand scheme -- which is unforgivable in our book! This self-titled album Prince's second LP, and already his vision is becoming a little more focused, and you could really hear the seeds of his later efforts -- and really remarkable, unique, and fascinating record that... read more

One of the greatest crossover albums of the 80s -- and the record that catapulted Prince very firmly into the mainstream! There's a tightness here that surpasses even that of Prince's early classics for Warner Brothers -- an unabashed love of a pop hook that makes for some incredibly catchy tunes... read more

"The Blue Beat Is Here" -- as the cover boldly proclaims -- and so is Prince Buster, who's grooving along in an excellent rocksteady mode, laying down his incredible track "Ten Commandments"! The track's one of the most bizarre soul tracks ever -- as Buster gives his lady "... read more

Massive work from one of the funkiest drummers of all time -- the legendary Bernard Pretty Purdie, stepping out here in a batch of instrumentals that may well be his greatest album ever! Bernard's drums are right up front in the mix -- leading off all tunes with a full, funky, echoey sort of... read more

The best-ever collection of work you could ever hope to find by this killer 60s soul duo! James & Bobby Purify followed in a tradition that was strongly started by Sam & Dave -- the two-male soul duo, with both voices coming in on the lead, breaking apart as the tracks progressed, and... read more

A key album in the post-Hendrix tradition of funky black rock -- and the only album ever recorded by Cleveland's Purple Image! The approach here follows nicely in the same territory worked by Funkadelic and Fugi in the early days -- a heady, fuzzed-up blend of trippy guitars, heavy rhythms, and... read more

An undisputed funk classic -- even back in the days before anyone ever said the phrase "funk classic"! This album must have been deleted the day it came out -- because even though it's attained legendary proportions with groovers worldwide, it's always been hard to find -- even back in... read more

An undisputed funk classic -- even back in the days before anyone ever said the phrase "funk classic"! This album must have been deleted the day it came out -- because even though it's attained legendary proportions with groovers worldwide, it's always been hard to find -- even back in... read more

Wild and wooly Rocket Ship Rock from Sun Ra and his Arkestra -- featuring shout blues vocalist Yochanan -- often billed as "the man from outer space" and a cat who could give Screamin Jay Hawkins a run for his money in the excitable oddball category -- jumping 60s r&b with an... read more

One of the funkiest Mexican groups at the end of the 60s -- a hard-hitting combo who could almost go head to head with any American ensemble of the funky 45 generation! Rabbits & Carrots work in a mostly-instrumental mode here -- a style that has just a slight element of Latin in the rhythms,... read more

Rare soul from Jimmy Radcliffe -- an emotive and charismatic singer, who we're surprised to have only heard a rare few recordings of before this excellent set from Shout UK -- which features a number of Radcliffe singles plus cuts he wrote, produced or arranged for others via his Baby Cakes... read more

One of the greatest albums of all time -- a masterpiece of moody soul, spacey vocals, and jazzy vibes -- all produced by the legendary Roy Ayers! Ramp take their name from the anagram Roy Ayers Musical Productions -- and in a way, the group's the summation of all the genius that Roy had been... read more

Rare Earth get some super-heavy help on this set from Norman Whitfield -- who wrote all the tracks for the record, and produced the whole thing with a thundering intensity to match his best work with The Temptations! Given Rare Earth's more rock-styled bent, the sound's a bit different here -- but... read more

A monster of a rare funk album -- recorded by a tight little combo who should have been huge! Raw Soul Express have a touch of jazz in their playing -- coming off here with a sound that reminds us of Wood Brass & Steel, and a rare few other funk acts of the time who knew how to do more than... read more

The Real Thing -- and one of the better soul acts to emerge from the UK in the 70s! The Real Thing had a nice sweet group soul sound, with the same sort of pop touches that were turning up in American groups like New York City, The O'Jays, and other stars of east coast AM radio. This album is the... read more

A killer album from Paulette Reaves -- a hip singer from the TK Records scene of the 70s, but one who never fully got her due at the time! Paulette's got a really wonderful style here that's partly deep soul, partly jazz-inflected -- an approach that almost has more of the sophistication of 70s... read more

A nice little set featuring the classics from Otis Redding on CD -- and fantastic 1967 live footage on DVD! The CD is features gritty soul classics and some equally incredible, but less pop consciousness entrenched numbers, with "(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay", "Try A Little... read more

A second heavy helping of work from Otis Redding's classic performance at the Whisky A Go Go -- a set that digs a bit deeper than Atlantic's album from the Whisky, and one that features a fair bit of previously unreleased material! The show is presented in pretty unadorned formation -- making you... read more

Otis Redding Sings Soul -- plenty of truth in that -- but on this sweet little set, he somehow does it even better than before! The album's got a tightness that's totally great -- but it's light years from the smoother soul of Motown, and still has plenty of the gritty Memphis edges that helped... read more

A massive combination of two famous live moments from Otis Redding -- both recorded in March of 1967, both overseas at concerts in Paris and London! The set's nicely divided up -- so that the first half features London, the second Paris -- but both with a really unified feel, given that the... read more

Rare work from Otis Redding -- material recorded during his legendary run for Stax Records in the 60s, all of which was never issued at the time! The quality here is still tremendously high -- way more so than most of Redding's many imitators at the time, and proof that even on a bad day, Otis was... read more

Some of the best male/female soul duets of the 60s! For us, Carla Thomas is in her best ever mode here with Otis, doing a wonderful job -- and the two of them together hit a vibe that's a lot more raunchy and down-and-dirty than on their own records! The album is also a breezy, easygoing set in... read more

Amazing stuff -- like discovering a whole new career of a famous artist -- one that ran parallel to their hit work, but which has been unknown for years! The set brings together 47 tracks that Martha Reeves recorded for Motown during her legendary stay at the label -- all-great work that for some... read more

A great lost record from Clarence Reid -- one of the most multi-talented artists on his scene, stepping out here with the depth and sensitivity of some of his best southern soul contemporaries of the 70s! Despite the fact that at the time of the record, Reid was simultaneously recording as the... read more

Don't get this set mixed up with Clarence Reid's album of a similar name on Alston/Atco -- as this rare date for the Tayster label is quite different -- although it still shares the famous title track! Reid's in perfect rough-edged form here -- almost more strongly southern soul overall, with less... read more

Sweet-grooving work from Rhythm Talk -- a group with a jazz combo at its core, but a pretty soul-based sound overall! The mighty Michael White's on drums, bringing a great groove to the record from the bottom -- quite similar to some of his smoother jazz projects, but with a tighter sound overall -... read more

One of the tightest 70s albums from Buddy Rich -- a record that's got some smooth and soulful touches, and a groove that's quite different than most of his other work! Chicago soul maestro Richard Evans handled the arrangements for the record -- and he's got a great way of making things groove,... read more