A beautiful mix of gospelly soul and heavy Memphis production -- and the kind of heavy soul album that made Rance Allen one of Stax's best new artists during the 70s! David Porter produced and arranged, and the album has some great electric keyboard work by Rance that provides a perfect... read more
Vanessa serves up a contemporary gospel batch of Christmas tunes -- but also works here with some arrangements that are more traditional than some of her regular albums of the time. Titles include "Christ The Lord", "Drummer Boy", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "Ch... read more
The times are changing, and so too do the Mighty Clouds, switching labels to Epic, and teaming up with Frank Wilson and James Cleveland for another soulful set that's got one foot firmly in the secular world and the other deeply planted on the church's side! Includes "What About The... read more
Easily the best album ever by the Art Reynolds Singers -- a really massive batch of righteous soul tunes, in a style that really set the stage for the Voices Of East Harlem! Like the group's other records, this one features a good mix of gospel-infused soul styles -- but unlike the others, it's... read more
Soul folk in style, soul folk in identity -- this early Stax album has The Staple Singers working in a style that perhaps owes a bit more to their gospel roots than some of their other work from the mid 70s. Steve Cropper produced, and the record's got plenty of nice Memphis soul licks to keep the... read more