Loleatta Holloway : We're Getting Stronger – The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings 1976 to 1982 (Loleatta/Queen Of The Night/Loleatta Holloway/Love Sensation/bonus tracks) (5CD set) (CD) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store
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We're Getting Stronger – The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings 1976 to 1982 (Loleatta/Queen Of The Night/Loleatta Holloway/Love Sensation/bonus tracks) (5CD set)

CD (Item 201694) Salsoul/Soulmusic.com (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s — Condition: Used
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A fantastic run of music from this wonderful soul singer – four full albums, lots of bonus tracks, and a full CD of remixes and other material too! First up is the 1976 album Loleatta – a real turning point for the great Loleatta Holloway – and a record that really finds a great way to unleash her vocals for the dancefloor! Loleatta got her start as more of a traditional deep soul diva – but here, she really takes off with a sweet Philly groove – thanks to production from Norman Harris, who creates these incredible rhythms that really push Holloway forward strongly! Gone are the sad tears of earlier weepies, and in their place is a strong sense of joy and power – Loleatta's very positive, very progressive, and very dedicated to standing her own ground! Includes the big single "Hit & Run", plus "Dreamin", "We're Getting Stronger", "Ripped Off", and versions of "That's How Heartaches Are Made" and Curtis Mayfield's "What Now". On Queen Of The Night, Loleatta Holloway's emerging as the queen of the disco – trading the southern soul of her early years for a more full-on club groove! Given the strength of her vocals, the approach works great – and if anything, the setting really helps Loleatta find an even better space than before – really taking off with soaring rhythms produced by the great Norman Harris – a sweet Philly sound that would make any singer sound great, but which is even better with Holloway's vocals over the top! Arrangers on the set include Harris, Jack Faith, George Bussey, and Arthur Jenkins – and titles include the classic "Catch Me On The Rebound", plus "I'm In Love", "Mama Don't Papa Won't", "Good Good Feeling", and "Two Sides To Every Story". The 1979 Loleatta Holloway album is a really classic set of dancefloor tracks from Loleatta Holloway – and a set that's got her fully stepping into the disco diva role, after starting out as more of a deep soul singer! Holloway's rich, full voice is perfect for the setting – a proud, confident lead that really soars out in the album's great arrangements – a nicely varied mix of Salsoul-styled club cuts, arranged by Bobby Womack, Floyd Smith, and Tom Washington. The different talents bring a nice range of approaches to the record, which further helps flesh out Loleatta's nicely maturing vocal style – and tunes include That's What You Said", "The Greatest Performance Of My Life", "All About The Paper", "Sweet Mother Of Mine", and "There Must Be A Reason". The Love Sensation album features landmark club grooves from the great Loleatta Holloway – and a record that definitely has her at the top of the disco game for the 70s! Holloway's working here with a nice variety of arrangers and producers – including Bobby Womack, Norman Harris, Dan Hartman, and Tom Washington – each of whom add some sweet little touches that let Holloway's vocals really take off, and find a space that's even more proud and powerful than ever before! Rhythms have an incessant Salsoul groove – that great approach that was often tightly funky at the core, and which really helped transform a key few singers like Holloway – taking them to the clubs, but without losing any of the depth of their roots. Key proof of this is the sublime leadoff track – "Love Sensation" – one of the greatest Salsoul tracks ever, and maybe one of the best female disco numbers too. The cut's a monster, one of the most anthemic dance tracks of all time – and it's followed by other good numbers that include "Two Became a Crowd", "My Way", and "Short End of the Stick". 5CD set features 28 bonus tracks – lots of rare mixes, edits, and other gems too!  © 1996-2025, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Outer box has a slightly split corner – priced accordingly.)

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