Love Means.../Memphis Queen

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:07:17
Personnel: Carla Thomas (vocals); David Spinozza, Steve Cropper, Carl Lynch, Ray Monette (guitar); Sandra Rhodes (acoustic guitar); Michael Toles (electric guitar); Marvell Thomas (piano, electric piano, organ, tambourine); Rudy Robinson (piano, keyboards); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn, James Alexander (electric bass); Melvin Davis , Al Jackson, Jr. , Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Gordon "Specs" Powell (percussion); Rose Williams, Diane Lewis, Pat Lewis, The Emotions (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino. Audio Remixers: Dave Purple; Marvell Thomas; Ron Capone; Terry Manning. Liner Note Author: Rob Bowman. Recording information: Satellite Recording S (1968-1971); Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, TN (1968-1971); United Sound, Detroit, MI (1968-1971); Wally Heider Studios, L.A., CA (1968-1971). Arrangers: Dale Warren; Rudy Robinson; Horace Ott; Johnny Allen; Marvell Thomas; Wade Marcus. Although Carla Thomas had her share of R&B hits in the 1960s, the Queen of Memphis Soul wasn't as visible on the pop charts as Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick or Gladys Knight. Thomas wasn't a superstar in the pop world, but Stax's Al Bell believed she had the potential to become one and encouraged her to take a sleeker, more Motown-ish approach. Thomas had flirted with Northern soul sounds on some of her previous albums, and it became a primary direction on the LPs Memphis Queen and its follow-up Love Means..., which Fantasy combined on this single CD in 1997. Most of Queen was produced by Detroiter Don Davis, while the main producer on the even more pop-minded Love was Thomas' brother, Marvelle Thomas. Though this change of direction didn't turn Thomas into a pop superstar, she did have a major hit in "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)" and moderate hits with "You've Got a Cushion to Fall On" and "Guide Me Well." The soul goddess had a low opinion of Davis' production style, but the fact is that "Precious Memories," "Strung Out Over You" and other Davis-produced material is highly enjoyable. And the songs from Love are equally impressive. But sadly, Love turned out to be Thomas' final Stax project. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)