構成数 | 2枚

合計収録時間 | 01:15:48

2 LPs on 1 CD:LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU (1979)/SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME (1980). Compilation producer: Tom Cartwright. Includes liner notes by Tom Vickers. Digitally remastered by Dave Schultz (DigiPrep). LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU: Personnel: Lou Rawls (vocals); Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, James Herb Smith, Tony Bell (guitar); Don Renaldo (strings, horns); Lenny Pakula (organ); Thom Bell (keyboards, background vocals); Leon Huff (keyboards); Robert Kreinar, James Williams (bass); Charles Collins, Quinton Joseph (drums); Larry Washington, David Cruse (percussion); Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Shirley Jones, Valorie Jones (background vocals). Producers: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel, John R. Faith, Thom Bell. Engineers include: Joseph Tarsia, Don Murray, Art Stoppe. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME: Personnel: Lou Rawls (vocals); Dennis Harris, Bobby Eli, Anthony Bell, George Bell, T. Life, Kim Miller, Roland Chambers, James Herb Smith, Bob Babbitt (guitar); Larry Davis (trumpet); Lenny Pakula, Jimmy Sigler (organ); Bunny Sigler, Thom Bell (keyboards, background vocals); Jerry Cohen, Leon Huff, Dennis Richardson, Dexter Wansel (keyboards); James Williams, Bob Babbitt, Raymond Earl, Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman (bass); Quinton Joseph, Charles Collins, Scotty Miller (drums); Larry Washington, David Cruse (percussion); Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Valerie Jones, Brenda Jones, Shirley Jones, Keith John (background vocals). Producers include: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff. Engineers include: Joseph Tarsia, Peter Humphreys, Dirk Devlin. Recorded at Sigma Soud Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Sound Labs, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Lou Rawls (background vocals); Dennis Harris , Kim Miller, George Bell, Tony Bell, James Herb Smith , James Head, Roland Chambers, Anthony Bell, Bobby Eli (guitar); Larry Davis (trumpet); Jimmy Sigler, Lenny Pakula (organ); Thom Bell, Bunny Sigler (keyboards, background vocals); Dexter Wansel, Dennis Richardson, Jerry Cohen, Leon Huff (keyboards); Scotty Miller , Quinton Joseph, Charles Collins (drums); David Cruse, Larry Washington (percussion); Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Valorie Jones, The Jones Girls, Keith John, Shirley Jones (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Tom Vickers. Recording information: Davlin Studios, Universal City, CA; Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelph; Sigma Sounds Studios; Sound Lab Studios, LA, CA; Sound Labs, LA, CA. Photographer: Sid Avery. Arrangers: Dexter Wansel; Johnny Usry; John R. Faith; Jerry Cohen; Thom Bell; Larry Gold; Bunny Sigler. These two 1979 albums have aged well. They're very much of their time, of course (there's a bit of vintage post-"Shaft" wah-wah guitar), but thanks to strong songwriting, terrific production by the veteran team of Gamble and Huff, and, of course, Lou Rawls' consistently soulful singing, there's still plenty here to admire. Highlights include the socially conscious "What's the Matter With the World" (Lou's conclusion: "It's the people in it..."), and "One Day Soon You'll Need Me," a simmering disco tune capped by one of the singer's trademark raps. "When You Get Home" is a fairly explicit lover's plea that veers in a Barry White direction.

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